If you have a young daughter, you know who I'm talking about when I say "Rocky and CeCe." In case you don't, they're characters on the Disney show Shake It Up. (I think now is probably a good time to tell you that I actually enjoy the shows on Disney. Even when my children aren't here, I find myself watching Shake It Up or Jesse or Good Luck Charlie or Austin & Ally!) When I heard that Rocky was going to be at the World of Wheels show in New Orleans, I just knew I had to take Meredith! I didn't tell her until this moring that we were definitely going. She said, "Well, when we've finished seeing Rocky, we need to go to a restaurant and then to some stores!" I've got my hands full, don't I? Well, she and I did just what she said, and we had a great girls' day out! Of course, I tried to fit in some picture time. I think I got some pretty good ones considering she was so stimulated in Jackson Square that she'd only stand still for about 2 seconds.
January 28, 2012
January 19, 2012
the doors
I have three old doors. I know that one was in my Paw Paw's old shop. All three were under his barn. I'm sure no one saw in them what I did! There are so many things you can do with old doors.
I already have something in mind for one of them!
January 15, 2012
a new year
I may have said this already. Actually, I know I've said it somewhere, just not sure if it was here, Facebook, or somewhere else. This year I'm not going to be so concerned with getting those "perfect" pictures. Of course, most of you know I'm not a fan of the posed pictures anyway. But I'm not going to worry about whether it's good enough to get it enlarged or make a canvas out of it. I just want pictures of my kids being kids! This doesn't mean I won't tell my kids one day, "Hey, put these clothes on. I want some pictures!" Last year I decided I wanted to get more pictures actually printed. I did pretty good with that, but now I need to actually make some albums!
Yesterday my dad came to visit us. When he got ready to leave, he asked if any of the kids wanted to go home with him. At first, it was just Si. Then Mere decided she wanted to go, too. If Amelia really knew what was going on, she'd have probably wanted to go. but we just had some "Millie and me" time!
I promise that purple mark is not a bruise. She just decided to write all over herself with a purple marker!
Today we spent the day at my parents'. Got to love winter in Louisiana! It was a beautiful day so we spent most of it outside!
January 06, 2012
December 18, 2011
December 17, 2011
oh christmas tree
We're still using our pre-lit tree that Andy bought at Lowe's at the after-Christmas sale in 2004! Now that the kids are getting older we're going to have to start getting real trees. Half of the fun is going to get it! This year my mom and dad went to Timberhill to get their tree. We all went along to help them find that perfect tree. We really enjoyed the expierence. I'll let the pictures tell the story! (and this post is going to be "picture heavy")
Ok...so I have lots more to post, but we're about to head to Baton Rouge to see The Nutcracker! Will post the rest ASAP!
December 12, 2011
osyka christmas parade
Saturday was a fun-filled day starting with our attempt at Christmas pictures and ending at Wall Timber watching an awesome fireworks display! Somewhere in the middle was the Osyka Christmas parade!
tis the season
I was looking back through my pictures and became very disappointed that I don't have more pictures during the Christmas sesason last year. Then I remembered...I had a hysterectomy last year on December 15th. So that's why everything is a blur! Well, I'm determined to "capture more memories" this year...and that's just what I did last Saturday. We went to Osyka early that morning. I had hopes of getting this perfect picture for our Christmas cards. The children were all dressed in their beautiful Christmas attire. It was a beautiful day, though a bit cold. However, the children weren't so concerned about getting that perfect picture, and it definitely shows! I actually did get a great picture of them, and I've saving that one for the cards. I've posted two on Facebook that I thought would be hilarious as Christmas cards. Andy thinks I should send those, but I've already shared them with you guys. I do enjoy sharing those pictures though. We're cherishing all those moments...the perfect and the "not-so-perfect!"
December 10, 2011
when we were in 'tucky
We went to 'Tucky (as Mere called it) for the first part of the week I was off for Thanksgiving. Andy's Uncle Marion passed away, and we attended his funeral. The kids and I only met Uncle Marion one time, but I really liked him. He reminded me so much of my Paw Paw Percy. Andy was going to go by himself, but since I was off from work that week anyway, we all decided to go. I really wanted to see all of Andy's family and let them meet Amelia (the ones that hadn't met her yet). I wanted to post some of the pictures I took during our trip. These are random pictures taken in our hotel room, Bass Pro, barns, the family cemetery, etc.
December 07, 2011
christmas tradition
I've never been one who liked to rush through Halloween and Thanksgiving just to get to Christmas. I actually get pretty upset when I'm in stores shopping for Halloween and the Christmas stuff is already marked 50% off! Don't get me wrong...I love Christmas! I love everything about Christmas - Jesus = the reason, the decorations, Santa, watching Christmas movies with my children and drinking hot chocolate, and the overall feeling of warmth and cheer. We put up our tree Thanksgiving night. I realized that we did the same thing last year, so I've declared it as a Childress Christmas tradition! I'm going to try to "document" as much of this Christmas as possible. My children are growing up way too fast. I want to preserve these memories!
