Our trip to Gatlinburg

We went to Gatlinburg for the weekend to visit Maw Maw and Paw Paw. They live so far away in Alabama that it's hard to see them very often so we met in the middle...sort of. I sure do love my pawpaw and mawmaw. They are the coolest. They even bought this nifty little thing that they can carry me in and I can feel like a big girl instead of having to lay in that sily stroller all day. Paw paw looked so silly wearing it. I'll get mommy to put a picture up of it. We went to eat at the Pancake Pantry saturday morning and Uncle Dusty met a movie star. Well, actually she's on some silly show called "4 x 4" on spike tv. But hey thats close enough, right? So he took her picture like a crazy man. I think he embarassed her. Paw Paw rented a cabin for us and it was very pretty. It would be very nice to spend Christmas there. IT had a full kitchen so maw maw and mommy could cook christmas dinner and everything. I found out today that I'm gonna have a new baby cousin around my first birthday. My uncle Chris and aunt Emily are expecting a baby. WE are so happy for them! We will both be super spoiled!! Ok so here come the pics that mommy said she would put up.

GATLINBURG OR BUST

SO I HAD THIS LONG BLOG WRITTEN OUT BUT I CLICKED ON SOMETHING AND TRIED TO GO BACK...AND VOILA! JUST LIKE THAT ITS GONE! DANG IT! OK SO ANYWAY GRACIE HAD HER FOUR MONTH PICS TAKEN SATURDAY. SHE ACTUALLY TURNED EXACTLY FOUR MONTHS TODAY! WOW! HER LITTLE FRIEND MACKENZIE ISN'T TOO AWFULLY FAR BEHIND. THEY ARE BOTH GROWING LIKE LITTLE WEEDS AND ABSORBING EVERYTHING!! I NEVER REALIZED HOW WONDERFULLY PERFECT BEING A PARENT IS...A MOM, ESPECIALLY. SO ANYWAY HERE ARE A FEW PICS OF HER. ONE IS HER AND HER "UNCLE BUBBA", THE WITH THE PINK BACKGROUND IS THE OUTFIT SHE WORE TO HER PICTURE SESSION AND THE OTHER ONE IS EARLIER TONIGHT.
OH YEAH WE ARE GIONG TO TENNESSEE FRIDAY TO SEE MY DAD AND STEPMOM~ I AM SO EXCITEd!

ITS A GREAT DAY !

HEY GUYS. SORRY IT'S BEEN SO LONG. I JUST GET HOME AND SPEND EVERY MINUTE WITH MY DARLING BABY AND HUSBAND (WHEN HE'S NOT WORKING) AND I'M TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING READY FOR A REMODEL. THIS PAST WEEKEND, GRACIE'S NANA BOUGHT HER A SWING SO WE BUILT A FRAME FOR IT AND ALSO ADDED OUR PORCH SWING TO IT. SHE LOVES IT!! ALSO, NEXT WEEKEND MY DAD AND STEPMOM ARE GOING TO MEET US IN GATLINBURG. I DON'T REMEMBER EVER BEING ON VACATION WITH MY DAD, SO THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A TREAT. IT'S JUST FOR A WEEKEND, BUT THAT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING. I MISS THEM LIKE CRAZY! DID I MENTION, NEXT FRIDAY IS ALSO MY 25TH BIRTHDAY! I MAILED SOME PICS TO MY NANNY (DAD'S MOM) OF THE BABY AND SHE LOVES THEM! SHE HAS ONLY SEEN HER ONCE SO SHE LOVES GETTING PICS AND STUFF. SHE'S A SUPER COOL LADY. I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA, BUT I MISS MY ALABAMA FAMILY LIKE CRAZY. I WILL PROBABLY NOT EVER LEAVE HERE, BUT IF I DO I WILL MOST LIKELY MOVE BACK THERE. WILL AND I CELEBRATED OUR THREE YEAR (TOGETHER, NOT MARRIED) ANNIVERSARY ON JULY 2ND. OUR ONE YEAR WEDDING ANNIV IS SEPTEMBER 3OTH. ANYWAY HE GOT ME A BEAUTIFUL THREE STONE DIAMOND RING. HE'S WONDERFUL. HE SURE KNOWS HOW MUCH HIS WIFE LOVES JEWELRY. I AM ATTACHING SOME PICS FOR YOU GUYS TO ENJOY OF MY BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL.

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL REST OF THE WEEK AND AN EVEN MORE SPECTACULAR WEEKEND.

