Just wanted to put something on my blog!

Well hello there! I haven't updated my blog in a while so I thought I would just put a little something on here. School starts in just a few days, I'm kinda glad and a little sad. Audrey I think is ready to go back cause I've been working everyday this summer so we've not got to spend as much time together and do stuff like we usually do in the summer. We did manage to go to Dollywood a few times and we went to the zoo one day. I would have liked to do more fun things together, but just didn't get to. Enough whining about summer time. She did get to go with me to work some and spend time with friends while I worked. She did enjoy that.

Haircut!

Audrey overheard a conversation about hair and cutting hair. So last night when we got home she wanted me to cut her hair, I thought about it while she took her shower. So when she got out I said I would do it. She showed me how short she wanted it so I did it! I think I did a pretty good job too! I really like it short and so does she. She looks older.

This is a side shot!

Here is the back, so short!

I cut aboout 5 inches off!!

My baby girl is 8 now!!

Audrey had a really good birthday this year. We had a luau party at church this year, she only invited 8 girls so it was a great amount for a party! Audrey dressed up like a hula dancer(of course!) It was fun, we had a pinata, limbo, roast the pig(like pin the tail on the donkey), we had tribal art and the girls danced around like hula dancers! Then at the end we had some water games so everyone got wet!! Here are just a few pictures cause I took A LOT!!

Gone Camping!!

We finally got to use out tent!! We had never been tent camping b4, we always used a camper. Well we decided to go. Of all the places to go we went to one without showers, no water hook-up, plus no power! It turned out to be very fun! I really enjoyed camping in a tent, having air mattresses helped too! This is our wonderful tent!

Audrey playing in the creek! It was a little chilly for me!


We went to the Cades Cove campground, and there you have to worry about bears. So each night we had to make sure ALL food was put in containers and put in cars that way the bears won't come to our campsite! While there we HAD to drive the Cades Cove loop, of course! We have always drove it Hoping to see bears, I would say out of all the times I've been and I've been A LOT, I've only seen two bears! This time was awesome, we saw two momma bears and four cubs! Not only did we see them, one of the bear families was right next to the car!! I was pretty scared but SUPER excited! The cubs were climbing a tree next to the car and the mom was there close! Crazy people were getting out of there cars to take pictures and that momma bear did NOT like it! She would run away a little bit and stand up to look around and then she would run back to the tree where the cubs were! I just knew that momma was gonna get her some dinner that day!!

This is Audrey with 2 cicadas! These things were EVERYWHERE, Audrey enjoyed picking them up and throwing them in the air so they could fly. I don't think she really helped, but she thinks she did!
Audrey posing in front of the mountains!

This is a gorgeous view of the mountains!


This is me and Audrey at one of the old houses in Cades Cove. We had a lot of fun on our camping trip!

Fun at the lake!!

This weekend we went and visited some friends camping on the lake. They were going out on their boat so Audrey, mom, and myself went along with them. Audrey got to go tubing for the first time in her life!!! She LOVED it and was not afraid at ALL! I was a little nervous about her doing it, but I trusted the boat driver enough to let her go! I've decided that I want a man with a boat!! I had so much fun just riding on the boat watching Audrey in the water! Maybe next time I'll go out on a tube!!

Audrey on the boat
Audrey out on the float


Summer and Audrey

We had such a fun weekend!!

Update

Just an update on life right now. I do have a job now working part time cleaning appliances, I enjoy it and it's flexible and I need that right now since schools out now!!! It's officially summertime now!

My pappaw is doing great, he actually goes this Friday to get his new "leg". He's going to learn how to walk all over again. He can do it!

That's all for now!

A pretty girl

 

This is a picture that I played around with a little on Picasa. I didn't do much to it, but I like how it looks.

This is the original picture before I did anything to it.