Monday, September 29, 2008

100 Fun Facts....

So, my friend Kelli McBrayer (you can see the link to her family blog right over there---> ) did a blog entry with 100 Fun Facts about herself, and asked anyone else who has a blog to do the same. So...here I go.....

1. Ryan and I met in Mrs. Brooks' class in the THIRD grade...yep, I married my THIRD GRADE SWEETHEART!
2. Our 2nd daughter is named Brooke after our 3rd grade teacher.
3. I have lived in Miss., Ala., Tenn.. Fla. and S. Carolina
4. I was a cheerleader in high school.
5. I also played on the Girl's Varsity Soccer Team.
6. I was a total Tomboy growing up....dolls and Barbies didn't interest me at all....I even wore my brother's baseball pants to my tball games.
7. I have played softball ever since I can remember and used to play on the All-Star team back in the day.
8. In Middle School I was voted "Most Courteous".
9. I graduated from Auburn University with a BS in Elementary Education.
10. I was selected as one of the Top 20 Campus Beauties (Miss Glom) 2 years in a row while at Auburn. (I've come a long way since those tomboy days)
11. I started college at The University of Memphis, but transferred to Auburn after my freshman year....ranks up there with one of the best decisions of my life!
12. My dad and brother also graduated from Auburn Univ.
13. I got my Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from The Univ. of West Florida.
14. I broke my arm in kindergarten running from a little boy who was trying to kiss me.
15. I taught at the Elementary level for 7 years before staying at home with my kids.
16. I have 2 precious daughters, Faith (5.5y) and Brooke (2).
17. We are planning on having a third in the next year or so.
18. I have one older brother who lives in Tokyo, Japan. I see him once a year if I am lucky.
19. I have 2 dogs...a yorkie named Tobie and a Dachshund named Tucker.
20. I drive a Ford Expedition.
21. My best friend is Carolina. We have been best friends since we were 10 years old.
22. My husband proposed to me on the playground where we were in school together back in the 3rd grade.
23. We were interviewed 4 times by the Exec. Producers of the tv show "A Wedding Story" because of our unique story of how we met, proposed, etc. but they picked to go film a wedding in Hawaii instead of ours! Bummer!
24. My husband spent 14 months deployed to Iraq back in 2004-2005.
25. I have been married 9 years as of July 17, 1999.
26. We lived in Niceville, FL (4 miles from Destin) for 7 years. I'd give anything to move back.
27. I live in Charleston, SC now.... and am not crazy about it at all!
28. I love to sew!
29. I have a fabric addiction!
30. My first car was a 1988 Buick Regal named Sylvia.
31. My weakness is chocolate.
32. I lost my mom to brain cancer on March 21, 2005. She was my best friend and I miss her terribly. My girls will never know what a wonderful grandmother they had.
33. I just had surgery on my leg to remove a varicose vein.
34. I gained 70 pounds with my first pregnancy.
35. I am sickened by the sight of yellow snot...I can throw up at looking at it.
36. I think ALL men have ugly feet!
37. I am not a drinker at all, but I love a good margarita!
38. I LOVE to meet new people!
39. I love to keep in touch with all of my old friends!
40. Facebook is a great invention..and a very addicting one at that!
41. I check my email at least 5 times a day....it's just a habit!
42. I was raised by my father from the time I was 10.....long story...email me for details! ha
43. I used to spend a month out of every summer with my grandmother...I have some of the best memories from all of those summers!
44. I am a Christian!
45. I wasn't baptised until I was an adult, though...August 20, 2000!
46. I trust in God and give all control to Him...or at least try to!
47. I am a avid eBay shopper. I buy 75% of my kid's clothes on there!
48. Christmas is my favorite holiday.
49. Halloween is my 2nd favorite holiday!
50. I was pigeon toed as a kid and had to sleep with a brace in between my legs to correct it.
51. I had braces as a teenager....and should have worn my retainers....now I need braces again!
52. My oldest daughter was born with a hole in her heart.
53. My parents divorced when I was 12, but I have the most wonderful, God-given step parents anyone could ask for!
54. My dad is both an architect and a lawyer. He's the smartest man I have ever met in my entire life! I love my Daddy!
55. My dad drew the logo for the restaurant "Back Yard Burger" when it was first starting.
56. I hate to watch movies because I feel like they are a waste of time.
57. I LOVE watching college football..especially AUBURN football.
58. On our 2nd date I told my husband I loved to watch ESPN, and he asked me to marry him.....joking of course...at the time, anyway! haha
59. I was a big New Kids on the Block fan when I was younger, but don't like them now that they have made a come back.
60. I could eat chocolate milkshakes for EVERY meal! yum!
61. I love to spend time on the computer doing things like this....when other things need to be done around the house. **sigh**
62. Ryan is a Major in the US Army
63. Ryan has his Master's in Electrical Engineering
64. Ryan graduated from The Citadel, the Military College of S. Carolina, and was in the last all male graduating class.
65. I have a monogramming machine and LOVE to monogram anything I can get my hands on.
66. I LOVE to dress my girls in smocked clothing...
67. If they aren't in smocked clothes, then they are in something monogrammed.
68. I love white chocolate mocha coffee from Starbucks.
69. I work out 3 times a week.
70. I don't like my nails long OR painted!!! I'm a low maintenance kind of girl!
71. I wash the dishes last thing each night.. I hate dirty dishes left in my sink!
72. I would live in flip flops year-round if I could.
73. I hate conflict and can't stand dramatic people!
74. I wish I had more decorating sense....my house is not going to be in any "House Beautiful" magazines any time soon.
75. I love to eat at Chick Fil A.
76. I dress my kids to a "T" but rarely splurge on myself....I need to work on that!
77. I met Larry The Cable Guy, and he was really nice, and didn't have that crazy accent at all that you hear on stage!
78. I don't get into politics or the stock market....
79. I hate people who think they are better than everyone else.....
80. I like small jewlrey..nothing flashy at all!
81. I wear my hair in a pony tail when it's hot outside...the humidity totally frizzes my hair out big time!
82. I fainted in church when I was pregnant with Faith...talk about being embarrassed!
83. I don't highlight my hair....just not into that....I'm a simple girl.
84. I weighed 9.1 lbs when I was born....
85. I gave birth to a 9.5 lb baby!!!! Just call me Superwoman!!!!! :)
86. I like routine, but have also learned that you have to be flexible if you want to retain any sanity! (can you tell I have 2 kids??)
87. My least favorite chore is scrubbing the shower!
88. My yorkie growing up was named Holly and she lived from the time I was 8 until I was 24!!!! (RIP Holly Bush) :)
89. My mom was a Court Reporter.
90. I love my husband so much, and still get butterflies in my stomach when I see him come home after work!
91. My favorite gum is green Extra.
92. I like to try new recipes, but they never seem to turn out quite like the picture in the cookbook. hahaha
93. I had stitches in mychin in teh 2nd grade, and in my leg in the 7th grade.
94. I made it through 4 yrs of high school without one single detention.
95. I have talked my way out of 5 speeding tickets!
96. I still find it hard to believe that I am somebody's MOMMY!
97. Pink is my favorite color.
98. I love to shop at Target!
99. I love reading blogs....it makes me feel a part of their lives even though I never get to see them!
100. I actually made it 100, and am bummed it's over because this was fun!

