Chocolate in Oreo Form!

Last Saturday, J. and I were in need of a date night. So we loaded up Gus and his bags and headed to my parents house. When we got there my mom was having an oreo to celebrate all of the hard yard work she had done that day! Needless to say Gus could care less that we were leaving him, he just wanted a taste of that Oreo. So momma twisted it in two and gave Gus a half and boy was he excited! Before J and I could take off I had to snap a photo. It was a big moment, one's first Oreo should be immortalized right?

Gus didn't understand why his momma didn't want a kiss goodbye! Sorry sweety.

J and I went out to the first movie we have seen since May 2009! We saw the romantic comedy "When in Rome".

It was a good movie we both enjoyed. And what trip is complete without a stop at Chic-fil-a for some nuggets and waffle fries? I know we're big spenders aren't we? We laughed on the way home at how early it was (8:30). We used to just start our dates at 8:30 not end them! I had a great time and according to MaeMae and Papa, so did Gus. Mom said he was an angel! I'm sure if she continues to feed him Oreos though he'll always be a good boy!

The Birthday Boy

Yesterday was J.'s birthday. Around our house, on your birthday, you get the meal of your choice for supper. When I asked J what he wanted without hesitation he said fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy and macaroni and cheese out of the box. Immediately I thought, "Oh no, not fried chicken"! I know you all probably think I'm crazy but I hate to fry chicken and therefore have only done it maybe twice since I've been married. I never feel like it's done inside so I blacken the outside! When J saw the panic on my face he said (God bless his soul) "You can get the chicken from Hitchcocks". See why I love him? He is so easy to please! So I picked up some hot-from-the-grease chicken at 5:00 from the deli. I did make homemade mashed potatoes (I actually always fix homemade mashed potatoes cause I'm not a fan of the instant stuff) and homemade gravy, and the macaroni was Kraft, just the way he likes it. J would rather have the powdered cheese than good homemade macaroni (it is one of the few things I just don't get about him!). I even made honey-buttered biscuits, because you just can't have fried chicken and not have biscuits, right? For dessert he requested No-Bake Cheesecake with Strawberry topping. This is another one of those things that make me scratch my head; J. would rather have the no-bake stuff than a real New York style cheesecake?! Here is a look at our plates (J didn't want his picture taken so no pics of the birthday boy!!):

Some of you are wondering where the vegetables are, aren't you? J said he really didn't "feel" like any vegetables on his birthday! We'll worry about proper nutrition tonight.

Happy Birthday J. I Love you to pieces!! XOXO

Dishes & Drinks!

Last Sunday morning, while J was taking off our garbage, I decided to make us some breakfast. Biscuits and gravy just sounded good to me, so I pulled out the heavy cream and cast iron skillet and went to work. Gus, however, decided that it was too early to play on the floor and was pulling on my pajama bottoms wanting to be picked up right then. So.....to distract him I opened the dishwasher, his favorite playground. At least the dishes were clean!! He proceeded to climb up on the door so I went and grabbed the camera. Boy was he proud of himself.

Sunday afternoon we made a trip to Home Depot to pick up some things for J. and on the way home we needed a treat for the road....

Don't worry he didn't actually drink but just a little bit, but I thought it was cute! And it wasn't coffee just vanilla, for those of you who were thinking I am crazy. He thinks he is half grown, so anything he sees me or his daddy doing he wants to do too. We have our hands full for sure!

The River she's a rising!

Saturday Gus and I participated in the local walk a thon for scholarships to this year's senior class. We walked two miles with Aunt Carrie and Allie and Aunt Amy and Noah. It was a little breezy but we made it! After lunch with the whole family I took charge of Gus AND Allie! Aunt Carrie needed to get some work done so I took Allie for the afternoon. They started out in bad need of a nap so we strapped them in the car and went for a ride. I had heard earlier that day that the river was really rising so we went to see for ourselves. This is what we found:

And this is how interested the kids were:

They did, however, get excited during snack time once we returned home.

I couldn't get them to pay any attention to me, they were too busy chowing down! We had a good time. They play so well together. Hopefully Allie will come over again to play sometime!