Teenagers No More...

Happy Birthday Regan and Ramsey!

Rae, we can't wait till you get home so we can hear all about your trip!

Ramsey, See you tonight!

Someone turned.....

We went to the



on Saturday for a day of FUN! If you have not been, I highly recommend going for the day. It is located in Tullahoma and is soooo much fun! Here are some more pics from our fun day!





If you were there, I probably have pictures of you and/or your children. If you would like me to email them to you, just contact me at jboyd812@comcast.net

( no names or other children in pics because I did not have permission from their parents! So, Pics of my child and her cousin will have to do!)

Catch Up...

Mylie finally started feeling better around the 4th. We went to a friends house for a cookout and fireworks. Of course, Mylie stole the show. She was so funny. Our friends hired a DJ and Mylie danced forever. Everyone was watching and encouraging her. It was too funny. Mylie loved the fireworks. She would look up and say "ooooo" and clap her hands every time one would go off.

Monday we went to a friends house to swim and had a blast. Her pool had a awesome slide and diving board. I even went down the slide twice. It was too big for Mylie but she really enjoyed watching the other kids in the pool.

Later this week, we went to Chattanooga to visit Steven Bourque. He is a co worker of Justin. During Bonnaroo, Bourque was patrolling on his THP motorcycle when he was involved in a crash. He was hurt pretty badly. He was taken by helicopter to Erlanger and had to have surgery. During surgery, there were some complications which almost cost him his life. After staying at the hospital for about a week he was moved to a rehab facility. He stayed there for 2 weeks before coming home this past Thursday. He is doing as well as could be expected now. He still has pins in his foot and the doctors have not been able to address his shoulder because of the blood thinner that he is on. He will continue to have physical therapy and it is estimated that he could be back to light duty work in about 6 months and full duty in about a year. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. He is married with two young children.

Friday we went to the YMCA with Tamara and her crew. We had a lot of fun, and I got a little sun burnt. It is true that the best time to get sun burnt is when it is overcast. Later that night, we met my cousin and her boyfriend for dinner. We had wonderful food and great conversation. I sent Mylie with Tamara so we could enjoy some adult time.

Today, Mom and Hannah came down to visit. We went to the Uncle Dave Macon Days here in the boro. It was soooo hot! We only stayed for an hour. I fed Mylie lots of ice chips trying to keep her cool. We went to Demos' for lunch and stopped by Julia's bakery for some desert. It was fabulous. Next we came back home for a nap and then Mom, Hannah, and I went to the movies. We saw Journey in to the Center of the Earth. It was a 3D movie. I can't remember the last time I went to the movies, much less a 3D movie. It was really cool. Great kid movie. I left them after that movie and they went to dinner. They went back to the movies to see Kit Kittredge. Mom just called and said they laughed and cried and loved the movie. I hope they make it home before the storm.

Speaking of storm, I am going to post this quick in case our power goes out. They are calling for some strong storms and lightening.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Virus...

Mylie has a stomach virus. It hasn't been very bad. Just lots of poops and generally not feeling well. We have spent the past few days inside. I guess that was a good thing, because when we went to the doc to day, they said that she is still contagious. So, hopefully this will pass quick.....

New Sites!

I have updated my list of favorite sites! The 1st new one is my sister Regan Ann, she is about to go to Europe for a month and a half. She is going to keep us updated on her blog about her travels.

The second one is my friend Tamera. Sew Unique is her blog that she started for the purpose of showing off and selling her new T shirts. They are awesome! I got one for Mylie and have since ordered for birthday presents. If you can think it she can sew it! Check her out. Also, a portion of the proceeds goes to a really good cause! Read about all of that here!

Whew, we have been busy.

