I need your help!

Please give me the names of books you love. I need something new to read and haven't found anything particularly exciting at the library lately. If you need a good book to read, check out A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. It is one of my favorite books and Ignatius J. Reilly is a riot!

Time to get a REAL man...

I have been looking around for new bedding for our bed and saw this on overstock.com:


It's called the Hug Me pillow. It is going to look awesome on our bed, don't you think?

Who ya with?

Pesky pronouns

When Sam wants me to pick him up, he says "Mommy, me hold you? Me hold you?" I never correct him because it sounds so sweet. It just makes me smile. I want to remember it just like that long after he doesn't want to be held anymore.

UGA (not so great)GameDay

We took the monsters to Athens to tailgate for the Georgia v. Alabama game on Saturday. It was great fun even though Georgia lost. It was Lily's first tailgate. Sam, however, is a seasoned Bulldawg, having made his first tailgate appearance at just seven weeks old, the next at Homecoming 2006 (when Vanderbilt BEAT UGA, I might add) at 1 year old, and his first game shortly after that when we snuck him into the Georgia v. Florida game in Jacksonville. Such responsible parenting...
Lily was totally unimpressed and seemed rather annoyed with the noise and all the other people. When people were watching another game on TV (Was it Ole Miss v. Florida?) and would cheer loudly, she would just wail and cry. I have a feeling my beautiful daughter is not a party gal! Now who I am going to pass my "Good Time Girl" title down to? Maybe my niece Molly... ;)
Sam had a ball though. We tailgated with Amber and Dustin, friends from UGA, and folks Dustin works with. What a setup! Besides all the fun adult party stuff, they brought markers, paints, paper, stickers, playdoh, balls, and inflatable toys for the kids to play with. Someone even brought their baby swing! So everyone had a great time and we met a lot of good people. Sam played with other kids he met but mostly spent time painting with a Hannah Montana glitter paint set!
We even made the uphill trek from South Campus all the way to North Campus (which is a loooong way) while pulling Sam in a wagon and pushing Lily in her stroller. Not easy to do while navigating crowds and balancing a beer in one hand. (See above about mad parenting skills.) It was nice to see some people we haven't seen in a while.
We stayed with Amber and Dustin in their gorgeous new home. And now we are all jealous. Even Sam.
Me: Sam, what do you think of Amber and Dustin's house?
Sam: Ummm (pausing to think), it good.
Me: Is it better than our house?
Sam: (no hesitation) Yes!
Of course it is. They have horses and their very own restaurant right next door!

Thanks, Amber and Dustin. We had so much fun. Sam already wants to come back to your house!


Dustin, you better watch your back. Sam has really taken a liking to Amber ;)



Sam and Owen get ready to pick up chicks on a wagon ride.


Ry explains basics of tailgating to Lily. DO wear black for Blackout games. (Sorry, Lily, Mom dropped the ball on that one.) DO NOT forget your favorite glitter paint set...the list goes on and on.

Savannah friends

Last weekend our friends from Savannah, Christina, Dean, and their kids came to visit. It was so good to see them and meet their little one- baby Sam. What a cutie! Our Sam had so much fun with their girls, Kennedy and Cate. It was his first slumber party! We put the air mattress up in his room and we could hear them all up there monkeying around long after bedtime. Sam likes the air mattress so much that he won't let us put it away and still sleeps on it every night. I miss my Savannah Mom friends- best Mom's groups EVER!!!

Funny Daddy