Animals in a Row

My Mom loves to tell me of how I used to take my miniature Strawberry Shortcake figurines with me everywhere.  When she says everywhere, she means that if they weren't with me I was NOT a happy camper. 
I would line them up in a row, usually at my Dad's softball games on the bleachers, and recite their names:  Lemon Meringue, Strawberry Shortcake, Angel Cake, Lemon Chiffon, Blueberry Muffin...etc.
After placing all of them in an even, orderly row, I would lie them down.  After checking to make sure they were evenly spaced, I would place them back in my pocket book.  Yes, I had a pocket book (pronouced "pockey-book").  How Southern is that?
Anyhow, during the course of my Dad's games, I would rotate between the playground, the concession stand (or at least beggin' my Mom for money for the candy bar I just HAD to have), and lining up my Strawberry Shortcakes.
Sunday night, we witnessed this:

I love his "baby cow-Moo" comment. 
No, this isn't the first time I've seen Ty do the whole line-up thing like his Mama used to.  But, it's the first time we've caught it on camera. 
And, I love it.  OCD much?
What we didn't get was Acey demolishing knocking over Ty's animals and then laughing about it. 
Now that was a site to see.
Ty's also learned to keep Ace away from his toys, food, sippy cup, etc., he must act like a Lion.  A scary, roaring lion.  It literally scares the shit ha-jeebies out of Ace and he instantly turns his bottom lip upside down and he turns to mush. 
Paybacks?  Yeah, you gotta love 'em.
Oh, and it wasn't too long ago Mom found my Strawberry Shortcakes.  I'm 29 (29.9, but whatever) and she's saved them all these years.  I played with those things 16 hours a day for 5 years, over 25 years ago.  They were washed in bleach water numerous times to get the ball-park goo off of them.  But, they STILL SMELL LIKE THEIR ORIGINAL SCENT!  Not kidding.  Lemon, blueberry, strawberry, even the mean guy still smelled!
I guess I'm not so antiquated afterall!

Saturday Afternoon Drive

This is a preview of what I will see in 14 years when Ty Babes has his license and Acey is DYING to ride with his big bro'.  Not until Daddy can give better driving instructions though!

Here they are...all smiles.  They were so happy to be in the car together for the very 1st time:

Ummm...whiplash much Ace Man?  Thank goodness for seatbelts:

Dude, quit looking at the radio and drive...Daddy!:

No wonder our yard looks like poo:

Home stretch:

Back home again (Ty doesn't follow the "eyes on the road" philosophy:

Yo Ty Man, getting out of the car while still pressing the pedal is not gonna work dude:

This car is my their new favorite toy this summer.  Mimi and Papaw gave it to Ty Man for Christmas and Ty thinks he's all that and a bag of chips when he's in the driver's seat.  And, even when he's not in the driver's seat but that's a whole 'nother post!

Week in Review (and 2 videos too!)

This last week has been a little crazy. I know, I know. Imagine that.
I left on Monday afternoon for Louisville. I stayed the night with my P's and then got up before the crack of dawn and drove to Indy. I was there for a conference (and stayed at the Westin which was hosting the NFL convention which would have been really, really cool if Tom Brady would have been there but he wasn't so...) that lasted 2 days. I slept like a baby on Tuesday night. Literally, I think I was in heaven for a little bit of that deep sleep. No baby monitors. No hubby snoring. Ahhh...
Anyhow, I headed back to Louisville on Wednesday with the original plan for Todd to meet me there with the boys. Mother nature, however, had another plan. Storms were predicted, but then it got to be more of a "if you're not sitting in your basement with a helmet on you're stupid" warning, we decided it wasn't the best plan for them to drive up I-64 right in the storms predicted path.
So, Thursday morning, I met Todd halfway in I-64, drove back to Louisville, had a delish lunch at Chuey's (OMG. THEBESTMEXICANFOODEVER), and then it was time for my Eye Surgery.
It hurt, I'm not going to lie and say it was a piece of cake because it just didn't feel good.  Yes, they gave me a pill that was supposed to relax me (um, that didn't work) and they gave me numbing drops (yeah, those didn't work all the way either). But, it only lasted like 10 minutes in the actual surgery room so it wasn't too terribly long. Todd drove me back to Louisville (with my AWESOME terminator-style black glasses) and I FINALLY got to see my boys. With one eye.
Acey was kicking his legs in the high-chair and Ty Man greeted me at the back door (in just his undies...). I could have eaten them they were so stinkin' cute. I missed them SO much. I got cool points with Ty Man because I had super-hero glasses on and then I swapped to clear goggles at night time.
Are you laughing now? 
I am.
To top it off, I have to sleep in clear goggles.  Like, the kind jockeys wear.  Freakin' goggles.  (funny story...Todd told me that on Thursday night I was talking in my sleep.  he woke up to look at me and my goggles were on my head like a headband.  i got sassy with him and told him to just leave me alone...that I was just "chillin'" in my shades.  not kidding).  Bahahahahha! 
Anyhow, I'm fine. My eye is very uncomfortable and I have to put like 348 drops in it each day, but it'll be fine. At least, it better. It's really blurry right now. And, itchy. And, it's burning. But whatev...this will be worth it to not have anymore migraines or volcanic eruptions in my eye.  That is, if I'm one of the 90% that this procedure works on. 
And, because blog posts are crappy without pictures or videos:

