A fun week with the kids

Last week Brandon took off and we did some fun stuff with the kids. At the last minute we decided to take a trip to Gatlinburg over the 4th of July weekend. It was a fun trip but we will never go back during a holiday. It took us 7 hours to get there and we fought traffic all weekend...not fun when you have 2 kids in the back seat!! After we got back, we went to the botanical gardens for the 2nd time this year. This time Abby wore her bathing suit so she could get wet. On Friday, Abby and I went to see Toy Story 3.....soooo cute! And, on Saturday afternoon we took Abby to the kiddie carnival in Athens. This week it will be back to cleaning, cooking (which I did none of last week), lots of laundry and taking care of the kiddos on my own. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!

Brandon and Campbell waiting on the fireworks.

Brandon and Abby in Ober Gatlinburg going down the alpine slide

Eating at Bubba Gumps

Abby and Campbell with their new penguins from the aquarium

Abby liked the aquarium but all she wanted to do was buy something at

the gift shop!

Abby was really tired at the kiddie carnival. We had been at the pool

all day!

Botanical Gardens!

Father's Day

I hope Brandon had a great Father's Day on Sunday. He got a new pair of golf shorts, a hat and a book I made for him on Snapfish of the girls. We also got to enjoy some time around the pool!!

A Fun Saturday!

On Saturday we decided to take Abby to the tree houses at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. Despite having to take cover in one of the tree houses during a brief shower, we really enjoyed our time there. It is such a beautiful place and we plan to visit again in the fall when they have the scarecrow trail!

Campbell had fun too!!!

This was the Wizard of Oz tree house. I thought it was really neat, although Abby really didn't get it because she has never seen the movie.

Then and Now

Here are a few sweet pictures of my girls at the same age-around 91/2
months. Campbell is really starting to change. For the first few months I could not tell her baby pictures apart from Abby's. Campbell is my dark hair/dark eye/dark complexion child and Abby favors me with the blonde hair/blue eyes and fair skin.

Look at my sweet Abby! I can't believe this was 4 years ago. Notice the frilly outfit and bow....well not anymore with the 2nd child! On Tuseday I had to carry Campbell to the doctor and while taking her clothes off for them to weigh her, I noticed her clothes were on backwards, and yes we had been gone all morning running from place to place! So, not only did Campbell miss out on the frills, but she doesn't even get to wear her clothes the right way!

Miscellaneous Fun

Here are a few pictures from Memorial Day by the pool and Abby and Campbell playing on the swing set. Abby is getting brave and starting to jump off the diving board, although she has to use every floatation device she can find-HAHA!!

Abby's Last Day of School

Abby's last day of school was Wednesday. She had a great year and an awesome teacher!! She is writing her first and last name, all letters of the alphabet, and numbers 1-20....I am so proud of her! She won't start school in the fall, so we will be in pre-k next year. After another year I think she will be more than ready for Kindergarten!

Awww.....The Beach!!

We spent last week at the beach. Minus an emergency room visit (Angela had a kidney stone) in Montgomery and the kids getting sunburned the first day (and, yes they had lots of sunscreen) we had a great time and didn't want to come home!

Campbell was such a good baby at the beach!!