"Somebody" is waving at Meme...

Tegan and Kelley's little somebody saying hello out there!!


Kelley had a 3D ultrasound and the baby's little hands are over she/he's face... then she moves one and waves! Sorry for poor quality on video... came off my phone! We will know next week if this baby is Layla or Owen!! Can't wait to hear!

How High Can You Go?

Molly asks everyday, "Can we please jump on the trampoline?" She looks at me with this face...
How can I say no? Our neighbors, who live diagonally behind us, Dave and Maureen, have a trampoline. I told the girls how years ago Dave put it up in their yard. Uncle Tegan watched and asked if he could go over and ask if he could jump on it too. Dave's kids were little, about 2 and 4 years old. Tegan was about 10. I told him he could ask. Off he went. Dave gave permission, as long as I said it was ok. Tegan jumped everyday. Dave's little Christina loved to jump with Tegan. Well, Tegan grew some and eventually didn't jump as much as he used too. One day there was a letter in the mailbox, addressed to Tegan. We could tell it was written by a small child, someone new to handwriting! Tegan opened it to find a letter from Christina, who now was in 2nd grade. It said,

Dear Tegan,

Do you remember when you used to jump on the trampoline with me? Do you want to do it some more? Can you come over sometime? I hope you remember me. My name is Christina and I am in 2nd grade now. Please come over.

Love, Christina

Well, Tegan , who was about 16 at the time, growing into a man, was into working on cars and skateboarding with friends, was a little unsure about the whole thing. I told him he just had to go over when he saw her out there. It was the right thing to do, after all he did enjoy the trampoline for so many years! So the next time he saw her, he went over and jumped with her. Today Christina is about 13 and she remembers her little "crush" on Tegan. She says "He was so cute and so nice to me when I was little". Today, Christina, is so nice to Sarah and Molly. She tells them about the fun she had with their Uncle Tegan!! She lets them jump whenever they want. Christina always says "yes" to the girls when they see her and ask if they can come over to play.

Last week we saw Dave took down that trampoline. Sarah watched and was quite sad about it. But then, we watched as he carried a big box out to the old spot. Guess What? Dave put up a brand new one. We were so excited!! Molly just barely jumps. Unsure of herself, she tends to walk around in circles, very carefully!

Sarah, on the other hand, has learned a bit about the trampoline from her Uncle Tegan. She is much more at home at jumping, somersaulting, and twisting around on it!

Just look at her face! Pure fun!
Thanks Dave and Maureen! And Christina!


Watch Molly...
She gets so daring on the rocking chair!! It won't be long before she goes nuts on the trampoline too!

Flower Girl One and Flower Girl Two!

Flower girls. Looking for dresses. Beckie, Sarah and Molly found some. Here is one choice...Back and Front!
and another choice...back and front.

And the winner is....

Lovely tattoo, don't you think?
Uncle Tegan and Aunt Kelley, we can't wait for the big day! WE ARE READY!
By the way, we are keeping the other dresses too, after all there is a rehearsal dinner!

Happy May 1st!

May has always been my favorite month.

As a little girl, I loved May because it was my birthday month. May 7... 7 is my lucky number too, that and 13 of course! I got to ride the May Queen float when I was in second grade.
In school, in religion, I identified with Mary the most. It was a big deal to be one that float. I felt so cool that I was the one chosen from my class of 2nd graders. When I look back at the pictures though, I think "whoa, what a bad perm my mom gave me"!! I thought I looked so pretty at the time! Wearing a long dress, flowers in my hair. I wish I knew who has one of those pictures because I would post it for all to see. I still adore Mary, she means faith, hope and love to me. I thought as I rode on that float about how Bernadette felt when Mary appeared to her. I was one lucky little girl too!

May is also the month my first baby was born, in 1981. Rebecca Jean made us a family of 3 on May 26th.

Then there is Memorial weekend, come on, who doesn't love that one??

Here's to a beautiful May... I intend to get outside and enjoy every bit of it! I will also continue praying to Mary, the mother of God, for she is... full of Grace.