And, somebody was showing off in the car yesterday...

Happy Memorial Day to everyone.  We're taking it easy and enjoying FAMILY time.  Oh, and making all the last minute preparations for Acey Babes 1st Birthday party next weekend!  We're in a Super-Hero mindset these days.  Oh, the joys of boys!

Y3W: Paybacks Are Hell

Nice title, right? 
It's only appropriate these days.  Ty Babes CAN be the sweetest, loving, gentle Big Brother...when he wants to be.  And, then he also has this side of him that is all "I'm the Big Brother and I'm in Charge".  He's saying things like, "but Mama, Acey's a baby and I'm a big boy so my birf-day party is first".  Or, "Acey, this pop-tart is weallllllly good" (all the while, holding it in front of Acey's face".  Torture, in the mind of a 1 and 2 year old!
This picture, however, is one of my favorites:

August 2010


This is quite possibly one of my favorite pictures I have of my kids. Ace was only about 2.5 months old and Ty Man was still on his "Buzzy Woody" kick. The cowboy hat was a staple (and still is) in Ty's everyday wardrobe and he thought he was too funny dressing up his little Boo.
I had ran upstairs to get Ty's clothes and when I came down this is what I saw. Ty cracked himself up making Acey his little Cowboy! Thank goodness he didn't get the handcuffs too!
These 2 boys make us laugh everyday. And, while it's sad to me that time has to go by so fast, I'm grateful for what I have to look forward to.
Partners in crime...ready or not Mama, it's on!

Ace's 1 Year Stats...and Stuff

You know, when we decided our boy name would be "Ace", we never really thought we'd call him Acey.  Now that he's here, I wonder if he knows his name is really just Ace without the "y".  EVERYONE calls him Acey.  It fits him. 
So, here is the littler Mister in his standard look 95% of the time:

Ace looks like this 95% of the time...even when he's sleeping he smiles :)

I'm not kidding...he even smiles in his sleep.  I hope he stays as happy and content as he is now for forever.  It really makes me happy!
His stats at his 1 year appt. on Friday were: 

84% height: 31 inches

79% weight 24.14 lbs.

He also got 4 shots in which he took them like a CHAMP!  And, for my own rememberance:  size 5 shoe, size 2 or 3 clothes, and pulling up like a monkey.  It's funny to me that he will climb and dive into anything, yet he won't walk without a toy to push.  Today he took a step from the couch to the trunk.  Vocab:  too many words to list but we've added putting 2 words together such as "Hi Mama" or "go bye-bye".  There's more, but I can't remember!  With Ty Man having the vocabulary of a 10 year old, I'm sure Ace is going to follow! 

This week I'm heading to Indy for work.  Yes, that means I get to stay in a hotel BYMYSELF.  Who cares if it's for work.  Seriously, I'm PUMPED!

