Party in Mississippi



Tyson - The Birthday Boy


Lindsey, Maddie and I traveled to Meridian to celebrate the 1st birthday of a special cousin, Tyson. Bethany and Lindsey are the same age and Tyson and Maddie are 6 months apart. We don't see them often enough, and it was great spending time together.  There were lots of children there, great food, and simply a good time.



                                           

Tyson had some really great toys to play with. 

                                         

There was even a pool filled with ducks!

            

Those other kids don't need to play with these ducks!!

Just because it's his wagon and his birthday, why does he get to ride with me??

 Enjoying some birthday goodies with mom...

     

 Adrian & Tyson

                                          

  We are all Alabama fans-yet we always seem to plan things during an Alabama game, including weddings and birthday parties....(However, today's game was one I was glad to miss....)

Happy Birthday Sweet Tyson!  Thanks for letting us be a part of your special day.

On the Road Again

"Love them, spoil them and send them home."  This quote pretty much sums it up....We had a fabulous time with our sweet girl, but Josh and Lindsey insisted that she come home.  I actually asked if we could keep her, and for some reason they didn't think that was such a great idea.  The good news is that Lindsey and Maddie are coming back the end of the week.  We will be attending the first birthday party of a special cousin in Meridian.  We are so excited, because this will be the first time Maddie and Tyson have met. Anyway, I wanted to share a few more pictures of our fun time with Maddie this past weekend.

We left early Sunday morning to meet Lindsey in Clanton, but we still managed to get in a little fun......

When you get up at 5:00, you can actually get a lot done by 9:00.  Here she is enjoying a snack.

                                        

She is such a happy girl!

 Feeding the fish-Maybelle is eating everything she drops!

                                                                          

Walking around the neighborhood......

                                                

                                            

 Are those dogs barking at me?

                                     
  Suddenly she ditches her toy...........

                                                               

                                                            

And heads back home!

                                       

                                           

Sorry this is blurry, but I thought it was priceless!

 She loves to swing!

Pop, Maddie and Gus have one final walk.

On the way, Maddie enjoys a special treat that Pop introduced her to-

A Slim Jim!!  She loves them!!

  

 Uncle C met us in Tuscaloosa and traveled to Clanton with us.  

   Here they are taking a little stroll around the parking lot.

                                                  

  Hey Mom, is that pizza cool yet?

                   

 We had to change after we ate.....

  Pop, Maddie and Pumpkin man!

One final stroll and we headed home.

Another great weekend and lots of great memories. 

We can't wait until this weekend to do it all over again!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

When Maddie comes to visit Nana and Pop, our goal is for her to have fun, fun, fun!  And she does.  What she wants she gets.  We started to take her to a Pumpkin Patch for the day, but we decided we'd just stay home and enjoy ourselves.  We are so glad we did!! Our day consisted of a walk, sidewalk chalk, a picnic, painting our toenails, a visit from Grandmother and Papa, swinging, a trip to the park, playing inside and outside, and a blast at the sandpile.  That was something our children always loved to do.  We weren't sure she was ready, but boy was she ever.  She loved it!!

 Giving Pop a high five!!

 Sidewalk chalk-I thought I was getting a great deal on the box of 52 that was on sale....I think it might have been a little more than she needed.

 Concentrating.....

 This is how she makes us feel!

" Come on Nana, let's see what Pop is doing!"

Checking out a neighbor up the street that was cutting her grass...

He is so wrapped around her little finger.

Beautiful day for a picnic.

Evidently she got tired of sitting in her chair, so she hopped up on the table.  I know, only at Nana's is this allowed.......

 Off to the park.  We didn't stay here too long, but had fun nevertheless...

 Now for the Real Fun-The Sandpile

Just a little background information-these sandpiles have provided countless hours of fun for our children over the years.  First we started simply playing on them.  Next, they graduated to riding the go cart and four wheeler all over them.  We are so happy Maddie is carrying on this tradition.....Also, I am certain that an Alabama cheerleader outfit was probably not the best outfit for this adventure.  I'm not sure exactly what I was thinking.

At first, she wasn't too sure about all the sand on her toes.

 She made it to the top of the pile. (Also, excuse the cheese puffs on our clothes.  We had a little snack on the way.)

 "Can you believe I made it all the way up here?"

 She did this several times!!

 She actually sprawled out and made a few sand angels.  I am not sure you would believe the amount of sand she had all over her when we finished this.

Here we go again!!

 Precious little footprint!

Pop decided she was ready to tackle a slightly bigger hill.  And she LOVED it!!

 This is no dainty little chick we've got here.  This girl is tough!!!

 One more time Pop!

We stripped down, cleaned up the best we could, and headed home.  This has been quite a day.  What should we do tomorrow?