BBQ & Alligator Alley

Today we went to Alligator Alley with the kids from Children's Church. It was really fun! Wayde came along too and had a blast! He wanted to take all the animals home with him. We got to hold a snake and hold an alligator. All the kids held and petted the animals, even Heidi! None of them
were afraid! It was so cool. Also we were there in time for the alligator feeding. So we watched this guy feed these huge alligator whole chickens. They were dead chickens but they were whole, feathers and all! The kids really liked that part also. Alligator Alley is home to the worlds largest captive alligator. They call him Captain Crunch. ( didn't get a pic of him though, he likes to hide! ) He is about 15 foot long and 1000 pounds. Usually they top out at around 12-13 foot and 700-800 pounds. We thought that was neat. He was huge. We did see him but couldn't get a good pic of him. I think I liked the snakes and the lizards the best. They had a lot. They were really pretty. I have some pics of some of the kids and some of the alligators and one of the lizards that I thought was pretty. It is a monitor.

Lastnight we went to Nate and Christy's house for Christy's birthday! She turned the big 30! We had BBQ ribs and veggies. It was really good. Nate is a master at the grill! I have some pics that I took on my phone of Heidi and Annabelle playing dress-up. Heidi is Snow White and Annabelle is Minnie Mouse! All the cousins had fun playing. They swam before it got dark! I'm sure all the kids slept good! I know Heidi did! It has been a while since we all got together, so it was fun. My mom took pics on her camera of all of us when we were holding the snakes and alligator so hopefully I will have those on here soon to share! Tomorrow starts a new week! Not much planned, so we will see!

Tupperware Party!

Tonight I went to a Tupperware party!! It was really fun! I have never been to one before. They have a lot of neat stuff. Wayde put me on a spending limit though! : ) So...I bought this really cool lunch tote. The Tupperware lady had one at the party and it is super cute! At first I thought it was a little expensive, but then I saw it was a pretty good size and came with two pieces of Tupperware that match it and they are microwavable!


Then I got this really cool thing called the pick-a-deli. You put your pickles or olives in it and when you want one you just pull up the handle and it pulls them up out of the juice. The Tupperware lady said they call it the "tupperware elevator"! I thought Wayde would like it. He loves those little sweet pickles and I thought that would make life easier for him!! lol

The next thing I got was a set of bowls that they had on sale Buy 1 Get 1 Free! I think everyone at the party got that deal because it WAS such a great deal! Then another thing I got was a banana keeper. As you can see it is a piece of Tupperware in the shape of a banana. This one is for Heidi. It was only $2!! If Heidi doesn't eat all her banana I just put the other part of it that is unpeeled in the banana keeper and it will stay good in the refrigerator without turning brown and yucky! I thought that was a neat idea, especially for kids. So I had to get one. Also we played some games and I got 2 freebies. I got a small piece of tupperware for salad dressings and such. I will probably use it with my new lunch tote! Also I got a citrus peeler, which is great for Wayde because he cannot peel and orange to save his life!! : )

So now I am home. I had to go to Pensacola for the party. Everyone was so surprised that I came because it was "so far". I didn't think it was that bad! I only drove 40-45 minutes. The lady that hosted the party was a girl that had a baby in the hospital in the NICU the same time as Heidi! (Actually David knows them!) Charity and John Carnes. They went to school at Foley. Charity was telling me tonight about when they were in 6th grade everytime the teacher left the room David would throw his pencil up and it would stick in the ceiling and it would be there the entire time the teacher was talking. I thought that was funny. So there you go Nikki a story about David when he was a kid! haha! Anyway it was an eventful night. I got to see Charity and John's new car. After seeing our new car they went out and bought a Mazda 5 also. There's is blue though. But now we have twinkie cars, Charity says. I can't wait to get my new Tupperware! I am so excited! It will be in about a week to 10 days so me and Charity are going to set up a playdate for when I go to pick it up from her.

Strawberries

Heidi's new favorite snack is strawberries with whipped cream. Not just any whipped cream, but the kind out of a can! She loves it. Her and Wayde ate a whole crate of strawberries in one day! They finished them off tonight. I only got a few! I will have to go buy some more! It is a good way to get Heidi to eat all her food. She ate all her lunch AND dinner because I promised her she could have strawberries with whipped cream. I just wanted to share that!

Rhinestone Cowgirl!!!!!