Todd's meeting me Wednesday in Louisville on Wednesday night becuase I'm having eye surgery on Thursday there.  I'm not going to lie...I'm more scared about this than I was having a baby.  What if I can't see after it?  They told me they'll give me something to relax me beforehand.  Ummm...I'm pretty sure they'll have to put me in a straight jacket and knock me out but whatever.  Oh, and I can't drive for a week.  Seriously, I'm going to have to have Todd drop me off and pick me up from work everyday.  Not cool.

So...I'm out.  Indy here I come!

Sneaking a Drink

Somebody likes McDonald's Coke just as much as his Mama. While Ace was napping and Daddy was golfing, Ty Man was supposed to be playing with his cars, so I was folding some clothes in the laundry room.  When I came back to the family room this is what I saw. Ty didn't hear me and as you can tell from the picture, he didn't see me either. He was slurping MY drink and the little turkey drank it ALL!
I came real close to going back to McDonalds and getting another one (yes, it's an additiction), but I didn't.
Doesn't he know I'm the Queen of this court? Watch out Ty Man...Mama's gonna get you!

What a Difference a Year Makes

Ty Man...

Ty loved holding his new "toy"

Sweet baby Acey

Acey and Ty in Mama's hospital bed

Ty, Brock, Brayden, Ace.  I love these boys like they're my own. 
Ace is 2 days old here!

Todd, Ty, Brock and Bryce looking for frogs

A Big Boy Haircut and a Happy Meal...have a little chick-nuggets with your ketchup there Bub!

After Acey's First Bath

Ty's Big Boy Bed...Acey looks so small!

This is what life looked like a year ago.  Acey was tiny and Ty Man still looked like a baby. Acey's Newborn size clothes were too big and Ty still used his pacy.   And, I was on maternity leave.  Oh, how I miss maternity leave in the summer! 
It's amazing to me how fast time goes by.  Really, it's quite sad. 
What a difference a year makes...

Y3W: Makes Me Smile

Memorial Day 2010

 These pictures are the ONLY pictures I have of both my boys with my Memaw and Papaw.  I have some of Ty at home with them, but these were taken at the nursing home when Ace was 2 weeks old. 
I remember the day like it was yesterday--walking into the nursing home with a lump in my throat.  Just the year before my other Grandmother had passed away while she was there.  At this point, my Memaw and Papaw were living there.  Alzheimer's is an awful, awful disease. 
I was nervous to see how Ty would react...after all, in these pictures he is only 22 months old.  He did great though.  He brought Memaw flowers for her room and he was so proud of himself.  He waved to all the nurses and he was a happy little boy who put on a show for everyone.  Ace was oohed and aww'd over being the tiny little baby that everyone just had to see. 
Ty Man kissed his great-grandparents, and told them he loved them.  And, on this day when my Memaw was able to say she loved him too...it made me smile. 

