We are still alive!!

So I promised in my last blog that I WAS going to be better at blogging... well as you can see, I didn't hold up to that promise :/ So here I am to update you on what's been going on (since August!!) We have been looking forward to the month of September for a long time, because it meant football (which I am VERY disappointed!!!) and Pigeon Forge.. our two FAVORITE things... and FALL!! We Made our way to Pigeon Forge the middle of September and were hoping for cooler fall air..well it was still HOT! But we did have a great time. I got some really cute pic of our precious girl, and we shopped, ate great food, and Hailey even visited her first amusement park, which she LOVED!!! She pitched the biggest fit when it was time to leave, I had to divert her attention to getting to ride in the BIG truck! :)We found a HUGE pumpkin at Dollywood (they always have the best decorations!) and stopped to take pictures. Hailey was amazed by it and just kept looking up! I got some really cute ones with her lifting her hands towards the sky :) Unfortunately Dustin came down with food poisoning... well what we thought was that, but actually turned out to be more of a stomach virus. He got that Saturday and didnt't get out of the bed (except to drive home) until Tuesday morning when he HAD to go back to work. (sorry for the red eyes in pics... didnt have time to edit)

Pigeon Forge

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The next weekend was my next BIG thing I looked forward to every September... the Consignment Sale at the horse park!! I had presale passes and literally could not wait. I got Hailey some great clothes and shoes, and nothing above 5 bucks!! I always love it there and actually looking fwd to the 50% off days tomorrow where I could potentially find things for $1! I got a few pics of her in the new boots that I got her... as you can tell in the pics, I think she likes them!! I love the one where she is doing the "cat walk" HAHA! She loves her shoes... just like her momma!! ;)



I am so glad that the weather has been so beautiful lately and Hailey is loving playing out in it! We were outside for probably 2 hours today and she still didn't get enough and sucked up to daddy for another hour after dinner ;) haha Halloween is just around the corner and Hailey is going to be a BLACK CAT! how fun :D

Hope everyone is doing well, have a great weekend!!

Beach Trip.. lost pics :)

haha! JK ;) here are the pictures that have been stuck on my old camera! Dustin wouldn't let me use my new one too much on the beach, so these are the ones that were of us on the beach :) (only a month late!)

Beach trip 2

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Floyd Family Beach Trip

We finally got to go to the beach this year after a two year wait!! We were so excited to get there esp since this would be HB's first time! We left out friday and met up with dustins grandparents and camped with them for the night. It was good to get to see them on the way :) We left first thing on Sat for Flagler, FL Beveryly Beach Campground. I wanted everyone to change in their bathing suits as soon as our feet hit the ground!! I could not wait to see Hailey at the beach. She LOVED it and (the first time, but this will be later in the story ;) ) was pointing and laughing the whole time. She even sat down in the sand and started petting it. We gave her the shovel and bucket and she would dig it up and then put it in the bucket! It was so cute and I got a couple of cute pics of her doing it :)

The second day she HATED the sand. haha!! It went like this the rest of the week. She loved it, she hated it, she loved it, well you get the point. The third day that we were there, Nini (dustins mom) got shoulder deep in it with her building a sandle castle and she was having a ball! After about 15 minutes she realized what was going on and immediately wanted to be washed off!!!... but the again I don't blame her! :) Glad Nini jumped in there with her, cause mommy def. wasnt :b We traveled into St. Augustine and Daytona two of the days we were there and had fun viewing the towns :) Wednesday was Ann's bday we went to a good fish house and eveyone got fish sandwiches (if shrimp counts ;)) We got some family pics the last day we were there and enjoyed a late night on the beach followed by a good camper cooked steak meal :) We had so much fun and were ready to be back Thursday night when we got in. So glad that we got to get away for a while and bring HB to the beach!! :)

Floyd Beach Trip

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"Sweet, Little, Beautiful, Perfect, All American Girl" :)

4th of July

Sorry for the absence

I know that I have been terrible on keeping everyone up to date lately, and I do apologize for that. I have been super busy and the time that I usually do my blogs, at night, is now filled with trying to get HB's scrapbook done by the time that her bday gets here.... which is nearly impossible with how long I waited to start it. To give you a hint, about the time you saw me disappear from here ;) I have been doing pretty good with it and think that I will get most things in, but not done by her party :/ I have also been planning that, so needless to say I have been pretty busy, but can't wait to get back in the swing of things after her bday :)

We have all been doing great and HB is growing and changing everyday. She has learned a few new words and my favorite, can now shake her head no at you. While in the future I am sure this is going to prove to be quite the opposite, right now it is adorable and funny! She doesn't do it a whole lot, but if she is done eating...soon as you get the spoon near her mouth, there it is, the head shake! haha And the other time she does it that we probably shouldn't laugh but just can't help it is when she is escaping out of the living room and we say Hailey come back here... and the head shake no! :)

She has now also begun to stand up for the floor all by herself. She has all but perfected the walking, but has always used the furniture, walls, the dogs, or even your leg to get up ;) She has also dropped all of her bottles but the very first morning feeding and the bedtime bottle which we are going to keep around for just a little longer...and yes it is more for me than her! haha but she does need the milk, so THERE!

