Whether I am working on my photo shoots or creating clothes for Miss Priss, I am always designing something!. 

Martha and I have fallen in love with clothes designed by Matilda Jane.  We decided to get creative for Anna Claire's birthday out fits and this is what we have come up with.  I told Martha that when Anna Claire gets to be a teen, she will be horrified at these combinations!.  You should check out the Matilda Jane designs.  Martha went on line the day after Christmas to buy clothes -the only way she could afford them.

When I sent Chris a cell phone photo of the hat, he just about died!  Thought I was turning his daughter into a clown.  Then, when I told him how much they were selling these hats for in shops in Five Points and Peach Tree City, he just about ran off the road.  Told him I would not charge him nearly what they were charging - anywhere from 25-35.

I will be selling the hats and placemats - give me a call if you are interested

We are headed back to Atlanta for the birthday celebration on Sat.  Instead of presents for Anna Claire, Martha has asked that we contribute to Annabelle baskets.  Think the blog is Annabellbaskets.com.  A baby born with heart problems who died.  Her parents honor her memory by providing baskets for other babies born with heart defects.  These were the babies that Martha used to work with when she worked at a Ped. ICU nurse

Martha and Chris do not believe in hair cuts for the boys nor Anna Claire! Charles decided to take matters into his own hands and pulled Miss Priss' hair up into a pony tail on top of her head.  He was tired of pushing her hair out of her eyes.

When the boys get to be teens, I am going to remind Martha and Chris of the boys long hair.  I must say that after Chris cut their bangs, the boys hair is better.  Peyton no longer has to blow his bangs out of his face in order to eat!

This is how we all looked after a night of very little sleep.  Peyton is in my lap and was not too sick to sew.  Chris was so excited when he finally had a girl cause he said now I could quit dressing his boys like girls - his term for jon-jons are dresses.

Did I mention that Miss Priss ended up with a blue mouth.  Seems that she wanted to eat one of the boys blue crayons.  I was on duty that time.

Miss Priss is up and running!  She is never still and constantly following the boys.  She is as fast as Lightening McQueen.  She crawls with one leg extended and is quite capable of getting from one of the house to the other before you can turn around.  She has found Martha's tree and moss.  She has had great fun pulling all the moss onto the floor.  She was too quick for me to get a picture.  

Day 2 of our Adventure

It seems that Martha and Chris always leave us with sick "chillen".  Yep, you guessed it.  Peyton came down with a virus, fever and throw-ups.  This is the third time that we have kept the boys and Anna Claire and the third time that the boys have gotten sick.  First was the trip to New York and the boys got the "Roto virus" (before Anna Claire) That little episode infected I think 9 people before it was over with.  Right now my mind is foggy because of lack of sleep so I can't remember #2 but it was the throw-ups again.  This time, so far, only Peyton has gotten sick.  It has been 24 hrs and nobody else has gotten sick so far.  We pray that it stays that way.

Peyton slept with me last night - well, he slept and I stayed awake with all of his kicking, talking in his sleep, waking to see if I was still there and wanting to go find Popa Charles.  Parker joined us at 6:00 and Anna Claire was up by 7:00.

On a more serious note, my mom has had to emergency surgery on her back for 3 compress/fractured vertebra.  Chris's mom is coming in Sat. morning to take over child care until Martha and Chris return Sunday night.  We will head home but I will not be visiting my parents until I fell that I am virus free.  Mom's surgery went well and she is doing fine.  My prayer is that I will get home before the virus strikes me.  I cannot imagine being sick and having 3 little ones and Charles on the loose!  Did I mention that Martha is sick in California so their little trip has not been that great for her either.

Don't know how to get the captions next to the pictures but here is the story behind these shots.  While Charles and I were busy down stairs, the boys were busy upstairs.  They decided that it would be great fun to push their train table over to the book case.  Peyton then took the cord from the sound machine and tossed it over the top of the stairs after he climbed on top of the bookcase. Parker was standing below on the landing trying to jump up and grab the cord.  You can see the distance they had to push the table to get it to the bookcase!  Oh my! No wonder Martha calls me some days almost in tears!

Charles knows that Martha and Chris don't allow the boys to drink coke so he bought them an orange drink since it was not carbinated!  The boys were thrilled with their special drink and little drink.  Peyton's words say it all - tastey.  Not sure what Martha and Chris will say when they see these pictures.

Mystery shot?  Anybody know where this is?  You will be surprised!

More of Day One of our Adventure

Ok, I don't know how to edit misspelled words.  I am sure that there will be enough of you to tell me how. Don't know how to add pictures either so will wait until I discover how to do that or one of you tells me how.

Have you ever thought that you would be fishing a car out of the toilet with poop in it?  Well that is what happens when you have a new truck and you drop it in the toilet while pooping.  Mimi to the rescue!  Yuck.  Once it was disinfected - twice - and washed off with soap and hot water, it was good to go and Parker was once again a happy camper!   

For those of you who are just shaking your head at my comment about editing this page, I have just found the spell check button!  Now to figure out how to load a pictures.

I'm just starting out and on my own as far as creating this blog spot.  Have no idea what I am doing or how this is going to turn out but I am going to give it a try.

Currently, I am sitting in my daughter's house in Ga.  while she and her husband are off to California.  Charles and I are letting the boys and Miss Priss keep us and they are doing a pretty good job so far.

Let's see......woke early this morning with Peyton climbing into bed with me way before dawn.  He was soaking wet so off we go to find dry pjs.  He brought his favorite blankie with him so we didn't have to hunt that down.  Once dry clothes were on, we snuggled down for some sleep....so I thought.  Peyton thought better of that.  He talked and talked and talked.  In a quiet voice and one that I could not understand.  He wanted to wake Parker but held off until he heard Parker get up.  Once Parker joined us, Peyton moved to the other side to give Parker his spot.  Parker snuggled in and said, "I couldn't find Peyton."  Peyton popped up and in formed Parker with "cause I disappeared Parker!"

Miss Priss joined us for breakfast.  Woke her as the 3 pages of instructions told us to do.  Oh, how I hated waking a sleeping baby.  She woke with a smile on her face and joined in with lots of her own words and laughter.  What a happy baby.

When I put Anna Claire, yes she does have a name, down for her morning nap, she did exactly as Martha said.  She crawled to the corner of her crib and went to sleep sitting up!   After she fell over, I did go in and gently straighten her out.  

Lunch was most entertaining.  The boys ate 2 hot dogs apiece, chips, green beans, grapes, and a special surprise from Popa Charles.  Donut holes and chocolate donut.  Miss Priss consumed chicken, carrots, green beans, cheese, a whole jar of baby apple chunks, and yogurtt.  I tried teaching her the sign language for more and she thought that was funny, especially when she had apples in her hands.  Her way of communicating more was to cry every time I tried to cut the yogurt off.  We did a much better job of trying to teach the boys the sign language and Parker was the first to reward us with that sign when Martha and I were feeding him strawberry shortcake while I was out there in Calif. on spring break before they turned one.  Somehow with this third child, we are not as consistent.  Wonder why!

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