Chaotic Thoughts

-So I thought YIPPEE baseball season over...time to get my husband back!  Then I realized it's recruiting season.  So much for the YIPPEE...
-Ty is so freakin' funny it's not even funny.  Does that even make sense?  His new thing is to read books to us.  "Once upon the time...".  That follows with things like, "there was a weally (really) pretty girl named Abby (his teacher)".  Or, "there was a baseball that wuns (runs) weally (really) fast".  Really?  Baseballs run?  He also is into saying the word "probably".  He uses it when he's supposed to.  And, he's 2.  Or, "Mama, I'm pretty sure Acey is mad at you.  Feed him Mama, Acey needs his food to grow great big and strong like me".  Yeah, he's pretty darm smart too.
-I ran Harbor Hills tonight.  No walking, all running.  It's nearly 3 miles of pure hell hills.  I was doing well before I had Ace (after my Gallbladder surgery) but since I got prego with Ace I always did a run/walk combo.  Today I rocked it.  Just saying...
-I booked Ty's Birthday Party yesterday.  Two words:  Ellis Park.  More to come but this is not only my big boys 3rd Birthday.  It's got a whole-buncha sentimental meaning to it that celebrates something VERY important to me:  My Family.
-Acey has had 10 ear infections and he's 12 months old.  He's the happiest Mr. Smiley pants (another thing Ty says all the time..."what you doin' Mr. Acey Babes?") ever.  Poor baby has had ear infection after ear infection.  He's also getting 2 more teeth (what's that...10 now?  I've lost count!). 
-Acey is about to walk--he'll walk behind push toys, pull up faster than you can grab your wine glass (not that I would know), and talk up a storm!
-I'm having eye surgery next Thursday.  I'm not sure what's worse:  The fact that they'll be slicing my cornea in half or that I'm not supposed to wear contacts or eye makeup for a month.  Oh, and I don't even get vision correction with this procedure.  At least the Dr. is hot!
-I'm getting a Blog Makeover on http://www.momsinthebigo.blogspot.com/ RIGHT NOW.  I hope to share soon.
-I have a spa day in 22 days.  But really, who's counting?
-Dena...my GIRLFRIEND...is getting married 1 year from today :)  I cannot wait to be a part of her big day as the ol' MATRON of honor.  I've been a Maid before, but never the Matron!  She will be a gorgeous bride and it will be a beautiful day.  I love her and her family and I'm so lucky to have met them at BELLARMINE and that we got to be balla's together!
-I got to hold a 2 week old baby at lunch with some girlfriends this week.  Yes, baby Lucas totally made me want another baby...until I got home and answered 43,452 questions from Ty and chased Ace all.over.the.house. for 4 hours (with a migraine-see "surgery" above...stupid cornea...these migraine's best go-away soon).
-Ummmm....Ace Man is about to grow out of his birthday shirt if he doesn't watch it.  He may have to drink Skim milk until June 4th. 
-Todd has no voice right now.  None.  He can barely whisper.  And...it's not so bad after all (kidding, sort of...I love you honey:). 
-Todd and I get a date night Saturday night.  We're going to a wedding...we SO need this.  Congrats Tara...I know you'll read this sweet thing!  I can't wait to see you...you gorgeous girl, you!
-I'm going to a work conference in Indy for a few days next week.  Todd's aleady planning on staying with his parents one night because our carpets are getting cleaned that day and they'll need to dry.  Wonder what will happen the other night I'm gone?  I'd love to be a fly on the wall!
-Ty and Ace got into a little mini-fight tonight.  Basically, Ace had a front row to Daddy's i-phone camera show and Ty wanted one too.  He tried.  Ace rejected him (smacked him in the face.  hard.) and Ty whined like a baby.  He got up, sat in time out, Ace crawled over to him, and smacked him again.  Ace smiled the whole time.  Yeah, we're int trouble!
-Hot Sun tomato wine is the bomb-digity.  Yes, I just said bomb-digity.  I need to go back to the bomb-digity Panama City Beach Winery STAT for a refill. 
Peace Out Homies.

Happy Birthday Dear Acey

When I my kids grow up, I want them to remember their Birthdays as being THEIR day.  A day where they call the shots.  Today, we started with breakfast.  Cake pop's for breakfast.  I'm not naming names, but someboday LOVED them:

Big Bro' has been singing Happy Birthday for days...now it was time to sing and he turned into Mr. Preoccupied:

After breakfast, we decided the rain would keep us inside for the second day in a row.  We decided on Gatti-town in Evansville.  Funny story...Ty and I go on a walk in the misty-cool weather this morning.  Pushing 50 lbs through Harbor Hills is no joke.  Anyhow, Ty and I were just talking about life and frogs and how he thinks Hannah (from school) is a princess because she wears bows in her hair.  I told him that when we got home, he needed up hurry up and get ready so we could go to Gatti-town.  He was in front of me in the stroller he's way to big for mind you, and he yells, Daddy Town?  I didn't hear the "D" so I responded with a "yes and we're going to play games and ride rides and eat pizza".  He starting wiggling out of the stroller seat and said, "Mama, I wanna go back home.  I wanna go to see my Daddy's town!".
Poor kid was disappointed to go back home...
Anyhow, we went to Gatti-town to celebrate Ace, while he watched us play games and eat pizza.  He was perfectly content just watching all of us have a grand ole' time acting like kiddos.  What a generous B-day Boy!  Bryce brought the boys and we all had a blast.  Ty loves Brock and Brayden so much, and they all 3 loved on Acey today.  Brayden loves his Acey.  And, his Ty:


My real camera has real pictures on it.  The i-phone camera will totally have to do for now.   

