Cookies

I got these little beauties on sale the day after St. Pattys day... and they are just delicious! I didn't want the baby to be left out and not have any green...

Baby #3, are you serious?!?!?

Yes, you have heard right... baby number three is on the way!!! We are beyond excited! To say this baby was a surprise would be an understatement. We were very set on just having two but the Lord is seemingly saying that we are not done! As shocked as we still are we are so excited and feel so blessed that we are going to be parents to three children. What sweet gifts from God they are!

We haven't had our "official" first appointment yet, although I did have to go in a few days ago for some pain I was having. At that appointment, thankfully, they found nothing to be wrong, just chalked it up to my muscles being so, and I quote "stretched and tired" (nice)... that I was just feeling the stretching of the baby. But after insulting my stomach muscles ;) the nurse told us that this little one will more than likely be due at the end of October (no exact date yet). We go back in March so hopefully we will know a little more then! We can't wait!

P.s. I will take any and all suggestions on how you Moms of three survive from day to day :)

Let it Snow!

So this is from forever ago... but we had a snow day not too long ago in Mobile! It was wonderful! Ryan is OBSESSED with weather - so he had the tv on the news almost as loud as it would go just waiting for them to say it was fixing to start snowing in West Mobile. It finally did snow, but it did not stick :( We had such a great time running around like crazies in our front yard! Garrison loved it and said "I'm going to eat this snow" over and over and over, Allie-Parker wasn't too crazy over it but she was a champ and did not fuss even though she had about 5 shirts on.

After it stopped snowing at our house, we decieded that it would be a great idea (sarcastic) to drive to Mt. Vernon during naptime to see more snow and build a snowman. Being honest here, the drive was just horrendous, the babies were not very happy... but once we got there it was so worth it. We built two snowmen and had fun playing with Gigi, Aunt Celeste and Mimi. Thankfully the ride home went a lot smoother... we stopped and got a "box juice" and all was good again with Garrison :)

Garrison with our "stylish" snow woman.

The redneck snowman, complete with Hunters orange hat, Garrison loved him though, he would just stare at him and laugh and say "How are you snow man, you cold?" Hilarious.

Right before I got smacked with the snowball Ryan is holding...

Sweet Allie-Parker at our house

Please note Garrison's outfit, I was totally unprepared... I have plenty of sunscreen, bathing suits, etc. but obviously no winter gear for my children!

Double stroller opinions please

I need your help. I ended up taking back our double jogger stroller. It had been falling apart since the day we bought it so I finally got the nerve to take it back. We did not have the receipt nor did they have it on file still, so we received a gift card to Academy. Well to make a long story short they had no other jogger strollers and weren't about to order me one, so me and Ryan got to go on a $180 shopping spree... so now I look all athletic in my Nike, but I am not.

I have given up on the dream of being a runner. I think I am more cut out to be a fast walker. So I no longer need the jogger, just a regular old double stroller. There is just one condition: it can not be a side by side. As everyone in the Semmes post office witnessed today my children can no longer sit in a side by side. They know each other exist now and and both know how to push the other's buttons.

So with all that said, I need your opinion. I have it narrowed down to two:

The Graco Quatro Duo. I love our Graco single stroller that we had with Garrison. It was wonderful. I was set on buying this until I found this little number...

Its a Joovy Sit and Stand. I love it because it is not as huge as an SUV, but really, do you think Garrison would sit on that little bench? He still needs a five point harness, well, I still WANT him in a five point harness! Does anyone have this stroller and use it successfully with a two year old?

I am leaning more towards the Graco... but is there some other awesome double stroller out there that I am not aware of? Please let me know!

4 reasons we did not send out Christmas cards this year...

**Disclaimer: Allie-Parker started out in a gorgeous winter white bubble, which she threw up all over within 5 minutes of trying to take pictures**

December update part 1

Do you ever get so far behind on something you just don't know where to start? It's kind of like that feeling you get when someone called you on Monday and left you a message and it is now Saturday and you know you should call but it just seems ridiculous. Ok, maybe thats just me...

This post most likely will be all over the place with a bunch of pictures... so, as Garrison would say, "here goes".

We have been seeing a lot of this...

and this...

Tears and silliness.

It seems like Garrison and Allie-Parker have switched personalities. We are hoping that all of Allie-Parkers crying is from teething, or it might just be because she is a little spoiled by her Momma.

Garrison has turned into quite the ham. He is always saying something funny, making a funny face, or putting something on his head and calling it a hat. He is currently into telling people if they are a lady, man, boy, or girl. This is very entertaining when we are out running errands,and Gar is proudly announcing to people as the walk by if they are a lady or man. People just kind of look at him confused while I am telling him how smart he is.

Allie-Parker has been quite fussy lately and started waking up in the middle of the night, so not like her. But other than that she has been a perfect Christmas angel and has been a wonderful shopping buddy.

She can stand on her own now. To say she is busy would be an understatement. She is so much fun to just sit back and watch.

She loves her big brother...

and is constantly right behind him. Allie-Parker no longer lets Garrison take a swing at her, she fights back and will pull his hair or pull on his shirt until he falls down. But they do love each other...

Sorry but I do not have any pictures of me and Ryan to put in this post- gah I know you are so disappointed. Since you asked, we have been doing great :)

What blog?!?!?

Yes I am still blogging... but I am now the mother to a two year old

I have so much to catch you 4 faithful readers up on!!!

Like my new job! I am working from home and everything is super crazy/busy at the moment but hopefully it will all become routine soon.

I have a ton of pics to upload and a lot of posts to finish- including Garrisons super hero birthday party, his 2nd birthday letter (here is the one from last year), and lots more. So don't give up on me yet!

In the meantime I will leave you with this little picture tease...

Come back later for more pics of Garrison and George the super heros and Gars super sister Allie-Parker.