Season Opener Tonight!

The kids are already decked out in their new Bama shirts, thanks to the Wrights in Tuscaloosa! Vivian, thanks so much for sending the shirts...here's our unofficial "thank you" and a shout-out to you. Jeff heads to Atlanta this afternoon for the game tonight in the Georgia Dome. Have a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend. Roll Tide Roll!

Two Down, Eighteen to Go!

Just after the extraction...

Savannah lost her second baby tooth last night. After I promised her Dairy Queen if she let us pull her tooth, she was more willing to co-operate. The toothfairy brought her another "golden dollar" and a quarter to go along with it. When asked how much the toothfairy left her, she replied 125 cents!

Cash for Clunkers

When Cash For Clunkers was announced this summer, we started thinking about getting a new car for me. We still had the 1994 Ford Explorer that I bought after graduation from college. It went from being the "good car" that we used for trips to the spare car that we used in a pinch.

Savannah was very upset that we were considering selling "toot toot chugga chugga" (from a Wiggles tune), but really lost it when we told her that we were selling the red car AND my silver mini-van. She wanted me to keep the silver Dodge Grand Caravan until she got married and moved out! We had 89,000 miles on the minivan and 170,000 miles on the Explorer, so we figured that we would go on and sell them both. We chose the 2010 Honda Odyssey EX-L and we love it so far!

Vince in the new car. We didn't get a chance to take a picture of the exterior, but I will this week!

Sibling Love

Savannah and Vince before church this morning
Savannah climbed into Vince's crib during naptime yesterday

He was sound asleep, but she was playing possum in this picture.

She did try to go to sleep though!

Savannah loves playing with Vince. Vince adores Savannah and wants to do everything that she does! He often times comes through the house wearing her beads around his neck, but so far we have dodged the bullet of her dressing him up in her princess outfits. They enjoy hanging out and watching tv in the mornings and playing in the shower.

Vince has his 18 month checkup in the morning and will get a several shots. Savannah continues to enjoy school and likes wearing a school uniform each day. It sure does make it easy to get her dressed in the mornings!

Savannah's First Day of Kindergarten!

Vince is checking out Savannah's new book bag
Savannah and her velcro Sketchers

While this would usually be a pretty big deal, it wasn't for Savannah since she was enrolled at Sonny Carter last year for Pre-K. She does have to wear a uniform this year.she has a shorter "rest" time during the day, and she will eat breakfast in the cafeteria with the other students, not her entire class after the school day starts. Savannah went to Open House on Wednesday night and saw some of her pre-k friends and gave Miss Elton a HUGE hug (her pre-k teacher) and she met her new teacher and a few of her classmates. Jeff took her to school this morning and she went through the carpool line, just like she did last year! It's hard to believe that the summer is already over, we had such a wonderful time!

Lots of Fun in North Carolina!

The kids and I have been staying very busy while we have been in Charlotte. Savannah participated in Vacation Bible School at Sardis Presbyterian (the church that I grew up in) and they did an end of the week program. They have already announced the dates for next summer and she has already informed me that she plans to come back for it!

Savannah with Paul and Brutus from the Underground Church

G-Mama had a birthday on July 21 and Savannah asked her how old she was turning. Her reply was "35" and Savannah said "Mom, you are older than G-Mama!" She then asked her Great Uncle how old he was (Uncle Harold) and he said "39", and Savannah said "that's the same age as my dad!"

G-Mama with Savannah, Vincey, and Wilson

We have been to the indoor water park (Ray's Splash Planet) and the JCC with Davis and Mary Grace. We joined Shanna McCollum Tucker and her older boys at the Monroe Aquatics Center, and went out to her house for dinner one night. The kids loved playing outside and Savannah enjoyed riding the 4-wheeler with Hunter (Shanna's youngest son).