 And, last but not least...Birthday Boy's first Merri-Go-Round ride.  Okay, so it was a small little 3 person merri-go-round, but it did the job. 


It's my birthday and I'm riding a Zebra!



Ty rode this twice...Brock, Ty Man

This weekend has been a blast.  Todd was home for the ENTIRE weekend--it's been way too long.  We didn't have a real agenda except for pictures yesterday morning at 9am.  We needed it. 
Now it's time to put the finishing touches on Acey's party...3 weeks late, but all for good reasons. 
Ace Man, you are loved.  You are loved by so many sweet baby.  Thank you for making my heart happy every.single.day.

Y3W: ACE Eats Cake

Let Him Eat Cake

Tomorrow is Acey's big day...Ace will smile his adorable smile and he will squeal, because...it's his BIRTHDAY!  Ace will be 1!  He entered this world at 8:16am on 5.15.2010 weighing 6lbs. 13 oz.  They measured him at 18 and 3/4 inches, yet not 2 weeks later he was 22 inches.  Maybe that hospital made an error, or maybe Mama's milk had major mo-jo in it. 
Anyhow, Acey calls the shots this weekend.  (lets hope he feels better than he did last night-double ear infection and 102.3 temp).  He deserves it.  It's his birthday. 
Ace, you have made our lives happier.  Your smile makes strangers fall hard for you.  Your "faux" hawk makes teenagers drool over you (I can't even begin to count the number of times people have asked me if I cut your hair that way!).   Your blue eyes are a-mazing.  Your feisty-ness makes me smile--you were all over the place in my belly, and you still are a year later.  You rolled over the first night we brought you home (your second day of life, mind you) not once, but twice.  Mimi and I had to do a double take!  You and your Brother are in love with each other--in a Brother-ly kind of way and it's good.  The kind of good that makes your Mama just sit back and day dream about Little League baseball teams--do we have a pitcher/catcher duo or a 2nd/short combo?  Your "ooohhh" face is magazine cover worthy and your cheesy-teethy grin is hilarious.  And, you know it.
Ace Man, I love you.  And no matter what happens...
I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always.
As long as I'm living,
my BABY you'll be.

Ty's Takin' the Stage

Ty participated in the PGCLC school program a few weeks ago.  This video is just a short little clip of "If You're Happy and you know it".  This verse is "...say Amen".  Ty's in the back row, second from the right.  Poor little Cameron wanted his Mama...kind of ironic that he cried during this song! 
I have a few more short clips and pictures--Todd was out of town--stored in the Lillpop vault. Todd's parents, Mamaw, and my parents came (drove 2 hours each way for a 10 minute performance!) cheered Ty on during his show.  Ace only wanted his Miss Mandy to hold him the entire time--Ace is kind of a big deal in the nursery.  I'm sad he's moving up to the next class...and they are too.  He's been visiting the last 2 weeks and each day his paper has sad faces on the times he was in the "transition" room.  I wish the teachers could move with him!
Their school is awesome.  Okay, so it's actually daycare, but it's in an old Elementary school that this cute little church now uses as their daycare.  They have everything we want:  LOVING teachers, CHRISTIAN education curriculum, structure, and have I mentioned LOVING teachers.  Teachers that truly love our boys.  I mean, my kids kiss them on the mouth when we leave each day!
Anyhow, we really lucked out when we chose this option for both of our boys.  Ty had a private sitter Stacey, that we love dearly, but we needed something 5 days a week for both boys rain or shine--daycare never closes and we knew for the sake of our careers (and my mother-in-laws sanity) that we needed to switch to full-time childcare. 
And, who knew we'd find one with a gym!  A REAL gym..with a full court basketball floor!  It's large enough for several classes of kids to ALL ride bikes at the same time.  My boys get to PLAY HARD even when it's rainy and cold! 
Thank you Lord for allowing us to find PGCLC.  My boys feel at home there.  And, we do too.

Memaw, I love you more than words...

