Girl's Day Out!

"I count myselt in nothing else so happy
As in a soul rememb'ring my good friends."
- William Shakespeare

The best gift you can give to me is to love on my children, I am confident all you fellow mommies can relate. I stood yesterday with my heart so full and bursting with joy watching my girls having such a fun day!

Amy and I have been friends for more than 8 years, we worked together at Cracker Barrel while attempting to support ourselves through college. She doesn't have her own babies to spoil yet so she decided to spoil mine in honor of Abby and Livie's birthday. What a great gift idea - a day of girlified glamour and fun!

THANK YOU AMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mia's Get To Know You

(Collaborated on by the 4 big kids and Mommy)
1. Where were you born? Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana, KY
2. When is your birthday? October 22nd
3. What is your favorite color? purple cause her silky is purple
4. What is your favorite food? BANANAS!!! (unanimous!)
5. What is your favorite school subject? Nothing
6. Who is was your favorite teacher ever? Daddy
7. What is your favorite sport? crawling
8. Where you do you like to go on vacation? to her daddy's bed
9. Where did you go to school? Still a homebody
10. What is your favorite part of the day? Morning....snuggle time with Mommy before she has to get in the shower
11. What is your favorite holiday? every day is a holiday to Mia
12. What is your favorite book? any book that she can rip the pages out of
13. What is your favorite kind of music? Her brother and sister singing..."Mia Faith Faith, Mia Mia Faith Faith Mia Faith Faith I love yoU!"
14. Do you have any pets? Yes 1 yellow lab named Lady
15. Name 3 hobbies you enjoy. *taking a bath *making messes *eating
16. Tell us about your most embarrassing moment. I don't think she has had any of these moments yet
17. How tall are you? short
18. How old are you? almost 1
19. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Yes 3 sisters and 1 brother
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Super Baby (says Trendon)
21. What is your favorite ice cream? Banana
22. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? No way, she's too chunky (says Livie)
23. Can you juggle? No N-O (says Abby)
24. What do you do if you are bored? She flips her head around(says Abby) Goes to sleep (says Skyler)
25. What is your middle name? Faith

Olivia's Get To Know You

1. Where were you born? Mount Sterling, KY
2. When is your birthday? September 15
3. What is your favorite color? PINK
4. What is your favorite food? what we just ate! (Chicken Parmesan, corn on the cob, salad) and fruit!
5. What is your favorite school subject? Coloring stuff
6. Who is was your favorite teacher ever? Ms Tammy
7. What is your favorite sport? Cheerleading
8. Where you do you like to go on vacation? Hiking
9. Where did you go to school? Indian Creek Preschool
10. What is your favorite part of the day? Ummmmm....winter (?!?!"-)
11. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas! and Valentine's Day
12. What is your favorite book? Max and Ruby
13. What is your favorite kind of music? "I Want Candy"
14. Do you have any pets? a dog and her name's Lady
15. Name 3 hobbies you enjoy. *read books *skating on ice *riding
16. Tell us about your most embarrassing moment. Going to preschool, I was kinda shy...wasn't I? No, I did really really really good.
17. How tall are you? I don't know
18. How old are you? 5
19. Do you have any brothers or sisters? 1 brother and 3 sisters
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Ummmmmmmmm a doctor or maybe I wanna be a nurse
21. What is your favorite ice cream? Pink
22. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? No
23. Can you juggle? No
24. What do you do if you are bored? Jump on the trampoline
25. What is your middle name? Olivia Hope Donaldson

Abby's Get To Know You!

1. Where were you born? Mount Sterling, KY
2. When is your birthday? September 10th
3. What is your favorite color? Pink and Purple
4. What is your favorite food? I don't have a favorite food, I like everything.
5. What is your favorite school subject? Science
6. Who is was your favorite teacher ever? Mrs. Cockrell
7. What is your favorite sport? Volleyball
8. Where you do you like to go on vacation? the best place where I would go would be the beach
9. Where did you go to school? Southside Elementary
10. What is your favorite part of the day? When I am at school and I get to go home
11. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
12. What is your favorite book? The Book (Bible)
13. What is your favorite kind of music? I don't have a favorite
14. Do you have any pets? Yes
15. Name 3 hobbies you enjoy. *play on the computer *count to 100 *sing
16. Tell us about your most embarrassing moment. Ummmmmmmmmmm....the first day of Kindergarten that was sad cause I had to leave my Mommy
17. How tall are you? really really tall
18. How old are you? 7
19. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Yes
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A veterinarian
21. What is your favorite ice cream? Strawberry
22. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Nah
23. Can you juggle? Nope
24. What do you do if you are bored? tell my momma
25. What is your middle name? Grace

