another "not really goodbye"!

So all of my friends are leaving me for Virginia! Waaaa! No, not really but another one of my good friends has moved to Virginia. What is it with that place? ;) I am really happy for her and her hubby. But I'm not going to lie, I'm super bummed for myself. Not that I see her every week but, losing the possibility of seeing her each week...stinks. Emily and I went to middle school and high school together. And she's honestly always been the sweetest person. She would do just about anything for anyone and she is as beautiful inside as she is out. She and I lost touch for a couple of years after we graduated. But when we did see each other again, it's like we never missed a beat. That's how great she is! =) Last Monday morning she came over and played with Presley. And then we went to lunch. Of course we had to take a picture together and I had to upload some of the other ones of us through the years. I wish I had a picture of us in middle school! I'm sure I do but we didn't have digital cameras in those days to upload anything!

Us at my bridal shower FIVE years ago!

At my baby shower TWO years ago!

Wow, we really like to be in the same pose, huh?! :)

And a Presley pic for good measure!

Thank you Emily for always being such a great friend to me! I know it's not "goodbye", but a "see ya soon". Good luck to you & Jason, miss you and love ya girl!

zoo party!

We've been busy doing a ton of fun things this weekend! We attended a birthday party Saturday for one of Presley's friends. She had a GREAT time! What more could you ask for in a party....pb&j, toys, friends and of course....cupcakes! The theme was "celebrating two with a zoo!" and Presley dressed up as a zebra. She was so adorable! She didn't wear the ears at the party, but I had to get a picture of her with them on. Surprisingly she left her outfit alone. Don't be surprised if you see this little zebra reappear around Halloween! ;) Then today we had Kameron's party. It was also a ton of fun, but that's a whole other post for tomorrow!

All this outfit was, was white duct tape on black clothes and foam ears on a headband. I wish I was so creative that I could claim the idea myself, but alas, I'm not that good! I got the idea from here.

Yummy cupcakes!

Presley took one of the lions (that was part of the decor) and totally toted it around for about half the party. It was pretty cute!

who says a girl's best friend can't be stuffed?

Presley has a few favorite stuffed animals. One is her puppy pal, Violet. They go way back to Presley's first Christmas. Another is her zebra puppy, um.....Puppy. Real inventive huh? Presley got her this past Christmas. She loves baby dolls of course, but out of her other animals, she loves these 2 puppies the most. This morning she wanted to put puppy in her highchair and feed her! Presley was so sweet and strapped her in, put on the bib and then gave her some juice! Presley amazes me at how caring and loving she is sometimes..... and then I wait 5 seconds and she hits me! And I'm reminded that she's a toddler!

bowling baby

Yesterday we took Presley bowling for the first time. It went better than I had envisioned it. We only had a few major meltdowns and fell out of a chair once, but we didn't bust a lip or break anything....so I consider that a major success! :) We went with some buddies and had a great time. I think Jaden & Kole would have a great time, so we may be going back sooner rather than later!
They had this metal ramp thingy (that you obviously see in the pictures!) that let little ones bowl without hurting themselves! It was pretty cool! Presley got the hang of it really quick and would run to the ball return thingy and try to pick up a ball. I would help her carry it out to Jeremiah who was at the ramp thingy and then she would push it down all by herself. I realize what a big girl she is at moments like that and it makes me sad. :(

side note::::I have NO idea why this pictures are different sizes and it's driving me nuts! I uploaded them the same way! Ahhhhh! It's ok....I'm letting go now!::::end side note

She was so funny to watch! When the ball was rolling down the lane, she would clap and laugh and jump up and down. She just thought it was hilarious to push it and then watch it roll!

We didn't even get through the whole game. Our hour was up before we knew it! Oh well, I don't think a toddler could have lasted much longer anyway....I had started going for Presley the last few frames we played. Stinkin' Jeremiah won! I finished ahead of Presley, but only by like, a few points! She's a natural!

Thankful on Thursday

I don't have many friends, I never have. I am one of those kind of people that just have a few close friends. I might have a lot of acquaintances....you know the kind of people you just say hi to every once in a while on facebook or something. But not really a lot of best friends. Anyway, it didn't really use to bother me until Presley was born. I started freaking out wondering who I was going to bond with as a new mom and thinking Presley would never have any friends because we wouldn't meet friends as a couple (Presley and I) and we wouldn't be able to have any play dates, and on and on. I got anxious just thinking about it.

I found the Mommy & Me group when Presley was probably 2 or 3 weeks old. I didn't go until she was 6 or 7 weeks just out of fear of HOW to go. (Looking back I wish I had gone sooner and just got over my fear of how to talk to people and realized that Presley nor I had to look perfect and have the "in" accessories in order to go. Sorry, I'm rambling!) So, I met a couple of people with babies around Presley's age and it has taken me a year to venture outside of just talking about going and doing things with them, to actually doing them! We had lunch with Amanda a few times while Piper and Presley were still so little that we just left them sleeping in their carseats! But other than that, we haven't done anything. That's were my self-pitying comes in. I get to thinking that I'm the only one who doesn't have any friends, and blah, blah, blah. Yucky mood ensues.