Memorial Day 2010

We headed to the lake for memorial day and she just had a blast. She got to do all kinds of new things including getting on the jetskit...even had her own little life jacket :) She didnt want to get out of the lake and pretty much cry to get back in. When it came around to nap times, she was out in 3 secs and slept for 2+ hours! (more pics to come from moms camera!)


I took a little mini photo shoot the other day, and you will see them at the end of the pics. She is such a happy girl and does so great for us! She makes me laugh all the time, and is just so full of love. I can't believe that as of today (thurs), we are on an official 5 day count down til the her first birthday!! YIKES!

11 months random

Pigeon Forge

My first big trip camping. I had so much fun and slept outside mommy's room for the first time

Pigeon Forge

. We did all kinds of cool things and I even got to go to a show!

Busy, Busy

It has been a while since I have posted anything... we have been so busy. I am now back to work on a flexible schedule :) GG has been keeping Hailey a lot, but sometimes she comes to work with mommy. Dustin and I went out on our first date without Hailey. It was very weird for the both of us. GG and Gdaddy(thats his name until we can figure it out!) kept her and we went to see the Hangover and ate afterwards. Can you believe it is still $8.50 to watch a movie before 4!! You can tell how long it has been since we went to the movies! We were excited to get back home and see our baby girl, but it was also a lot of fun to hang out with just each other for a few hours. Hailey has also officially been on her first short road trip. We made our way to Dillard this past Sunday to visit with Dustin's parents. She did great.. slept the whole time of course. She was glad that her Granny Anny held her the whole time and gave her lots of love!

Hailey has been having some tummy aches lately and been having some crying spells. It is usually later at night right after dinner. We feel so bad for her because we know there is really nothing that we can do for her. We have been giving her tummy drops to try and help, and it seems to a bit. We are hoping this will pass soon becuase we hate that she is in pain. :(

All of this running around has made Hailey a sleepy girl! This is what she looks like when she is totally relaxed!

Keeping Busy

We have been doing a lot lately. We pretty much have every weekend booked from now until the end of May!! I got to get away with the girls for a friday night at Sugarland. I have been waiting to see them for it feels like forever.. and it was def. worth the wait! Luke Bryan opened up for them and was so adorable. He put on a great show and had cute little dance moves :) Then Sugarland came out and WOW!! It was so much fun and they def. know how to get the crowd pumped. They did all of our favorite songs and a few more classics to boot! They ended the show with 'Love Shack' and she wore a huge blonde afro. They also got in these huge plastic balls and rolled out over the crowd, it was sooo cool!!

2 days after the concert, we headed out for Pigeon Forge for the annual car show and Dustin's 24th Bday. We decided to stay a whole week and make it our last big trip before Hailey joins us :) The weather was chilly in the beg. but then turned into beautiful blue skies and mid 70's by the end of the week to walk the strip and see all of the old cars. I was proud of myself for how much exercise I got, and pretty much keeping up with everyone (minus the numerous bathroom breaks!) The last day that we were there we decided to take a long scenic drive and found a huge waterfall and stopped to take pics. We were sad to see the trip go, but so thankful that we were able to get away for a while and had a great trip to our favorite place!

Sugarland and Pigeon Forge

My 24th Birthday

We headed down to Charleston for my birthday this year. We camped with mom and dad and brought all the dogs along too! We had a blast. It was quite chilly, but that didnt stop us from having fun. We visited the Magnolia Gardens where we took our engagement pictures and took some preggo pics this time instead. I was a little disappointed because the flowers were not in bloom like they were last time, so they weren't very colorful. (now 28 weeks/7 mo.)


We did find a funny tree and took my picture beside it to try and compare.. what do you think?

We enjoyed shopping in the main down town and also hitting the outlet malls. I got some good deals on clothes with my birthday money. I was excited about my presents because mom gave me a couple of dresses that I can wear at my showers! Dustin gave me 2 preggo massages, one for now and one for later :) I can't wait to cash in on those. We were very thankful because it was suppose to rain the whole time, but it held off until we were about 10 mins. down the road on the way home!
Mom cooked a huge meal on Sunday when we got home and I ate way too much (was literally on the sofa that night trying to stretch my stomach out!) and Adam surprised me with Sugarland tickets for 4/10!! I have been wanting to see them for the past 3 or so years, so I can't wait for the concert :)
I had a great birthday!!!

Outer Banks Trip

We just got back from our long trip to Outer Banks NC (OBX!!) It was a good chance to relax and lay by the pool all day. It was an 11 hour drive. Once we got there, everyone (all 17 of us!!) had fun hangin out together and going to the beach and pool. We got to watch the beautiful sunset every day!. One day we went to Okracoke, a little island that you have to take the ferry too. It was so much fun. We got to sit right at the front of the boat. It almost made you feel that you were driving on the water!! It was pretty breezy down there, so you didnt know exactly how much sun you were getting. Dustin and I both came home with sunglass eyes! (and adam loves to remind me of that!) We saw a shark that had been swept up no the beach and went hunting crabs at night. They were all over the place, so many that almost every step they were running from you. We had such a great time and now have a good summer tan :)