Sarah's Get To Know You

1. Where were you born? Charleston, South Carolina
2. When is your birthday? November 20th, 1980
3. What is your favorite color? all shades of green except Hunter...ugh
4. What is your favorite food? anything gourmet
5. What is your favorite school subject? English in high school, History in Undergrad, Marketing in Master's
6. Who is was your favorite teacher ever? Mrs. Carmony - 5th grade - even though I was a dorky kid she made me feel beautiful and smart
7. What is your favorite sport? Football
8. Where you do you like to go on vacation? Holden Beach, North Carolina
9. Where did you go to school? Montgomery County
10. What is your favorite part of the day? Anytime I get to snuggle my babies and husband
11. What is your favorite holiday? Thanksgiving because I LOVE FALL and being with my family
12. What is your favorite book? ...ohh that's really really hard for me. The Kite Runner is probably my favorite if I have to choose 1.
13. What is your favorite kind of music? I really, truly like lots of genres of music except for heavy metal and ghangsta rap.
14. Do you have any pets? Yes 1 yellow lab named Lady
15. Name 3 hobbies you enjoy. *cooking *reading *socializing
16. Tell us about your most embarrassing moment. As a waitress at Cracker Barrel about 8 years ago, I was carrying a full load of glasses, pitchers of iced tea, plates, and a bread basket when I tripped over a rug full force into a dining room FULL of people. One table help up a napkin with *10* written on it. So humiliating, but I never made better tips than I did that night!
17. How tall are you? short...5'4
18. How old are you? 27
19. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Yes 1 of each!
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? I'd love to own a fine dining catering company
21. What is your favorite ice cream? I am not really an ice cream person....but butter pecan would likely top my list
22. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Not even close
23. Can you juggle? Absolutely not!
24. What do you do if you are bored? clean
25. What is your middle name? Michelle

Trendon's Get To Know You

....see below for explanation....

1. Where were you born? Ummm..Nebraska
2. When is your birthday? April 28th
3. What is your favorite color? black
4. What is your favorite food? hamburgers
5. What is your favorite school subject? homework
6. Who is was your favorite teacher ever? Mrs. Ware
7. What is your favorite sport? football, same as Daddy's
8. Where you do you like to go on vacation? to the beach
9. Where did you go to school? Southside
10. What is your favorite part of the day? when were all here
11. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
12. What is your favorite book? Transformers
13. What is your favorite kind of music? Alvin and the Chipmunks
14. Do you have any pets? Yes
15. Name 3 hobbies you enjoy. *tv *computer *guitar
16. Tell us about your most embarrassing moment. Ummmmm..when were in the car cause my belly hurted
17. How tall are you? not as tall as Daddy
18. How old are you? 6
19. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Yes I have sisters, no brothers
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Ummmmm......Ummmmm.....a.........babysitter
21. What is your favorite ice cream? chocolate with cookie dough
22. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Nope
23. Can you juggle? NO
24. What do you do if you are bored?ummmmm...play
25. What is your middle name? Clay Tucker

Zack's Get To Know You

....see below for explanation....

1. Where were you born? Lincoln, Nebraska
2. When is your birthday? February 19, 1979
3. What is your favorite color? Red
4. What is your favorite food? Chicken Fried Steak
5. What is your favorite school subject? Math
6. Who is was your favorite teacher ever? John Pierce
7. What is your favorite sport? Football
8. Where you do you like to go on vacation? Montana
9. Where did you go to school? Seward High School
10. What is your favorite part of the day? 5 o'clock...cause that's when all my family is home
11. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
12. What is your favorite book? Freakonomics by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt
13. What is your favorite kind of music? indie rock and anything obscure
14. Do you have any pets? Yea Lady & Skyler
15. Name 3 hobbies you enjoy. *Watching football *Music *Playing with my kiddos
16. Tell us about your most embarrassing moment. Anytime my Mom makes me watch that stupid Ponca State Park video
17. How tall are you? 6 foot 3/4
18. How old are you? 29
19. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Yes I have two
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Rich
21. What is your favorite ice cream? Cookie Dough
22. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? No I cannot
23. Can you juggle? Barely
24. What do you do if you are bored? I'm never bored. How can you be bored with 5 kids.
25. What is your middle name? Ervin

Skyler's Get To Know You

We are enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon on the patio today. Skyler and I decided to create a get to know you interview! She wants EVERYONE who reads this to answer the questions too:0) She created most of these questions!!

