Last night we celebrated our friend Joy's birthday that was last week. Jeremy surprised her with the whole thing! She was so happy and surprised when she got to the restaurant and then saw the rest of us there. We ate at Maggiano's which was FANTASTIC as usual! I got the eggplant parm with whole wheat penne and marinara, and Greg got the Rigatoni "D" which was very tasty as well! We had such a great time talking and laughing and eating! After dinner we headed next door for dessert...MMmm! What a great way to top a fun night!
Kelly and Paul (Joy's Sororiety Sister)
The Glawsons =)
Me and my Red Delicious Apple Martini...which was both red AND delicious =)
Yesterday Karis turned 3! It's so hard to believe! She is at one of the best ages ever and I am so incredibly lucky to still be her nanny! Since her parents had a church meeting in the morning, I got to take the girls to Monkey Joe's, where we met up with Amy (a friend who also nannies) and the twin 18-month-olds that she keeps, and her sister Danielle with the 3 yr-old and 14-month old that she keeps. We all had fun chasing after the little ones but it was SO crowded so we stayed for about an hour and half and then headed over to chik-fil-a for lunch with everyone! Karis and the twins had a fun time playing on the indoor playset there too! Everyone was worn out by the time we made it home...including Laurel, who fell asleep walking to the car in the parking lot at CFA. It was a fun morning out and I am sure Karis had a fun 3rd birthday with a full day of celebration! Happy 3rd birthday Karis!!
The first craft from the craft crate!
Pretty Laurel ready for Monkey Joe's
Karis flying down the slide
Me and Laurel hanging out =)
Me and Karis...this is her new smile for pictures, CHEEESE =)
Here's a better example of it =) What a silly 3 yr old!
Karis' 3rd birthday is Saturday and I usually get her clothes...you all know I'm obsessed with buying little girl clothes! Maybe it's because I nanny for mostly girls, maybe because I have two neices or perhaps it's because in my gut I feel like I'll end up with all boys...who knows haha. Anyhoo, Karis is so into making crafts now so I wanted to get her something artsy. So, I thought I would just buy a few craft making materials and put it in her own special box! She has tons of crayons and markers and coloring books and all sorts of other stuff at home, so I wanted to put in a few new things to play and create with. I thought this was a cute kid gift that's easy and something they would enjoy (well, at least I hope) so I wanted to share!
On Sunday we celebrated Saunders' 29th birthday (which is actually tomorrow) at P.F. Changs. We had never been there before so it was nice to try something new and so delicious! I got the Kung Pao Chicken and Greg got the Sesame Chicken which were both so yummy...they also made great leftovers! My favorite part was the tiny desserts that they had to choose from...I got the s'mores and it was SO good! Saunders got lots of fun gifts: several new Wii items, a new Wii sports game, a bottle of Gentleman Jack, new shirts, and some money! I hope he enjoyed his birthday dinner with everyone!! Happy 29th Saunders!!
Last night while driving around Barrett trying to decide where we wanted to eat, Greg turned around and hopped on 75-S and said he had decided where we were going and I would find out when I got there. We have been wanting to try Chow Baby for a long time now and just never got around to it, but man were we missing out! It is AWESOME! It's a stir-fry bar and when you are seated you are given a small paddle to write your name on and you take it up to the bar and take a black bowl and fill it with either noodles or rice and all the veggies and sauce you want. They have all the nutritional info. for the sauces on a wall, which I LOVED! Then you get a red bowl and fill it with all the meat you want (chicken, beef, calamari, tilapia, and scallops) and whatever spices you want, then they have these colored sticks that you stick in your bowl if you want a wrap made out of your creation, or soup, or bread, or if you want them to add shrimp, etc...then you place your paddle in your bowl and your bowls on the counter and go back to your table. They cook up your creation then bring it to you. It was SOOO yummy! I want to go back and re-create mine, but maybe a bit less spicy...it took my head off! I got brown rice, bean sprouts, cabbage, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, broccoli, peas, eggplant, garlic, chicken, scallops, and calamari with kungpao sauce and teryaki sauce and a comination of spices (obviously too hot lol). Greg's was similar minus some of the veggies and he got noodles instead of rice and chicken and beef instead of seafood. I didn't have my camera with me but Greg took some with his iPhone but it was kind of dark in there so they didn't turn out great...
Me with my Coco-Pina Margarita...it was worth the empty calories...MMmm
Me looking like a hot mess with my yummy meal
Greg with his creation...
Greg's plate afterward...it was good =)
Needless to say, we will definitely be going back!!!
Yesterday was so incredibly beautiful and we wanted to take advantage of the awesome weather, so we took the Jackson and Chance to the dog park. There is this huge park about 5 minutes from our house that has the most awesome playgrounds (one for 5 and under and one for 5 and up), a skate park, 2 dog parks (one for dogs under 30lbs, the other for bigger dogs), a huge track, a gigantic lawn to picnic or play games, and tons of walking trails. It was crowded but nice to see all the families having fun together! We were nervous about taking the boys to the park because they're hardly around other dogs and the ones they are (like the Jack Russells next door) they try to terrorize and have a bark-off at the fence every day. However, they did GREAT! They were SOO happy to be there! They were friendly to everyone, never barked (which is a shocker with Chance), played nicely with the other dogs, and wore themselves completely out! We stayed for a good bit just to let them run around and enjoy that large area and for us to enjoy the weather as well. After that we took two very tired pups home and so I could go run some errands and Greg could watch the UGA game. Then we went out for a FANTASTIC dinner...but it deserves it's own post so that will be up in a bit! Here are some pics of yesterday's fun...
Where was this song ten years ago?! Every time I hear this song I tear up because of the beautiful lyrics that are so incredibly true, that I would aim to say all women can relate to! For those of you with daughters...pass it on, I certainly hope to one day!
Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine Says she wants to look that way But her hair isn’t straight her body isn’t fake And she’s always felt overweight
Well little girl fourteen I wish that you could see That beauty is within your heart And you were made with such care your skin your body and your hair Are perfect just the way they are
There could never be a more beautiful you dont buy the lies disguises and hoops they make you jump through You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do So there could never be a more beautiful you
Little girl twenty-one the things that you’ve already done Anything to get ahead And you say you’ve got a man but he’s got another plan Only wants what you will do instead
Well little girl twenty-one you never thought that this would come You starve yourself to play the part But I can promise you there’s a man whose love is true And he’ll treat you like the jewel you are
There could never be a more beautiful you dont buy the lies disguises and hoops they make you jump through You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do So there could never be a more beautiful you
So turn around you’re not too far To back away be who you are To change your path go another way It’s not too late you can be saved If you feel depressed with past regrets The shameful nights hope to forget Can disappear they can all be washed away By the one who’s strong can right your wrongs Can rid your fears dry all your tears And change the way you look at this big world He will take your dark distorted view And with His light He will show you truth And again you’ll see through the eyes of a little girl
There could never be a more beautiful you dont buy the lies disguises and hoops they make you jump through You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do So there could never be a more beautiful you There could never be, a more beautiful you.
