2 date nights in 1 week....WHAT?

Date night #1: On Monday night, Mimi and Doc baby sat, so we could go to the Straight No Chaser concert at the Saenger Theater. We have had tickets for this concert since before Christmas and we haven't had a date night since January, so to say that I was excited was a HUGE under statement! We went to Hopjacks for some drinks and french fries cooked in duck fat---sounds TOTALLY disgusting, but they are the absolute most delicious things you have ever put in your mouth! The concert was completely entertaining and this acapella group reminded me of the Bakers Dozen that used to come to St. Paul's. So much fun!



Date night #2: Mae Mae came to baby sit Thursday night so the whole fam could go see Norah Jones in concert. We went to the Bike Shop at around 6pm thinking we had plenty of time for dinner and I guess EVERYONE in Mobile thought this would be a good idea.... our food finally came at 7:50pm and the concert started at 8pm. We scarfed down our food and headed straight to the Saenger. After rushing to the theater, she didn't even start singing until 9pm, so we really didn't even have to rush. Anyway, the concert was pretty good. She was so cute and she sounded great, but there just seemed to be something missing from it somehow. Don't get me wrong, it was a ton of fun, I just wish she would have connected to the audience a bit more. My favorite songs of the night were the song about "Dauphin Island" and the one about Manhattan. Any song about NY makes me realize how much I miss our NY and appreciate our time up there all over again.

Our new favorite place....

Before I begin let me set the stage. Luke has always had a head full of hair and it grows SUPER fast. He had his last hair cut a few days before Easter and his hair has been looking a little shaggy for over a week now, but I have been DREADING getting his hair cut since his last one. It was a nightmare. We went to super cuts for a simple trim and he did OK while the lady cut it, but when she brought out the electric razor, it was over...by then end he was screaming, I was holding him down, the lady looked like she had been through a hurricane, and we all were sweating. It was A-W-F-U-L!



Thankfully, during a street party this past weekend, one of Jeremy's co-worker told us about Smiles and Styles. She said her almost two year old twin boys LOVED it. I was a little skeptical at first, but as soon as we walked in the doors, I KNEW we had hit the jack pot.... Toys galore, cars for chairs, and even flat screen TV's showing cartoons. As soon as Luke sat in the car, he was glued to the TV and got his hair cut with only a few "sit still honey" from the hair dresser. He even let her use the electric razor. Needless to say, this place was totally worth the extra $4! As we were leaving, he even said "Hey, I wanna get my hair cut again!" These people are geniuses. Why didn't I think of this?

Living in the moment...

The other afternoon just before nap time, I was going to let Luke watch something on TV before he went to sleep. He crawled up into my bed, pulled the quilt up , and said "Hey Mommy, you wanna snuggle wif me?" I looked over at his sweet face and even though I had a million and two things to do, I climbed up next to him, snuggled in, and watched Mickey's Clubhouse. I was in complete and utter heaven!

Happy Birthday Mamaw and Papaw!

Dear Mamaw and Papaw,

Happy Birthday to my GRANDS up in Georgia. Sure wish I could have seen you on your real birthdays! Hope y'all had a safe trip back from North Carolina. Let's video chat soon!

Love, Luke

P.S. Mommy and Daddy say Hi.
P.P.S This is for you Papaw: "HEY BOY!"

Picnic in the Park

Luke and I had an impromptu picnic in the park on this beautiful Monday morning. We were finally getting out of the house to run errands at about 11:45 and I knew we would both be starving if we waited to eat lunch, so we took what we had in the fridge and headed to the park. It was so much fun!




After lunch, Luke had a great time playing at the park before we had to finish up the rest of the errands. Our picnic made an ordinary Monday into an extraordinary one! (I know it's Cheesy, but it's so true!)

I dig dinos!

We have been trying to get downtown to see the Dinosaurs since they opened in January, and we FINALLY got to go the weekend before they left! I was all about it when we got to the museum. I couldn't wait.....


But, when we actually got outside, and I saw these HUGE creatures and heard their roars, it was a different story. I will admit I was a little scared at first.


When Mommy, Daddy, and I got to ride one of them, I was feeling a bit better about the whole Dinosaur thing.....


Mimi and Gran Betty enjoyed watching me "play" with the dinos!


My favorite one was the dino that spit water! It made me laugh.


By the end of the day, I had no fear. It's official, I LOVE dinos! (Too bad I didn't have on the t-shirt that Mamaw and Papaw sent me that says "I DIG Dinos!")

Happy Birthday Doc!

I am SO behind on blogging. I don't know what's wrong with me, but I just haven't been into it for a few weeks. It has seemed more like a chore than anything else. Hope, my creative blogging juices kick in soon. In the mean time, I am going to try to put up a few posts to feel somewhat "caught up."

A few weeks ago, we celebrated Doc's 60th birthday!!! He didn't want a big fuss, so on his real birthday we went to eat Mexican and the Sunday after the real day we had a cookout with the fam at Mimi and Docs. And yes, we put 60 candles on his Strawberry cake. It was awesome. We love you to pieces Doc! Welcome to your 60's!