Toddler Talk...

"Mommy, I had your boobies in my bedroom!"

What a difference a year makes

Sorry for the lack of blogging once again! Last week was picture day at Grace's school. I took a photo of her on picture day last year too and did the same today to be able to compare. Gosh, our little girl is growing too fast! :)

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend consisted of: 

Golfcart/Powerwheel Races:

Fishing:

Beautiful Sunsets:

Scotts Birthday Dinner at Old Salt:

MudPie Making:

Windy Days, Pig Pickin', and great times with family and friends!

Turtle Farm

One morning Grace and her Daddy were laying in bed discussing their "Turtle Farm" they wanted to have. Only turtles, butterflies, ladybugs, and ducks were allowed. No frogs, alligators, or snakes could come close.

Guess where we ended up?

That's right! The pet store buying actual Turtle Food AND a Turtle Aquarium.

Did you know...

I believe it! :)

And some of them have me in stitches from laughing so hard!

Wine and Design

My Mom was in Raleigh for a conference at the end of May.

We've talked for a year now about getting her up here to go to Wine and Design with me.

Finally we made it happen, and we had so much fun!

My final product:

Summer Concerts: Kenny

One of mine and Scott's favorite things to do together is go to concerts together.

This summer we kicked it off with one of my favorite performers, Kenny Chesney! :)

He always puts on the best show!

Curly Q

Grace got curlers for her hair. She was staying at Gigi and Big Daddy's one night until Scott and I got off work at the Oyster Bar. After her bath, Gigi put them in her hair.

And the next morning, she had curly hair! She loved it!

Mudcats Game

Its nice to live so close to the Mudcats Stadium.

We dont get to visit often, but when we do we have a great time!

Roller skating

Grace got Dora Rollerskates from Santa. The weather has finally been nice enough to get outside and use them!

Everything is Tuesday...

Our Tuesdays for the past have consisted of two things in the evenings. Ballet and Pizza!

Vegas

Back April my friend Amanda and I flew to Vegas for the weekend to meet Scott and her boyfriend Jay who were already there for a tradeshow. It was my first trip to Vegas and it was certainly a fun one!

Excuse the cell phone photos. I do have some more photos from my actual camera I hope to post soon!

Friends

Grace and her "Ballet Camryn" at picture day for Ballet!

Sleeping Beauty

"Despite having a million things to do, it is very hard to look away from my sleeping baby."

-M. Ovalle

Weeds

Grace loves to pick flowers. These tend to be her favorites to pick. Thankful I have a tiny bud vase to hold special memories. :)

Build Me Up Buttercup!

One day after church we decided to drive around Washington and Tyrrell Counties. The Buttercups are by the "ma-millions" as Grace says. We decided one field was too pretty not to stop and take a few photos.

Too small?

As I was cleaning up one day, Grace hollered for me to come look at her. She had taken one of her newborn layettes that is usually on one of her baby dolls off and tried it on herself. :) Such a silly girl.

Kanki

We took Grace to Kanki a few weeks ago. It wasn't her first experience, but probably the first she'll remember. She wasn't a fan of the fire. After the first sign of it she was ready to leave. Scott and I used to eat here a lot when my apartment was close by but I haven't been in so long. The food was as yummy as ever, I just hope that once Grace gets a bit older she'll love it too!

Interview with a 4yr old

A little interview I did with her just a few days after her birthday:

1. What is your name? Allie Grace McLaughlin

2. How old are you? 4

3. What's your favorite color? All of the colors

4. Who is your best friend? All of my friends, 2 Camryns and Crewe

5. What is your favorite animal? Zebra

6. What do you want to be when you grow up? a Mommy

7. What's your favorite movie? Madagascar

8. What's your favorite book? The Tinkerbell book

9. What makes you happy? Everybody

10. What makes you sad? When Daddy's not home

11. What's your favorite food to eat? Corn

12. What's your favorite song to sing? He Lives Again

13. What game(s) do you like to play? Baby dolls

"Cleaning and Scrubbing can wait 'til tomorrow! For babies grow up we've learned to our sorrow. So quiet down cobwebs. Dust, go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep."

Taken 5.07.13 (the night before she turned 4).

Seasons of Change

We're still here, and busy as ever! Lots of things have changed since our last post. The weather has finally warmed up, things have become green again and the pretty flowers are blooming. But, the biggest change is that we now have a FOUR year old in the house! :) Crazy how time flies...