P365-DAY 2: DANCE RECITALS & HAIR CUTS

WELL, I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MADE IT THROUGH 2 WHOLE DAYS OF P365! SWEET! ANYWAY, I'VE INCLUDED SOME PICTURES FROM AHNNA LEIGH'S FIRST DANCE RECITAL WHICH WAS JUNE 20TH. SHE WAS TOO CUTE! SHE "DANCED" & WAVED AT EVERYBODY. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO WALK OFF THE STAGE WAVING, SHE DID IT PERFECTLY. BUT! WHEN EVERYBODY STARTED CLAPPING, SHE TURNED AROUND & CAME BACK & JUST STOOD THERE! IT WAS LIKE SHE WAS SAYING, "WELL, IF YA'LL ARE CLAPPIN' WHY WOULD I WANNA LEAVE?!" IT WAS TO ADORABLE IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.
AHNNA LEIGH WITH ROE ROE (ZOE) & DOODLE (CAMDEN) ELMORE. SOME OF HER FAVORITE PEOPLE!

THE BEGINNING OF THE DANCE. SHE DOES THIS POSE ALL. THE. TIME.

TODAY WAS NOT VERY EXCITING. WE WENT TO SAM'S WITH MY MAMAW, MAMA, & MY SISTER, ERIN. LIKE I SAID, NOT VERY EXCITING. WE CAME HOME FROM THERE & TOOK A NAP THEN HUNG OUT AT HOME WITH ZACH. IT WAS REALLY NICE & RELAXING.

THE HIGH POINT OF THE DAY WAS AHNNA LEIGH'S HAIRCUT! WE REALLY WANT TO LET IT GROW LONG BUT IT JUST BREAKS OFF SOOOOO EASILY! IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH HER PULLING THE HAIR TIES, CLIPS & BOWS OUT WITHOUT LETTING ME HELP. IT CAN DO SOME DAMAGE. ANYWAY, SHE HAD SOME MAJOR SPLIT ENDS & BREAKAGE NOT TO MENTION THE NEW GROWTH SHE'S GOT GOIN ON. I TOOK HER TO KIDS SUPER SALON & WAS VERY IMPRESSED! THE LADY WHO CUT HER HAIR DID AN AWESOME JOB & I THINK IT'S THE BEST IT'S EVER LOOKED. IT'S MUCH HEALTHIER & LOOKS SO MUCH THICKER. I LOVE IT. CAN YOU TELL? HA HA!

THE BACK OF HER PRETTY LITTLE HED! ISN'T IT SO SHINY & PRETTY?!

ANOTHER PRETTY VIEW OF MY PRETTY GIRL!!!!

PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF THE DAY. SHE'S SUCH A DADDYS GIRL.

