Happy 4th of July

This was one year ago! We had no idea this was one of the perks of buying the house, even if it is only once a year!

This is the view I'll have around 10pm tonight from my front porch with a cocktail in hand and my two favorite boys beside me!

Now, off to breakfast with friends, lounging by the pool, some good ol' american food, and finishing off with some fireworks!

I hope you all have a great Independence Day!

Last night of freedom...

I pick up Little Hauss tomorrow! I'm going out with a bang too - a porch happy hour with the girls after work!

We've thoroughly enjoyed our week together and had so much fun. I appreciate the quality time that Hubby and I have had and vow to make more time for it when Little Hauss returns. It is such a blessing to be able to spend all this uninterrupted time with my best friend! We have date nights and late evening chats, but it isn't the same as days!

We are so excited to see our little man and hear about all the wonderful fun things he did with his Gigi and Pop! I'm sure he'll talk about it for weeks! We've chatted with him briefly on the phone but he's been more interested in playing with whatever cool toy or game Gigi had for him than telling us about his day! It is just nice to hear his sweet voice!

I highly reccommend a break from your child to reconnect with your spouse if you have the time and the help! It's great for you and them to spend some time apart every once in a while - plus he's gonna have to get used to it when we are in MEXICO for our cruise!

Perfect Fit?

With Little Hauss in GA, we aren't getting to experience his fabulous funny stories and sayings everyday, but Gigi and Pop are!

Yesterday mom said she was in the shower when Little Hauss walked in the bathroom to go use the toilet (separated from rest of the bath area) and when he came out, he told her he tried on her booby holder!!!!!!!!! She said she about slipped and fell she laughed so hard! Let's hope he doesn't ever find my booby holder or we might not be able to find him!!!!

On the Bright Side

With all the sadness from the death of icons this week, I thought I would lift my spirits with an outing!

I got a mani/pedi with the MIL this morning! I think I will go shopping at the craft stores to see what inspiration I can gather for some new projects this week and then finish off the afternoon with a nap!

I have to be well rested because we are headed to the concert tonight! JR, I promise to take lots of pictures and get you a t-shirt! =)

Now, back to listening to my old Jackson 5 and the best of MJ!

Angel Pop Farewell

An Angel and the King of Pop all in one day.

Almost too much for this hokiegirl to handle.

Sigh.

Free At Last

He's gone. By my calculations, he'll be napping soon if not already! We wore his little butt out before he left!

He swam for over an hour and a half last night at the "big" pool and showed off his new diving skills as well as jumping off the big diving board for the first time (not to be confused with the high dive, but just a springier, taller board than he's used to). All this was after a birthday party at school with cupcakes! After listening to his ramblings and watching him just bounce off the walls, we asked him what kind of cupcake he had - um, brown, with brown topping! Caffeine OVERLOAD! He's good with sugar, notsomuch with chocolate! Good thing we found out before the pool - helped us make up our minds how long we would stay - as long as it took to wear him out!

Gigi was in luck too because today was "swim" day at school! They were swimming from 9-10:30, so she picked him up after that! He should be an angel for the ride down!

I can't believe he'll be gone for a week! We are excited for the time to ourselves, but we'll miss him! I'm pretty sure I'll keep myself busy enough the time will just fly by!

Camp GA, here he comes!

I'm so excited and so anxious all at the same time.

Gigi is taking Little Hauss back to GA tomorrow and he'll be there until NEXT Thursday! We will meet halfway for a swap then! She's been asking to have him for some time and she always said, when he was about 3 or 4 we'd be ready for it too! She was right! I will miss him dearly, but it will be nice to have some quiet evenings after work and to sleep in on a Saturday morning - watch me wake up at 6 anyway!
It works out great because we have a lot of stuff planned this weekend (imagine that) that we were going to need a sitter for anyway!
He's super duper excited and tells us everyday all the fun things they have in store! They will be teaming up with my mom's friends and their grandkids (all around the same age) for some adventures to the Children's Museum, pool, library puppet show, free movie, and even a picnic at the waterfall! They might even be able to squeeze in bowling!
Thanks Mom (and Dad - even though he'll only be around for the weekend)!