Emory's Nursery

Before we knew if we were having a boy or a girl, I had some ideas about what color scheme/bedding I would want to use if we had a boy or if we had a girl.  I knew if it was a girl I wanted to do something with light purple and gray.  I'm not super creative when it comes to decorating rooms...I have to see a picture that I like and just try to work on the room around that.  

Before Brynn was born, I found some bedding and a room picture that I really loved from Pottery Barn Kids.  My mom bought the bedding for my baby shower, and has decided to make it her "tradition" to buy each grandchild's bedding, and I decided to stick with Pottery Barn Kids for Emory.  My mom and I had so much fun shopping at the store in St. Louis.  Thanks Mom!  (And while I'm on that note...I also want to give a huge thank you to Ryan's parents for buying the crib.  They have done that for each of their grandchildren!)  So I found a picture of some lavender bedding that I really liked in the Pottery Barn catalog (and in the pic the walls were gray) and we just tried to base the room off of that.  I also got some inspiration from Pinterest, of course. 

So...without further ado...here is EMORY'S NURSERY!  

My little helper wanted to be in the picture...=)
Here is a view of the nursery from the doorway looking in.

When you walk in and look to the left...
Mrs. Linda made that fabulous diaper hanger!  

I realize we don't need that big full-length mirror in here, but I like having it to get ready, and
it was in Brynn's room.  We had to move it out, and it won't fit in our bedroom.  We figured
it matched Emory's room and we had some space, so in it went.  =)

I don't think you can tell, but that chair is actually a rocker.  When it was in Brynn's room
it had a light pink slipcover.  I found this fabric on clearance and loved it, and convinced
my sweet hubby that we should get the chair reupholstered!  YAY!  LOVE IT!
The purple frame on the wall is a shadow box that Emory's coming home outfit will go in.

Yes, our white clothes hamper is still in here.  HA!  For as long as we've been married, that clothes hamper
has been in this room (it used to be the guest room).  I guess we will finally have to move it out?  

This gown is Emory's coming home outfit.  After she is home and outgrows it, we will put
it in the purple/white shadow box on the wall.  The same lady made Brynn's outfit and we put Brynn's in a shadow
box in her room.  The gowns are exactly the same, just different colors.  

This dresser used to be blue and it was in here when this room was a guest room.
It actually was Ryan's changing table when he was a baby, so we thought it would be
really cool to use it for Emory.  My dad painted it for us...THANKS DAD!
I'm hoping to put some cute newborn pictures, or even pictures of us at the hospital in some of these purple frames.
Brynn painted the dark purple canvas, and she keeps wanting to put a bunch of her pictures in here!  HA!

So there it is!  I really like how it turned out.  Obviously we still have empty shelves and places where we can hang things, but the main thing is that we have a place for Emory to sleep in when she comes home, right?  HA!  I can't believe that sometime in the next month she will BE HERE!  Emory - we love you so much already and can't wait to meet you!  

Brynn's "Big-Girl" Room

I think I may have posted pictures of Brynn's room a little bit ago...but I can't remember.  And with us finishing Emory's room, there were a few little things we moved around.  So...here is what Brynn's room looks like right now.  And how we plan for it to stay until we transition her to a toddler/day-bed.  (Which we haven't yet.  I think she would probably do fine, but she does great in her crib and doesn't ever attempt to crawl out.  When she wakes up she is totally content to sing and play until I get her, and I'm thinking that in a few weeks if I'm finishing up nursing or in the middle of something "newborn-related" then the fact that Brynn is "contained" will probably be helpful!  HA!)

The easel used to be out in the family room next to the door going out to the garage. We would hang stuff on it
when we came in the house and it was really nice having out there.  BUT..we figured it would be more
helpful to put the baby swing out there in case we need it while we are all eating or playing.  That's
where we had the swing when Brynn was born, and it was really nice.

Where the rocker was...we had that reupholstered and put it in Emory's room and Brynn
got this "big girl" chair. 

There really aren't many changes...the biggest thing was moving her laundry hamper to the other side of the room (see pic above) and moving the easel in (and the mirror that was there got moved out).  Just a few little tweaks...but ones that will help as we adjust to a new baby!

A Few Updates...

A few random updates...

