Florida or Bust...

Well, vacation time is upon us again.  We've officially started the countdown.  I cannot wait to leave.  I'll miss Mae and I know I'll still have to "work" when I'm there, but at least I won't be at my desk working!!!

I plan on taking plenty of pics and working on a scrapbook as soon as we get home.  I took off that Monday following our trip, so I should be able to knock it out then.  Now that I've gone to the digital scrapbooking, it's very quick.  I love it too because the book just comes in the mail all bound and pretty.  Not sure why I haven't always been using Shutterfly!!

We've been stocking up and the bed in the guest room is covered with things we'll be bringing.  It's crazy what you think you'll need.  We've done so many beach vacations that I feel like we're experts on it.  Now, if I could just learn not to over pack!

We've Got Ears...Say Cheers!

We've been preparing for our Florida beach trip all week.  We've stocked up on sunscreen.  Gotten our guest bedroom stuffed with must haves...but the most important thing we'll be taking is the DVD player for the backseat.

I got Erin these headphones yesterday not knowing if she would wear them.  I took them out of the packet this morning and explained what they are.  She immediately wanted to put them on and loved them.  We wore them to school and she didn't want to take them off. 

Now I'm going back to ToysRus today to buy another pair for Tommy's truck!

Three Mizes + Two...

We're keeping Bailey this week while the other Mizes are in FL for the week. 

She's having a good time.  Her favorite pastime in the world is stalking and watching squirrels.  Tommy feeds our squirrels so Bailey parks herself at the backdoor to keep watch on them.  I even had to pull the blinds down on the door to keep her settled.  She just moved to the window beside the door!

In the meantime, Mae is dying to get Bailey to play with her.  She jumps and barks and nips at her in an effort to get her attention.  Bailey is too wrapped up in her squirrel watch most of the time. 

They get along great!  Maybe Dear Mae will learn something this week!

Smile...We're Going to the Tent...

Erin had her first dentist visit yesterday.  I told her about it and talked to her for a long time about what they were going to do.  She told me later that we were going to the tent.  I kept asking her what she was saying and she kept saying tent.  I figured out she was trying to say dentist!  So, she was excited to go.

After a small scheduling snafu, we were in the room waiting for the doctor. What the scheduler forgot to tell me was that I needed to request an "exam and cleaning" because I we ended up with was an exam.  So we go back today for our cleaning.  Lesson learned.

The doctor was super nice.  It's a pediatric dentist so she is set up for kids from the waiting rooms to the dental chairs.  Erin got to watch Dora while they worked on her.  She loved it.

She was very, very good.  She was taken for x-rays and I couldn't go.  I was a little worried about how she would do, but apparently it was all for nothing.  She just walked off with the nurse and came back smiling about how good she did.  (I should probably be a little worried about how easily she walked off with the nurse!)  

Then came Dr. Ragsdale.  She leaned Erin back in the chair and talked to her about what she was doing.  Erin was very compliant and listened to everything they said to do.  She got a great check up with perfect teeth and she told us to keep doing what we're doing, but to not forget to brush her teeth in the morning too.  So, we add one more thing to our list of morning duties.

Going Native...

I made William a teepee for his birthday.  One of Erin's friends has one that they bought at the Nutcracker Market.  No telling how much they paid for it.  We've been to her house for play dates and Erin loves the teepee.  So, I found a pattern at the fabric store and decided to make William one for his birthday.

I cut the pattern to size and bought the PVC.  Tommy helped me cut it and it was pretty much done after I sewed it all together.  The worst part was cutting and sewing them together.  It was not hard, but very time consuming.  So, together it went.

We had to put it away because we didn't want Erin to see it.  Then I got to thinking she needed one too!  So, back to the fabric store I went.

I decided to make Erin's bigger then William's so I went off the pattern and just increased the size about 4 or 5 times.  So, her teepee wound up being big enough for Tommy and I to get in with her.  It worked out well because we have just the right amount of room for it in the dinning room.  

Here are some pics of the finished products.

I monogrammed William's name on his later, but didn't get a picture of it.  It turned out really cute!