~Saturday, two weeks ago, we went to a splash pad in Pensacola with Sarah & John Parker and then went and ate cupcakes. Then the following Friday we went to Amanda & Piper's house to eat lunch, swim and play. (It was our first time in someone's home and Presley did so great. I pictured her swinging off their fans and biting Piper or something!) And today we had Kimberly & Anna over for breakfast and to play! I've enjoyed these last few weeks with all of these mamas so much. Motherhood is SO bonding. No one else understands how you feel other than other mamas. I never thought I could be so connected to someone through discussing tantrums, naps (or lack of) and poop!

So, today I am so thankful for mama friends, even the few ones that I do have. I hope the trend of all of our play dates continues. Sometimes I just need to make myself call people and DO things.

weekend fun!

We went downtown to the splash pad Saturday and had tons of fun! We had a picnic for lunch and then played in the water. Sorry there are no pictures of the latter, but I get nervous bringing my camera around water! But I must say Miss Presley was mighty cute in her new swimsuit! :)

& then here are some pictures of today at my parents' house. Presley was in a great mood until she met the stairs. Ha! She wanted to climb up and down them by herself and when Mommy wouldn't let her, she pitched a ROYAL fit. I'm talking screaming, crying, throwing herself down for like 20 min. straight. It didn't help that she was sleepy either. She hasn't been taking good naps lately. Anyway, here is the sweet girl in her giving Kole kisses!

Our friend Karri with the kiddos!

My girl looking SUPER big!

Notice the scary steps? Yeah, Mommy was not going to have a baby with a broken leg...or head just because little Miss wanted to do it by herself! Independence must be found elsewhere!

Hope y'all had a great weekend too! =)

Not really a goodbye

My friend Jessica is moving to Virginia. :( I am really happy for her and her hubby. But I'm not going to lie, I'm super sad for myself. Not that I see her every week but, losing the possibility of seeing her each week...stinks. We met in nursing school and when you endure something that insane, well, it kinda bonds you! Jessica is honestly one of the sweetest people I've ever met in my life. She would do anything for you and she is as beautiful inside as she is out. She hosted my first baby shower and is just such a special friend. I'm going to miss her! She came over tonight and we went to dinner (girls night out! yay!) and then we came back to my house and played with Presley for a bit. We took a picture together and when I uploaded it to the computer I started looking at old pictures of us. So I decided to post some. Hope she doesn't mind....what am I talking about she's gorgeous in every one, so she better not mind! ;)

This was the only way we could get Presley to cooperate...with a book in her hand!

Presley looks like she has a toupee on! Ha ha!

Baby shower! Wow...crazy swolleness of pregnancy!

At a friend's wedding right after we graduated. Not sure if we were so happy for our friend or to be done with nursing school! Probably BOTH! ;)

Us rocking out in beautiful DC.

Thank you Jessica for being such a great friend to me AND my family! I know it's not "goodbye", but a "see ya soon". Good luck, miss you and love ya girl!

Gymboree fun!

Presley went to a birthday party at Gymboree this past Sunday. It was our first time going and she loved it! There were probably 10 babies there and Presley isn't ever around any smaller kids. I don't think she knew exactly how to react to that because she mostly played in the corner by herself. (Well, really with me!)

The picture above has half of the birthday girl Piper in it! She and Presley were sitting beside each other and I tried to take a quick picture and then Piper was off like a racehorse! Ha! Presley was trying to pull at her tutu when Piper crawled away. Anyway Presley was so cute playing at Gymboree and hopefully we can go back again soon !

monday, monday

I couldn't come up with a clever title tonight, so this is what you get....the day of the week! I don't have anything in specific to talk about, so I guess I'll just ramble about what's been going on lately.

We have had a great week! I have had 6 days off, which happens about once in a blue moon! Presley and I went Friday to my parent's new house and helped my mom decorate a bit and then Jeremiah joined us for a swim and some pizza there. Presley LOVED the pool. I'm sure because it felt like a huge bathtub! On Saturday we went and hung out with my brother and Presley just loves her Uncle Jonathan, so that was a lot of fun. And no weekend would be complete without a trip to Target! So of course, we picked up 10 things that were not on the list. I think Target has secret sensors in the entrance doors that make the common sense in your brain completely turn off! Or maybe it's just me! Sunday afternoon we went to John Parker's birthday party. He is one of Presley's little friends and her birthday buddy! (his birthday is 4 days after Presley's!) It was circus themed and absolutely a blast! We haven't really done much today besides laundry. And I went grocery shopping by myself, which was nice!

It has been super nice to have a "daytime" life this week. I really hope that I can switch to a day schedule sometime in the near future. I have been praying about this and I know that I just have to be patient. If God wants it to happen, then it will. It's just hard because my human will wants things to happen immediately!

These pictures were taken at John Parker's party. The first one is Presley devouring her cupcake. Sweet Miss Sarah left the icing off for her and boy, did she love it! The last one is when we were sharing a snow cone. Presley loved it too!

Oh, and there are some big blog changes coming up. It might take 2 weeks to see the finished project, but bear with me!