Take Me Out To The Ball Game

We had a family outing to the ball park last night to see the Nashville Sounds take on the Oklahoma City Red Hawks. It was great. We braved the weather and had an awesome time. Here are some cell phone pictures of our night.

We had great seats right behind home plate!

This kid has a serious attention span for a two year old. She loved watching all the action.

Speaking of action, here's an action shot of some singing and clapping.

Have I mentioned that I am chopped liver when he's around?

It did sprinkle periodically, but she didn't care one bit. And I only cared half of one bit.

Right when we walked into the stadium, a super nice usher gave Harper a batting practice ball. She slept with it last night.

Such a fun night. I think we just might have to do it again.

Wet Feet

This morning, Harper and I had to stop at CVS before going to baby school. It rained a little overnight, so the parking lot was wet. On the way out of the store, Harper laid eyes on the one and only puddle in the parking lot. Before I could stop her, she got a mischievous look on her face, yelled "Ta-Da!", and jumped in with both feet. Water went everywhere. Her shoes and socks were soaked. As I was buckling her into her car seat, she said "Mommy, my shoes wet." - like she was surprised that jumping in a crater of water would result in wet shoes. This is what I'm dealing with. I see a pair of galoshes in our future.

We're Working On It

Here is my 2 year old's rendition of the ABCs. It's a work in progress.

Who knew that even the ABCs could contain a little drama? That's just what you get with this kid.

Congratulations Kelly!

My friend Kelly had a sweet little baby boy yesterday. Meet Corbin.

Pretty cute. If you get a minute, you should check out Kelly's blog. I'm sure it will soon be filled with beautiful stories of new motherhood (and maybe some puke and blowout diaper stories too - it comes with the territory). And while you're at it, you should also check out her photography blog. She's an awesome photographer and I have the pictures to prove it! She took this shot of Harper last summer.

And You Think You're Having A Bad Day

I don't know about you, but I feel like this sometimes. Now granted, it may not be as dramatic as this but sometimes I do I feel like my brain has been taken over by a nasty fungus and I become toxic to those around me.

I'm getting better at identifying what my triggers are. Sometimes it's money related, sometimes it's husband related, sometimes it's work related. But, unlike this poor ant, my fungus is not real. It's just self created stress and anxiety.

I'm making progress in this area, though.

I'm learning to focus on what is true, not what I feel.

Can anyone else relate?

Really???

I took this picture in the parking garage at work this morning. Seriously? It was the only license plate (if you can call it that) anywhere on the car. After some googling, I found out that it's fairly common to issue these types of tags in Georgia. The only thing that would've made it better is if it would have been on a PT Cruiser.

Weekend Update

We packed a lot into this weekend. Here's the rundown:

• Up early on Saturday morning to go to the gym. I took a kickboxing class that completely kicked my butt. There was a woman in the class who had to be at least 7 months pregnant. She utterly schooled me. It was awesome (heavy on the sarcasm). But, at least I went. Hopefully, I'll do better next time.
• Took Harper swimming after my kickboxing class. She's a fish.
• Later that day, we hung out with some friends and went to the zoo. Here's a picture of Harper and her buddy Cooper.

• At the zoo, I realized that my kid is super brave. We went to an animal show and when the trainer brought out a humongous tarantula, Harper said "Me hold it?" It was literally as big as her face.
• Went to church on Sunday morning. Music was great. Message was great. If you're in this neck of the woods, you should check it out.
• While the kiddo napped and Rob was at work, I watched the second Twilight movie. It was ok. I liked the first one better. Don't judge me.