VEGAS BABY!!!

We went on our first vacation since before I was pregnant - it was much needed and a great time even though we REALLY missed our boy - thanks to Grandma and D-Daddy for taking such good care of Grady and letting us go have fun without ever having to worry. We went back to Vegas and spent a portion of our trip with the Pulaskis and another portion of our trip with the Jen and Paul celebrating Paul's 30th Birthday - (Jen pulled off the trip as a surprise birthday present!). We had a lot of fun gambling, eating, shopping and just relaxing with friends.

I'VE BEEN TAGGED. . .

8 things I did yesterday (I did this portion on Monday):
1. Went to the Pumpkin Patch with Grady, Andy, Kayce, Jason and the Petersons.
2. Straightened up the house.
3. Gave Grady a sponge bath on my lap while I was fully clothed - yes, I got soaked.
4. Talked to Mom on the phone.
5. Ate biscuits with honey for dinner.
6. Almost bought a new playgym for Grady, but I was a good girl and put it back on the shelf (I went and bought it today instead : ))
7. Organized and reframed some pictures.
8. Searched Craigs List for black patent Danskos.

8 favorite places to eat:
1. Ippolitos!! My favorite hole-in-the-wall Italian restaurant in Atlanta.
2. Tommy Bahama Restaurant in Hawaii.
3. Tao in Las Vegas.
4. Chick-fil-a - favorite fast food.
5. Juanita Greenbergs - best margaritas in town.
6. Jim n' Nicks
7. My kitchen table when Andy is cooking.
8. Longhorn.

8 favorite TV shows:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Private Practice
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Barefoot Contessa
5. CSI
6. Friends
7. King of Queens
8. Giada at Home

8 things I'm looking forward to:
1. Grady's first Christmas
2. Celebrating our 6th anniversary
3. Thanksgiving in Asheville
4. New Years trip with Andy
5. Cooper to arrive - I copied Elissa!
6. Girls weekend with Jen and Nat in January
7. Crawling into bed and snuggling with my husband tonight
8. Any time that I get to spend with Grady

8 things on my wish list:
1. To stay home with Grady again one day - even part time would be wonderful
2. Enough time and energy to do the things I need to do and the things I want to do
3. That Grady would feel better - he has a bad ear infection and high fever. : (
4. A remodeled kitchen
5. An improved economy
6. A family vacation to the beach with Grady this summer and a vacation somewhere tropical for just me and Andy
7. A few more hours in the day
8. That I would have better business sense so that I could actually make one of my crazy crafty creative ideas profitable

GO JACKETS!!

The Jackets didn't win against VA, but Grady sure looked cute cheering for them! Our good friends the Dahlbys gave us this outfit for one of our showers and I have been counting down the days for Grady to be able to wear it - there's also an adorable jacket that goes with the outfit, but it was a little too warm for that (yes, I know it's October but we live in Charleston!). The hat that's on backwards is also a GT hat. I'm going to have to ask Heather where she got it so that we can buy it in the next size up for the coming years because I love it that much!! Thank you Jim, Heather, Meg and Kate!

HAPPY FALL Y'ALL

We took Grady to the pumpkin patch to get our pumpkin family for the front porch. Our little pumpkin head loved sitting among the pumpkins and he was such a little ham that everyone in the pumpkin patch came over to watch him and talk to him. We're headed to the another pumpkin patch at Legare Farms on Johns Island tomorrow. They have a corn maze and hay ride and I'm sure Grady will love it. We'll post more pictures from tomorrow.

FIXED

I FIXED THE PROBLEM. ALL IT TOOK WAS GT LOOSING TO VA SO THAT I HAD FREE TIME.

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LOTS TO CELEBRATE

We've had a very busy last few weeks. I think we're all finally feeling better - everyone in our household has been sick in the last month - and after many Dr. visits for both Grady and myself, we're finally feeling good!

The weekend of September 19 we took Grady to Atlanta for the first time. We made our usual reservation at the Perry house where we always love to stay. Their daughter Hadley was sweet enough to give up her bed to Grady and her room to Andy and me. While Andy and I headed down to the GT campus to tailgate before the game, Grady stayed with Aunt Jenny. They read lots of books, finger painted (his first piece of art is hanging on our refrigerator!), played with her dogs and took a bath. We had a great time tailgating and an even better time at the game, thanks to our friend Mark who gave us tickets. The weather couldn't have been more beautiful and the game was a great game to watch. After the game we headed back to Aunt Jenny's to hang out with her for a little while.

Saturday night was spent at our good friends, the Dahlby's house, where they hosted everyone from our old supper club - 12 adults and 8 kids. Times have definitely changed - we used to sit around and drink beer and wine and watch football all night - this time we were all chasing kids and leaving around 8 because it was bedtime. It was great to see everyone and the Dahlby's house was perfect for getting so many people together - they have a beautiful basement with a playroom and media room so that we were all comfortable and entertained.

On Sunday morning we headed to my friend Lauren's house. She and her husband Robin are newlyweds and have a beautiful old house in the Collier Hills area of Atlanta. Lauren and Robin hosted us, Natalie and her family, and Jen and Paul for brunch. The food was delicious and it was so good to be able to spend time with everyone and see how much Natalie's son Alex had grown and of course show off Grady. Grady was a rock star the entire weekend - he was in a good mood, slept great, travelled great and was just a really good baby and charmed everyone he met.

The last weekend of September was a crazy one also. Grady had his dedication at church on Sunday morning and we had everyone in town to celebrate. Nana came from Asheville on Friday, on Saturday Mimi and Granddaddy arrived from Arkansas, Aunt Jenny came from Atlanta and Aunt Lou Lou came from Charlotte, and then Pop showed up Sunday morning. The church service was really good and the dedication was very special. The Pulaski's, Sampsons and Kayce and Jason also attended the dedication which made it even more special. After church we all headed over to Mimi's Creekside - an adorable restaurant that sits on the water on James Island - for brunch. We had a big table outside on the deck, under trees so that we stayed cool and right next to a really good band. The weather was beautiful, the music was great and the food was delicious!

We all rushed home to get ready for a baptism at the beach on Sunday night. D-Daddy and Grandma showed up Sunday afternoon so that they could attend Andy's and my baptism that evening. We got to Folly Beach around 3:30 and had so much fun watching Grady on the beach and taking pictures. The baptism started at 5:00 and I can't think of a better place to be baptized than in the ocean. It was a really wonderful ceremony and the whole church celebrated afterward with dinner.