Maddox Madness

Update on Baby Maddox #2 and HELP

2010-10-10T18:51:00.000-07:00

This pregnacy is flying by! I am already 18 weeks and we find out Wednesday what the sex is! We are so excited. I keep getting asked if I want a boy or girl. It really doesn't matter to me. If it is a boy, we have most things we will need. If it is a girl, that would be awsome. One of each. There is a 50/50 chance it is either.

I am having a problem with tis blog. After I upload pictures, I only see them as text in the preview, not the actual picture. Once they are posted, I can see the actual picture. It makes it really difficult to put captions under the pictures, when I can't see them. Any suggestions?

Myrtle Beach, 2010

2010-10-10T18:31:00.001-07:00

In September we took our annual Honeycutt beach trip. We had a great time. Cameron LOVED it. He liked the pool, the sand, and the ocean. I am sure next year he will be running around everywhere.

First Trip To England

2010-10-10T17:54:00.000-07:00

We took Cameron on his first trip to Enland this summer. Our primary reason for going is for Adam and Catherine's wedding (bottom 5 pictures). Since we would be in England, we decided to have a Christening for Cameron (first 5 pictures). We had a great trip, but busy.

OMG!!!

2010-09-07T14:21:00.000-07:00

Notice any additions to the blog? Yes, Baby Maddox #2 is on the way! We didn't exactly plan on the second baby coming so quickly, but we are excited. Baby #2 is due March 11, 2011. Cameron will be just over 13 months old when his little brother or sister comes along.

It is strange to find out about this pregnancy so far into it. With Cameron, we found out almost immediately! This pregnancy will go by quickly. I am already 13 weeks.

Pool Time

2010-09-07T14:08:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we went to a pool party for Colin Weeks' 3rd birthday. This was Cameron's first time in a real pool. I think he liked it. He pretty much watched the big kids swim and splash around. He wasn't too sure of the float, but maybe he can get used to it.

Houston, We Have a Problem

2010-09-01T18:11:00.000-07:00

Cameron has started pulling up. He pulled up on the couch earlier today and in his crib this evening. Simon lowered the mattress in the crib! He is growing up so fast! We are thinking walking by Christmas! Will he ever slow down again?

2010-08-28T14:29:00.000-07:00

Finally!

2010-07-23T14:06:00.000-07:00

I think the new title of our blog says it all. The post below has some recent pictures of Cameron. He was 6 months old yesterday. He weighs 17lbs 5 oz and is 27in long. We did find out at his check-up that he has an ear infection! Great! He is pretty good at sitting up on his own. He loves eating his rice cereal and baby food. I will try to be a better blogger in the future.

2010-07-23T13:49:00.000-07:00

First trip to the Mountains

2010-04-12T09:38:00.001-07:00

Last Saturday we decided to take a day trip to Blowing Rock. It was a beautiful clear day. It was slightly cooler up there than it was here in Lexington. We started with lunch at the Six Pence Pub. One of our favorite places to eat. After lunch we drove up the parkway to check out the views from the top of the mountains. Gosh, it was a beautiful day. We took a couple of pictures and the headed back to town. We decided to stop at Julian Price Park and let Cameron stretch his legs. We happen to have a towel in the car and an umbrella to create some shade. Cameron had a great time playing. I can't wait to go back and let him play in the creek that runs through the park. When my brother and I were younger, we would tie a string to a 20oz soda bottle and float it down the creek. It was simple, but fun. After feeding Cameron at the park we went to the Tanger Outlets for some shopping. This was our real reason to go. I needed some clothes to wear when I go back to work.

Ever wonder why they are called the Blue Ridge Mountains?

We created our own shade at Price Park

Cameron enjoyed the fresh mountain air.

Other pictures from the weekend

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This is one of Cameron's new spring outfits.

Great-Aunt Amy feeding Cameron

Tummy Time

Jackson

Great-Aunt Debbie

Happy Easter

2010-04-05T13:07:00.001-07:00

Happy Bithday Nana!

2010-04-05T12:57:00.002-07:00

Saturday we celebrated my Nana's 89th birthday! It was a wonderful day. The entire family was there. I don't have a copy yet of the picture of the entire family, but I do have one of Nana with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Phil, Me, Cameron, Nana, Jackson, David, and Heather

Nana

2010-04-05T12:57:00.001-07:00

Nana

2010-04-05T12:57:00.000-07:00

New Toy

2010-04-05T12:52:00.000-07:00

No, not Cameron, Simon.

2 Months Old!

2010-03-25T08:47:00.000-07:00

My baby is already 2 months old! Where did the time go. This also means that I only have a month left before I go back to work. That will be hard. Anyway, here are Cameron's stats:

Weight: 11lbs 3oz

Height: 23 1/4 in

Just a reminder of his stats at birth:

Weight: 7lbs 7oz

Height: 20 in

The doctor was proud of Cameron's progress. He is lifting and turning his head during tummy time; tracking objects and people when they move; smiling and cooing; and he has even rolled over!

Here are some pictures of what Cameron has been up to for the past month.

Happy Birthday Jackson

2010-03-21T18:17:00.001-07:00

Cousin Jackson turned 1 today!! That means a year ago Simon and I were coming back from our trip to Paris and England. What a difference a year makes. Cameron and I went down to Charlotte with my parents to the party. Simon had to work :( We had a great time. Cameron slept some and was a wake some.

The Birthday Boy!

Jackson enjoyed his cake

Jackson enjoyed opening his gifts

Cameron and his Grandpa

We wanted a picture of Cameron and Jackson next to each other. We decided that laying on the ground was the best way to take it. It is extremely hard these day to get Jackson for any period of time.

Busy Weekend

2010-03-16T14:28:00.001-07:00

Last weekend was very busy for Cameron. On Friday we went to visit Cameron's Great Uncle Mel and Great Aunt Peggy. It was a great visit.

On Saturday we went to Charlotte to visit Uncle David, Aunt Ashley, and Cousin Jackson. Right now Jackson is too busy crawling around to play with Cameron, but one day they will be able to play together.

Sunday was Cameron's first trip to church. He was awake for a little bit but did fall asleep. I guess it is ok for him to fall asleep during church, he is still little.

Changes

2010-03-14T16:18:00.000-07:00

Cameron has started smiling more and laughing some. He has actually rolled over too! Actually twice! I think both times were an accident, but we are still proud. Here are some pictures of him smiling and of tummy time.

Enjoying A Walk

2010-03-14T16:06:00.001-07:00

We have been able to get out of the house more and walk around the neighborhood. Cameron sleeps during the walks and Lexie enjoys getting out and sniffing.

