Ready for the Fall Season

Looked at our indoor thermostat and it said 67 degrees outside temp. Right then and there, I wanted to put on jeans, a sweater, and my dansko mules. It's coming people! Are you ready for the fall? I AM!

I did put on my jeans, walked around the house w/my pajama shirt on (still), running around finding a shirt (not a sweater), trying to get Evan up, listening to Cy talk about the news = all at the same time. Yes, I'm a talented mom. Hee...hee..

This past weekend we went apple picking with some friends (The Bennett's) and we had a blast. The apple orchard is located just north of Spartanburg, SC (about a 2 hr. drive). Because the gas prices are horrendous, we piled up in our van and headed to the mountains for the day. And let me tell you, it was beautiful. A perfect day to picking apples and making family memories. I think Cy and Evan had their bellies full of apples. I for one is not a fan of apples, so my consumption was very little. I did however favor the Asian Pears. They were the bomb-diggety! We picked $14 bucks worth of apples and 3 lbs. of Asian pears. I plan to make some apple desserts.

Before this apple picking trip, we had been reading about apple picking and we got this awesome book from the library called, "Apple Farmer Annie". Being the well-prepared mom, Cy and I read this book to Evan and introduced him to apple picking through this book two weeks prior to our mini trip. We knew we were going to go apple picking and we wanted to get Evan to realize the concept of apple picking. On the morning of, I woke Evan up and said, "Good morning Apple Farmer Evan. Are you ready to go pick some delicious apples?" HE SPRUNG UP and said, "YES!" We bought the book w/us to read on the car. It was an experience we won't forget. The orchard was just beautiful. There were rows and rows of all different kinds of apples to choose and it catered so much to families. They had a playground, a barn of animals, a bamboo forest path, a bee hive, and of course tons of apple desserts. The donuts were awesome and the apple cider slushy cooled us off.

Like I said, it was a great day to form family memories and we are sure to keep this a tradition.

Click here to see pictures of "APPLE FARMER EARLY'S".

Misconception

* Evan feeding Christie @ the Riverbank Zoo.

For the record - We are not (by far) expecting a new addition to our family. I have had several friends assuming that I am. I may look it - since the recent pictures taken show a "puffy stomach" -- but really -- the answer is no.

Not that we wouldn't want to have a baby, but for now we are waiting.

So - just to ease everyone. Sorry!

What a laugh! I needed that!

It's FRIDAY and I have big plans for the weekend. Big plans you ask? Yep - cleaning and organizing. That's my big plans. That, and spending some time with my little man Evan! He's a hoot and so much fun to be around. Especially when he's well-rested. Cy will conquer the kitchen again. Attempting to pull up the subfloors he put down last week. We had a little buckle and expansion with the wood. Ah - you live and learn, right?

My parents are due in next month and there is much need for reorganizing stuff. I say organizing, but really mean GET RID OF STUFF! Cy, I'm sure will have his radar on. He hardly throws anything away. And to my dismay, I try to get rid of stuff that we don't need or don't ever use. His way of getting rid of stuff is putting it to the side and/or craigslist it.

Evan Milestones: Offically potty trained, wants to do everything himself (literally), is talking back (with some attitude), STILL likes Thomas and is persistant about fixing his train tracks in his room, and loves going to the Riverbank Zoo. There's more -- but I don't have time to type it all!

Have a productive and happy weekend!

Edisto Beach

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Blueberry Picking on the 4th of July

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Taxes are done!

Woo hoo! We did it! We finished our taxes last night. I won't go into details, but I will just say that it's all good. After we were done, Cy said, "well, guess we can go back home now". Which translates to, "we can afford to visit Hawaii." After sitting there at the accountants office for an hour and a half, we ate a quick bite at San Jose's. I asked Cy if he was serious about going "back home" - and he said he was joking. And my response was, umm...it would be nice to go back home for Christmas.

Rhojon -- don't start getting excited now. I highly doubt we're going back home. I much rather spend $$ on renovating the Marley house. Our kitchen is a disaster! I can't wait until we get a new kitchen. It's gonna be awesome!

I've been super busy lately. When am I not busy? This Sat., Cy and I will be driving up to Greer, SC to see Jon & Kate from the hit reality TLC show Jon & Kate plus 8. Evan will be spending time at the Bennett's. Then the following weekend we're attending a wedding. Then it'll be May.

May - this will be a busy month for us! We're celebrating Evan's 3rd birthday - kicking it off to visit Cy's aunt who lives in Atlanta. Then driving to Chattanooga, TN for A Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine. That is going to be fun! Then the following weekend we're having Evan's birthday party. I'm really nervous about the cake because I'm making a Thomas the Train cake for him. It's going to be very, very, challenging! Then we're going camping on another weekend....it just goes on and on and on.....

Anyway - back to work for me!

It's the WEEKEND!! WOO HOO!

Seems as if this weekend started out fast for me, but then today -- its been slowing down. I feel like this day is just dragging on. Maybe because I'm not as busy. For the past few days I have been super busy here at work. From editing a report, producing it, printing, binding, packing it for shipping - making sure it gets to Jeddah - and in between, tracking a visa. I've been busy!

This weekend, I'm ready for some relaxation. I have my Saturday planned out for me - scrapbooking. Yep, I said it - scrapbooking. I am going to make Sat. a day to start on Evan's scrapbook. I got the first five pages done - by someone else. LOL... I need to "catch-up" on the last two years of his life. The hardest part is picking and choosing which photos I want to use. That's the hard part!

The weather here has been crazy. One minute I've got Evan wrapped up in sweaters and wearing his winter hat. The next minute I have him wearing short sleeves. YIKES!

My heart is warm....

Nothing warms my heart when I hear the words I love you.

Last night, I wasn't feeling good. My throat was sore and I just wasn't feeling good at all. Thankfully, I survived the night and put Evan down to bed at 8:10 pm - this is after reading Dr. Suess' "Fox and Sox" book. A nice tongue-twister book that Evan is obessed with. I tend to read it more, since I like tongue-twisters.

Try saying this five times in a row - "red leather, yellow leather". My mother taught me this.

After we prayed, I told Evan mommy didn't feel well and he asked if I was sick. I told him yes. His response, "I'm sick too". LOL....I told him he wasn't and kissed him goodnight.

This morning when I woke him up, took him to the potty and all of sudden in a clear sentence, he asks - "Mommy, are you all better? Are you better?". I actually wasn't feeling better, but after hearing him ask me that....my heart just warmed up. How could I not feel any better when your little boy is concern too?

I got to work at 8:30 today, but now I'm heading back home. I still don't feel better. I think I have sinus issues. My nose just keeps running and my throat is still sore. Anyway, I wanted to share about my special moment. I'll cherish that moment always.