Wordless Wednesday

Weekend in Review: What you missed!

On Friday, Mackaylan and I met up with Reisha and the kiddos for some fun in the sun. Mackaylan had a fun time showing Owen all of her new water tricks, and she helped Reisha with Lainey throughout the afternoon as well. I am just amazed at how comfortable she is in the water this year as opposed to last summer. Never in a million years would I have thought that she would be swimming after only a few short weeks into summer break. Well, after our afternoon at the pool, we enjoyed Family Date Night. We ate dinner at Ruby Tuesday's and then headed to the theater to see Shrek 3. I was a little disappointed with the movie, but Mickey and Mackaylan loved it. As with any movie, there are certain lines that stick with you, and a few of those have been tossed around our household frequently over the past few days!

On Saturday, Mackaylan and I joined my sister, mom, Nana, and my sister's mother-in-law on a shopping excursion to Asheville, NC. We hit up a wonderful consignment shop called Lulu's and then went over the the Biltmore Mall for the Dillard's Clearance Outlet. Let me just say: WONDERFUL!! Mackaylan is such a little shopper. We left home at 9:30 and didn't return until 5:00PM and she didn't complain once! LOVE IT! I have a feeling Mickey's wallet is going to be in trouble when she gets a little older. :)

Mickey's last 4-wheeler race before summer break was on Sunday. It was in Woodruff, which is only about 40 minutes away so we had lots of friends and family with us. This was the first race with my new camera and I was in picture paradise! I'm not sure paradise would be the word that others would use to describe the afternoon because it was HOT (and dusty!) After the race, we packed up and headed back to Grams' and Pop-O's to swim. It was the perfect way to cool off and end our weekend.

So, that's what we've been up to. What about you?

Candy Land

Confession: I got schooled by a 5 year old at Candy Land.

Just for the record: I redeemed myself at Memory!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Not-So-Wordless Wednesday

This is my first photo with my new Nikon D5000 camera. I thought it was funny when Mackaylan said, "Take a picture of my princesses, Mom. They are already smiling!" A few clicks later this is what we ended up with. I am pleased with the way this photo turned out. Now I am reading all about ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed. My learning curve is going to be BIG!! :)

What a Day!

Yesterday was a very busy day. I was up and at 'em by 6:00AM in order to get to Converse for the two classes that I am taking as I continue to work toward my Masters in Educational Leadership. The classes are only for 4 weeks, but it is going to require a lot of discipline on my part so I don't let all of the assignments pile up on me.



After class I called my husband, Mickey, and he invited me to join him for lunch. I guess that will be one good thing about being in summer school - lunch dates with my hubby! Today, I met him at work and we headed to On the Border for a nice mid-day meal. We love Mexican food and eat it all of the time. It is just one of those things that we never grow tired of.

After lunch, I dropped Mickey off at work and went to our local Best Buy to make a BIG purchase- a Nikon D5000. The salesman was so nice and actually works as a professional photographer and for Nikon. Needless to say, he was able to answer any question I had, plus provided me with lots of other helpful information, tips, and tricks. I have been wanting a SLR camera for a while now and Mick and I decided that this was a deal that couldn't be resisted. I am so happy we found this deal when we did because Mick has his last race before the summer break this Sunday. Hopefully between now and then I can learn the basics of how to capture some of the best shots! Any tips, tricks, suggestions are greatly appreciated....

You would think that the day would end there, but it didn't. On the way home, I called my sister and convinced her to join me for a mani/pedi. Oooh! It was so relaxing and I always love spending time with my big sis!

Once I finally returned home, I was so excited to see a package sitting at the front door. I thought it was my textbook, but it was actually my blog books from Blog2Print. One of the main reason I started blogging was to serve as a "scrapbook/journal" for our family near and far. I was so happy when I realized that I could have the posts and pictures bound into an actual book. My first order contained the 2008 and 2009 book. I can already tell this was a good investment because Mackaylan hasn't stopped flipping through the pages since we walked in the door.


After dinner, we spent some time outside as a family. Mickey worked on his 4-wheeler, I did some reading for class tomorrow, and Mackaylan drew some pictures with sidewalk chalk- one of her favorite outdoor activities. Needless to say, it was one marvelous Monday!