First 'real' Bath

2010-02-24T16:09:00.000-08:00

Cameron got his first bath in his tub tonight. It still wasn't much more than the sponge baths he was getting on his changing table. I think he liked it. How soon can we put Cameron and Lexie in the tub together?

Meeting Cousin Jackson

2010-02-22T13:04:00.001-08:00

Finally Cameron got to meet his cousin, Jackson. It was a wonderful day. Cameron's Great-Grandmother, Nana was able to come and visit too. She loved holding Cameron and watching Jackson crawling around the floor and 'talking.'

Nana and Cameron

Jackson, Cameron and Nana

How Sweet
Cameron and Couisin Jackson
Taking a stroll with Aunt Ashley, Uncle Dave, and Cousin Jackson. Grandma was taking the picture.

1 Month Old

2010-02-22T12:50:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday Cameron!

Today Cameron is one month old. It seems like this first month has flown by. Here are some pictures from the first month.

WOW

2010-02-03T14:47:00.001-08:00

OK it has been a very long time since I have done any posting. I really meant to get some done after Christmas, but I didn't.

So, Cameron decided to come a little early. His due date was February 1 and he was born January 22. I was only in labor for about 23 hours. Labor and delivery went pretty well. I was one of the lucky ones to experience a spinal headache from the epidural. Due to the headache our stay at the hopsital went from 48 hours to 5 nights! We did finally make it home and eventualy the headache went away.

We are all home and doing great. Simon's parents are here and are being a huge help along with my parents.

The proud parents minutes after birth.

Cameron James Maddox

Lexie and Cameron checking each other out at home.

Getting Ready for Christmas

2009-12-07T19:30:00.000-08:00

We got our Christmas tree this weekend. We stayed up late last night decorating the tree and taking our yearly Christmas photo to send in Christmas cards. I wanted to show you some pictures that didn't make the final cut.
Anyone will tell you that working with animals can be difficult.

Getting ready for Baby

2009-12-07T19:22:00.001-08:00

So, we finally got a crib for Baby. It wasn't too bad putting it together. We don't have the mattress yet. It should arrive this week. The baby's room is coming together!

We have chosen a name. Cameron James. We are having our 3D ultrasound tomorrow so we get to see Baby Cameron again! Can't wait. Here are some pictures of us putting together the crib.

Belly Shots

2009-12-07T19:17:00.000-08:00

I know, it has been a long time. I wanted to put a least one picture of me pregnant on the blog. It will only be one picture because after I saw the pictures, I decided there should not be any more taken. So here is a picture of my pregnant self several weeks ago at 6 months.

Exciting News (a little late)

2009-10-04T10:40:00.000-07:00

Well, I am really late getting this posted. We are getting another addition to the family (officially). Simon's brother, Adam and his girlfriend, Catherine are engaged!! The wedding will probably be Baby Maddox's first trip to the UK! I hope he behaves. Congratulations Adam and Catherine! We are really excited for you.

Beach Trip 2009

2009-10-04T10:21:00.000-07:00

At the end of September we went on the annual Honeycutt Beach Trip. It was great. Simon and I had not had a vacation since we went to Paris/England in March. Here is some advice: Don't take your big vacation early in the year; it makes the year extremely long. Anyway, 5 days at the beach are never enough. Of course, this was Jackson's first trip to the beach. He seemed to have a good time. He is such a cutie. We spent time on the beach, went shopping, the guys played golf, and we ate some yummy food. I can't wait until next year. We will probably have to find another place to stay because with 2 young children, we need more room. It will be so exciting. Here are some pictures.

Jackson and his mommy

Me and Simon

Jackson in his pool. The pool ended up smaller than we though. We never put water in it, but he did sit and play with his toys.

David, Ashley, and Jackson enjoying the beach

Jackson and his favorite Aunt. If you don't believe me, just read his bib.

Who doesn't like sleeping on the beach.

20 down and 20 to go!

2009-09-19T05:28:00.000-07:00

So I am halfway there. The first 20 weeks seems to have gone by pretty fast, but February 1st seems like a long way off. We have lots to do: finish clearing out the junk out of the baby's room, get the junk that has come out of the baby's room out of the house, get furniture for baby, decide on a baby's name, register for who knows what, and I am sure there is much much more. OH, and we have Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's in there. That is Simon's busiest time of the year at work. HELP!!!

We have signed up for childbirth classes. I am sure that they will be very informative. It think it is 5 weeks of classes. I am sure we will learn everything we know so when baby comes we will know it all!

Oh, one more thing coming up that we have to get past, Simon's interviews. He has BIG interviews coming up in a couple of weeks for a STL. That means Store Team Lead, which means Store Manager. He will stay at Target, but will probably change stores sometime, probably around the time the baby is born.

Ok, well I have to end this post, I am getting stressed!

Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails.......

2009-08-26T14:52:00.000-07:00

That's what little boys are made of.. It's a BOY!!! Lexie is going to have a little brother! We are really excited! Of course we would be excited either way! Our sonogram this morning was wonderful. We saw about our baby for about 30 minutes. We saw his bladder, kidneys, brain, nose, fingers, toes, heart, and of course the important boy parts. It is amazing to be able to see all of this. You really realize how much of a miracle a baby is. God is Good! What I really found amazing was he was so active and yet I couldn't feel any of it. At one point he stretched his legs straight out. I wish I could see him every day. We have a DVD of the sonogram and I am going to try to see if I can upload it to the blog (if anyone knows how to do this, let me know).

Thank you to everyone who voted. 43% of you were right.

Happy Anniversary!

2009-08-23T09:09:00.000-07:00

6 years ago today Simon and I stood in front of the minister next to the lake at the camp where we met and SWEATED LIKE PIGS!!!! Oh, and we got married too. We apologize again to everyone for the extreme heat and humidity. It was a very special day. I have enjoyed every minute of the last 6 years together. I am really looking forward to the next year and many years after that!

Thanks to everyone who has voted on our poll. If you haven't, be sure to do so.

16 weeks and counting

2009-08-18T15:43:00.000-07:00

Pregnancy is going good. I am feeling great! My belly is getting a little bit bigger below my belly button. Trying to find some pants that fit and are comfortable is getting harder. Next week I have an appointment for an ultrasound. This should be the one where we can see the sex of the baby! If you look to the side of the blog you see there is a poll. We want to know what you think we are having. I don't have any "feeling" as to what the baby is. We will be happy either way. Pink or Blue. Our appointment is on August 26 at 9am. I hope to update the blog that night or the next day with the results.

