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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Golf

Christian started playing golf about two years ago. He would play a couple of times a year. A few weeks ago he came home from playing golf and said he wanted to really get into golf. I thought it was great. He doesn't hunt anymore, so I thought this would be a good way for him to have some guy time.


A few days later Christian came home with this big net thing. He first put it up on the side of our house facing the neighbors...cars and houses. He would hit the ball at full force. I had asked him if this was the smartest thing to do and he said that the balls will not go under the net. The only way there would be a problem is if he hit it over the net. He had hit several balls and they were caught by the net. Well, the last one didn't. We are not quite sure where it went. It is still missing!


The next night, Christian put the net in front of Ellie's bedroom window. Let me just add that Ellie's window is a very large window. I am thinking...Great! We are going to be replacing a window here shortly. I believe his second swing went under the net. This is the damage.....




This is a nice size hole in our siding! It is problem the size of a softball if not a little bigger. I am thankful that it didn't hit her window. Her window is less than a foot away from this hole! Let me also mention that my husband already has 5 pieces of siding to replace in the back of our house from grilling. Note: you need to move your grill away from your house when you grill. Otherwise, it melts the siding!


After this incident, Christian moved his net to the other side of our house. I think this is a much better location.


Christian was out at this same spot last night. I was looking at the side of our house thinking about how much we need to wash the house. Yeah, I noticed another hole in the siding. It is really small and probably would look more like dirt than anything. I would have thought it was dirt, but knowing his luck so far I asked him. He is about to be banned from playing golf anywhere around the house!! Men!!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Growing.....

9/18/2007 - 1 year, 4 months


4/25/2008 - 1 year, 11 months



3/8/2009 - 2 years, 9 months


Its amazing how fast they grow. Ellie is more than half my height. She comes up to probably my belly button. I have always said that she is going to be taller than me by the time she is five. She is closing in fast! :)

I love how all of these pics are with Kaos. Skyler wont sit still long enough for me to get a pic of her and Ellie. Ellie loves her Kaos. She tells Christian and I that Kaos is her friend! Too cute!

Painting....Ellie style







While I was working out last night, Ellie kept asking me if she could paint. For the above reasons, I typically dont let her paint, but last night I caved in and let her. This is what I get for letting her!!
She is so funny. She has to try everything.....lotion, hand santizer, shaving cream. I dont get it. I have a body wash that I typically use on her. It is by Dial and its Honey and Almond. The first time I used it on her. She licked her hand and said, "mmmmm!"

Friday, March 06, 2009

Snow Day in Atlanta


Front of the house....obviously!







View of our street







Backyard view






Daddy with his make shift snow cap! Its a dish towel under his hat!

Ellie Belle!





Mommy and Ellie





It has definitely been an interesting week her in Atlanta. Sunday around lunch time it started snowing. It didnt stop until that evening around 7ish. Some parts of our county got 4 inches of snow. I think we got about 3 inches.



It had just began to snow when Ellie and I took a nap. I walk up about an hour later. Everything was covered in snow. I couldnt believe how much it had snowed in an hour. Ellie slept for another hour. It was one of the few times that Ellie took a two hour nap! I kept going in our room and looking in the video monitor to see if she was stirring yet. She finally woke up, so we went to play in the snow. We didnt last too long! It was so cold and Ellie didnt like it when she fell down. She is definitely a summer girl.



Starting this past Monday, I had jury duty! As a side note, about ten years ago when I had jury duty, it had snowed as well. I just thought that was funny. Anyway, so a lot of schools were closed on Monday because of the ice on the roads. I got up like it was a typical day. I checked the news channel and Legacy, Ellie's school, was not on the list. I assumed they were open. I put her in the car and off we go. As soon as I pull up to daycare, I notice there were no lights on and the director was out putting a sign up that said "Closed Monday." Typically, this wouldnt have been an issue. I would have just stayed home with Ellie, but I had JD and it had not been cancelled. I had to report at 1 pm. Thankfully, Denise was off since the schools were closed. Ellie and I met up with Richard and he took her back to their house. A play day with Braxton. She was so excited. Below is a picture that Denise took.


Denise said that they were riding in the Jeep and the wheels kept spinning, so Braxton and Ellie decided they needed to fix the Jeep!!
As far as JD goes, I was selected as Juror #2 on a criminal case. I was completely shocked. They ask you if you know anybody that is cop, has been a cop, etc. I know 3: My uncle is a retired cop, Christian's best friend, Greg, is an undercover agent with Gwinett County (the county we live in) and my best friend Keri's husband, Brendon, is also a Gwinnett County cop. I hear stories all the time from Greg and Brendon. The lawyers even asked if I had heard stories. I was sure that since I knew the two of them that I wasnt going to be picked! Nope!! I was!!
It was actually a very interesting process.....beside a lot of waiting. The guy was charged with hijacking a motor vehicle, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and theft by receiving stolen property. We found him guilty on all three charges. He will now be in prison for the next 15 years!!
Another thing that was very interesting was that as all of the jurors were leaving the courthouse, we were able to stop and talk to the lawyers. They were so nice. They were asking us what we thought about the trial, what made us side the way we did. We also learned that it was the DA's first trial!

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Stephanie and Keith's Wedding

The Bride and Groom
Kaden
Braxton and Ellie being silly...as usual!


Daddy dancing with his little girl!


Cake time!


Daddy and Ellie


Ellie moving in on a younger man!
Stephanie, my best friend since middle school, got married this past weekend. We had the pleasure of attending her wedding reception. We had a great time. The kids had fun playing on the great deck and dancing. Below is a video of the kids getting their groove on!