Here's hers:
1. Where were you born? Seward
2. When is your birthday? February 9th
3. What is your favorite color? Pink and Purple
4. What is your favorite food? Corn
5. What is your favorite school subject? Math
6. Who is was your favorite teacher ever? Mrs. Gant
7. What is your favorite sport? Soccer
8. Where you do you like to go on vacation? Mommy's to go to Six Flags
9. Where did you go to school? Southside
10. What is your favorite part of the day? Afternoons because sometimes I get to take naps.
11. What is your favorite holiday? CHRISTMAS
12. What is your favorite book? When Jesse Came Across the Sea
13. What is your favorite kind of music? Pop
14. Do you have any pets? Yes
15. Name 3 hobbies you enjoy. *playing the keyboard *playing on the tv *playing with my toys
16. Tell us about your most embarrassing moment. Umm...on my graduation from Kindergarten because I had to stand in front of all the people and dance
17. How tall are you? I don't know
18. How old are you? 7
19. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Yes
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher
21. What is your favorite ice cream? Cookie Dough
22. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Nope
23. Can you juggle? Nope
24. What do you do if you are bored? read books
25. What is your middle name? Kathryn

Mia's First Steps

It's REALLY hard to tell in this video but Mia took her first steps at Olivia's birthday party!!! I promise I will capture a better video soon! She is growing WAY WAY WAY too fast!

Livie is 5!

Our "Fancy Nancy" party was a huge success! Livie decided she wanted a dainty tea party and for everyone who came to dress as fancy as possible! So we all got decked out in fancy dresses and sport coats with all the tacky jewelry we could find! Several little girls from Livie's class joined us to celebrate! Zack helped me make some delectable crudites for the party including chocolate covered pretzel wands, hot pink sherbert punch, cheese and veggie kabobs, and mini PB & J's. We had a great party:-)

It's hard to believe my little "Ollie" as Abby used to call her is 5 already! I remember being in labor with her....it was a Monday morning after I had spent the previous week-end moving into a new house. I was sooo ready to go into labor so I was carrying mattresses up the stairs, loading boxes after boxes....it was crazy. So Sunday evening I had to work but wasn't feeling too well. I was up ALL night that night sick ..... ugh. Then, about 4 am I realized it wasn't a stomach bug but that I was in labor! At 8:30 when the dr's office opened I went in to be checked....sure enough I was already 6 cm. But, silly me decided to go back home and labor there....I didn't want to be stuck in some stark hospital room for hours!!! I got home and about 30 minutes later I was obviously in transition (8-9cm). About 5 minutes passed while we were loading the car and trying to get a hold of everyone who wanted to be there.....and I involuntarily started pushing!!!! So, Livie was ALMOST born in my front yard. We raced to the hospital (only 2 min from my house). I miraculously held her in until the moment the dr walked in to the room!!! She was absolutely the most dramatic labor/delivery of my 3.

I love you my sweet, dainty baby Ollie!:-)

You can call him Coach

The Upward Wildcats have a stellar loyal football lover as their new head coach!:-) Zack will be the coach of Trendon's team!:-) I don't brag about Zack a lot....partially cause it drives him crazy....but he never reads this blog so I may be OK! I am just so incredibly grateful for him. He gives everything he has to our family, his time, his money, his heart....all of it. How did I get so lucky?

GO WILDCATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Abby is 7!

We had Abigail's 7th birthday party on Friday evening. She chose a doggie theme and we went all out:-) Corn "Dogs" for dinner, "puppy chow" in "doggie" bags, Red Rover Red Rover and Pin the paw on the puppy for entertainment! And of course, Zack created a soundtrack of doggie songs....B-I-N-G-O etc! What a ruff ruff of a good time!:-)

It's so hard to believe that 7 years ago she was just a sweet newborn baby with crazy fuzzy hair that stuck up all around her head. She was a gorgeous baby! People thought I gelled her hair to keep it sticking up....hehe Time has passed way too fast and I am amazed by the sweet young lady she is becoming. She received some really exciting gifts at her party and has been a rock-star, sharing them with her brother and sisters. I am just so proud of my baby girl!

Happy Birthday Abigail Grace! Mommy loves you waaaay more than you'll ever realize....well maybe when you are blessed with your own daughter!!:-)

Oh, so anxious!

Grandma Carol and Grandpa Jack came in for a visit over the week-end. The above picture is of the kids waiting at the end of the driveway counting down the seconds until they arrived! They were SO excited to see them:-) Gma and Gpa went to meet the kids teachers at school and have lunch with them during Grandparent's Day. They also gave Keshia the day off so they could spend time with the kiddos! Then of course, Abigail's birthday party. On Saturday we went to a festival downtown and then to a hotel for lots and lots of swimming!! We miss them already and can't wait for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!

Livie's 1st Day of Preschool

Wednesday was Livie's very first day of preschool. I was SHOCKED by how well she did! No tears, no shyness. She just jumped right in and started playing with all the little girls. She is already beaming about how much she loves her teachers and can't wait to go back! YEAH