Prayer Request

2009-08-03T16:02:00.000-07:00

Please pray for my friends Chad and Holly. Holly was 27 weeks pregnant when she had to go into the hospital for an emergency c-section last week. Unfortunately Baby Matthew did not survive. As you can imagine they are devastated. They had a very hard time getting pregnant and went to the same fertility clinic we did. After the delivery Holly developed an infection and had to stay in the hospital a couple days longer than expected. She is home now and will have a long physical and emotional recovery. Please keep them in your prayers.

Big News from the Maddox House!

2009-07-28T16:39:00.000-07:00

Well, we decided it was time to announce to the blog world that..................we are having a BABY!!!!!! I am at 13 weeks, so that is just over 3 months, the beginning of the 2nd trimester. We are very excited! We have waited so long for this. After several years of 'trying,' I did not have successful pregnancy. We went to see a specialist at Wake Forest Center for Reproductive Medicine. We finally had success! I know that it wasn't all us and the specialist. We have said many, many prayers and God answered them. God is good! The due date is February 1, 2010. Things are looking good so far. We went to the Dr. today and he said that we have a very active baby! Great! At out next appointment in 4 weeks we should be able to find out what the sex is. Yes, we are going to find out. We have waited three years for this, I think that is long enough. I think it will be a wonderful surprise to see our baby for the first time.

So far it has been a great pregnancy. I have not had any morning sickness. I have felt a little icky a couple of times, but nothing big. I have been tired. Bedtime is usually about 9pm. No weird food cravings. I think I am using the pregnancy as an excuse to eat some things and not others. That's ok, right? Simon is doing a great job of making sure I am eating right. He is asking me daily if I am taking my vitamins, eating fruit, and resting. He is great.

I will keep you updated as to how things are going.

Have you seen this?

2009-07-28T16:03:00.001-07:00

I know this came out last week, but I wanted to make sure everyone has seen it. I love this video. Some may believe that it is an awful thing to do in church. I think that if your marriage can start off like this, the rest is going to be great! Click on the link and enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0

Paris: Then and Now

2009-06-23T16:02:00.001-07:00

Simon and I went to Paris back in March. I know probably everyone has the same picture of the Eiffel Tower from the same spot, but I thought these pictures were neat. The first is the picture Simon and I took on our trip and the second is one my grandfather took on his trip to Paris in 1944 after the allies liberated Paris during World War II. The third picture is my grandfather in front of the Eiffel Tower. I know that thousands of people have stood in that same spot and taken a pictures, but as far as I know my grandfather and I are the only two in our family that have been to Paris.

Happy Father's Day

2009-06-23T15:54:00.000-07:00

Love you Dad and Robert!

Baby Jackson's First Visit to Lexington!

2009-06-23T15:29:00.000-07:00

Earlier this month David and Ashley brought my nephew, Jackson to Lexington to meet his Great-Grandmother, Nana. She was so excited to see him. I don't know that I have seen her smile like that in years!

This was the first time Simon and I had seen him in over a month. He has gotten so big! We had a great day. We had hamburgers and homemade ice cream! Jackson also got to meet his Great-Aunt Debbie and Great-Uncle Tom.

My Dad is such a great Grandpa. He loves holding Jackson. Good luck trying to get in between those two!

I tried to help out, but was not very successful. I fed Jackson a couple of times. The first time I did good. The next time was not so good. He spit up on me. I tried to change his diaper and he peed on me. I am going to have to practice some more. He is still such a cutie!!

Happy Birthday Simon

2009-06-23T15:24:00.001-07:00

Simon also celebrated his 30th birthday again this year! It is the 3rd year in a row! For Simon's birthday we went to Blowing Rock for 'Art in the Park'. My parents met us there and came home early with Lexie. Simon and I stayed to shop some more and ate dinner at the Six Pense Pub, one of our favorites!

The Garden

2009-05-11T16:29:00.000-07:00

We have planted a vegetable garden. We tried to grow everything from seed, but that didn't work. We had to buy some plants. We have squash, zucchini, eggplant, cucumber, peppers, lettuce, and okra. We have already picked some lettuce! We have strawberries that keep coming back each year. Simon likes those on his cereal.

Another Birthday....

2009-05-11T16:21:00.000-07:00

another year of turning 29! It was a great birthday weekend. I took Friday, May 1 off from work and Simon was off too! We got to work in the yard and went to eat dinner at Texas Land and Cattle (PF Changs had a 2 hour wait!!!). Saturday, Simon and I were part of Hayden's Pack in the March of Dimes walk in Raleigh. Sunday, we had brunch at Village Tavern with my parents and then opened gifts.

Apology

2009-04-26T19:24:00.001-07:00

I am sorry I haven't been keeping the blog updated. I have posted some pictures from our trip to Paris/England. That was almost 2 months ago. I haven't been in a blogging mood. I don't think my life is that interesting enough to do weekly post. I don't have cute kids to take pictures and Lexie is looking pretty rough these days. I will try to do a better job in the future, but please forgive me if is another 2 months before I post again.

England

2009-04-26T19:07:00.001-07:00

After our trip to Paris (see post below), we went to England to see Simon's family. We saw lots of Simon's family and friends at an party hosted by Pauline and Robert. Below are some of the pictures of our tip.

We took a walk to a waterfall that is really near Simon's house. It was beautiful!

We went to a Derby County football game. Go Rams!

nter>This is at Bolsover Castle that dates back to the 12th Century.

We visited Kedleston Hall where scenes from the movie, 'The Dutchess' were filmed.

Paris

2009-04-26T18:56:00.000-07:00

Way back at the beginning of March Simon and I went on vacation. We began our trip in Paris, France. We saw a lot in the few days we were there. We saw Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. We took a boat trip down the Seine River. We went to the Louvre where we saw the Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa. On a cold rainy day we went to Versailles where we saw the Hall of Mirrors. We also went to Disneyland Paris. I have never been to a Disney park wearing long pants, a coat, and a scarf. I had to buy a hat because it was so cold. We loved Disneyland! Below you will see a few of our pictures from the trip.

Paris

2009-04-26T18:48:00.000-07:00

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SNOW!

2009-03-02T13:55:00.000-08:00

I did not believe yesterday that we were going to have this much snow. It poured down rain yesterday and I thought it would be too wet for the snow to stick. I was wrong (one of the few times i am). Last night it began to snow and by the time we went to bed the ground was covered. Simon and I both went into work late this morning. Simon was supposed to be in at 6am and he went in at 8am. I was supposed to be in at 9am and went in at 11am. The exciting thing was the bank closed early today, so I had a really short day. I took Lexie out this morning to see if she would like the snow and she loved it. She ran around everywhere. She started pulling sticks out of the snow and was surprised when they were covered in snow and ice. She would have stayed out much longer, but I had to get to work. It was a good snow day. It has been a long time since we have had one.

