D's and A's

I said I would post some of my favorite shots of Andrew from our Fathers' Day project, so here they are.

 These 3 are the ones he picked out to frame for his Daddy Day-O.  

I love his silly faces!

 D-A-D part two...

 Then I have a bunch of CUTE "A" pictures which I'm saying are "A" for Andrew pictures, so it works!  I have them all over my office.  His little smile and his Daddy's ears bring a smile to my face every day.

 This one is probably my favorite of all. <3

 I was making him giggle his little boy giggle and I love those feet!

Father's Day Weekend 2012

Drew said that this Father's Day was his best yet!  I hope he says that every year for a very, very long time.  I am so glad that Andrew will be with his Dad for every Fathers' Day, at least in the near future.  They are so funny together and the older Andrew gets the more like his Dad he looks and acts.  I just silently shake my head at them when they start feeding off of each other and roll my eyes.  Boys will be boys!

I am so proud of my husband and the Dad he has become.  Each year brings new challenges and new lessons and he rises to the occasion each and every time with dedication and determination.  Everything that is wonderful in my life is because of him:  Andrew, our home, our marriage, how he loves me, how I love him.  He is a great man inside and out. 

Thursday and Friday Andrew spent the night at Poppy and Willie's house so Drew could go to their camp in Bay St. Louis to build an extra bedroom downstairs as a surprise for Poppy on Fathers' Day.  His efforts were quickly thwarted by a nosy neighbor who called Drew Bob and spoiled the surprise but he was pretty excited Drew was finishing up the room for him.  (And I enjoyed a house all to myself Thursday night!)

Saturday Drew met Poppy, Andrew, Nee Nee, & Uncle Woody and went fishing in Woodville, MS.  They had a great time and caught 30 some odd bass, all of them keepers!  Drew caught one a little over 5 lbs.  Andrew is always excited to go fishing when he's home, because let's face it the Days have the best fishing holes around!

 Andrew was absolutely positive this was one of the fish he caught

(in between changing his bait 42 times.)

Saturday night we stayed in Clinton at Poppy and Willie's just enjoying family time.  And Sunday we got a jump start on Fathers' Day pretty early.  Shirley made tomato gravy and I made the cat head biscuits to go with it. (Yum!)

 Andrew and I had so much fun taking these pictures, he was so hilarious.  By the time he was finished hamming it up, I had 57 "D" and "A" pictures.  I'll have to post some of the best ones in another post.

I took Andrew last weekend to paint his Daddy some pottery for Father's Day also.

 This is the fighter chopper we saw together in Birmingham, he still talks about that helicopter!

He sure does love his Daddy.

 Chocolate-Bacon and Maples Frosted Cupcakes made of course by Erin!

For lunch, if it was lying around we fried it!  

Eggplant, squash cakes, green tomatoes, fresh bass, stuffed jalapenos, jambalaya balls, Paula Dean would have been proud to sit at our table!

Then we swam off some calories!

No floaties for this big boy!

We had a great day!  But I sure did miss my Dad.  I found the perfect card for him, so perfect I teared up in the aisle at Target.  It said exactly how my heart feels about him and while he wasn't with us to celebrate I know that my love for my Dad extends beyond state lines.  But there is nothing like giving your own Dad a hug on a day that's meant just for the great Dads out there.  I can't wait to see them on the 4th of July!

I hope you enjoyed Fathers' Day 2012 and were surrounded by some pretty great Dads too!

Multi Weekend Wrap-Up

So I'm a little behind on blogging...again.  This is my half-a$$ attempt at bringing you up to speed on what we've been up to!

We flew Andrew home for his long President's Day weekend, it was short and sweet but we of course had a great time!

 V-Day goodies waiting for our little Valentine.

 Rub-a-dub-dub...my three boys in a tub.

 Along came a gully washer of a rain storm which sent the creek out of it's banks.

 A Power Ranger and his dog :)

 Love that face!

 Let the Sky Landers fun begin, Brady came over for a sleepover.  

 Of course Mama Day brought gifts and Erin brought a cake!

 And Jax followed Carrie around everywhere...

 licking icing off her fingers.

 Craft time with Daddy!

 Making some pretty cool wind-up robots!

 He likes flying "WAY better than driving!"

I'm so thankful we have the means to make his long trips a little more bearable. 

An aerial of False River. 

The next weekend was a weekend spent celebrating the births of two very special girls in my life:  Miss Carrie Addis and Miss Allie!

Carrie turned 1 and had an amazing Rainbow Birthday Party!

 Uncle Drew and I gave her Benny the Bull!

 Her strawberry lemonade face! So stinkin' cute!

 Four generations of fine ladies!

And once again Aunt Erin with her amazing cakes!

Allie turned 2 and had a Seustastic Birthday Party!

Michelle amazes me with her creativity!  I could not stop smiling!

(Forgive the picture quality, I forgot my Rebel at home.)

I know right, pretty amazing!

I told her to box it all up and if I have any babies I am so using her decor!

Other random pictures:

A new favorite product of mine!

 Bradford Pears just a bloomin' at my sister's house.

 My love's other lover is back home after some time in the shop.

 It's crawfish boil time 'round these parts!

 Spring is sweeping in, so stand up your brooms and balance your eggs and wish those you love Happy Spring Equinox!  (As cool as it would be to think that this is only possible during a vernal equinox...it's not you can pretty much do this whenever you feel like taking the time to do it.)

And finally this weekend Andrew will be coming home for TWO WEEKS!  I love spring and I love spending Spring Break with my littlest love!  I can't wait to see what we get into on this trip home!