The past couple of weeks has been full of fun! We have spent many days playing with friends, going to the lake and having fun. My friend Tamera and I went to another friends house a few days ago and the kids all swam and played on the giant slide. Mylie even went down the slide and loved it! Saturday, we went to the lake with Scotty and Shell. They took their grandsons as well. We fished, swam, and grilled out. We had a blast. It rained a little on us and blew up a storm, but we pulled in to the dock and by that time the storm had blown over so we went back out! We had a great day. Sunday, Justin and I went to Jake and Janet's for a pool party. We played pool volleyball and the girls won just about every time. Woo Hoo!

This last picture of Mylie, I thought it was so cute! I was in the shower and I look over and she had fallen asleep in her exersaucer! I ran down stairs to get my camera! It was too funny not to share.

Happy Birthday Kirby!

Happy Birthday to my sister, Kirby. I hope you have a wonderful day. You are a great sister and friend.

Finally recovered

Well, we have finally recovered from our vacation. I think we needed a vacation from our vacation. We had such a good time, it is just a lot different when you vacation with children.
This last week we have been unpacking and getting things back where they belong. We have not completed this task, but when is it ever completed?

Today, Mom came down to visit. Missy dropped Hannah off for dinner with us. Mom, Mylie, and I went shopping before she got here. New York and Co. is having a great sale. I got a couple of tops for $8, and some shorts for buy one get one half off. Mom ran into some great deals at Coldwater Creek. That is her favorite store. I like the clothes in there for Mom. They are very trendy as well as age appropriate.

Tomorrow, Mylie and I are going to the Moore Family Reunion. It is at lunch time, and I can't wait to see everyone. I didn't go last year because I had just had Mylie. The year before, we went and had a wonderful time.

Sunday, Mylie and I will go in to McMinnville to see my dad, then we will head back home to have Father's Day with Justin when he returns from work.

Not a whole lot going on next week. I am sure we will find ourselves out by a pool somewhere if this weather keeps up like it is. Although, tonight we got some storms.

I will try and post some more pics later. I am tired and ready for bed. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and Happy Father's Day.

Our Last Day

Today we slept in a little bit, Mylie woke up with a low grade fever. She seemed to be feeling o.k. though. Justin and I went to the beach while Grammie played with Mylie. Justin and I both got a lot of sun. The weather was very nice today. Justin stayed out about an hour and then Mom came down to meet me and we went to the pool for a swim. I was tired and hot so I went back up to the condo while she stayed out in the sun for a while. After lunch and a nap, we all loaded up to go and eat seafood one last time. We went to the Crab House over at Barefoot landing. It was amazing. I had crab cakes which were the best. Mom, Nanny, and Poppa all had platters with lots of things on them. Justin had the seafood bar which had snow and king crab legs. He really enjoyed his meal. Afterwards, we went to the beach for some pictures. The wind was blowing very hard but it was nice. Now, we are sitting around the table listing to Justin tell some stories which I am afraid are going to scare Nanny and Mom. The cars are packed are we are almost ready to go. We are getting up early and finishing packing and hitting the road.

Day 6

Mylie woke up without a fever this morning so, we got ready and went to the pool for a little while. We were there for maybe 30 minutes before she got tired. So, we came back up to the condo for her to take a nap. When she woke up she had more fever so, we gave her more Motrin. She is still playing a little here and there and is not showing any other symptoms. I consulted her Doctor to make sure we were taking the right precautions. She agreed to continue Motrin and wait it out. If she has fever when we get back to the boro, we will take her to the Doctor. So, we have spent most of today resting and lounging around the condo. Mom and I got out for a little drive. We drove up the road that follows the beach and saw some beautiful houses. Then we went back to the shops at Barefoot Landing. I picked up a t shirt and some hoop earrings, and she got some earrings and chips and salsa. We stopped for a lemonade and a cookie. The shop had strawberry shortcake cookies that were awful! I guess I am spoiled to my cousin's cookies! We threw the strawberry ones straight in the trash. Oh, we also got Christmas ornaments as well. Tonight we fixed breakfast for supper. It was very good, but I am tired of smelling like bacon. Ha! Justin and I went for a walk on the beach after Mylie went to bed. The weather has been pretty close to perfect while we are here.