Happy Halloween 2009!!!

Me and the girls.

The kids with sweet Caleb.


My lil ones!

Fairy princess Mally.

My lil Cupcake Claire bear.

Punk rocker Macy.

Precious Sulli and SS.

Claire, Sara Kate, and Mally.

Jared and Kam

Kate, Emily, and Lauren

Julie and her lil giraffe...Coleman.

What's up??

Elizabeth and Wheeler

Little Amy

Deanne and Lauren

I'm free!!!

Our neighborhood kids! So cute!!!

Travis and Mason

Mason and his girlfriends!

Trick or Treat!!!

Wait on me!!!!

Tuckered out!

Let's check out da goods!

Yumo!!

Claire and Mommy

My oh my we had a great Halloween! Have to admit though I'm glad it's over...till next year.(: The girls were precious and had a ball! Kimbell is so funny...he was Willy Wonka this year and of course came home exhausted from all the tricks and treats. Until next year...Happy Halloween!!!

Great and easy Halloween Gifts!

The moon pie owls.
Great teachers gift!

Who doesn't like cupcakes?? Add a lil personal touch....

...and there ya go! A great and inexpensive...EASY teacher's present for Halloween.

Must admit...this year I haven't been as into Halloween as usual. Just have so much going on and the poor girls came down with pink eye and have been out of school most of the week. Mally since last Wednesday! Whew!

Wanted to make these precious moon pie owls, but ran out of time...they're in Southern Living magazine.So I opted for an easy, but cute Halloween present for their teachers. I found these darling premixes for cupcakes, cookies, and even brownies and just added a little personally touch to them. Thought they turned out cute! Wanted to share in case someone is last minute looking for an easy gift.

Happy Halloween!!!

Julee

My Little Sleeping Beauty

Mally at a princess party as Sleeping Beauty.
My Sleeping Beauty!

Mally has had an new obsession...her name is, Sleeping Beauty. Everything she wants has to do with Sleeping Beauty...it's really so sweet. One day when she crashed I had to snag a picture of MY lil sleeping beauty...isn't she a beauty though.

Aren't they just so lovable when they're resting?? Well, at least for a moment.... then they wet the couch, step on a Lego while running to the bathroom, and fall into the toilet!

Well, that precious moment was nice while it lasted.

LOL, gotta love them!

Julee/Mommy

Spirit Day at PKWY!

Oh Aubie...you're the best!
Cheese and War Eagle!!!

Mally tackling Aubie for a kiss.





We had a great little Spirit day at Parkway with cheerleaders, Tiger Paws, and most importantly...Aubie!!!!

Thanks for the memories Parkway and Aubie...yal are the best!

Lil nose in da corner

The family was eating dinner last night at Block and Barrel just enjoying ourselves when Claire started pitching an absolute fit over something. We were about the only ones in the restaurant so Joe...just kidding.... told Claire to go stand in the corner. It was so funny at the time cause she hopped right up and proceeded to place her nose there. Guess, she's been told to do it before! We couldn't help but laugh at her....she was so serious. I had to get a picture so I took one with the iPhone real quick.

Good times I tell ya!

Julee

Mally FINALLY starts school!

Bless her little heart...Mally has been waiting to start school for a good month. I am happy to say she finally started this past Friday. She loves her teachers at Indian Pines and has already made some new little friends. Kimbell went to IP for Kindergarten and I was so very impressed with their curriculum and how much fun they had while learning. Mommy is proud of you Mally Mo...have a great year!

Let There Be Lights!

Claire's big girl bed!
Mally's big girl bed!

Both their BIG GIRL BEDS!!!

I'm so happy to announce that I FINALLY have both my girls sleeping UPSTAIRS in their BIG GIRL beds!!! Yippee! They absolutely LOVE their new beds and love sleeping upstairs together in their new big girl room. I bought some butterfly lights that we turn on at bedtime. They get so excited about them...it's so cute!
Mommy loves it too because she can get some good rest without two little blonds pushing her off her side of the bed.(: All is right with the world today. Oh, excuse the picture quality...my camera is STILL on the outs. I took these with my iPhone.


Happy Sunday!
Julee

So very proud!

I wanted to do a brief post about how very proud I am of Kimbell. I have always spoken about how easygoing a child he is, but I just wanted to brag a tad bit more...hope ya don't mind.

