vote for evy! & lottie sue: waking up, with a ballon and zombified

Please click here (or on the photo) and vote for Evy - she's in a photo contest and would love your vote! It's obvious she's the cutest and has the best photo - so vote away!!! She is photo #3 and here is the adorable picture...

seriously, easter never looked so cute

In Lottie Sue news...I brought the camera in the other day when Lottie Sue was waking up from her afternoon nap. Um, what a sweetie pie. And check out those chubby legs. I love them.

stttttrrrretttccchhhinnnnggggg...

awake? asleep?

Lottie was quite taken with the balloon we had for Patterson's shower. She is still playing with it today and it's sad and deflated. She calls it her "boon." It's funny because the first word she tried to say was balloon and she would say "bah-oon."

this was the highlight of her afternoon

I wanted to list a few more Lottie Sue-isms for you:

• She wants all of her dolls sans clothing, that's right - buck neked.
• She loves to brush her severed head's hair and her Barbie doll's hair. She is equally smitten with brushing mine or Matt's hair as well.
  
• Her third haircut was a disaster, she was NOT digging it. She started crying right away and then Cindy Lou thought it might be OK if we went outside and put LS on her motorcycle. When she saw the motorcycle she started saying "orse! orse!" (horse) and wanted on, but once she was sitting on it she started screaming again and Cindy Lou was cutting what she could while LS caused a major scene. Cars were driving by and staring, like we were torturing her.
  
• She still talks all day, every day. Here is a conversation we had today:
  

The scene: I'm at the computer and she is in the hallway with her pusher, babbit, puppy and baby.
Lottie Sue: "MOMMY! MOMMY! Dit (sit)! Peeze. (she says this while pointing to the den)
Me: "Oh, Lottie Sue - do you want Mommy to go into the den with you?"
Lottie Sue: "Yes. DO IT!!!"
Me: "Um, certainly. Since you asked so nicely..."
- end scene

And here we have a few shots of Lottie Sue on the deck steps, just hanging out. She wants to walk up and down them over and over and over again. Phew.

yeah baby!

After a while she turned into a zombie - yikes! But don't worry, we had the antidote and she's all better now.

me name lottie sue, me gonna get youuuuu

To feed your brain with information:

• My hometown made the NYtimes on Sunday...
• Sylvia Plath's son committed suicide a few days ago.

That's all I have for now, I will post to you later - but until then...smooch!

patterson is gonna have a baby, time to celebrate

cupcakes by carrie, super duper cute

Oh yes, ooh and ahh over the cupcakes...Carrie made these and they are the cutest things. Ever. But you'll see a lot of cute things in this post (Patterson, cupcakes, friends, Sophia and etc.), so get used to it. I'll start with a few photos of the decorations and food. Enjoy.

the adorable diaper cake

here we have the punch/favor/flower/cupcake table

let's single out the flowers (arranged by matt - he's gifted) and the cupcakes

And now I would like to share the eating/chatting photos.

the mommy-to-be gets pinned by her mom

yummy yummy in our tummies

megan chats with baby sophia and courtney

everyone enjoying pleasant conversation

patterson and lila catch up

sophia is all smiles

faith (excellent RB-er) and megan

here we have kerri (patterson's lovely sister) with beth and carrie

carrie and her shoes

megan ponders something important

here i am with faith and megan

shon telling a story

patterson catching up with courtney and faith (they live out-of-town)

shon striking a pose

and another, hot to trot

patterson with megan and her mom

Now let's move on to the opening of the gifts, Patterson's car was full on the ride home.

the loot

kerri gave baby boy wilson a complete hawaiian outfit - it was soooo cute

patterson basking in the love

i was on trash removal duty

patterson and the diaper dekor

sophia helping out

patterson reading one of the cards

super cute sleep onsie

adorable shoes - i love these

patterson's mom gave her a few too-cute-for-words outfits - here's one

here's another - i love the crabs

and finally swim trunks for next year - adorable!

beth made sure baby boy's bathtime was taken care of - the whale tub is so cute

lila hooked patterson up with the dwell baby items - super hip

At one point we made everyone pose for photos - looking GOOD!

patterson with her mom (margaret) and sister (kerri)

patterson with faith and courtney (with baby sophia)

patterson with the knoxville gang (lila, moi, patterson, beth, shon, carrie and megan)

the hostesses with the lady of honor

And the day wouldn't be complete without prop photos...

patterson taking the diaper cake out of the oven

voila! it's done!