• Yesterday I was officially 36 weeks!  WOW!  This pregnancy has FLOWN BY...but I feel like I'm starting to hit the wall.  I get up about 3 times a night to use the bathroom, I just CANNOT get comfortable at night (even though it feels like an Olympic sport to roll over, I feel like I do it ALL NIGHT), and I'm just feeling SO TIRED.  YUCK!  The hardest part is that I want to soak up every last second with Brynn, so even though I want to just sit, I feel like I'm expending all my energy to play with her and enjoy this time.  She loves to say "mommy, wanna play wif me?" or "Mommy, watch dis wif me!"  Who could say no to that?  I just have to try not to fall asleep if we watch Dora!  HA!  This Friday I start my weekly appointments.  WHOA!
• I think some of my exhaustion has come because of our transition to school last week.  Whew...that WORE ME OUT.  Those three days I felt like I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off...I know the first couple of weeks of school will be like that (and mostly because I'm trying to get everyone's paperwork, learn what I'm doing, etc.) but the funny thing is that I feel like once I finally get the swing of things at church, it will be time to have the baby!  HA!  Thankfully, I am really enjoying it, but just realizing that I have to slow down sometimes and take a little break!
• As far as school goes, Brynn did MUCH BETTER the second two days.  She took a NAP (can everyone say "Praise the Lord!") on both Wednesday and Thursday!  YAY!  And because she only sleeps probably an hour or an hour and a half on those days, then the days at home (like Friday and all weekend) she took some GREAT naps, which helped me out!  I know I needed my nap BAD!  She also didn't cry like the first day.  I think it helped that one of her best little friends from church goes to Footprints on Wednesday, so she spent the day playing with her.  
• I DID have my first "emotional break-down" (ha!) on Friday.  I think it was just a combination of being so tired plus just that realization of how much life is about to change.  I know it will be WONDERFUL AND AMAZING to welcome Emory into our family, and I honestly CANNOT wait...but I know it is normal to worry about things like how Brynn is going to adjust, how our family and schedule will adjust to accommodate a newborn,etc.  
• On a POSITIVE note, we had a GREAT weekend, just relaxing and hanging out as a family.  Emory's room has pretty much been done for awhile, but we just had a few little things (like hanging up her monitor, moving a few things around, etc.)  I will post pictures in the next couple of days! YAY!
• FOOTBALL IS BACK!  All day Saturday there were college football programs on TV, and we had them on as we were working and playing.  SO EXCITING!  I don't know if Mizzou will be any good this year, but oh well.  We will still cheer them on and just enjoy watching all the games on TV!  YAY!

IPHONE dump....Laura Ingalls Wilder, Getting Along, and Pipe-Cleaner Bracelets

I wish my iPhone took better pictures (or that I always had my good camera with me) but oh well.  Here are a few pictures I've taken on my phone lately...

Since Brynn can now successfully watch an entire Dora episode, I've been able to
try out some fun hair-do's!  I LOVE french-braiding her hair just like my mom
always used to do to me!

Uncle Kyle just left to live in Washington DC for a year while he finishes his doctorate degree in psychology.  He is interning at Walter Reed in DC, which is a HUGE accomplishment and we are SO PROUD of him!  We had a big celebratory dinner for him a couple of nights before he left and I snapped some pictures of Brynn running around in Pamaw and Papaw's backyard.  I felt like I was watching an episode of Little House on the Praire because of Brynn's hair and boots and how she was running around.  It was SO CUTE!

Uncle Larry...aka Uncle "Lail-wee" (family friend) 

Poor Uncle Kyle had to race Brynn ALL OVER THE YARD!

After supper the girls were playing (and fighting) as usual.  I think we are learning that this is just par for the course with girls that are close in age and love each other like siblings.  It's probably also good practice for me to see what life will be like with two kiddos!  (I'm going to have to start living in a black and white referee jersey!)  Brynn and Ansley seriously LOVE EACH OTHER TO DEATH and ask about playing with each other ALL THE TIME.  But the milli-second they get together you gotta get out that referee whistle!  HA!  That night Ryan got a bit frustrated and gave them a little talk...they took it pretty seriously, but I could not stop laughing!

After his little speech to the girls he made them look at each, other and tell each other
how much they loved the other one, and how they were going to try to share, etc.