P365-LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES

WELL, HAVING BEEN INSPIRED BY OTHER BLOGS THAT I READ I HAVE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT P365. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, I'LL EXPLAIN. I WILL POST AT LEAST ONE PICTURE EVERYDAY. OF COURSE, THEY WILL MOST LIKELY BE OF AHNNA LEIGH SINCE NOBODY WANTS TO SEE ME & ZACH. WE ARE NO WHERE NEAR AS CUTE! HA! I'M GETTING A LATE START DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUR COMPUTER BIT THE DUST & WE ARE JUST NOW GETTING ONE THAT WORKS & INTERNET ACCESS.
ANYWAY, PLEASE COMMENT!I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF MY PICTURES BUT MAINLY I WANT FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO DON'T SEE US ON A REGULAR BASIS TO BE ABLE TO SEE AHNNA LEIGH AND HOW MUCH SHE'S GROWING & CHANGING! PLEASE EXCUSE TODAY'S PICTURE. IT'S PRETTY BAD BECAUSE I TOOK IT WITH MY PHONE. I'M NOT YET IN THE HABIT OF TAKING MY CAMERA WITH ME WHEREVER WE GO TO CATCH OUR DAILY LIVES SO THE PHONE WAS ALL I HAD. THIS WAS TAKEN AT CONCORD MILLS ON THE JEFF GORDAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PLAYGROUND. AHNNA LEIGH ALWAYS WANTS TO PLAY WHEN WE GO TO THE MALL& WE GO THERE FREQUENTLY FOR ME TO WALK LAPS & TO LET HER RIDE THE CAROUSEL. (SHE HAS A FREQUENT RIDER CARD! IT'S VERY HANDY!) IT WAS PRETTY CLOUDY WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN TODAY SO SWIMMING WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA & NEITHER WAS GOING TO THE PARK. SO, TO THE INDOOR PLAYGROUND WE WENT!
AHNNA LEIGH GOT A PRIZE TODAY FOR NOT HAVING ANY ACCIDENTS THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS! SO, I DECIDED TO KILL 2 BIRDS WITH 1 STONE! INSTEAD OF GETTING MORE LITTLEST PET SHOPS (WHICH SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVES, BY THE WAY) I TOLD HER I'D GET HER A GAME THAT WOULD NOT ONLY SERVE AS HER "NO ACCIDENTS" PRIZE BUT ALSO AS ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE CAR RIDE TO THE BEACH NEXT WEEK! WE GOT A LEAPFROG, TEXT & LEARN! I HAVE TO SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS A REALLY COOL TOY! IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A PDA. SHE CAN "TEXT" BACK & FORTH WITH SCOUT THE COMPUTERIZED DOG ON THE SCREEN, PLAY GAMES THAT REQUIRE HER TO RECOGNIZE LETTERS & SHAPES, PUSH THE LETTER BUTTONS TO HEAR THE SOUNDS THEY MAKE & WORDS THAT START WITH THEM, & LISTEN TO DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC INCLUDING ROCK'N'ROLL, SALSA, & "SILLY"! SHE HAS TO USE THE ARROW BUTTONS TO GET TO THE GAMES SHE WANTS SO IT ALSO WORKS ON DIRECTIONS LIKE UP, DOWN, LEFT, & RIGHT. SHE'S GONNA LEARN SOOOO MUCH! SHE PICKS UP ON EVERYTHING SO FAST SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT ALL SHE LEARNS FROM HER "VIDEO GAME".
WELL, THAT'S IT FOR TODAY! TIME TO PUT LOTS OF MUSIC ON THE IPOD FOR THE BEACH TRIP!

BOY AM I BEHIND!!!!

WOW, DO I HAVE A LOT TO CATCH UP ON! SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE I WROTE LAST! FIRST, ZACH LOST HIS JOB AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER AFTER 9 YEARS AT UPS. THAT WAS A REAL SHOCK! THAT WAS ON MON, OCTOBER 6TH. ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH WE HAD AHNNA LEIGH'S 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY. A WEEK AFTER THAT WE LEFT FOR DISNEY WORLD. WE HAD BEEN PLANNING THE TRIP WITH FRIENDS FOR OVER A YEAR OR WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CANCELLED, BUT EVERYTHING WORKED OUT AND WE WERE ABLE TO GO. GOD HAS BLESSED US AND TAKEN CARE OF US THROUGH THIS TRIAL SO WE REALLY CAN'T COMPLAIN. WE ARE MUCH BETTER OFF THAN MANY OTHERS PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST JOBS AND ALL OF OUR NEEDS AND CHRISTMAS PLANS ARE COVERED SO PRAISE THE LORD! WE'VE ALSO HAD THANKSGIVING, GOTTEN A CHRISTMAS TREE, & DECORATED IT! AHNNA LEIGH IS GOING TO BE SOOOOOO MUCH FUN THIS YEAR! SHE REALLY GETS IT! (THE PRESENTS AND THE TREES ANYWAY!) SHE ALWAYS GETS EXCITED AND SAYS, "YAY CHURCH!" SO SHE SHOULD GET THE FACT THAT CHRISTMAS IS JESUS'S BIRTHDAY! PICS FROM ALL THESE BIG EVENTS ARE SOON TO FOLLOW!

SHE IS SOOOOOO CUTE!

