Top 10 from our Swiss “Holiday”

10. Europeans are all thin! This was great encouragement (or should I say discouragement after all of the pizza and gelato that I consumed.)

9. Beautiful, beautiful scenery! Maybe some of the prettiest in the world! But, I would rather be at 4171 Barfield Road with all of my family.

8. $$! Geneva is one of the wealthiest cities in the world. The clothing was 3 Xs that in the US.Our lunches were over $100!

7. Medium = sill mooing when it comes to beef.

6. Swiss chocolate IS that much better! I have already eaten three bars since I started writing this!

5. The Red Cross was founded in Geneva-hence the symbol is the Swiss cross with the colors inverted.

4. Calvin and the protestant reformation started in Geneva. Very cool church and history about the beginning of the protestant church. I learned a lot!

3. Bed bugs-no, we didn’t have them but I checked every night, every morning and even in the middle of the night. I have washed EVERYTHING that we packed and I allowed NOTHING to touch our bed until it had be washed and dried-VERY HOT! I did take Advil PM every night so I could sleep.

2. Fondue is Swiss and I LOVE cheese Fondue! So entertaining and so yummy!

1. Swiss wine is cheaper than water so we definitely drank a vineyard! Water was $6-8 and wine was $6. No-brainer right?

Football Time

Yes, it is football time in Tennessee (and in Mississippi) and Ann Charlotte is so excited about it! After a weekend with my parents (particularly my mom) Ann Charlotte talks about football, wants to watch football and likes to draw footballs. This week she spotted football on the television in an Elmo book, a football decal on the back of an SUV passing us and football practice as we passed Briarcrest and Christian Brothers High School. She has an MUS football that she carries around the house. I may need to read up on Title IX ;)

Three Birthday Beauties

Ann Charlotte's two good friends, Sloan and Joleen, all have birthday within a few weeks of each other. We all met at Stroller Strides and the girls just love playing together! Sloan and her mommy had us over and had a perfect party planned! We played, painted and decorated cupcakes! It was a perfect birthday party for three birthday beauties! Thank you Sloan and Bobbi!

Ann Charlotte loved watching the fish "Charlie"!

Ann Charlotte is TWO!

Sunny day, everything was a okay! Actually it was perfect!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Fun

We went to visit Uncle C and Aunt LyLy for the weekend in Nashville with Acey and Cat! We had a great time! We miss them already! Ann Charlotte also got to play with one of her arranged husbands-Clayton Roach (proud parents: Tommie Sue and Taylor)

Girl...All The Way

As you can see from some recent pictues-I think that if I had to guess today I would say that Ann Charlotte will be a girly girl! Of course, what else would you expect :)

Ann Charlotte "Nose"?

That is right! I have been trying to get Ann Charlotte to say her name. (Note to self: if you want your child to be able to say their name before they are five do not make it 17 letters.)
So we were working on it before bed and we have "Ann" down pat and "Charlotte" is a total wash. However, tonight we could say Ann "GIBBERISH" Nose. Works for me! Ann Nose!

By the way, as I was typing this Ann Charlotte was having a fit in her room. I walked in to check on her: Mommy: "Ann Charlotte, did you go potty?" Ann Charlotte: "I do." It cracks me up every time!

Today we were outside all day unless we were napping! The weather was beautiful! Finally! We hope it stays for a while!

A Pinch Here, A Taste There...

Today was the first day of school! After school we baked cupcakes for a few friends! For some reason we didn't have enough batter for the 48 cupcakes :) For some reason our two batches only yielded about 30 cupcakes. Who knows?

I never thought...

that I would allow my child to wear character clothes :) That may sound a little uptight but had you asked me a year ago if I would ever buy any Sesame Street/Disney Princess/Dora, etc. clothing I would have said absolutely not (oh,and for the record I didn't buy this either)! However, I must say that since Acey and Cat got AC this nightgown she has been pretty excited about wearing it AND getting ready for bed! I have a feeling "MoMo" is going to fade real fast! Maybe I should look for a backup!

Oh, and yes they are Cookie Monster houseshoes! Goodness Gracious!

Brought to you by the Letter A and the Number 2

The planning has begun...

"I do"

Okay, this post is not what you think. It is not about wedding vows or about how much I adore my groom (which "I do"). But, it is about who else-Ann Charlotte!

Her new answer to everything is "I do." Sometimes it is grammatically correct and other times we just laugh. But without a doubt-we know what she means.

We have had "no" down for quite some time, but I didn't know if we would ever say "yes". Being that she is so advanced :) she skipped the one word reply-"yes" and answers all questions in a positive form as "I do". For example...

Ann Charlotte, would you like some more grapes? "I do"
Ann Charlotte, did you have fun at the park? "I do"
Ann Charlotte, do you want to go to the pool? "I do"
Ann Charlotte, do you know that mommy loves you more than you will ever know? "I do"

I know that I will laugh on her wedding day through the happy tears when she says "I do".

Bibby, Bibby, Bibby

Aunt Bibby (Trey's sister "Libby") arrived in Memphis today! She and Uncle JZ just moved to Chapel Hill,NC from Mobile, AL for his residency and she is in town for a visit. Ann Charlotte loves to find Aunt Bibby in pictures around our house and was SO excited that she was coming over tonight for dinner. All day I heard "Bibby, JuJu, Bibby, JuJu." We had a great time with Ju Ju, Bibby and Granddaddy. We wish that we got to see you more Aunt Bibby-hopefully someday we will!

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig

FINALLY-Last Sunday Trey (or Daddy as I must start calling him before Ann Charlotte only calls him "Trey." At first I thought that she was always talking about Trey McDonald (her bestest friend across the street) but now I think that she is using Trey for daddy too. Hmmmm...gotta nip this in the bud pronto!) arrived home after his two week trip to Australia.

We met him at the airport and Ann Charlotte could not stop dancing and singing around baggage claim. She was wired and so excited! Daddy's luggage was lost so while he was waiting, waiting, waiting she looked in his bag and knew exactly what to do! Pull out her kangaroo puppet and book that daddy had brought her and sit right down on the floor of the Memphis airport baggage claim to read her new book(Hmmmm...I had not thought about this possibly being where she contracted strep that she had all week in Savannah. She is all well now!)

We were so glad to have him home! Although he arrived last Sunday, Ann Charlotte went to my parents for the week and we are FINALLY reunited as a family tonight! Hip Hip Hooray! Whew, we have been hard to keep up with for the last three weeks. It feels so good to be together under one roof tonight! Speaking of that-I am off to bed.

Girls, Girls, Girls

This weekend Trey and I went to Atlanta to host a baby shower for a dear friend-Alyssa. It was so much fun catching up with "the girls." I miss you all like crazy and wish that we were not spread out across the map. It is amazing how we can pick up right where we left off and never miss a beat. I already miss you again! Cheers to babies being born because most of us will be together next weekend too to celebrate Nan and the "Beaty to be."