Walker Family Christmas

2009-01-25T19:01:00.000-08:00

As I mentioned, my mom's family (the Walkers) gets together on MLK weekend to Celebrate Christmas. We learned several years ago that it was too hard to get together on Christmas, so we picked MLK weekend to do that. It works great. My parents hosted everyone this year. On Saturday we went to my Uncle Mel and Aunt Peggy's house. There are 21 of us now. It seems like we are growing every year. It seems kinda crazy at times, but I love it.

The Family

Ashle, Baby Boy Honeycutt, Becky and David

Becky and Sam

Uncle Mel and Sam

Uncle Mel and Mom

Me holdin Sam and Mom holding Lexie

Me holding baby goat

Junior

Ruby

Annabel and Grace

Christmas Night

2009-01-25T18:48:00.000-08:00

On Christmas night we had dinner and opened gifts at our house. It was great! After we all opened our gifts we went to my parent's house for dessert and stockings.

Christmas Morning.

2009-01-25T18:37:00.000-08:00

On Christmas morning Simon and I went to my parent's house for breakfast. My Nana always comes over and this year my Aunt Amy was able to spend Christmas with us.

My dad and Nana

Nana is opening her Christmas gifts while Lexie watches.

Christmas with the Honeycutts

2009-01-25T18:24:00.000-08:00

The Monday before Christmas we were able to get together with the Honeycutt family (minus David and Ashley). Simon and I had the day off and my cousin, Phillip and his wife, Robin were in town from West Virginia and my cousin, Heather was in town from Burlington. It was kinda weird how it worked out for us all to be together. It was nice. Of course my parents, my Aunt Debbie and Uncle Tommy, and my Nana were there. O, there was also 5 dogs! Phillip and Robin have 4 dogs. The dogs in the family picture are their dogs. I can't remember all of their names, sorry. The 5th dog is Bear. He stayed in the back bedroom most of the day because he does not play well with others (people or dogs).

This is Bear with my Uncle Tommy and cousin Phillip.

Help!

2009-01-21T15:40:00.001-08:00

Will someone tell me where I can find neat backgrounds for my blog. I am tired of the boring ones that are offered.

I KNOW!!!!

2009-01-21T15:14:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know it has been a very long time since I have posted anything on the blog. Sorry. I have actually have been reading any one's blogs recently. So here is an update. Simon and I had a great Christmas. Since we both had to work on the 24th and 26th, it makes the holiday so short. I envy those people who have a week or so off at Christmas. I miss those days. We rang in the New Year with some friends here in Lexington. Can you believe it is 2009?

This past weekend we got together with my mom's family for 'Walker Family Christmas.' With my mom's family we decided several years ago that it was difficult for us to get together on Christmas, so we decided to get together every Martin Luther King weekend. It works great. We have gone to different places to celebrate, but this year we were at my parent's house. Well, we were there most of the time. Friday night we did our traditional Mexican meal out. Saturday we went to Taylorsville to see my Aunt Peggy and Uncle Mel. My Uncle is not feeling well, and did not want to make the trip, so we decided to take the party to him. We ate BBQ, played with the goats and did our traditional reading of the Christmas story from the Bible. Then, the best part, opening our stockings. We gave up several years ago trying to buy gifts for everyone. We just buy stocking stuffers.

Saturday night we watched the annual MLK weekend UNC basketball game. Now every year my family gets together for Christmas MLK weekend and every year we watch UNC play basketball and every year they lose. Well, this year was different. Maybe is was because is was a night game instead of a day game, I don't know. But UNC won and most of the family was happy. We had my cousins staying at our house through out the weekend. Sunday night was Wii night at our house. Those that were still around came to our house to play Wii. Can you believe that my cousin, Becky and her husband do not have a Wii?? Maybe it is because they have a 5 month old son. We played it all: Wii fit, Guitar Hero, Wii sports, and Mario Cart!

So did anyone watch TV on Tuesday? We have a TV outside my office at work so we can see what the Stock Market is doing, but Tuesday we had it on the Inauguration. I watched bits and pieced up until the actual event and then I saw right after it all happened. I had a meeting at noon! I am excited about the new President. I know that there are lots of people out there who are not happy with the decision that the American public made, but get over it. We have at least 4 years of Obama. Hey, he can't be any worse that what we have had!!

Holidays are over. So thing are back to normal here at the Maddox household. I hope that I have updated everyone enough. I will try to post some pictures from the weekend soon. I forgot my camera so I have to get them from my dad.

ATTENTION!!! THE BLOG HAS BEEN UPDATED!!

2008-12-06T16:19:00.000-08:00

For all those people who have been checking to see if I have done any updating on the blog, YES I HAVE!! I get annoyed when I visit blogs that have not been updated for weeks, sometimes months. I know that everyone gets busy and doesn't realize that I am waiting for an update. So I forgive you. You must feel the same way about me. Please enjoy the post below.

The Finished Product

2008-12-06T16:18:00.000-08:00

O, Christmas Tree. O, Christmas Tree

2008-12-06T16:08:00.000-08:00

Simon and I continued our tradition of getting the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. As we were decorating we discovered that 2 sets of lights were bad. So we had to take a pause in decorating until we got more lights. As you can see Lexie has to be in the middle of everything. She had to sniff every box that came from the attic and every ornament she could. She is so curious sometimes, I wonder if she is part cat. Don't tell her I said that.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-12-06T15:54:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know that Thanksgiving was last week. I am just getting around to posting pictures. My parents had everyone over their house again this year for lunch. David and Ashley were there along with Ashley's parents, Jack and Nancy. My Aunt Amy comes to visit from Burlington. My Nana is still able to make lunch. And, of course, Simon and I. Last year Simon's parents, Pauline and Robert, were visiting during Thanksgiving and really enjoyed their first Thanksgiving. They were missed this year. And for those of you who are not that educated, NO, they do not have Thanksgiving in England, so stop asking!!

The women are cooking!

The men are sitting.

The whole crowd is happy and stuffed!!

Happy 60th Birthday Dad!

2008-12-06T15:30:00.000-08:00

So, almost a month ago, my mom had a 60th Birthday Party for my dad. I am just posting pictures from it. It was such a fun party. I wanted to do a little presentation, "Things that are older than Dad." Does anyone remember that episode of "The Cosby Show?" FIRE is older than Dad, The WHEEL is older than Dad. I can't remember the rest, but it was a great episode.

The Birthday cake cam from a local bakery. My mom was supposed to pick up the cake at noon on the day of the party. Someone from the bakery called my mom at 11:30am and asked if the cake was for a girl or a boy AND wanted to know if pastel colors were OK. HELLO!!! The cake was going to have a bunch of 60s on it. My mom told them it was for a 60 year old MAN!!! And NO, she did not want pastel colors, she wanted bright manly colors! As you can see it turned out just fine and it was soooo YUMMY!!! The chocolate icing was the best!!

