Twin Update

If I have calculated correctly, Tiffany is 36 weeks pregnant today! What a wonderful milestone to reach in a multiples pregnancy! Tiffany is scheduled to have a C-section on this coming Wednesday, March 5th. It's so exciting for our family!

If you get a second, say a prayer that Allen and Tiffany will have a restful weekend, that they'll get to spend some quality time with Audrey and that everything will go well on Wednesday!

I'll post an update the minute the twins arrive!

What's goin on?

With us, you ask? Not much. But, I'll let you know about this past week of our lives.

Ford goes to Playschool on Mondays and Fridays. On Valentine's Day, one of the other kids, Conner, was sick and his mom was supposed to take a Valentine snack and read a book to the kids. So Ford went in Conner's place and I took heart shaped cookies and read a Valentine book to the class. These aren't the kids that are usually in Ford's class, so neither Ford nor I knew these kids. But, by the time I picked Ford up at the end of the day, he had two buddies, John and Simon.
Ford and his new friend, John (look at those curls!):

Alex and Ford's cute, sweet teacher, Miss Kelli:

The rest of the the Thursday class and Ford's other cute, sweet teacher, Miss Emily:

We reached a huge milestone in our renovation process. With the exception of a few minor details and me getting out rugs, things to hang on the walls, etc. we have several rooms that are complete...the living room, dining room, Ford's room, our bedroom, laundry room and three hallways! Ford's room is still a mess, but here are pictures of some of the other finished rooms.





We have also been working on a master bathroom since the beginning of the year. The plumbers are coming on Thursday to hook everything up! We'll have a few other details to take care of , but it will be a functional bathroom by the end of the week! I'm still going to do an entire post dedicated to before, during and after pictures so you can see how much progress we've made. It's very exciting!

I'll end with a cute picture of Ford in his John Deere cap (which he insisted on wearing to school yesterday):

I Should Have Known...

I was looking through a 2006 calendar last night and ran across where I had written that Ford rolled over for the first time. He rolled from his tummy to his back when he was 3 1/2 weeks old...about the time that this picture was taken.

LOOK HOW LITTLE HE IS and he rolled over! He was crying and grunting and he put his forearm out beside his head and kicked his left foot until he pushed himself over. I couldn't believe it, so I put him back on his tummy and he did it two more times.

I should have known that this was an indication that I had a very persistent, strong-willed boy!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! If you are reading this, you have a special place in our hearts and we love each and every one of you!

Ford's first Valentine's Day:
Ford's second Valentine's Day:

My Last First Date

My last first date was exactly eight years ago today. Today marks the eight year anniversary of Scott's and my first date. It's easy to remember how many years we've been together because we started dating in 2000.

I met Scott in September of 1999 at a gathering for my friend Abby's birthday. We were all single and in our twenties so we were celebrating at one of our favorite hang-outs, Jonathan's in Hillsboro Village (it has since changed ownership - man, I miss their pizza). Abby worked at CNA insurance and most of the attendees worked there too, including Scott. I remember introducing myself to Scott and his friend Dean and that's when we met.

(Neither Scott nor I can remember the chronology of the next two paragraphs of the story. But, this is how I remember it).
We had the same circle of friends, so I would run into Scott at house parties and on nights when we would go out. One night, about a week or two before our first date and before I even knew we were going to have a first date, Scott and I were talking about our mutual love of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. We started talking about old players one of us mentioned Joaquin Andujar. I said he was a pitcher and Scott corrected me and said he played in the outfield. I disagreed and said he was a pitcher. So, Scott bet me $30 (I'm not sure why it was $30) that he wasn't a pitcher. I took the bet.

I ran into Scott the next night, January 30th, at a Super Bowl party that our very own Tennessee Titans were playing in. He confirmed that I had in fact won the bet and that he would be good for the $30. As I was leaving after the Titans lost, he asked me for my phone number and I gave it to him (verbally).

He called me about a week or so later and asked me out on a date. I said yes and our first date was on Friday, February 11. I give a hard time that he didn't want to waste a Saturday night on me so he asked me out for Friday night.

He picked me up at my house in Sylvan Park, walked in and handed me $30 (I won the bet, remember?) and I took it! Then we went to 12th and Porter (which is now defunct) and bowling at Melrose Bowling Alley (which is also defunct). We had a fun time and after the date I remember thinking there was something different about Scott than the other guys I had dated.

That was the last first date I've been on. I looked and looked for a picture of when we first started dating and I can't find one. I must have been too superstitious to have one taken!

The Week that Was (make that a couple of weeks)

We are alive and well. I'm sorry I haven't posted in so long. We've had lots going on.

I think I've talked before about my community group on the blog. Our church here in Nashville is pretty big, so we have community groups/small groups so we can have the love and support of a small church. Our group decided to start pairing up with one other family in the group once a month. First on our list to pair up with was the Brooks family. They came over for dinner (well, actually they brought dinner) the night after Ford's birthday party. We had a fun time with them and their children, Suzanna and Baby Witt.
We were in KY from Monday, January 28th until Wednesday, February 6th while our house was being painted. It took a little longer than we thought, but Ford had a great time with Granny and Papa. Here are some pictures from our visit to KY.

Making pancakes:

Riding on the lawn mower with Papa:

Helping Granny vacuum:

Making popcorn:

Checking out the snow (it snowed one day while we were there):

Playing with Play-Doh(Granny's nicer than me!):

Visiting with Cousins Hayes (not pictured) and Grayson, my cousin Kyle's boys:


We had such a fun time in KY. But we missed Scott so we're glad to be home. The house is almost finished, so I'll be posting pictures soon!

Happy Birthday, Ford - Part 2

In continuing with our new tradition of seven days of Christmas, we decided to drag Ford's birthday out for almost a week. We ended yesterday with a birthday party for him. It was mostly family (which is a lot of people) and a few close friends.

Ford's favorite part of the birthday party was when everyone sang Happy Birthday to You:

His second favorite part was eating chocolate chip cookies (note the cookie in his hand)...
...and eating cake and ice cream. At the end of the party I wondered aloud if Ford had eaten anything that didn't have sugar in it. Thankfully, Papa (my dad) fed him chicken noodle soup. Thanks, Papa!
Ford and Pawpaw (Scott's dad):
Aunt Leigh Ann with Audrey and Ford:
Ford in his John Deere hat from Mimi and Pop (Mary Ann's parents):
Friend Will and Ford (that's SWEET TEA spilled down the front of Ford's shirt):
Daddy, Mommy and Ford:
Ford had such a fun day! Thanks to everyone who made him feel so special at his birthday party! We love you all!