Brady's First Playgroup

My friend Becky just moved to town and is starting a weekly playgroup. Brady had never been to a playgroup before. He had such a good time and it was really nice for him to be around another little boy!! Hes surrounded by girls! LOL

He enjoyed playing with his friends Alex and Alyssa. Cant wait for next week!!

Cross Country! Go Bulldogs!!!!!!

Abby joined the Cross Country team at her school this year. Tuesday was her first race and it was pouring rain and chilly!! What a way to start the season and her very first school sporting event!!

She did great and had such a wonderful time!

The elementary school girls run 1 mile.
Abbys time was 8 minutes and 42 seconds.

She had fun even in the rain!!! Go Bulldogs!!!!

Its that time again...Consignment Sales!

I am always looking for a good deal! I love to hit all the Fall and Spring consignment sales in town. Its time for the Fall ones now and I am having a blast checking them out.

I went to Jack and Jules first. I didnt really find anything at that sale. I did get Abby some books and Brady some books.

Thursday I went to Picky Chick. It was really really good this year. TONS of stuff. I plan on going back tomorrow morning to see if a few things I saw are marked half off. I found some great deals for Brady. Check it out:
All for $20


Duck Duck Goose is next!! A little over 3 weeks until this awesome sale. I also consign in this sale! Cant wait to see what they have this season!

Back to School....3rd Grade!!!

Back to School!!!! Wow, I cant believe summer is over and we are back in school!

3rd Grade here we come! Abby is so excited about:
1. Having her own locker!
2. Changing classes!
3. Running Cross Country for her school!
4. Seeing all her friends everyday!

Not so excited about:
1.Having real grades (A,B,C,D,or F)for the first time.
2.Getting up early.
3.Starting AR's again.

I think 3rd grade is going to be challenging but Abby will do just fine. I have decided to write the spelling words on our chalkboard every week so she has them in her sites everyday! Finally using the chalk board for more than Hangman!! LOL

Happy School Year everyone!

Finally a Date Night....

Our summer has been so busy that we hadn't had a chance to have a date night in a very long time. With Soccer camp, VBS, sickness, and my husbands work schedule we were just BUSY. Finally this weekend he was off work and my kids were invited to a birthday party so my parents took them to the party and we were able to take the MG out on the town!

We rode around for a little while and ate dinner at The BelAir Grill, we had never eaten there and boy were we missing out! Great food, great time with my hubby, and then we came home and curled up on the couch and watched a good grown up movie (yea no Disney or Pixar or cartoons!!!!! WOO HOO). Much needed mini vacation for mommy and daddy!

VBS

Last week Abby went to VBS for the first time! She loved it so much and had such a good time.

Our church did the "Shake It Up" version and it was centered all around food. They learned some really great songs, about all kinds of foods, a fun dance, lots of fun, and most importantly they celebrated their faith!

5 Drawer Chest Project

I had been looking for Abby a new dresser for several months. She still uses her changing table as a dresser! Someone gave my aunt this 5 drawer chest so I told her I would take it and redo it for Abby. Seemed simple enough! Sand, paint,done...right?? LOL Well, it turned out to be a pretty hefty job. I had to work on it in the garage and the heat index outside was about 105 degrees the day I started this project. I sanded it the first day and was too tired to do anything else, not to mention the wood cracked and fell apart as the sander went over the top.

The next day my husband showed me how to use wood putty and a nail gun! I put the putty on, built the wood back up, let it dry and resanded it...looked pretty good! Then I primed it and let it dry. I painted it the same day and it was so hot outside the first coat dried in about 2 hrs. So I put the second coat on and let it dry overnight.

The next day I put the old drawer pulls back on, I debated buying new ones but the old ones were so vintage and they looked really good so I just put them back on it. I was very pleased with how it turned out and now Abby has lots of extra space for all her clothes!...and yes we are still using the changing table too, just for pajamas and swimsuits! :)