On April 23, 2011 at 3:33pm, my Memaw went to heaven. 
Just typing that, makes me get a lump in my throat and tears form in my eyes.  No matter how much you think you have prepared yourself for the inevitable, it's still hard to accept.  My entire family has questioned why?  Why did we have lose Memaw and Papaw before they were already gone to a horrible disease.  Alzheimer's.  But, God knows why.  And, we accept that.  We don't understand it, but we accept it.
On that day, a Saturday, I got up really early.  Earlier than usual.  I had a ridiculous headache the night before and went to bed around 8pm so I was up around 4:30 am watching the rest of the ACM-Girls Night Out show that I fell asleep during the night before.  I received a phone call from my Dad and he told me the news--Memaw was not doing good at all. 
I kid you not--as soon as I got off the phone, Carrie Underwood took the stage.  She sang this song and I just sat there in shock.  I needed it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drcDYibP1pE&feature=player_detailpage
Memaw passed peacefully--the sun peeked out between clouds the moment she took her last breath.  It was almost as if God was saying, "welcome home".

My Parents, Todd and I, and Memaw and Papaw.  11.25.2006

I'm so glad that my boys both got to meet my Memaw.  While they won't remember it, I will.  Memaw was still at home when we brought Ty to her house--the first stop we made on Ty's first trip to Louisville as a 2 week old.  She was walking down the street and we propped Ty up in his carseat, sitting next to Papaw, so when she made the final turn of her walk she would see him.  When she turned the corner she sped up.  So fast, we had to make her sit down immediately when she got to us because she couldn't catch her breath.  Todd gently placed our little baby boy in Memaws arms, mine inter-twined with hers and we sat there.  She kissed him and talked him in baby talk--it was beautiful.  And, then she asked me how my "tits" were holding up.  Not kidding.  She knew the breast feeding thing was not going good for me and she wanted to know the scoop.
My Memaw was a pistol.  You never knew what was going to come out of her mouth.  Ever.  We laugh about this all the time because, well, that's Memaw for ya!
For the grandkids (Jeff, Jamie, my sister Amy, and myself), it was always a big deal to bring new boyfriends and girlfriends around our small and mighy family.  You were so nervous to leave the room if Memaw was with them because she'd tell them exactly what she was thinking, "you keep your zipper zipped ya hear me?".
No, I'm not kidding. 
Memaw loved her grandkids more than words.  She paid us $1 for everything from A's on our report cards to hitting a homerun.  It eventually turned into everytime she saw us.  She was so excited to give us $1's and she started to give our close friends $1's too when they did good on the court or field.  When you see your grandparents as often as we did, those $1's really add up! 
She loved ice cream.  LOVED it.  She always had ice cream and cokes at her house--something she said she didn't have as a kid and she wanted us to have whenever we wanted them.  The Sunkist was always for me and she made sure to let me know.
Memaw was the most loyal person I know--a trait that I'm proud to say that I possess.  She and Papaw had several friends that joined our family at all of our family gatherings.  They are our family too.  She loved her friends and family so much and she'd do anything to help them out. 
Every time I played a game, Memaw and Papaw were there.  I didn't even ask if they were coming.  I knew they'd be there.  They were there before the game started and they were proud.  They didn't care what event it was, they were there with smiles on their face.  Just thinking about that makes me smile.  Everyone has grandparents, but I was lucky because mine were at everything I did.  My friends knew them.  My teammates knew them.  My coaches knew them.  Mine were there for me when I was doing what I loved.
Memaw, I know you're up there just polishing away on those pearly, golden gates in heaven.  I know there's ice cream galore and I know you have a closet full of shoes that's bigger than the old Bacon's shoe department.  I hope there are Sharpie markers in every color at your disposal because sometimes writing "LEE" in black is boring.  You have a front row seat to every UofL game now and I'm pretty sure fig newtons and White Castle onion rings and chocolate shakes are just a phone call away.  I hope your Soaps are playing all day for you and it doesn't rain so you don't have to wear a rain hat.  I hope you've found a good beauty shop there too--we all know you like to get your "hair did". 
Thank you Memaw.  Thank you for being there for me.  You cheered for me, you prayed for me, and you supported me in every single thing I did in my life.  Thank you for making me laugh (I love quoting you...we all do actually and it's kind of theraputic!) and thank you for putting me in my place when I needed it (Lord knows I needed it). 
Memaw, I love you.  More than words.