Then he took off his shirt and made them both get in it (has anyone seen that on Pinterest?  HILARIOUS!)  He told them it was their "get along" shirt.  I WISH I had taken a picture.  They could not stop laughing and we walked them upstairs to show everyone...it was so funny!  I think they might have made it for a record 15 minutes before they started squabbling again.  =)

On a completely different note, we have been into crafts lately.  I found these big old wooden beads downstairs and they are PERFECT for making bracelets with.  She LOVES to string them on pipe cleaners, and I think she has seriously made at least 30 of them.  If you are distantly related to Brynn, she has probably said your name and made you a bracelet.  =)

Our First Day of "Cool"

I don't know if I've mentioned it on the blog or not, but I GOT A NEW JOB!  It's just part-time, but this summer I really felt God leading me to apply for the Assistant Director position at our church's "Footprints Pre-School" (formerly Mother's Day Out).  I got the job, and have been working a couple of days a week since July to help get the program up and running.  We completely revamped the curriculum.  The curriculum focuses on a chronological walk through the Bible with specific themes and Bible stories for each week and we have a character focus with a memory verse for each month.  We also made the curriculum more academic.  We have BEEN BUSY!  I think the best part of my job is that I do a little bit of everything...help with check-in, help the teachers with center activities and craft stuff, get snacks ready, do the shopping, keep track of tuition and office stuff, etc.  There is NEVER a dull moment and each day will be different.  I liked subbing last year, since it allowed me to work part-time and be around "education stuff."  However, this job has a lot of perks...I have a SET schedule (something that subbing just doesn't really offer), I get to help educate little kiddos and CAN TALK about how much Jesus loves them (which I did as a kindergarten teacher, but always had to be careful about it), and Brynn gets to go with me (for free!)

Thankfully, we still get to see Nonna because Emory will go there in January, but Brynn goes with me to Footprints, where she is in the two-year-old class!  Today (Tuesday) was our first official day of school!  She has a really hard time saying words that start with an s-blend, so "school" sounds like "cool."

Last week we had "Back To School" night, which I helped work, but Ryan went and met her teachers, took supplies, etc.  It was a very weird/surreal/exciting/scary feeling to buy little supplies with her and show her where her CLASS would be.  

On Monday night, the night before school, we set out all her clothes, packed her lunch, and talked about how much fun school was going to be.  It's only from 8:45-2:15, but still, it's a big deal!!!

The night before we set out her backpack and nap-mat.  We also asked her a few questions and wrote
them on her chalkboard easel to use for a picture the next morning.

 After she went to bed, I packed her lunch....what a WEIRD moment.  I was definitely feeling excited and emotional at the same time.  I will totally be one of those parents who cries when I take her to kindergarten!  HA!

Here is how I was feeling...

A little nervous for her...

A little sad because she doesn't seem like our little baby anymore....

 Tuesday we got her up bright and early (partly because she has to nap at school at 12, but more on that later) so I could see her before I headed to church.  Thankfully, Ryan is off on Tuesdays so he was able to help get her ready and feed her some breakfast before he brought her.  We took a couple of "First Day of School" pictures...

The night before when we asked her the questions about her favorite food and color she was so funny.  She immediately said "noodles" and then said "like mac and cheese!"  She also loves purple, so those were no surprise.  When we asked her about her friends I really had no idea what she would say.  I about cried when she said Emory...I thought that was so sweet!  (But let's be honest...once Emory is born and Brynn realizes she has to share her time with mommy and daddy, I wonder if she will think the same thing!  HA!)  Ryan asked her "and who else?"  And she said MOMMY!  I was in heaven.  Ryan started laughing and says "and who else" thinking she would say daddy.  She says "Ansley" and he was laughing and goes "that's not the answer I was looking for!"  HA!

As I was helping with check-in and getting paperwork from families...these two walked in!  SO CUTE!

Ryan checked her in and walked her down to her little class.  She already knows one of her teachers because Miss Sheila helped with childcare during our Wednesday morning Bible studies.

Ryan came out and said she was doing great!  I figured she would be fine, and went on doing all my stuff...things were CRAZY with it being the first day.