I am not going to post pictures of everyone who was at the party, but here are a couple. This is my dad and his brother, Tommy. Do they look like they are related??

I thought this was a great picture. This is Ros, Prentice and Dustin. I couldn't get pictures of them with their spouses. They sure do look like they are having fun.

Samuel Benjamin

2008-11-10T15:17:00.001-08:00

This weekend Simon and I went to Morhead City to meet my newest cousin. I guess he is my second counsin, my cousin's son. Samuel Benjamin Hall was born on August 23 (our anniversary). They live in Atlanta so this was his first visit to his grandma's house in Morehead City. He is a cutie!

This is my Aunt Debbie with her newest grandson.

My cousin, Jason, with his nephew

Isn't he a cutie with his cords on?

What do ya think? Are Simon and I ready?

Leaves

2008-11-10T15:09:00.001-08:00

Fall is a great time of year. The weather is wonderful. I love watching the trees change colors, but I do not like what happens after the leaves have changed color. They all fall off the trees and into the yard! The first picture is of the tree in the back yart. Notice that the tree is very green. This tree takes FOREVER to drop all of its leaves. We will be raking leaves well into December. The other pictures are of the tree in the front yard. It is a huge tree. It is so beautiful! I took this picture last week and today most of the leaves are on the ground. I can not see my front yard because of all the leaves.

Vote Vote Vote

2008-11-02T11:08:00.000-08:00

In case you haven't heard there is a big election this Tuesday in the US. I have already voted. I went to the Community College 2 weeks ago and was in and out in less than 10 mintues. I don't know were all these people are seeing the crowds and long lines. I had no problem. One of the best things we are able to do as American Citizens is cast our vote for the leader of the country. Not everyone gets to do that. We should not take it for granted. Get out and VOTE!! Sorry Simon, you will be able to vote for the next President.

Fire

2008-11-02T10:51:00.001-08:00

Simon bought us a firepit from Target (it was on clearance) last year. We have rarley used it. After Simon mowed the yard he gathered all the stick and put them in the fire pit. Lexie did not like this. Everytime we picked up sticks she tried to pull them away. The big ones are her favorite. It was a cool night and the fire felt good. Of course before we went inside I made Simon hose it down really good with water. I just knew the fire would spread to the house if we didn't soak it with water. My mind thinks strange things like that.

Happy Birthday Mom!

2008-11-02T10:49:00.000-08:00

Today is my mom's birthday. I don't have any pictures to post because we have not had our official celebration yet. She has been out of town this weekend visiting her sisters and will be back this afternoon. I will try to post some pictures later.

Zimmermann Vineyards

2008-11-02T10:36:00.000-08:00

My dad and I went to Zimmerman Vineyards yesterday for a wine tasting. The vineyards is right outside of Davidson County in Randolph County. What a beautiful place. We got a bottle of wine and had some German food that was brought in. There was a good crowd there. I am going to have to go back for a tasting.

Congrats to the Ray Family!

2008-11-02T10:32:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the world Hailey Ray! Check out the picture of the newest member of their family.
http://www.averygray.blogspot.com/

BBQ Festival

2008-10-25T17:05:00.000-07:00

Today was the 25th annual BBQ Festival in uptown Lexington. If we go it is best to get there early in the morning and leave by 10am. That is before the crowds get there. We got up there later this year because of rain. But that meant the crowns got there later. I am sorry to say that we did not have any BBQ while we were uptown. In my opinion, the BBQ sandwiches at the Festival are not the best. I would rather go to one of the local restaurants and get some BBQ. Below are pictures of the famous Budweiser Clydesdales and the sand sculpture.

Saturday Morning

2008-10-04T10:22:00.000-07:00

Another Saturday morning and another walk uptown. My parents and I (and Simon when he is not working) like to walk uptown on Saturday mornings with Lexie. When it is open, we stop by the farmer's market and get baked goods, fresh flowers, and fresh veges. We usually stop by one of the coffee places in town and have breakfast. For the past year we have had to take a detour because the main bridge in Lexington has been closed. We were having to actually walk across the railroad tracks. It wasn't so bad except one time recently the Amtrack was coming around the corner as my mom was crossing with Lexie and had to blow the horn for her to get off the tracks. Scary. Yesterday, after a ribbon cutting ceremony, the new bridge opened. It was the talk of the town. So this morning we crossed the new bridge on our way uptown. The town is back to normal. Thank goodness.

The new bridge!

Lexie with her Halloween scarf at The Perfect Blend

Lexie enjoyed watching the train go under the new bridge

Have you met Gorilla Pod?

2008-10-01T16:14:00.000-07:00

For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting a Gorilla Pod, you are missing out. Simon's brother bought us one a couple of years ago and we love it. The Gorilla Pod is a tripod for your camera, but the legs are bendy and can be put any where, you don't have to have a flat surface. It is fun to get creative and see where the Gorilla Pod can go. At one point you could only buy them online, but now they can be found in most stores where you can buy digital camera.

This was taken with the Gorilla Pod on a trash can in Savannah.

One last drink in the Dominican Republic.

GP on the balcony of our room in the Dominican Republic.

GPs visit the Gorilla exhibit at the zoo.

GP playing mini-golf.

Beach Trip

2008-10-01T15:49:00.000-07:00

We just got back from our annual trip with my family to Myrtle Beach. This is something we look forward to every year. Unfortunately, my sister-in-law, Ashley, was not able to come. We missed her. My parents go down for the whole week and the kids usually join them about mid-week. We got to do everything we wanted to do. Shop, sit on the beach, play golf, play mini-golf, eat. The Family, minus Ashley :( at The Parson's Table. One of our favorite places Little River.

The guys before their annual golf outing.

Simon and I flying kites on the beach. (I chose the picture that was taken far away so everyone would not be frighted of me on the beach.)

Me, Simon and my Dad playing Bocce on the beach.

Me and my honey!

One of our favorite places in Myrtle Beach, Mayday Golf. My mother believes they have the cleanest bathrooms on the Grand Strand.

Jim and June

Me and Mom behind the waterfall.

Dad behind the waterfall

Random Post

2008-09-20T08:51:00.000-07:00

I wanted to post something new on the blog, but I couldn't think of anything exciting that is going on. I am catching up with the blogs while Simon is watching the Ryder Cup. I don't think I can take a day of watching golf. This is a picture of Simon and I from May at Childress Winery. I hope all that read this are doing well. Sorry this is not an exciting post, I just hate not updating it often.

