Gulf Shores

It has been a long time since I have blogged - sorry! We went to the beach the week of May 15th and had such a great time! It was Anna's first trip so we were a little scared that she would either hate the sand or just want to eat it (like she does everything else) but she loved it and was content to play and play in it. It was hard to get a picture of her face since she was concentrating so much on the sand and kept her head down. Nana went with us and we all had such a great time! We just has to stop at Peach Park on the way down and once we got to the condo, Molly Kate found the bunk room and got so excited! She slept there all week and was never scared or begging to sleep with one of us. Anna's room, on the other hand, was her pack N play set up in our closet. She slept like a champ in the darkness! Molly Kate and Eric couldn't get enough of the sand castle making and wave crashing. They even went crab hunting at night. MK liked it but from a distance. She wanted to see the crabs Daddy caught, but didn't want to get too close to them or the waves that were crashing in at night. There was a lot of seafood consumed, of course, and we even got a book or two read. I am sad to say though that as usual on one of our trips, poor Molly Kate got sick at the end. She ran a high fever the last 2 days of our trip and started throwing up the say we left. She was so pitiful that she didn't even want to go out on the balcony to see the beach much less play. We know a good pediatrician in Foley should you ever need one and I recommend traveling with lots of Walmart bags if you have a sick little one in your car on a long trip - they saved my life (and my car!). Enjoy the pictures - we had a blast!

She's FOUR!!

Our little Tinkerbell is four today - wow...times flies! Her party was on Saturday and we all had a blast despite the threat of more rain. She finally got her bubblegum and has been chewing it ever since! She was thrilled about all of the family and friends that came to her party and has been overwhelmed with all of the presents, but is giving it a good fight to make sure all of them feel loved and played with! I cannot believe that she is four. For some reason, that seems to make her no longer a baby. I don't deny her the right to grow up and become exactly who God wants her to be - I just hope He gives me patience to grow with her! I sure do love that little blonde girl!

Hot Days = Ice Cream!

The hotter it gets outside, the more the Greens want ice cream! Molly Kate loved the pink cone and it looks like Anna is going to love ice cream just as much as the rest of us! Please note her looking over the table up at MK, wondering where her cone is - I love it! She will just have to settle for a spoon for now.

Little Helpers

Molly Kate and Eric have planted their garden for this year. We can't wait to eat lots of yummy veggies again this summer! MK has so much fun seeing all of them grow - it is so hard to wait to pick them though!

Anna loves to help me do the laundry! She gets so excited when I get it out of the dryer and can't wait to pull it all in the floor, piece by piece! It is a race for me to get it folded and keep it that way before she can get ahold of it.

Shhh...she's sleeping!

I love how Anna sleeps - bottom in the air, feet crossed and thumb in her mouth. I just had to take a picture of it and share it with you. She is the easiest baby to put to sleep and I sincerely thank the Lord for that. All you have to do is take her and lay her in her crib, turn on Sally Seahorse and walk out of the room. She screams like you have broken her little heart about three times (seriously - that is it!), then puts her thumb in her mouth and snuggles in. She never even hears Sally finish her list of lullabies. How precious - I hope I never forget the sight of her sleeping!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

At 8:00 yesterday morning, I decided to surprise Molly Kate and take her to her first Braves game! She was so excited when I told her and we got ready fast and headed to Atlanta for the 11:00 first pitch. Even though we had to stop a few times to adjust the movie she was watching and go to the potty, we still got there just in time. She wore her glove all the way!

We parked and headed in. Then, we rounded the corner and saw the ticket line...ugh! It was SO LONG - don't people work for a living?!? Anyway, she was being so patient (better than me) and out of no where this guy comes up to us, out of all those people in line, and gives us two tickets to the game! Now if that isn't the Lord (and a sign of how cute MK was in her Braves gear!), I don't know what it was! We had great seats in the outfield and got to move up to behind the Marlins dugout for the last few innings. MK didn't really like the $6 pizza or the $5 water, but the $5 cotton candy hit the spot! Chipper and Brian McCann had the day off, unfortunately, but we did get to see Jeff Francoeur hit two RBIs. It was not enough and the Braves lost to the Marlins again, but we had a GREAT Mommy/MK day - one not soon forgotten! I hope there will be many more Braves games in our future. She got a McCann jersey, new pink hat and a foam tomahawk - all necessities to remember the day!

12 Months Pics

Anna had her 12 month pictures made at the Botanical Gardens three weeks ago. Here are a few of my favorites...