About thirty minutes later I was in the preschool area (making sure she couldn't see me) and working on something and I hear this WAILING coming from Brynn's class.  I knew it wasn't Brynn, but I felt so bad for the little kid.  He was screaming bloody murder.  As I'm thinking "man, I'm so glad that isn't Brynn" I hear her crying "MOMMY, MOMMY, etc."  WHAT?  Oh my gosh, it was terrible.  It went on for at least twenty minutes, and I couldn't really get away from it because the job I was doing was right by her room.  I seriously about lost it, and I was texting Ryan, my mom, and my sister and asking them to pray.  I guess it was even worse because I just TOTALLY didn't expect it.  Sure, she's fussed before, but she really hasn't had ANY separation anxiety in FOREVER.  One of her teachers came out in the hallway, and I'm like "oh my gosh, why is she doing that?"  They were really sweet, but you know how it is when it is your child...you just feel terrible for them.  All kinds of irrational things were running through my mind...will she do this the whole day, should I just pack up and leave? (HA!), am I doing the right thing by bringing her?, why is she doing this?, etc.  It was not a very fun twenty minutes.  Christy and Chasidy (my two bosses) were SO SWEET and checked on her for me, and it wasn't much later that she was fine (and stayed that way for the rest of the day) but I'm telling you what...it was just a rough morning.  And of course I was walking around teary for thirty minutes, which was embarrassing!  HA!  One of her sweet teachers told me that she was fine and doing great until that little boy lost it and that's what probably set her off...I'm hoping that's right.

I didn't spend anytime thinking that she would be upset on the first day, but one thing I HAD been stressing about is that she normally naps from about 2-4 each day, and when she's at Footprints her class naps from 12-2.  I don't think she's gone down for a nap that early since she was 12 or 13 months old!  AHHH!  We've been slowly trying to move her nap up a little bit, but I still knew it would be hard for her to go to sleep that early.  I'm in the hallway about 1:00 when I hear one of her teachers saying "Brynn...lay down sweetie."  OH MY.  Sure enough, my child spent the entire nap-time AWAKE and doing head-stands on her nap mat and playing with her baby.  AHHH!  I told her teacher to get stern with her tomorrow!  LOL!  When Ryan picked her up I heard them tell him that she hadn't slept.  He was like "oh boy!"  I had to stay at church for another half hour or so, and I told him I didn't think we should put her down for a nap at home.  I knew the evening would probably be rough, but I figure she has to learn to sleep at school, and we should start from the beginning teaching her that if she doesn't sleep at school she won't get to do it once we get home.  I have no idea if that's right or wrong, but it's what we decided to do.  I'm hoping that a few days of us being consistent will help her get in the groove.  I guess our new normal will just be getting up earlier, napping earlier, and going to bed earlier.

When I got home they were playing and she was fine.  She had about a fifteen minute spell where she was a BEAR but surprisingly the evening went really well.  (I'm thinking that might mean that tomorrow night is terrible, but I'm praying not??).  We put her to bed tonight around 8/8:15 and I'm hoping that maybe she will sleep a little bit tomorrow at school??? I'm PRAYING that she will sleep a little bit tomorrow at school!  HA!

Today has been exciting, exhausting, emotionally draining, but also an exciting milestone in our lives.  I truly believe I'm where God wants me (and Brynn) to be, and I'm going to trust HIM that these little kinks will work out.  (I'm also going to be praying that my child learns to sleep at 12 pm!) HA!

Milwaukee - USA Triathlon National Championships

  

Last weekend was the last time my doctor allowed me to travel...thankfully it worked out well because Ryan and Jason were going to Milwaukee to compete in the USA Triathlon Age-Group National Championships.  (Because they finished so high in a previous qualifying triathlon, they were invited to compete.)  People came from ALL over the United States to compete in the hopes that if they finished in the top 18 in their age group, they would qualify for the International Triathlon later this summer.  That was never Ryan's goal...as good as he is, he's not even close to being that good (and I don't mean that to sound mean...he will tell you that) but getting to complete in this triathlon was a big deal, so they wanted to do it just to do it.  And it really was fun to have a last final weekend away with him, Jason, and Sarah!

We left Thursday afternoon and drove until about 11 pm when we arrived in Milwaukee.  Actually, we got to stay FOR FREE in Jason's old boss's house in Waukesha, WI, which is about 20 minutes outside downtown Milwaukee.  His boss was out of town, so we got there and got settled in and slept!

I didn't take a single picture (with our camera) on Friday, but we got up and toured "The Robert's Group."  Ryan and Jason both work at Saint Francis, and when Jason was working in marketing, his boss was Barbara.  She owns this advertising firm called "The Roberts Group" and their biggest client is Saint Francis.  So even though he isn't in marketing anymore, he still knows a lot of the people that work there, etc.  It was really cool looking around and seeing a bunch of Saint Francis stuff all over their three-story office complex!  (I still think it's interesting that a firm in Waukesha, WI does all the marketing for Saint Francis, a hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO, but I guess why that's why I'm not very business savvy!)