I won!

2008-09-13T07:43:00.000-07:00

There are rules in accepting this award. I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only (which has proven difficult)! Then I must pass it on to seven others!The questions are as follows:

1. Where is your cell phone? Den
2. Where is your significant other? here
3. Your hair color? blond
4. Your mother? friend
5. Your father? wonderful
6. Your favorite thing? food
7. Your dream last night? odd
8. Your dream/goal? family
9. The room you're in? den
10. Your hobby? TV
11. Your fear? loneliness
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? mother
13. Where were you last night? neighbor's
14. What you're not? neat
15. One of your wish-list items? money
16. Where you grew up? Lexington
17. The last thing you did? breakfast
18. What are you wearing? clothes
19. Your TV? necessary
20. Your pet? Lexie
21. Your computer? HP
22. Your mood? Tired
23. Missing someone? yes
24. Your car? Saturn
25. Something you're not wearing? make up
26. Favorite store? Target
27. Your summer? Busy
28. Love someone? YES!
29. Your favorite color? Pink
30. When is the last time you laughed? earlier
31. Last time you cried? Saturday

Now, I get to pass on the award, here are my Seven to pass along:
I am not sure who to pass this along to because it seems to have gotten to everyone. So if there is anyone who reads this and wants to receive this award, go for it.

2008-09-07T11:38:00.000-07:00

Well, I have become one of those bloggers who has waited 2 weeks to update the blog. Now, instead of having several small post, I have to do one big one. So this may be long. Forgive me.

Simon's parents came to visit for 2 weeks. We really enjoyed their visit. I think we kept them so busy that they had to go home to rest. During the first week they were here they went to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's house, with my parents for a couple of days. If you scroll down you can see the post from our anniversary. For dinner we went to the Melting Pot. It was wonderful. Thanks to Jim and June and Pauline and Robert for a wonderful meal!

The pictures below are from the trip to Wilmington Simon and I took with his parents. The first thing we did was to go to the Aquarium at Ft. Fisher. It was great! I highly recommend it.

This snake was not even part of an exhibit. We saw him outside!

On the way back from the aquarium, we stopped in Kure Beach to see the ocean. It was kinda cool and overcast that day. Not a good day for sun bathing.

The day we arrived, August 25th, was Pauline's birthday. In addition to the aquarium and the beach, we went to eat dinner at a very good Italian place in Wilmington. Loved it!! The next day we went to tour the USS North Carolina Battleship. I don't remember it being that long of a tour. We were inside the boat for over 2 hours! By the time we reappeared at the top of the boat, we realized it had been pouring rain. No wonder it was so hot and humid inside the boat.

After finding a late lunch in Wilmington we decided to take a carriage ride through some of the historic district. We saw some beautiful houses. The day we were leaving we decided to tour Bellamy Mansion. It was huge and beautiful. We got to see all 5 floors of the house.

We had a great time with Pauline and Robert. Time always seems to go by so quickly. We were sad to see them go.

Zoo

2008-08-23T14:30:00.000-07:00

As part of our anniversary celebration, we went to the zoo with our parents. It was a wonderful day. The weather was nice. We only saw half of the exhibits, but we saw it all 5 years ago when we went to the zoo after our honeymoon. The animals were very active and out where we could see them. I can't post all the pictures because I usually take a lot when animals are around.

Happy Anniversary!

2008-08-23T05:34:00.001-07:00

On a hot summer day (very hot) five years ago Simon and I stood in front of our family and friends and sweated like pigs, I mean we exchanged our vows. For those of you were not there let met tell you about the day. It was HOT, it was HUMID, and there wasn't a breeze to be found anywhere!!! But it was still a very special day that I will never forget. Happy Anniversary Simon! I love you just as much today as I did on that warm day on the lake.

The wedding party: back row: Margaret Mathes, Ashley Honeycutt, Beth Ray, MA, Pastor Tommy, Simon, Cara Prell, Carrie Sanders, Brooke Wilson. front row:David Honeycutt, Adam Maddox, David Brown, Tom Newton.

Thank you to all thos who mad our wedding day so special. I know it was very hot, but having our family and friends by our sides meant the world to us.

Goodbye

2008-08-12T15:12:00.000-07:00

Simon took Adam and Catherine to the train station on Monday morning. It was so sad to see them leave. We had such a good visit. If you notice in one of the pictures that Lexie had to give Adam a big kiss. Adam played with Lexie all week, she is going to spend all of this week resting. She has to rest up this week because Grandma and Grandpa Maddox will be here on Monday!!

Dan Nickolas Park

2008-08-12T14:48:00.000-07:00

On Sunday Simon cooked us pancakes and sausages for breakfast and then we hung around the house and watched the Olympics. In the afternoon we went to Dan Nickolas Park for a little while. We started off at the petting barn. It sucks! Several years ago the petting area caught on fire and we have not been back since the new one has been open. You used to be able to go inside the fence with the animals and pet them. Now, you have to pet them through the fence, if they are close enough. I like the old one better. O, well. We walked around the lake and then got a drink. Catherine and I had Cheerwine Slushies! Before we left we played a round of mini golf. Simon won. It was a hard course.

The hay is always better on the other side of the fence.

mint sauce

Lazy pig

Simon says I take too many pictures of animals

FORE!

Adam puts one-handed

The Pro.

We had to hurry home beause my parents were coming over for dinner and I didn't have anything ready. Just like me. Dinner turned out alright anyway.

Blowing Rock

2008-08-12T14:36:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday we took Adam and Catherine to Blowing Rock. Adam has been once before but it was March and it was just over freezing. It was warmer this trip. We took a picnic lunch and ate at Price Park. We of course picked a table on the other side of the creek so we had to cross the creek to get to the table. We had a nice table across from a Lutheran group of Senior Adults. We got to hear most of their announcements. Cheap entertainment.

After we had lunch we drove up on the Parkway and across the Viaduct. It was a beautiful day! We took a short 'hike' (MA doesn't hike) on the Rough Ridge trail and took in the views from there. The views were amazing.

Then we walked around downtown BR for a while. It was different not having Lexie there with us. We ate an early dinner at the Six Pence Pub, one of our favorites.

After dinner we went by the outlets to do a little shopping. Of course we found some good deals. It was a long day out, but another good one.

New Colors

2008-08-12T14:32:00.001-07:00

I had to change the background on the blog. The dull brown was starting to get to me. What do you think? I am not as advanced at blogging as some of you may be. I don't know where to find all the really cute backgrounds.

