Happy Birthday JMH!

This weekend we celebrated Jamey's 32nd birthday!   Jamey, Addison and I rented a hotel room for the night at the same place that the Hill family was staying to celebrate their youngest son's birthday.  It's something that they do every year and seemed to be a brilliant idea.  It almost felt like we were really on vacation, but the drive wasn't nearly as bad!   Saturday Addison and Jamey played in the pool ALL DAY!   I took advantage of daddy being the playmate and laid in the chair and girl talked with Renee! :)     Sunday morning we got up and ate breakfast at the hotel and got ready to go back home.  Addison was so funny at breakfast... amazed at all of the different food choices! HA   We had a really good weekend, Monday came WAY too fast. 

Poor thing was worn out after all of the swimming and playing!

This is what she was wearing for Jamey's birthday dinner... thank goodness we ended up going to Jamey's parents instead of out somewhere!   POOF!

Daddy's girl!

7:11 on 7/11  :)

Jamey and I also went antique shopping!   I found this cute wicker bench ($10 plus spray paint!!!!) that was  PERFECT for our back porch.  Addison LOVES it and it goes great with our new plants that grandaddy gave us!

Jamey's find ... a fork.  He loves it so....

Yeah.... it is H-O-T!

LOOKY!!! Our eggs hatched!

Wells Fargo, this is Addison! 

She was such a good little worker

Let Freedom Ring!

I heard the Martina McBride song (Independence Day) the other day and now every time I think about 4th of July, it pops into my head!!   We had such a wonderful extended weekend celebrating the freedom we possess thanks to many, many wonderfully brave men and women. This year I had a totally different feeling when celebrating Independence day.  Jamey and I have been watching the History channel a lot lately and apparently I really was dazed and confused in high school because I just did not remember all of these things!  I tell Jamey time and again that he needs to go back to school and become a teacher because he makes history and science so interesting to me and that's definitely a huge accomplishment!  The last show that we watched was about Saddam Hussein and all of the horrible things that he did to people had done to people.  Jamey then reminded me that, this kind of thing still happens in a lot of places as hard as it is to imagine (well it is to me at least) So, even though we may not like certain things that go on in our country or people in charge at all times, we should thank GOD that we are AMERICANS and we are free!  

SOOO on to the festivities!   We found out that week that our mom's mom (mamaw) was put in the hospital in Mobile with unexplainable "masses" and bleeding... so Friday, Addison and I set off - Mobile bound.  This was our longest road trip yet,  not to mention a "Potty Trained Road Trip".  I was a little nervous but we packed plenty of fun and everything red, white and blue that Addy owned and hit the road.  I could not have asked for a better little travel partner.   The whole 5 hours down was just perfect!  We only stopped once in Greenville for her to potty so I was super impressed!   We got to the hospital and visited with mamaw for a little while and then headed to Ashlee's apartment where we stayed the night.  It was really fun having a girls night w/sissy!   The next day we headed to Monroeville to spend some time with the fam from LA.  We ended up staying until Monday so I could take Addison to watch the fireworks.  She and I went and had the best time!! She has never really watched fireworks b/c she's usually asleep by the time they start so I was really excited to take her.  We oohhhed and ahhhhed for a while and then went back to Granddaddy's to stay the night... we were really ready to wake up early and get back to see daddy!   here are some of the many highlights of our trip!

5 hour road trip... sleeping baby=happy mommy!

cutie pie... hanging out at Sissy's!

LOVE THIS GIRL!

SILLY BANDS ARE TAKING OVER!!

Talking to her dog cousin GUS

Sweet girls!

Just talking to grandaddy!

Heading out to find that watermelon!!

Mommy- look over here!!

FOUND IT! The 1st watemelon of the year from grandaddy's garden!

WHAT A WHOPPER!!!

Addison LOVES swimming!

Mommy and Addison watching fireworks!

You know we had to take advantage of the swingset!

Helping grandaddy shell peas after the fireworks show

POUTY PRINCESS

Happy Father's Day Daddy!!

I wanted to write a separate blog for Father's day. It was really hectic this year because Addy's party was the same weekend AND Jamey had to work, but we still want to give the best daddy ever, all of the praise that he deserves. Addison has the best daddy that she could ever ask for. He is her "best friend" and yes I quote because that is exactly what she says! She loves him more than ANYTHING!! He is so good with her and teaches her SO MUCH! I give him credit for teaching her pretty much everything that she knows. He works really hard at a place that is ever so undesirable, puts up with her mommy (:P) and works so hard around the house (in and out) every minute that he can.. not to mention still finds time to hit the gym.. workin on his fitness (and it pays off..he's a hottie!!) So, there we have it... I am one lucky girl! All in one man I have: A wonderful, patient, providing husband; a fantastic daddy for my precious daughter; and a hot & dreamy gardener/maintenance man... did I mention he can play the guitar????? Man.. Life is good!!! :)

I know we dont say thank you enough... so THANK YOU JAMEY- from the bottom of my heart...for everything that you do. Addison and I love you very, very much!