We had lunch in a cool little place in downtown Waukesha, and then drove to downtown Milwaukee for the boys to go to the triathlon expo and pick up their race packets, etc.  

Isn't this crazy?  In a running race you usually get that one number that you pin to the front of
your shirt...they had this entire SHEET of numbers to put on everything from their swim cap, multiple
places on their bike and helmet, one to clip on for running, etc.

At this point I was tired and HOT...the expo was outside (whoever thought that was a good idea clearly was not pregnant or related to a pregnant person!  HA!)  Thankfully we didn't stay too long because I was fading fast!  =)  After leaving the expo we went to the hotel to check in (we had decided to stay in a hotel the night before the race, instead of staying at Barbara's, just so the boys would be close to the triathlon start in the morning) but the room wasn't ready.  WHAT?  This hotel wasn't cheap!  We ended up having to sit in the hotel lobby for over an hour and a half!  When they finally told us a room was ready, we hauled all of our stuff upstairs only to walk in to a room that hadn't even been cleaned!  There were pillows all over the floor, dirty towels in the bathroom, etc.  We were like "WHAT??"  Jason headed downstairs to chew out the staff (just kidding...but seriously, we told him to totally play the preggo card!  I mean, we thought we would be laying down in a comfy bed with the AC blasting by 3 pm, and it was almost 5 by that point!)  He came upstairs and had a new room key, and $80 in free money for breakfast in the morning!  YAY!  

Which reminds me...Sarah is PREGNANT TOO!  She and Jason were TOTALLY SURPRISED a couple of weeks before the trip, when they found out they were almost 8 weeks pregnant!  (They are due with their third baby sometime in the middle of March, which means that Emory and their little one will be in the same grade...so cool!)  So finally at 5 pm the preggo's got to TAKE A NAP 

and relax awhile before supper. 

We went to a cool little Italian restaurant for supper that night, and it was really good!  I guess I was just enjoying the evening so much that I didn't take ONE PICTURE!  Oh well.  That night Sarah and I had so much fun picking out our $80 in free breakfast food for the next morning...Jason was sleeping by that point, but Ryan was dying laughing at us debating so seriously what flavor of smoothie we should order and whether or not to splurge on the $5 orange juice!  HA!  He was doing an impression of us the next day and we could not stop laughing!

The next morning (Saturday morning) the boys were up SUPER EARLY to head to the triathlon.  Their age group didn't start until 9:30, but they had to put all their gear in the "transition area" before 6 am!  Sarah and I had a HUGE breakfast delivered to the room at 8 and enjoyed every. single. bite!  May I present to you what happens when two pregnant girls get $80 worth of free breakfast room service...drum roll please...

Between the two of us we had an omelet, two things of potatoes, a fruit and yogurt parfait, a fruit plate,
a bagel with cream cheese, a latte, an orange juice, two smoothies, pancakes and bacon, two muffins,
AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE!

 We ate our DELICIOUS, FREE breakfast and then headed to the triathlon.  I voted for a cab, but my "not as pregnant as me" sister-in-law said "oh, we can just walk...it's not that far."  WRONG-O!  By the time we reached the triathlon start I told her she better be prepared to deliver my child!  HA!  She said "yeah...we definitely should have taken a cab!"  (I'm already thinking of places I can make her walk to when she's 34 weeks pregnant...haha!)  We found our way through the gazillions of people and found the boys before they started!

I think this is the WORST picture of us ever...but oh well.
I'm literally twice as big as him, and his outfit and swim cap are NOT CUTE!

About fifteen minutes before their age-group started they were allowed to jump in the lake (Lake Michigan) and start warming up.

There were about 200 guys in their age group and each age group starts all together at a specific time.  

They had to swim 1500 meters (100 meters shy of a mile).
I don't think I can swim two laps in a pool...HA!
Jason came out first.

Jason usually swims about three or four minutes faster than Ryan, and while I was waiting for Ryan to come out, this guy came out of the water and was yelling cuss words.  I'm totally not condoning that, but it was so funny at the time.  It just makes you realize how tough these races are!

That's Ryan on the far left...it's crazy how they take off their wet-suit and grab their bike
and go...they literally put their feet in the bike shoes as they are running.  