New Additions to the House

2008-08-08T15:19:00.000-07:00

Having everyone coming to visit in August gave us a deadline for projects to do around the house. The major project was the laundry room. We removed the the old shelves and an big sink that was in there. We painted and put down new floors. We bought new cabinets and there is room for everything. There is an entire cabinet for Simon's golf clubs, cart, and shoes!! It is my new favorite room. Still to come are some new blinds and some nice curtains. I have posted before and after pictures. The before pictures are before we moved into the house, but you get the idea.

AFTER

We also bought a new couch. It is a sectional and it is RED. I never thought I would get a red couch, but I do like it. On each end it has recliners. They are nice.

Carowinds

2008-08-08T14:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we all went to Carowinds for the day. The entire day. We left the house at 9am and returned at 11:20pm. We had a great time! When we arrived we saw a sign that said 'Welcome SC Baptist.' Great, there was a very large group of youth there. It was crowded and the lines were long. We rode several rides and then decided to head over to the water park to cool off some. Our favorite had to have been the Super Saturator. This is the ride where the people riding can drop water bombs on those below and the people below can shoot water at the people riding. It was great. We were already wet, so getting more wet was not a problem. The funniest part was the people were perfectly dry and got soaked!!! We stayed until the part closed and then headed home. We stopped in Concord to eat dinner about 9:30pm and eventually made it home.

Adam and Catherine in line for the Carolina Goldrush

MA on Thunder Road. Look at the far right of the picture.

Adam and Catherine on Thunder Road

The yellow coaster in the background is the Super Saturator.

Adam and Catherine

MA and Simon

On the carousel

CHEESE!!

Visitors

2008-08-06T19:19:00.000-07:00

Adam and Catherine are here! We picked them up at the train station in Greensboro on Sunday night and of course the train was an hour late. Greensboro has a really nice station, by the way. We went to a Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball game. It was warm and there was no breeze. The Hoppers lost, but it was a fun evening anyway. I have posted some pictures from the ballpark.

Guilford, the mascot

Adam and Catherine

Adam, Catherine, and Simon

Simon and MA

Babe, the bat dog

The Hoppers lost.

Nap Time.

2008-07-30T15:12:00.000-07:00

Simon goes Country!

2008-07-24T16:07:00.000-07:00

Simon bought me tickets to see Brad Paisley in concert last weekend. It was great. We went to the ampitheater in Charlotte. With Brad Paisley was Julianne Hough (from Dancing with the Stars), Chuck Wicks (who was ok), and Jewel (who has just gone country). We had a great time. The weather was perfect. We had lawn seats and there was a nice breeze. Julianne Hough was really enjoyable to watch. I didn't know a lot of her songs, but she did a good job. Chuck Wicks was alright. Jewel was great. She played a lot of her older songs, plus a couple of new ones. She ended with her yodeling, which Simon missed because he went back for another beer. Darn. For yodeling it was very good. Then it was time for Brad Paisley. He was wonderful. Very entertaining. He changed guitars for every song and never took a break. Simon even enjoyed it and he was not that familar with any of the songs. I am always amazed by the people who spend money for tickets and then procede to get really drunk and don't get to see the person perform. I payed good money to see these guys perform, I want to be sober for it. Below are some pictures of the concert. Some of them might not be too clear, sorry.

Julianne Hough

Jewel

Brad Paisley

Happenings of the weekend.

2008-07-16T15:37:00.000-07:00

I know it is Wednesday, but I wanted to fill you in on what happened over the weekend. We will start with Friday afternoon. Simon decided he would mow the forest that our grass has turned into when he got home from work. He was outside for about 10 minutes before he came inside. I asked what was wrong and he said he had gotten stung or bitten by something. It looked like a sting. I told him to put ice on it. While he was standing in the kitchen he got stung again. He had found a nest of yellow jackets in the front yard. I know I have been stung before, but it has been many many years. He was in some pain. I asked if he was allergic to stings and he said he had never been stung before. We would find out soon if he were allergic. He's not. SO the yard did not get mowed on Friday.

Saturday we decided we would paint the laundry room before Simon had to go to work. We put the first coat of paint (Simon had already primed the walls). Simon went to work and I got ready for a Sunday School picnic at Finch Park. The picnic went really well. It did not rain and it was not too hot. Sunday was, of course, church. Simon has to close on Sunday too, so my mom and I put a second coat of paint on the laundry room. We had a brief storm on Sunday afternoon and lost power. Lexie and I went to my parent's house to have a dinner in which the main course was popcorn. Yummy.

So that was the weekend. I hope that all of you had a nice time as well. I will let you know what we do this weekend next week.

Happy 4th!

2008-07-05T17:54:00.001-07:00

I hope everyone had a great Independence Day (those of you who celebrate). Simon had to work in the morning until about 5:30pm. I didn't do much all day. My mom and I went to Wall-Mart to do some grocery shopping. BAD IDEA! Well, going to Wall-Mart is never a good idea, but don't go on July 4th. There were so many people buying groceries and the employees decided to stock the shelves during the busiest time. Why? After Simon got off work we went to a Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball game. Lexie went to stay with my parents because she is not too fond of the fireworks. She doesn't mind the thunder, but she does not like fireworks. When Simon and I got to the game the only tickets they had left were for standing room only. We walked around for a little while then got our hot dogs. I saw a couple of empty seats and thought we could 'borrow' them while we ate. It seemed like everyone else around us 'borrowed' seats too, but they had to move because the real ticket holders showed up. It started raining pretty hard and people started to run under the shelters. Our seats stayed dry. We didn't have to move. After the game they had fireworks. They were great. We 'borrowed' the right seats. Lexie spent most of the night under a chair at my parent's house.

God is good.......

2008-06-30T17:52:00.000-07:00

.....All the time! We had a couple of brief storm last night. No where near the amount of rain we need, but every little bit helps. This rainbow came out between the two storms.

Birthday Party

2008-06-30T17:46:00.000-07:00

My parents had a 30th birthday party for Simon and I. It was fun. We had wonderful food catered by Don Juan's Mexican Restaurant. Yummy! It was nice to have so many of our friends able to attend. Thanks everyone!

This is Avery Ray and her dad, Jon. They had a good time blowing bubbles.

Looking forward to Visits.

2008-06-15T11:52:00.001-07:00

Simon and I are looking forward to Simon's brother Adam and his girlfriend, Catherine's visit at the end of July.

Simon's parents are also coming to visit in August. We are looking forward to their visit as well.

Happy Father's Day!!

2008-06-15T11:44:00.001-07:00

Happy Father's day to Jim, Robert and all fathers out there!

Saturday afternoon David and Ashley came up to celebrate Father's day and Simon's birthday. Unfortunately, Simon had to go to work before they got here. We missed him and dinner, but had a nice meal at Mom and Dad's. Today I went with my parents to the City Club to had lunch after church. Simon had to work.