Today at school they had there Boosterthon Fun Run. Shame on me for not taking pictures...my camera is messed up, but I did make him a sign...thanks, Holly, for the poster board. Anyway, he ran his little tail off and had a smile on his face the entire time! It just cracked me up! I just thought to myself what an easy, fun, happy child he is.

I had two parents approach me...who I didn't even know.... and talk about how their child adores him. It was so very complimentary and sweet! I also learned he got picked out of his class for Student Council and he got a letter inviting him to join the enrichment program at school! I tell ya....I'm one THRILLED momma right now!

Thanks, Kimbell, for being SO darn easy all the time. I am so lucky to have you! Thanks for putting up with us!

I love you tons!

Mom

Have you seen it?!

I'm dying to see this movie, The Time Travelers Wife! I've heard the book is excellent! I'm going this Friday and can't wait! I absolutely love Rachel McAdams and have heard she does an excellent job portraying the lonely lovesick wife. So...who's seen it? I only want positive reviews so be sweet.(:

Julee

Enthusiasm

I read this on my friend, Tiffany's blog, and fell in love with it. She was nice enough to let me copy it...thanks Tiffany! Hope it touches you in some way like it did me.

Find your enthusiasm


What is it that excites you, and gets you fired up in a positive way, and makes it impossible for you to sit still?
Whatever it is, fill your awareness with it.
Bright, sparkling, delicious enthusiasm will get you going in a powerful, purposeful direction. Enthusiasm will keep you going strong even when nothing seems to be going your way.
There's something, some goal, some dream, some intrinsic purpose that will put you in a state of irrepressible enthusiasm. Get busy, find it and connect with it because when you do your effectiveness will skyrocket.
Let yourself dream your biggest, most wonderful and fulfilling dreams. Then reach in, grab the very essence of those dreams and you'll have a handful of priceless enthusiasm.
The best that you can imagine is already within you. So bring it to the surface and let it positively infect your whole world.
Find your own unique, joyful and powerful enthusiasm. And let it carry you to magnificent places

Isn't it so true?! Enthusiasm keeps me going everyday....how about you?

I did it! I did it!

I made my first quiche EVER! Sounds simple right? Well, it is.... BUT THIS IS A HUGE stepping stone for me because I'm really not a good cook or should I say....what I cook isn't good!(: The quiche was delicious though! The fam ate it up! I didn't even have to force them to like usual.

It was a ham, spinach, and cheese quiche from Cooking Light. Lots of protein and little fat. Super yumo and good for you. I'm really so proud of myself...... this has opened a door for me....maybe I'll be the next Julia Child??? Well, I know that's a little much, but I can dream, right??

I'm really working on eating healthy and Cooking Light has some great recipes. Check it out at www.cookinglight.com

Let's Celebrate the Chicken Salad Chick!!

Me and my gym buddy, Kimberly.
The men just hanging out listening to Tim Tyler.

Brian, Christy, and I... just a dancin!


Don't ask....and I promise I never even had a drink!
Hey Elizabeth...remember the comment you made while we were getting this picture taken?? Too funny!
Tiffany and Tamera

Jazzy Julie's husband...can't remember his name...but he was a hoot!

Buffalo Barclay...my personal fav. We missed you Barclay and Jack.


Heather, Holly, and myself being goobers as usual.

Nice turnout!

Tim Tyler rocked the house!!!

Tiffany and me

Kevin and Stacy...congrats to you guys for much success!

Tiffany's chick award! Woohoo!

Sweet Gail and Mr. John.

Amy, Brian, and Christy...my sweet cous.

You go girls!

What an awesome party Stacy and Kevin had at their beautiful house last night. It was all in respects to their Chicken Salad Chick employees, friends, customers, and neighbors. Tim Tyler performed and did a marvelous job as always..he is really amazing! We danced, ate CSC, drank , and visited with friends for hours....until the police showed. Just kidding. Well, they really did show, but just asked us to calm it down a tad. They were just jealous cause they weren't invited! Anyway, thank you to Stacy and Kevin. We had a great time and are so very proud of your awesome success! Keep up the hard work, guys..it's definitely paying off!

Congrats Again!!!

Julee