80's Party and Watermelon Weekend!

We had a busy weekend, I am so glad that we were able to fit everything in though. It was Watermelon weekend here and the festival was in full swing. I wanted Addie to get the chance to race and I also just like being around to hang out with friends and enjoy some good ole melon!! They are really good this year by the way, so if you are coming through town you should pick one up! We started the weekend by driving up to Little Rock on Friday. We had the pleasure of getting to hang out with cousin Mason this week since Bobo was keeping him for a couple of days. We took him back to Little Rock with us and Aunt Brandee volunteered to watch Addie so that Mitch and I could join in on Terri and Bracy's big 30th bash! I had rounded up a few things at all places Rue 21 had all this 80's stuff. Scary that it is back in style now!! But Mitch however waited til we got to town to round up an outfit and boy did he. Thanks to Savers he was decked out! I was actually impressed with what he came out with and I don't think it cost him but a few dollars to look so good! I attached some pictures from the weekend.

Mitch and I dressed up! It is unfortunate that my big headband didn't show up in the pictures very well. I guess it is hard to deck out though with a growing belly to accentuate!! I finally found a belt big enough to fit around me! I am 34 weeks in the picture by the way. Mitch and his Pac-man tshirt, cutoffs and best of all those shoes and socks. If anyone is interested he said he would cut them a deal on the shoes!

My cute little mom, she just can't look bad, I wish I inherited that trait from her!! My husband will kill me for this picture but, oh well, it was too cute of my mom not to post.

The big 3-0!

The Fowler girls, funny to see pictures of us both pregnant, who would have ever thunk it!

This was the cake for the night, the top is the party invite! It was delicious, I am really craving some sweets these days! I know that most that know me know that is not a big deal cause I always have been a sweets girl, but it is so much worse these days than normal!

Terri, Bracy and their friend Erin blowing out the candles. Loving the blue eye shadow Aunt T, wish I had thought of that.

Here are a few of the party guests!! I will post more pictures once I get permission from Terri. She is not a big fan of me choosing pictures to post without her approval first!! So trust me if I get cleared there are some funny ones on the way!

Addie getting the big pep talk from dad before the race. He ran with her this year since I am not to quick on my feet or anywhere for that matter these days. He didn't know what he was in for I don't think.

She took off quick out of the gates and Mitch said he thought this was going to be a breeze. The race is 1/2 mile for the kiddos.

Just look at that stride, sure to be a runner right.....

um... maybe not so much. She tired out about a few feet from the start and as you can tell so did dad!! They stopped to chat at the half way point, even going as far as to get some water and drink it along the way back. Hey she was already last, why get in a hurry at that point!

Luckily for her there was still someone at the finish line to award her a medal!! She thought that was pretty cool. We have already started our training program for next year. We have a few of you kiddos on the frig as inspiration... not saying any names, Pilkingtons, Luceros, and Ralphs!!

They had some cool little sponges for the kiddos to cool off with after the race. What a great idea considering the blistering 105 degree temperatures!

The best part for all of us after the race is the free watermelon!! Addie ate hers down to the last bite and wanted more. She had it all over her tshirt before it was over. The funniest part though was that Mike Ross (us rep) and Blanche Lincoln were out campaigning and we ran into them and they had there pictures taken with her by their staff.

The day before Angie, Jami and I took the kids to see the sights and we got some cute stuff too! A little hot but well worth it for the strawberry lemonade they have every year!

Saturday night we went to the concert and met the Branch's there. Joe Nichols was in town and he did a great job at putting on a show for us. I have never seen that many people from this little town in one place!! And by the way, we walked right by him coming off his bus and he is quite the hottie!! I didn't realize, nor did I realize I would know so many of his songs.

Addie put on a show of her own back there in the cheap seats with us. She danced until her face was as red as the melons there!!! She also enjoyed the free balls they passed out to all the kids. She and Joe had everyone around us ready to hide for cover, we only received a few dirty looks so all in all a good night!

Aunt T's Birthday and lots of other fun stuff!

Addie and I spent most of the week a few weeks back in Little Rock and we had a great time hanging out with friends and family. We got to go to Nick Live, Aunt T's birthday party at Sole Mates, and hang out with some friends and Mason too! Aunt T had a wine and cheese party thanks to her friend Mary Carole for doing that for her. It was a lot of fun and I know Terri really appreciated it. We still have the big "80's party" this weekend for Terri and Bracy's 30th bash. I am sure that some pictures will be taken if I can find just the right outfit that is. We got to hang out with Mason a great deal who is always Addie's favorite person. The two of them are quite a handful when they get together. I had fun too though, Brandee and I stayed up late watching "Bethany Getting married" which by the way is my new guilty pleasure on tv!! If you haven't watched it she is hilarious and you will laugh til you pee (or maybe that's just me and the symptoms of late pregnancy!) Anyways, good times fun times.

The whole gang or at least I think that was most of us.

Addie and Isabella, these two had so much fun together. I couldn't believe that we actually got them to stop long enough for a picture they were on a tear with the cheese and crackers.

Addie sporting her favorite shoes in the store.

She needed just a little help to stand in those things!!

I told Addie to pick out her favorite pair of shoes and as you can imagine they were pink, and I mean "hot"pink for mom to try on!

We spent the night with cousin Mason and although this isn't the best picture, it is the only one I took that day. I am really getting lazy about carrying my camera around these days!! Anyways, we went to Jumpzone which I remembered to be so much fun from the last time there. Problem is that I wasn't 30 weeks pregnant and having to crawl up the slides to get my child that freaked out at the top!! Not a pretty picture and poor, poor slide trying to hold up this momma!!

Angie and I took the kids to see Nick Live in Little Rock a few weeks ago. It was an adventure between our parking mess, the heat and potty training there are a few funny stories I will remember! Addie loved the program, she knows all the Dora, BAckyardigan, Wonder Pets songs so she sang along the entire show. I was just glad for a little ac and relieve from the long walk to get there. We were a little late for the show to say the least and being pregnant, running and 102 heat don't mix well! I can't wait for more shows to enjoy with her this year. I think she has really hit that age where she is ready and with a little help from a few snacks she is willing to sit for a while.

This was the best I could get of these two. Grif seems to have no problem with the camera but my child on the other hand is way to busy for the momma paparazzi!

These are just a few pictures from the Bible school performance that I forgot to post with the video.

This is a picture of Addie with Grif and Mackenzie that we took for the Springhill football program. Mackenzie is a cheerleader so the kids put a good luck ad in for her this year. She has been our babysitter this summer and the kids have had a blast with her. I am so glad she was able to help us out and to have gotten to know her. I am sure that she will be called up on many times this year so I hope she is ready!!

Addie and I went to Ty's birthday party the other night and as you can tell it was a swimming party. She had so much fun hanging out with all the kids. This is a picture of her and some of her cousins. It is so nice to have a lot of family in town and that this girls get to grow up together is even better.

Bible School Video

I just had to post this very humorous video of Addie Blaire's performance at bible school this year. It was her first year to attend and she loved it!! She was able to go a couple of days to my mom's church and since the theme was the same this year she learned all the songs, so she had a head start on some of the other kiddos. I just love to hear her sing, not so much because she has her mother's beautiful voice (yeah right) but that she has no inhibitions and sings for all the world to hear!! Mitch and I love to just listen to her in the car with the headphones on. She is singing so loud and out of tune and has no idea. It is all we can do to keep from laughing!!! So if you listen closely, this is for the grandparents that didn't get to attend you will definitely hear one voice above and a little behind the music than the rest of the crowd!! (sorry couldn't figure out how to rotate it. She is the one in the middle on the front.)

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