Speaking of toes, the girls went over to Bob and Mrs. Sharon's lake house for an afternoon of mani's and pedi's. Sharon had set the house up like a spa for the girls and they loved it. Each girl got her own chair with an icee and snacks. She had a foot massager and all kinds of sparkles for their toes. She even had books to read while they waited. Such a cute idea and so nice for the girls to get a break from mom and dad to spend some time at the spa. I just wish I had been invited!
That same evening we meet up for our annual gift exchange with the Ralph kiddos. The kids get along so well and always have such a good time together. So good to see old friends!
We meet up with my friends Renee, Jill and Angie for lunch with all the kiddos and we had a great time hanging out. Lots of activity at that table but thanks to a few ipads we actually got to visit a while too!
Dad's birthday comes up so quick on me each year because it is January 15th. Christmas has just ended and before you know it we are celebrating all over again. Although I do have an confession, dad is still waiting on his birthday gift. I do have it in mind just not exactly in hand. So we still love you daddy, just hang on a little while longer and we will prove it! Addie Blaire had big plans for dad's cake this year. As we were driving through town and I suggested we buy a cake this year she said and I quote "anybody can buy a cake we have to make one" so I said well if that is the case then you are making it and you are decorating it too! And that she did. She wanted a red cake, which I thought we could pull of with some white icing and a little red food color. Only problem is as I was mixing my red, and more red and more red it wasn't turning pink. This is when my 5 year old said "mommy white and red make pink" oops one little rule mommy forgot. It is a scary thing when my 5 year old seems to be more on top of things then her mother! But hey I never said I was Betty Crocker, nor do I ever want to be!! Well the other detail that AB had to have on the cake was Razorback footballs. So we did a little improvisation and with the help of some little Debbie football brownie, here you have the cake of the year!! Britann couldn't stay out of the brownies, so she helped in her own way putting those on and off the cake. I know it is a little weak, it is just good the girls are still young enough to think what mommy comes up with is cool!
This is a picture from the grand opening of Hempstead Hall we had in January. We had a big ribbon cutting and following that the Gatlin Brothers came in for a concert for the community. It was a huge success, the whole auditorium with 1600 seats was full. It was a great way to dedicate this awesome facility paid for by the community. My parents came down and brought Addie Blaire and Britann. Both the girls seemed to have a good time which is more than I would have expected. Mitch and I, because of my new position, were backstage with the band all night and they were so nice and really hilarious. One little story, I was in charge of feeding them before and after the concert so Larry Gatlin, the lead singer, for those that aren't familiar wanted to wait to eat. I told him that was fine and we would have food available after the concert. So low and behold he asks me to heat up his food in the microwave. Well he covers it all kinds of sauce and (may I remind you of my lack of skills in the kitchen, how I ended up preparing food I have no idea!) I throw the plate in there and a few seconds later all you know what starts blowing up in the microwave!! I am running to stop it and well his food was a little overdone. So he said let's give this another try. About that time his brother walks and as it has now become a huge joke between Larry and I proceeds to give me a lesson on the microwave and the use of paper towels over the food to avoid the spill we had earlier. Needless to say they were good sports and actually seemed to get a good laugh out of dealing with me. Larry asked Mitch later what I was good at because he had already eliminated my skills in the kitchen!
Well cheerleading season ended with the Homecoming basketball game a few weeks ago. I must say I don't know who was more excited me or AB. She was a little done with it by the end of the season, it seemed we were only going to games for the popcorn! The girls cheered at the pep rally that morning. I couldn't believe it when I got the call about ordering a corsage, but sure glad I did cause all the girls had one. Is it really time for that already?!
AB and Adison
The first week of February we get to celebrate to big birthdays Pop and Lila share a birthday on the 9th. So we headed up to her party that day at Parkway Baptist church. It is so cool, the church does this play center as an outreach to the community. The only problem is you have 15 minutes to set up and take down, but other than that it is an awesome place for a party. They just take donations for the use of the facility. It is perfect for little ones with a big "chick fil a" type play center. Terri did such a good job on the whole party everyone had a great time. That night the whole family with my aunt and uncle went to dinner for Pop's birthday. Great day with my family! Here are a few pics of the decorations.. happy bday Lila and Pop.
Backwards day at school! At the Bobo's we go all out and when we have the chance at school we try to do the same. It was backwards day so with AB's help we did it all, mix matched socks, shirt on backwards, skirt on backwards, and shoes on the wrong feet (don't worry she did change that back soon) can't sacrifice our well being. Anyways, I thought that was about as backwards as it gets but an hour later....
The class all decked out for a rodeo.
I just had to attach this picture because this isn't the only one that Addie Blaire made she had done one for each of her friends. This is the invite to her bunking party she wants to have. I thought they might be one of the sweetest things I have seen! She had put the child's name on there, a person in a bed with "zzz" the word "invited to Addie Blaire" and two girls, which I initially because she loves her ipad so much thought were ipads ( a sign of how times have changed that that was my first thought) but after questioning her turns out they were pillows for a pillow fight. Good to know good ole' fun still prevails. Anyways, I had to post because this is a just more evidence of how my little girl is growing up.
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