2 WEEKENDS AGO WE WENT T THE MOUNTAINS WITH ZACH'S FAMILY. AHNNA LEIGH WENT HIKING WITH US (IN THE BACKPACK OF COURSE), WENT SWIMMING & PLAYED A LOT!!!! SHE GOT REALLY ATTACHED TO ZACH'S COUSIN TRAVIS & HIS GIRLFREIND ELIZABETH. I'LL POST SOME PICTURES SOON, BUT RIGHT NOW I'M JUST GONNA POST THIS VIDEO CLIP! SHE HAS SUCH A BELLY LAUGH! ENJOY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IerM-T5IRdA

PRESCHOOL,ETC

WELL, AHNNA LEIGH STARTED PRESCHOOL LAST TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND! SHE IS SUCH A BIG GIRL! SHE DID VERY VERY WELL! I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE. SHE DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THAT I LEFT! I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THAT I WAS SHARING A MILESTONE WITH MY DAUGHTER JUST 1 DAU AFTER THE US & VIETNAM'S BILATERAL AGREEMENT EXPIRED. PLEAS PRAY THAT THIS SITUATION WILL BE RESOLVED & THAT ALL OF THE FAMILIES LEFT WITHOUT REFERRALS WILL BE ABLE TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN HOME SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. ANYWAY, ENJOY THE PICTURES!

REFERRAL, LIBBY LU, & BALLET TOO!!!!

WELL, THIS POST IS FULL OF ALL KINDS OF STUFF. I'VE INCLUDED AHNNA LEIGH'S REFERRAL PICTURE SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT THE OTHER DAY. SHE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE THE SAME CHILD. THE OTHER PICTURES INCLUDE HER FIRST PERFORMANCE AT CHURCH. HER GROUP IN BIBLE SCHOOL SANG "IF I WERE A BUTTERFLY". IT WAS SOOOOOO CUTE. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIS SONG YOU SHOULD. AFTER THAT THERE IS A PICTURE OF AHNNA LEIGH AFTER A TRIP TO CLUB LIBBY LU. SHE HAD A "ROCKIN' DIVE" HAIRDO WITH LOTS OF GLITTER & MAKEUP! IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! SHE LOVED IT. THEN IS HER NEW HAIRCUT. THE SPOT WHERE SHE HAD PULLED HER HAIR OUT WHEN SHE WAS MUCH YOUNGER HAS FINALLY GROWN LONG ENOUGH FOR US TO EVEN IT ALL OUT. IT IS SUCH A CUTE LITTLE BOB. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST I'VE PUT 2 PICTURES FROM HER FIRST DANCE CLASS. I'VE MESSED WITH THEM IN PICNIK SOME & I THINK THEY LOOK PRETTY GOOD IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF! SHE'S TAKING THE "PRE-DANCE" CLASS AT "A LITTLE BIT OF BROADWAY" DANCE STUDIO. A FRIEND FROM CHURCH OWNS IT & THERE ARE A LOT OF FRIENDS FROM CHURCH WHO GO THERE INCLUDING AHNNA LEIGH'S FAVORITES, "ROE ROE" & "DODDLE". THAT'S MY FRIEND MELISSA'S GIRLS, ZOE & CAMDEN, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW. ENJOY THE PICS! I'LL UPDATE AGAIN SOON!

2 YEARS!!!!

I KNOW THIS POST IS PRETTY LATE. IT REALLY STINKS NOT TO HAVE A COMPUTER THAT I CAN GET TO EASILY. SO ANYWAY, IT HAS BEEN 2 YEARS SINCE OUR REFERRAL. THIS IS NOT OUR ORIGINAL REFERRAL PICTURE. I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT ON THE COMPUTER, BUT IS IS OUR 2ND PICTURE. SHE WAS 11 MONTHS OLD HERE. IF YOU LOOK BACK INTO MY ARCHIVES ON THIS BLOG YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL REFERRAL PICTURE ON THE ENTRY FROM JULY 24TH LAST YEAR. JULY 24TH IS THE ACTUAL REFERRAL DATE. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH SHE'S GROWN! THE SECON PICTURE WAS TAKEN IJULY 4TH THIS YEAR. MY HOW THINGS CHANGE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS! ESPECIALLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL PICTURE! WE ARE SOOOO BLESSED. HOPEFULLY I CAN POST MORE SOON!