To Robert: We hope you had a wonderful Father's day. We are sorry we were unable to be there to celebrate with you. We are looking forward to your visit in August.

Happy Birthday Simon!

2008-06-15T11:30:00.000-07:00

Finally Simon has caught up with me. He turned 30 on the 13th. Of course he is only 40 days younger than me, he still claims he is married to an older woman. Whatever! Simon had to work on his birthday, but we celebrated after work. We got on Skype with his parents and they were able to watch him open his gifts live. What great technology. He really enjoyed his gifts: new 'smart' shirt, Guinness golf tees, a real shamrock from Ireland, a new 3-wheeled golf trolley, a new golf umbrella, a new game for the Wii(Indian Jones, Lego) and a gift card to buy another game.

Saturday morning Simon and I went to breakfast with my parents at Cracker Barrel. That is where my parents gave Simon his golf umbrella. Funny story: Simon was just starting to unwrap it and the waitress comes by with more coffee and says "Oh, did you get a new umbrella?" Even though it was obvious what it was wrapped, she spoiled the surprise.

It's been a while....

2008-06-15T11:17:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I have posted anything new, so I thought I would catch you up. A couple of weekends ago Simon and I headed to the coast for the weekend. However, we did not go together. Simon went on golfing trip with 20 men. He knew one other guy from Target before they left. They played 4 rounds of golf in 4 days. He enjoyed it, but it was HOT!. This was the weekend that was close to 100 all weekend. Simon says he would do the trip again, but would perfer it to be cooler. While he was golfing, my parents and I headed to my Aunt Debbie and Uncle Mike's for the weekend in Morehead City. They were so nice to let Lexie come along. We had a nice time as well. We did some walking, some yard sales, and went to the beach for a short time. Again, it was really hot. As you can see Lexit got to put her paws in the Atlantic for the first time. She did try to take a drink, but leared her lesson.

The best place to eat seafood in Morehead City is at my Aunt and Uncle's house. Fresh shrimp and soft shelled crab. YUMMY!. (Simon is not a big fan of seafood, so he was ok missing the feast) While we were waiting for dinner Lexie played with my cousin's children, Annabell, Grace, Junior, and Ruby. The older children took turns walking Lexie around the yard. Ruby chased her around the island in the kitchen. She was so patient with them. Lexie was very good on her first long road trip (5 hours). She stood up the entire time on the way down there, she did not want to miss anything. On the way home, she did sleep some. After we got home, she slept alot.

Vacation!

2008-05-25T15:40:00.000-07:00

We just got back from a wonderful trip to Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. It is so nice to get away. I have created a slideshow with some pictures from our trip, but I wanted to tell you more about it. We started in Savannah. We stayed at the Thunderbird Inn. It is a renovated 50s style hotel. It was great. We were just to the side of the Historic district. The room was nice, really contemporary decor. We enjoyed walking around the riverfront where there were shops, restaurants and nice parks. We did a hop on/hop off trolley tour of the town. This allowed us to tour the city, but also be able to get on and off when we wanted. The best part of vacation is the food, of course. We ate at 2 English Pubs, Churchill's and The Six Pence Pub. Both were great. We ate lunch at Dockside on the river and dinner at The Mellow Mushroom.

I have always seen ghost tours advertised in these historic cities, and we decided to take one. Not just any tour though, this was in a old hearse. The back had been converted to hold 8 seats and we actually were looking above the car. It was neat. We rode around the city at night and were told stories of some things that had happened in homes and hotels. After hearing some of these stories, I will not be staying in those hotels.

We took a day trip out to Ft. Pulaski and Tybee Island. The fort was cool. There are still many holes in the walls from cannon fire during the Civil War. Tybee Island was good to see. We ate lunch and walked on the beach.

On the way to Charleston we stopped by the Tanger Outlets near Hilton Head. This is one of my favorite places to shop. We also visit the outlets in Myrtle Beach and Blowing Rock. Great deals.

While in Charleston, we stayed at the Best Western on the edge of town. It was ok. We did have to move rooms because our AC unit was incredibally loud. But that was ok. We ate at Hyman's Seafood the first night. I ordred the flounder and it was huge. I have never had it like that with the bones, tail and all (no head). Simon had Salmon, he is not a huge fan of seafood. We took a carriage tour of the city. We grabbed some lunch and took it on the ferry to Ft. Sumpter. It was a nice day to be at the fort because it was a little overcast.

Our Trip to Savannah and Charleston

2008-05-25T14:49:00.000-07:00

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Dog Days of Summer

2008-05-17T09:19:00.000-07:00

Today my mom and I went to get pedicures. Simon went to get a haircut and Lexie and my dad walked uptown. The rest of us met them uptown for the Pig Parade. I didn't get any pictures of that, sorry. Lexie wasn't too excited about all the noise some of the trucks. When she got home she had to check the drainpipes and the tree. She must have seen something go up the tree because she sat at the bottom of the tree waiting for it to come down. As you can see from the pictures she is very patient. She will probably stay out there all day. What a life a dog has.

Hair today, gone tomorrow

2008-05-15T20:07:00.000-07:00

Well finally I got a haircut. I got close to 9 inches cut off. I chose to donate it to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. They use the donated hair to make wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments. I couldn't tell you the last time I got my hair cut, so I can't tell you how long it took me to grow it out. So what do you think of the new do? I will have to get used to having shorter hair. I am looking forward to not having so much hair to dry in the mornings. With summer approaching, I am starting to sweat while drying my hair. Not fun after you have just showered.

The Bar

2008-05-11T19:01:00.001-07:00

We finally completed the bar area of our back porch. We painted the porch last year and got new bar chairs and a new light. This is Simon area. You can see the dart board, the goftballs and his Guiness sign. About a month ago Simon had his first tiling experience. He put ceramic tile on the top of the bar. We went to Lowe's one night and asked someone what we would need to tile and he filled up the cart for us. We ended up taking back somethings we did not use. It turned out really nice. Simon did a great job.

Lexie

2008-05-11T18:59:00.001-07:00

Gifts on the Porch

2008-05-11T18:50:00.000-07:00

We gave mom a chicken fryer. It was exactally what she wanted.

Mom got a nice shirt and a silver bracelet from David and Ashley for Mother's Day.

I got a beautiful necklace from David and Ashley for my Birthday.

Happy Birthday, Anniversary, and Mother's Day

2008-05-11T18:46:00.000-07:00

Later on Saturday we all went to have lunch at Childress Winery to celebrate my Birthday, David and Ashley's Anniversary and Mother's Day. It was a nother beautiful day at the vineyards.