Summer Lovin...

Can't wait!

A Party For Papa...

Sarah planned a party for her Papa.

She called everyone and told them to dress up. Girls needed to wear dresses and the boys needed to look "handesome"!

She called her school and told the teachers that she would not be in today since she had to plan the party for her Papa.

We shopped for decorations.

We shopped for dinner... she choose chicken tenders, fries, broccoli, (because Papa loves it) and corn.

She picked out huge cupcakes, chocolate and vanilla!

She and Molly wrapped all sorts of goodies for Papa.

His favorites... colored pencils!

Who Knew?

Papa was so excited...

Sarah was so proud to have planned the whole thing! Even the candles played music... Happy Birthday!
Then we all went outside where Cayden found the push car and had the time of his life!! Daddy pushed him around and around.
He laughed a deep belly laugh...
and so did everyone else!
Molly... well she just loved the cupcakes!
And her new slide!

Happy Birthday Papa! We love you!

They really do shine... here's how to do it!

Dave and I had a little road trip this weekend. He needed to see some clients in Louiseville Kentucky and asked me to ride along. We planned to stop in Columbus on the way home to stay with my sister Frankie and her husband Tom. In Kentucky, we did some sight seeing and stopped at Churchhill Downs... home of the Kentucky Derby. Have to say, it reminded me of our very own Thistledown track! At my sisters, we had dinner and some cocktails... a FEW cocktails and the fun began. If you want your kitchen counters to shine... try this!



Dave holding Frankie as she shines that countertop!!
Please DO NOT attempt this, unless you have had a few cocktails!

Thanks for dinner and for the good time... you really have" scruples" Frankie, you really, really do!!

Did You Know...

Sarah and Molly, did you know...
that when your Mommy got married, your cousins Hannah, Hope and Sam, were in the wedding? They Were!! Hannah and Hope wore beautiful dresses and Sam wore a tuxedo, just like his Uncle Donny. Don't they look so great with Mommy in this picture? Sam really stole the show... just look at him! So handsome!

There were lots of handsome men at Mommy's wedding! Here is a picture of Mommy with Papa and all Papa's good friends! Mommy was so happy that day!
Your Mommy and Daddy, holding on to a special someone! We already knew you were growing inside Mommy, Sarah!! You and Mommy married Daddy that day!
6 months later, you were born! Look how cute you were, even sticking out your tongue!!
The little Walton girl!
Meme and Papa were so in love with you Sarah Rose. You were the tiniest little baby!
And now YOU KNOW!!

BY THE WAY... Big Papa had a birthday yesterday! We are having a dinner party at Beckie and Don's next week so I will post a late birthday post then! Sarah says "Mem, you should wear a dress because husbands like when their wives wear dresses to their birthday party!" You bet I'll be in a dress!

Wednesday ...Again

Here we go.... 152.9 Holding steady!!

Yesterday at pilates, Meigan fell and broke her elbow

You might ask how, wondering is pilates all that dangerous? No, it's really not! We were working with the TRX, a suspended strap system, that really is GREAT and we had it in single handle mode. In single handed mode you must hold the bottom handle so they sort of "lock" together. We worked our right arm, doing bicep curls, and inverted rows. Hard stuff. Then it was time to do the left arm. Dear Meig, grabbed the wrong handle and leaned back to begin and the strap just went right through the other, leaving Meig free falling to the ground. Landing on her left elbow.

Really painful people!

I took her to the ER and just knew it was broken by her actions. She is going to see an Orthopedic doctor today. More on all this later!!

Feel better Meigan... you skinny bitch!

Edit: Here she is in all her GLORY!! Hot Pink...Really?

Update...

WOW!! What a change already! We see now that our paint job will need to be redone since our beige walls are looking a little pink with the new tile installed!! We painted last year before we decided to really remodel!!
It's looking great! Dave heads back May 8 to install the new cabinets we ordered. Can't wait to see the kitchen after they go up and the granite is set!! Stay tuned!