My friend Megan (the one in my wedding) entered into the Rodeo Queen Contest here in Foley. It's for any girl in Baldwin Co. though. There are different age groups and she is in what is considered the "Senior Queen" division (19 years and up). This is the first time she has entered anything like this before, even though she has been riding and has owned horses since she was about 5 years old. So, they are judged on a few different ablilities. One is riding of course; each age group has a different pattern they have to do. They have an interview day which consists of rodeo knowledge and other misc. stuff. Also they are judged on their overall appearance. That's where I come in . The Rodeo 'show' shirts (the ones with the rhinestones all over them) run atleast $100-$200 a pop, even on EBAY! And you have to have atleast 3 different shirts for the 3 days of the contest. Somehow Megan got the person phone # of the current reigning Miss Rodeo Alabama, and she called her to ask for tips. Amazingly she was willing to give her tips on some things, and she told her she could make her own shirts for a lot cheaper. All you need is some industrial fabric glue and some rhinestones, or in our case we used sworovsky crystals! Megan found a discount website where you can buy them in bulk. So lastnight I went over there around 8pm and didn't get home until about 4 am this morning; and I only did one shirt. So no wonder those shirts cost so much! It takes forever to make one! Next week is the contest and the week after is the Rodeo. I hope Megan wins. Her horse is a really great horse! He is a blue quarter horse. His name is "Blue" and he's a sweetie. He is trained so well Heidi has ridden him by herself! I will be there with Megan during the contest to help her get ready and there during the rodeo, if she does win so hopefully I will get some pics on here of her in her shirts that we 'bedazzled'!!!! I posted some pics of her and Blue so you can see how pretty he is! Megan will kill me if she knows I posted this pic of her!! : )

Summer Sunday!

Today we had a pretty good day! We went to church this morning then went to eat Mexican food at 'Vallarta's' with my mom and granny. The food was really good, especially sine I haven't had Mexican in a while. Afterwards, we went home and changed clothes. Wayde had to do some computer work today so Heidi and I went to the beach with my dad. I thought it would be crowded but it wasn't so bad. The heat wasn't horrible either; there was a nice breeze! Heidi had recently learn to swim with the little arm floaties. So today was her first time swimming with them in the ocean. The water was calm so it was easy for her to swim. Every time I would try to help her she would say, "let go of me mommy!". We had a great time. She DID NOT want to get out of the water!! After we dropped dad off we changed out of wet clothes, then went to Wal-Mart, fun fun! Sunday night is the worst time to go! Oh well! We only had a few things to buy. When we got home and Heidi went to bed I decided I was going to do the "30 Day Shred". I almost didn't do it because I was tired from the beach, but then I did it; so I feel better I did. Now I have to do it again in the morning. So far I have completed 6 straight days! I am on my way! Just 24 more days to go!!

Been a long time!

So.....a lot has happened in the past 5 months, but not going to tell everything. I feel bad for not posting in such a long time, but I was never good at this sort of thing! I did change the look of my blog a little bit today! I think it's cute! I hope to get some more pics on here soon.
Today is July 18, 2009, what would have been my little sister, Bridgett's birthday. She would have been turning 20 years old. It's a little bitter sweet today. I don't really know what my mood is today. Kinda BLAH! I'm not really sad though. I just really miss her a lot. I was talking to Wayde about it and I told him that a lot would have been different if she were still alive. Aug 6 will be 12 years since she passed away. If she were still alive she would have been in my wedding. She would have gone to prom, and most likely whenever she got married I would have been in her wedding. I don't think about this kinda stuff all the time like I used to when she first passed away. Just every once in a while on her b-day and other holidays. I know she is in a better place. But you know that saying "time heals all wounds"? I don't believe it. It still hurts; not as bad as the day it happened, but it still hurts. Sorry to be depressing on this post. Just some things on my mind today.
On a happy note. I am sticking with my weight loss. I kinda fell off the wagon for a few months but now I'm back. I've lost almost 10 lbs again. (of the weight I lost and gained back) So I kinda had to start back over from scratch. I am determined to make it stick this time! I am on day 5 of Jillian Michael's (The Biggest Loser) "30 Day Shred". It is a really good DVD. It has 3 levels. You start at level 1 then work your way up as it gets easier each day. The first couple days I was really sore, but now the soreness has gone away. I am still on level 1. I think I may move up to level 2 in a few days. The idea is to do the DVD every day for 30 days straight, hence the name! Anyway I am proud of myself because I have been able to get through it every time, so I know my body is getting stronger and stronger. I talked one of my friends into getting the DVD and she is ready to kill me now because she can barely move! : ) That just means it's working I told her!!
So I will try to be more diligent in keeping up the blog. (for Nikki's sake!! lol) I know this is the main way we keep up with what's going on with each other!