Sarah and I were laughing because usually we think these helmets are SO NERDY and "alien-looking", but you get to a race like this and EVERYONE is wearing one.  The few people that were wearing regular, rounded bike helmets looked like the "chumps" of the race! HA!

There isn't anyone we know in this picture, I just liked the building they were riding by
and the atmosphere was really cool!

Jason was off his bike first...(no he didn't ride without shoes...he had just already taken his feet
out and was getting ready to hop off and change into his running shoes.)

Ryan was closely behind...getting ready to transition to the "run" portion.

Ryan's best part is the running portion, so we were cheering him on as he got started!  They had to run a 10 K (6.2 miles), so we walked around a little bit and then headed to the grandstand to watch the finish.  The tragedy at the Boston Marathon was definitely on our minds a bit as we walked over to the grandstand and they had security people checking things before you got up there.  Sarah didn't see the guy and I said "Sarah...he has to check your bag."  He started laughing and said "yeah, I thought I was going to have to tackle you if you didn't stop!" HA!  But I was thankful that they were keeping an eye out!

The finish area was so inspiring!  The oldest age groups had started first thing in the morning (like around 7:30) and so some of the oldest competitors were finishing around the same time as the boys.  There were men and women in their 70's and 80's that did this thing...AMAZING!

Then we kept watching and waiting to see our guys.  I figured they would be close to each other...they are super competitive and with Ryan only being about two or three minutes behind Jason after the bike, I knew it would be close...

I did a TERRIBLE job of getting pictures of the finish.  I thought I saw Jason so I'm like "Sarah, is that Jason??"  She says "oh, can you video that while I take a picture?" And then I'm like "wait, is that Ryan RIGHT next to him? " So we are trying to take pictures but also trying to see them finish and it was chaos.  Ryan was literally a FOOT in front of Jason as they are sprinting down the finish line and we are yelling and screaming for the guys...craziness!  Sarah got some WAY better pictures than me, but in the picture above Jason is in the black shirt with the red visor (it's way hard to see), and Ryan is right next to him BEHIND the flag...I think you can only see his arm.  That's how close they were.

Ryan finished ONE second ahead of Jason.  We were all talking about the race on the way back to the hotel and Ryan said he caught up to Jason with about one mile to go.  Jason was like "why didn't you just pass me and go on?"  (Because Ryan had stayed with him the rest of the race and that's why they finished together).  They just normally never race together...they always try to beat each other.  They are super supportive of each other, but they just are competitive, which I totally get!  I started laughing and I'm like "yeah Ryan, seriously, why didn't you just pass him?  If I had the chance to beat my sister I would have TAKEN IT IN A HEARTBEAT!" HA!  Ryan said he knew they were not in the hunt for one of the top spots to go to the world race or anything, so he just thought it would be fun to finish it together.  I thought that was so sweet!  (Because let's be honest...I would not have done that...I would have probably tried to see how much quicker I could have finished than my sister!)

LOVE THESE TWO!

Even though Jason and Ryan compete in the same age-group, at some of these races there is a division called "Clydesdale", which are guys who are over a certain weight.  Jason is a pretty big guy for a triathlete, so he can compete as a Clydesdale.  He got second overall in that division, so that night we went to the big awards ceremony to cheer him on!

This girl is a STUD...she was the keynote speaker at all the official USA triathlon stuff during the week.
Her name is Chrissie Wellington and she has won the Ironman Triathlon all 13 times she has ever competed in it.
She's from Great Britain and she was so inspiring to listen to!

WOOHOO!  Go Jason!

 Before heading back to Waukesha for the night, we headed to the downtown area of Milwaukee for some yummy sushi (no raw fish for the preggos) and Thai food.  And we actually took a picture!  HA!

We left the next morning and made the eight-hour drive back.  We had such a great time away and always enjoy our fun little trips with Jason and Sarah!  We are proud of you guys!  And a huge thanks to Pamaw and Papaw for keeping Brynn...she had a BLAST, although I'm sure they were WORN OUT by the time we got back to pick up our kiddos!  

Pam sent this picture on Sunday morning...a little TV time in Pamaw's bed before getting ready for church.

All three girls ready for church.  She said they weren't even that late!  HA!

Pam is known for her garage sale finds, and she got this awesome playhouse.
She said the girls had so much fun playing in this!