LOVE YOU GUYS,

JW

FOURTH OF JULY

GRACIE'S FIRST FOURTH OF JULY WAS FAIRLY UNEVENTFUL. WE WENT TO MEE-MA'S HOUSE FOR A LITTLE BIT BUT WE DIDN'T SWIM BECAUSE IT WAS SOOO HOT! SHE DID GET TO SPORT HER BABY BIKINI THOUGH:) ISN'T SHE A DOLL?! THEN WE WENT TO NANA'S AND HAD STEAKS AND POTATOES AND SALAD. I GAVE HER SOME STEAK JUICE...BOY DOES SHE LOVE THAT STUFF.
WE DIDN'T EVEN SHOOT FIREWORKS, BUT JUST HAVING A WHOLE DAY AT HOME TO SPEND WITH MY BABY GIRL WAS ENOUGH FOR ME. WILLIAM WENT BACK TO WORK LAST WEEK SO WE HAVE SOME SEMBLANCE OF NORMALITY AROUND THE HOUSE NOW. DUSTIN MOVED BACK IN WITH US AND HE'S BEING A HUGE HELP TO US.

I GUESS THAT'S IT FOR NOW.
NO POOL PICS WITH MOMMY THIS TIME.

OUR FIRST DAY OF DAYCARE

SO YESTERDAY WAS GRACIE'S FIRST DAY AT DAYCARE. SHE'S ALREADY MADE A FRIEND IN "MS. PINKY" , THE LADY THAT WORKS IN THE NURSERY. THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT SWEET LIL 'OLE LADIES AND BABIES. SHE DID FINE WHEN I DROPPED HER OFF YESTERDAY. I FORGOT TO GIVE THEM MY PHONE NUMBER SO I CALLED AND DID THAT. I WENT BY AT LUNCH TO CHECK ON HER AND I HAD TO MAKE HER ANOTHER BOTTLE. I JUST SENT THE ONE WITH SOME DISPOSABLE LINERS, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THEY COULDN'T MIX FORMULA AT DAYCARE? WHO KNEW? I CERTAINLY DIDN'T. ANYWAY I MADE HER ONE AND HELD HER AND LOVED ON HER AND STUFF. THEN WHEN I WENT TO PICK HER UP SHE WAS SCREAMING UNTIL I PICKED HER UP...THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD. NOT THE SCREAMING PART BUT THE FACT THAT SHE KNEW I WAS HER MOMMA. I LOVE MY BABY GIRL! WHAT DID I EVER DO TO DESERVE HER? SO ANYWAY WE'RE TRYING TO START A ROUTINE AT HOME NOW SINCE DADDY'S BACK AT WORK. WE GOT HOME AND I STARTED DINNER AND WHILE IT WAS COOKING, I PUT GRACIE IN THE HIGH CHAIR AND SHE SCARFED DOWN A WHOLE JAR OF BANANAS. SHE DOES LOVE BANANAS. SHE HATES PEAS, BEANS, CARROTS, SWEET POTATOES AND CHICKEN. BUT SHE LOVES BANANAS. SO AFTER SHE ATE I GAVE HER A BATH WHILE SUPPER WAS DONE AND SIMMERING. JUST AS I WAS FINISHED DINNER SHE GOT FUSSY SO I GAVE HER A BOTTLE AND SHE FELL ASLEEP AT ABOUT 8:OO OR 8:3O AND SLEPT UNTIL I WOKE HER UP AT 6:30 THIS MORNING. SO I DROPPED HER OFF THIS MORNING AND MS PINKY WAS WAITING FOR HER. I WENT BY AGAIN AT LUNCH TO TURN SOME PAPERWORK IN AND I SAW THAT THE NEW NURSERY LADY , MS AMANDA, WAS GIVING SOME OTHER KID GRACIE'S BOTTLE!!! NOT THAT IM STINGEY, DONT GET ME WRONG..BUT THAT KID MAY NOT TAKE SOY AND IT COULD MAKE THEM SICK. SO I TOLD THE PROPER SUPERVISOR AND I HOPE ITS HANDLED. TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO NANA'S TO GET SOME DEER MEAT TO GO IN OUR NEW CHEST FREEZER AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR A RIDE IN THE STROLLER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ANYWAY THATS WHATS BEEN HAPPENING. WILL WENT BACK TO WORK YESTERDAY AND HES BETTER. HIS ATTITUDE HIS BETTER. WE'RE ALL BETTER.


THANK YOU JESUS... FOR EVERYTHING