Vince trying to play with a ball at the JCC

Savannah on the Lazy River at Ray's Splash Planet

Savannah, Luke, and Blake at the Monroe Aquatics Center

Savannah and Hunter at Shanna's house

Savannah stayed with Nana and Grandaddy for the weekend while Vincey stayed with G-Mama in Charlotte, and I went to the mountains with longtime friends Leigh Long Kugler and Rebecca Sweeney Anderson. We had a great time, and it was a nice break for me to be kid-less.

We went to visit Aunt Crissy at work and were able to meet Eli

Our First Weekend in North Carolina

Savannah and Great Grandaddy

Jeff Stewart Sr (Great Grandaddy) and IV (Vincey)

Savannah and Vince playing in the car

We decided to leave out of Macon around 3pm on Friday, and we arrived at G-Mama's house around 8:30. The kids did wonderfully in the car. A stop in Madison, GA for a snack and a stop in Commerce, GA for the bathroom, and that was it! Both kids slept for about 45 minutes, just not at the same time.

Saturday morning Uncle Gary, Aunt Lin, and Wilson came over to visit. Savannah was very excited to meet her newest cousin! She entertained him by making silly faces and playing with him on the floor. Wilson (6 wks) and me

Thomas was helping Savannah pick the best squash!

Today we went to Sardis Presbyterian for church and for Savannah to see the VBS set-up. She is excited to be going to VBS at G-Mama's church this week and to see many of her new friends in town. After church, we drove to Newton, NC to visit Great Grandaddy. We picked some okra, squash, and cucumbers from his garden and Savannah is looking forward to fresh vegetables tonight for dinner. Great Grandaddy is doing well and we were all glad to see and visit with him.

Snaggle Tooth Savannah

The Tooth Fairy came to visit last night and brought TWO $1 coins!

Savannah and "Tigger" after the extraction

Savannah lost her first tooth today! She said this morning it was "a little wiggly" and when Jeff picked her up from camp, there was a note saying that she had lost her first tooth and it was in a ziploc baggy in the camp office. Her camp counselor, Tigger, helped her get it out. She has already put the tooth in her tooth fairy pillow for tonight.

The Gulf!

This was taken on our back porch, just before we left for the Pirate Cruise
Vincey and me at the beach

The girls taking a break at the "squirters"

Goggle Girls!

Savannah and the Pirate Captain

The kids and I have just returned from a weeklong trip to the Gulf Coast. We met my college friend, Meredith Bagwell Matlock, there with her two daughters. Savannah is right between Ella (6) and Rose Mary (4), so they all had a blast playing together. Trisha, our babysitter, also joined us, so she was able to help with Vince and the girls so Meredith and I could go to the grocery store, or run other errands.

While we were there, we met up with two other pledge sisters for dinner in Grayton Beach. We all enjoyed laughing and remembering our days in the Theta house!

This was Vince's first beach trip and he did "ok" at the beach. His favorite toy always seemed to be what another random kid was playing with, so he would venture over to other groups and "borrow" the shovels, nets, etc. I guess after his wooden spoon washed away, he was looking for something to replace it with.

Vince (day 1 at the beach) and his long lost toy

The "squirters" at Rosemary Beach were the hit for the girls...we were able to use those as an incentive for them to nap, eat right, etc! A special thanks to "Uncle Andy" for letting us stay at his place down there. It was about 5.5 hrs for Meredith to travel from Jackson, MS and 5 hours for us coming from Macon.

Father's Day Weekend Festivities

Happy Father's Day! We hope everyone has had a wonderful day. The weather in Macon has been extremely hot, so it was nice to join our church friends at the Mixed Nuts Pool Party on Saturday night. The kids had a blast playing in the pool and we are so glad that Savannah took swim lessons again this year. She enjoys being in the water and we feel much more comfortable with her being in the "big" pool while Vince plays in the baby pool or shallow area.

Today, Savannah and I went to church while Vince took a nice long nap this morning/early afternoon. As a family, we celebrated Fathers Day by going to McDonalds so that the kids could play at the indoor play area.