And we even had professional "to go" boxes for the cupcakes. Did we think of everything or WHAT?

they look even cuter in this box

So that's all I have from the shower. Now all we have to do now is wait on the baby to arrive. The anticipation is killing me!!!

lottie sue's worst nightmare & metz makes it by a whisker

Lottie Sue's worst nightmare should arrive around October 8th - yes, you are reading this correctly:

We have baby #2 on the way!

greetings earthlings

I say that because he kinda looks like an alien in this photo. A cute alien. The photo is front on with him on his right side. The two dark circles are his eyes there. It's really hard to make out but it's the only photo I have so I had to post it. Matt and I are VERY excited and have gotten over the initial surprise - we are so thankful to God for this wonderful blessing. And we don't mind at all if you add us to your prayer list, we have been praying for a joyful pregnancy (A LOT) this time without any baby or mommy drama.

I'm feeling well, my energy is back but food is just gross to me. I exist on cereal and soft serve yogurt (mmmmmm!) currently, but hope this ends soon.

PS - I think it's a boy.

PPS - I would like to say goodbye to Metz the cat, Kenley's best friend/family member for the past 19 1/2 years (yes, WOW). She was a one-of-a-kind kitty kat and will be missed. Terribly. We're thinking of you Kenley!

click to enlarge please

Night night.

mr. tom selleck, harlan loves birthdays & nyc

Here is another drawing Matt did as a kid. Thought I would share...

when the magnum was at the height of coolness

In other way more important news: Look who turned the BIG 2!

happy birthday harlan!!! (this photo cracks me up)

Becce sent Harlan's birthday photos and I thought I would share. WHEN - can I ask - did he turn into a little boy? Enjoy.

nom nom nom nom nom

icing face

harlan with his grandpa, both blowing out a candle

These are from Harlan's PDO birthday party. Becce said he was all about the crown and loved it when everyone sang to him. He's a ham.

going in for seconds it looks like

his outfit is complete with a cape

Matt and I went to the Big Apple last week for some fun. The Gilmores were there for a convention but we were able to hang out with them some. I didn't take many photos but I have a few as proof we were there. We went ALL over the island (Harlem, Uptown, Downtown, Soho, Chinatown, Battery Park, Greenwich Village and etc.) and had a great time. We were not used to walking that much, we're soft!

We went to Babbo the first night there and had one of the best meals. Ever. Chris and I were outside waiting for Matt and Shon to get their coats and as they walked out Mario Batali himself walked up and held the door for them. It was awesome. He was wearing his orange clogs (go Vols!). Matt and I didn't see any other celebrities (except for Ronny and Lianne), but the Gilmores saw Julia Roberts. Not bad.

you can't stay in times square too long, it's a tourist mecca and nutz

me and my cutie pie after dinner one night

here i am with my other cutie pie

mr and mrs. america after dinner

a school in the village made these tiles after 9/11

Matt and I spent a few hours at MOMA, I really enjoyed myself. Contemporary art is a funny thing, the weirder the better I say. This first photo is one piece I found ridiculous.

really? seriously?

we saw this and thought of kevin, consider this a warning

this was a photograph that i thought was cool

And just so you know, you can take photos of anything in the museum. When we first arrived I saw people doing it and was thinking that they were really gonna get it. But after I saw every single person doing it in front of security I figured it was ok.

Anywho, that's all I have for now. Lottie Sue is getting her hair did tomorrow so I'll have some before & afters to share. Her hair looks like this...

not kidding, it does

Buh BYE!