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*** I must admit that I got a little teary eyed after uploading these pictures!***

Addison is 3 years old!!

Boy oh boy did she have a "birthday week!" The week started off with us taking a trip to Noccalula Falls. It was SO much fun and we hope to go back soon...it was only 30 minutes away, so it's a very doable day trip. Then Sunday night Addy started getting really sick. We went to the dr Monday and she had...strep throat, again!! I could not believe it, but I was SO thankful that we caught it so early. She was finally able to go to school on Wednesday, coincidentally the same day she started getting presents in the mail!! FUN FUN! Friday June 18th, Addison, Jamey and I celebrated 3 wondeful years together!! She has really had a great birthday!! We had a party for her yesterday and boy was it exciting. Mandy and Tina were so sweet and made the best cupcakes I have ever had for the cake and the general theme was a garden party! We were all decorating our hearts out and here it comes, the darkest clouds and the strongest wind. Everything that we just put out was blowing away! Down came the rain shortly after and so, trying not to panic, we made the decision to just bring everything inside and have the party! We didn't get to do everything we had planned but I think it ended up being great. All of the kids played so well together and were all so excited to see each other! Thank you to Mandy, Tina, Ms. Lou, Ashlee and especially my sweet husband for putting up with - can't make a decision, yet OCD, Abby during planning and execution.. it turned out perfectly! Thank you everyone involved for making this such a special time for Addison!! The weekend ended with another treat of Ashlee and granddaddy staying with us. It was nice being able to be with grandaddy on Father's day. It was a work weekend for Jamey, but we were able to spend a good bit of time with him too.


one sleepy 3 year old!
She was having a blast getting presents in the mail!
Jamey loves this one as much as Addy! (Lincoln Logs..thanks Amy!)

Garden party decor!

Sweet, Sweet, Sweet!

Presents Galore!

Loving on her best friend Lucy!

hanging out...

sissy taught us how to plant a flower today!

and now she's a pro!

Flower Girl

May has been insanely busy for us!

This weekend Addy and I traveled to Guntersville for Sherry's wedding. Addison had the honor of being the flower girl in one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever seen. Lake Guntersville is the perfect location for a wedding...a tad bit difficult for those of us who are not that great with directions, but definitely worth the trip once you arrive. Friday night we left pretty much right after I picked Addison up from daycare to make it there for rehearsal. We left right after it was over to head back home because we had a hair appointment at 9 the next morning. Saturday we went to visit Ms. Maria and get our hair done and then we went home to get ready for the wedding. The wedding was SO Sherry! Pink everywhere! Sherry looked very beautiful and it was great to see her and all of the other people there that I have not seen in years. Addison did really well all weekend and I was very proud of her! I can't wait to see all of the professional photos that were taken!

Camping...

Well, I did it....I made it, in the woods, in a tent, for an entire weekend! Jamey and I went camping near Boaz with a few of his friends from work. We were going to only spend Saturday night but then it ended up working out so that Ms. Judy and Mr. Jimmy could watch Addy Friday night as well, so we set off. We pulled up to the campsite around 9 that night and there were only a couple of guys there, everyone else was coming on Saturday. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the campsite was awesome! There were so many tents set up, a perfect place for hanging out around the fire and plenty of room for a lot of people! We pulled out our conservative hats this weekend did a little target shooting during the day on Saturday. lol. I was super nervous about shooting a gun because I am just not a gun person...at all.. but after I finally did it the 1st time, it was so exhilarating. I shot, screamed, laughed and shook all at once it seemed!! I told Jamey that every time I pulled the trigger it was like I was sneezing because I couldn't help but close my eyes! We had an awesome time Saturday night and I was able to meet a lot of the other wives/girl friends and that was nice. Even though we did have a great time, Jamey and I both were really ready to get back home and pick up our sweet little girl. Addison hasn't been away from me for 2 nights in a row in a really long time, but it was much needed mommy and daddy time! We are already thinking about going back and trying to find some where that we can go as a family.

Ready to go!

our condo
Dakin, Jamey and Northcutt

Northcutt and Jamey

My Handsome Hubby!
Northcutt lending a hand..

WOW.... ok ok no they're not loaded!!!
jamming