tagging along with dad

Gary has a dealership in Huntsville AL and we tagged along with him to swim in the hotel pool!

Along the way we stopped to check out the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro.  I didn't get the orange memo....the kiddos blended in with the sign!  It's hilarious.

We heard about the Unclaimed Baggage Center on the Today Show and since we were passing through we stopped to see if there were any great deals.  It was basically like a big yard sale.  Some things were great deals and others were over priced.  Honestly I just needed more time to shop, but I wasn't in a browsing mood that day, so we just skimmed around the store.  Gary found a cool watch and Hayden found a football.  We bought a few things and then headed back out on the road to Hunstville.

Layla is just looking so grown up.  She loved the hotel and its totally modern look, so she wanted to pose for a few pictures.  She's a good sport for letting me take some pictures.

Our kids love hotel stays.  They love exploring new places.

Hayden's poses lately are .... well.  I just don't know what to say.  He's a goof ball and doesn't want me taking his photo every 5 minutes.

I like hotel stays because I get to try out fun workout equipment.  I didn't get but about 20 minutes in, but hey, it's better than no workout!

The kids just lounged around and watched TV.  I would have loved to really workout, but they got bored and I get that, so we headed out to the pool for a swim.

Of course we visited dad at work and met all his coworkers.  Hayden climbs on whatever bikes or 4 wheelers he can.  He's itching to ride!!

We enjoyed trying a new restaurant when Gary got off work!  It was Mexican food and it was very delicious!

The kids and I had fun lounging around.  We dropped Gary off at work and when we stopped to get coffee Gary got them Starburst.  For breakfast.  Goodness gracious.  These two kiddos love them some candy.

We had a fun few days out with dad.  I'm glad the kids get to see where he works an what he does every day.  I think they get a better understanding of how hard he works and they get why sometimes he works so much.  We are thankful for our hard working man!!

friends and football

We had the best time watching football yesterday with our buddies.

It was a fun day of first watching the Ohio State game and then finally watching the Baylor game.

I have found a really great group of ladies to hang out with.  We always have fun and our kids and husbands have fun together too.  

We all love food and football!  We may not like the same teams, but we sure do have fun giving each other crap about who wins and loses.  It's all in good fun and I'm thankful for these friends who are so much like family to me!

Thursday night style show

Last night I attended a charity event here in my new town.
It was a fun night with sweet friends!  Thank you Stacey for including me at your table.  We had great seats!

I am so thankful for all my friends and their positive influence in my life!

It brought tears to my eyes to see all the ladies modeling the local boutiques latest fashions.  

Why the tears?  

They were all breast cancer survivors.   

It really puts life into perspective when you see women who look just like you and me, but have a story about cancer and it's effects on their lives.

At the end of the fashion show we all headed to the photo booth.  After a wonderful dinner and a fun style show, it was a fun way to end the night.  The photo booth had these hilarious props for us to dress up in.  We laughed until our abs hurt!