Love,
Pooh (yes, yours truly was shortened from Audie Pooh Bear to "Pooh" by Memaw.  And, only Memaw!)

Y3W: Name That Kid



A little baby baseball trivia...
I had both boys dressed in the same personalized Bailey Boys baseball outfit for their 1st Birthday pictures.  The back of the jersey shirt has a glove and our last name on it (so more than one Lillpop can wear it!) 
These pictures really seal the deal for me.  My boys look so much alike its not even funny!  See... 

Who am I?

I look like my Brother!

Let's play a little "Name That Kid"....what do you think? 
Did you guess Ace to be on the bottom? 
Well, he's not. 
Ace is the top picture and Ty Man is the bottom.  If you look closely, picture #2 actually has Ty's name on the bat underneath his hand.  (Ace's bat will on our large print we've ordered ... thankyouphotoshop ...and thank you to Dr. Danny and the Byrne's for the adorable personalized Louisville Slugger bats that hang in each of the boys rooms!) 
In just 9 days, I will have a 2 year old and a 1 year old.  Sweet Jesus, someone give me a STOP watch.  Time has got to slow down!





Ethan turns 6

Ethan turned 6 while we were in Florida.  SIX! 
My little cutie-pie nephew that I held in one hand because he was so tiny when he was born, turned 6.  I'm not sure how that happened, but it did.  2 Saturdays ago, he had his "friend" party.  It was a Ninja theme because every 6 year old boy wants to be a ninja these days.  So do 2 year olds...


Ethan 6, Ty 2.5.  The .5 is SO important!



I'd run too E!



I'm the Aunt.  I can say it...he's too cute for words!



"Hey Aud, Ace really likes birthday cake"-My Mom, as she feeds him AN ENTIRE PIECE. 



I guess a red glove and a skeleton shirt (he insisted on this Halloween shirt) makes you a scary "Minger".  Ty is now obsessed with "Mingers" too.



Sweet Blakey Boy.  Ace's "big" cuz by exactly 3 months!



E's 'Daniel-son" pose.



Even though we live 2 hours away, we're blessed to see E and Blakey as often as we do.  Ty worships the ground Ethan walks on.  He talks about him almost everyday and Todd and I can bribe Ty to do almost anything if we say "just like Ethan does" (ex. eat veggies).

E, Aunt Audie loves you big boy.  I hope you'll never get too big for great big hugs and kisses.  You make every one you meet laugh because you're funny without even trying!  See you next week!!! 

Y3W: Call Me Queen

I have a slight addiction to the Royal Family.  My Birthday is 7.28.1981...the day before Princess Diana married Charles.  According to my Mom, in the dark ages (1981) there were only a couple of T.V. channels at the hospital.  Guess what was on both of them?  THE ROYAL WEDDING!
Lets review some pictures of Kate and Will's Big Day (I watched at home AND the gym thankyouverymuch!)...

Oh no she didn't!  (Guess she was trying to make a statement since Mama wasn't invited.)



She's just gorgeous.  Naturally beautiful.  The dress was "her"...classy and elegant.



They sure don't smile very often!



Who are you trying to Fascinate there honey?



Adorable



Sweet kisses (love it!!!), but Little Miss is over listening to the crowds cheer for them!

 The Queen requested hats and she got them alright.  Fascinators seemed to be the choice of most.  The forehead/hat thing is just weird looking to me.  Headband hats, yes. At least they don't hide your vision or make you off balance!  I hope this wasn't a preview of what the Derby hats will look like this year!
  
On to my Princess day...here's a small dose of wedding photo's on my Princess day.  My wedding day... 

11.25.2006
Audrey Elizabeth Cannon

Me and my Dad
I was his Princess first..."I Loved Her First"

This picture makes me smile.  Then laugh. 
We look like we're kids!

11.25.2006
Audrey Cannon Lillpop and Todd Young Lillpop

And, now I'm the Queen of my house.  I'm the only girl in a house full of boys!  Just Call Me Queen!
(Okay, I guess I can just be the Princess on our girl trips Aunt B, but I'm the Queen when I'm not with you!)

I'm saving more wedding pictures for November, our 5 year Anniversary...fyi!