Weight check...

Well, even with birthdays and holidays I am proud to say that I am sticking to my no sugar diet and I have lost a total of 7 pounds! I am looking forward to sticking to it for the next couple of weeks and hopefully losing a few more. I feel great! I have to say that routine in the fall will help with my lack of exercising though. This is a lifestyle change for me and I don't feel deprived at all. As a matter of fact, when I do have sweets on special occasions like birthdays they are such a nice treat. Who knew? Check out Dave and I for his 20th:

Livee is 3!

When Hayden came home from Muscle Shoals, we had VBS at church.  Then we left to go to Birmingham again for Dave's 20th high school reunion!  It was a ton of fun!  We stayed with Dave's father and he decided to keep Hayden for the next week and bring him back for Livee's birthday.  So, Hayden and Livee got another full week of undivided attention from the adults around them!  Everybody wins!  

On Friday, my parents and brother and sister-in-law and niece and nephew came so they could be here for Livee's big day on Saturday!  This year we decided to have a Wizard of Oz birthday party.  Livee LOVES the Wizard of Oz-and yes, she gets it from me.  It was actually Dave's idea to use this theme and I didn't mind a bit planning it.  We decided to have it in the backyard in the morning so that we would have plenty of shade and it wouldn't be too hot.  (I also personally enjoy getting it over with and having the rest of the day to relax.)  

The food table - Melting Witch Punch, Over the Rainbow Fruit Cups, Glinda's PB&J Wands,  Lions & Tigers & Bears Oh My, and Dorothy's Ruby Slipper Cupcakes

Chocolate Wizard of Oz Cake by yours truly!

Our baby boy came home and Livee was so excited to see him!

Friends swinging and having fun!

Our friend Katie swinging!

My beautiful daughter with her Dorothy dress on.  She did not want to take it off!

Emily and Livee having their picnic.

Evie jumping on the trampoline with balloons.  She said it was the best party ever!

The melt the witch game, which did not really work.

-Opening her gifts-

-Opening MORE gifts-

Busy Summer

We have stayed super busy this summer.  Between the pool, the backyard, movies, friends, Birmingham visits, Muscle Shoals visits, and VBS we have hardly had any downtime!  I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Ice cream pit stop at Bass Pro Shop on our way to Muscle Shoals.

Livee always has to have chocolate!

Yogurt during our Muscle Shoals visit.

Carley Grace and Livee at Carson's baseball game during a May visit to Muscle Shoals to celebrate mine and Carson's birthdays.

We visited the Hoover Public Library in June for the Roger Day concert.  Our friend Katie came with us!

This is our friend Sam.  We watch Roger Day with him every year!

My parents came over in June and we went to Senoia to see the Southern Living Idea House.  Of course the kids had to have an ice cream cone since it was a little hot that day!  Senoia is where they are currently filming "The Walking Dead" and where they have also filmed numerous other TV shows and movies.  It is a quaint town with lots of neat stores and places to eat. 

When my parents left our house in June, they took Hayden with them to stay for a whole week!  We met up with them the next Friday in Birmingham to pick him up.  We ate lunch downtown and visited the McWane Center.

Livee loved playing on the Dora exhibit!

Livee and Dora and Boots

Hayden is a lot like Boots-they are both big monkeys!

She was in heaven!

Hayden got to slide down to the second floor.

It's a twister!  This is the tornado machine.

Checking out the fish at McWane.

Back track!

I need to get caught up on everything, so I will break it down into several different posts.  First off are Hayden and Livee's end of the year programs from way back in May!

Livee doing the "Washing Machine" with all of the other 2 year olds.  She loves performing!

Mr. GQ and Livee after her program.

Hayden got to ask everyone to silence their cell phones at his program.

Hayden with 2 of his friends.  The little girl in the middle is his girlfriend.

Hayden with his teacher. 

Hayden's last day of Kindergarten!