Less Than 24 Hours

Until Daddy lands in Memphis! He just boarded the plane in Sydney headed to the US. Whew, two weeks is a VERY LONG TIME! I know that he is SO excited to see Ann Charlotte (and me too, of course) and she has been saying "daddy?" over and over (note the question mark because that is exactly how she says it). She changes so much every day. Trey may not recognize his girls with their new haircuts (AC and Sadie) or our house (I did some rearranging one day when Mom was here)but we can't wait!Here are a few things we have been up to while Daddy has been away.


It was almost too hot everyday to play in the playhouse but somehow AC talked me into it one afternoon.


Ann Charlotte and Elenor were taking care of their babies while friends were playing in the sprinkler to keep cool at the Stockburgers.

Sadie got a haircut! Poor thing.


Ann Charlotte telling Elmo what to do-yes, she even tells Elmo "no".

Daddy is Down Under

"Daddy" is in Australia for a few weeks and we are keeping busy! We went to Savannah for the first part of the week to visit. Ann Charlotte was able to test drive a new ride that she may get for her birthday. Wal-Mart is the happening place in Savannah, Tennessee. I was home for two nights and I made three trips.

Ann Charlotte loves Acey's tub because it make bubbles!

We returned home last night and Ann Charlotte and Sadie ended up in the bath together. You DON'T want to know what happened before this picture-but the picture is cute nonetheless. (If you are curious it involves the very early stages of potty training, potty mishaps, and a curious canine.) Oh my!

Today was another busy day. Ann Charlotte went to "school" and then we got our second/first official haircut! It was in desperate need of some TLC. Thanks to the feedback on Facebook, we found Ci Ci at All Seasons Beauty Parlor. We were the only clients under 85 but Ci Ci was awesome and did a great job on AC's new 'do.



Later on we attempted to catch lightening bugs but were unsuccessful. Here is Ann Charlotte in action. I guess the lightening bugs at our house are in college-they don't make an appearance until the wee hours of the night. The "dusk party" must be old hat-they want to be fashionably late.


So far our "girls only" time has been great. We just wish Daddy was home to share in all of the fun!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Tonight was Ann Charlotte's first baseball game and I think that she is a Redbirds fan! Lindsey and I took Will and Ann Charlotte for a night out downtown (the dads are in a golf tournament out of town and so we were feeling adventurous). There was a wonderful breeze and the kids loved it. I don't think they were winning when we left but we didn't care one bit!

Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game. Go Memphis Redbirds!

Let Freedom Ring

Wow-what a perfect weekend. The weather was perfect. The family-time was perfect. The drinks were perfect. The lake was perfect. The Collier's band party and fireworks were perfect. It could not have been a more perfect weekend to celebrate our country.

We went to the cabin with Acey, Cat, Grandmother and Daddy Bob and we had a surprise visit from Aunt Sandra, Uncle Joey and Chase (and friends). What fun! It was just like I was 12 years old but even better because Trey and Ann Charlotte were there too!

Ann Charlotte LOVED the lake which she was sure was a gigantic Bimming Bool! She even swam in it a little! A great time was had by all and here is the weekend captured by the camera.












Happy Birthday U.S.A.! We are SO proud to be Americans! Let Freedom Ring!