Okay, so now it's your turn! Give me you 100 things!!!!! (THanks for making me do this Kelli! It was fun!)

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Football Saturday...

We spent our Saturday afternoon this weekend at The Citadel vs. Western Carolina football game. Ryan is a graduate of The Citadel, so we love going back there to watch a football game, military parade, baseball game, etc. Being 30 minutes away from the college makes it easy for us to go to any event we choose to go to.....just wish Auburn was this close!

This particular game Saturday was Military Appreciation Day, and they did lots of neat stuff like having jets fly over in formation and sky divers float down on the field...one had the game ball in his hand!!! It was really neat! Both girls enjoyed the game, all dressed up as Citadel cheerleaders (they were even cuter than the actual cheerleaders themselves!) So much fun was had, neith girl made it home awake!!!

Here are a few pictures from our fun Saturday!!!








Sunday, September 21, 2008

Teeth and Tantrums....

Do you ever notice that most pics of kids are taken when they are happy and smiling???...they are more fun to photograph when they are happy, after all...but there are lots of temper tantrums in my house too...I emphasize LOTS....and they go unphotographed....so today after church Brooke was not happy...there was nothing in-particular that she was unhappy with...She just decided that she was going to practice being two, so she threw herself on the floor in the kitchen and had a most outstanding temper tantrum....Is there a bigger word than "Terrible" to describe the two's?!?!?!?....

During Brooke's Oscar Winning Performance, Faith was on the other side of the kitchen grinning from ear to ear...an almost toothless grin, I might add...She just lost her 2nd tooth this morning, and was eager to have her picture taken with her new lost tooth in a zip-loc bag. So, I took a picture of Faith with her tooth...and Brooke on the floor....all of this happening at the same time!

So, now you know what any given moment at the Price Household can look like......sometimes they are both happy, sometimes they are both crying, and sometimes they are in complete opposites moods....just like today.......but I wouldn't trade these times for anything in the world....one of these days I will wish I had a two year old to watch kick and scream, and the innocence of a 5 year old who has just lost a tooth and thinks nothing in the world is neater....What a great gift from God these girls are...Teeth, Tantrums and ALL!!!



Saturday, September 20, 2008

Friday Fun Time.....

We spent Firday afternoon, which was a gorgeous afternoon, at the park. The girls love going to this particular park.....It's huge with tons of play equipment and a slide that must be 3 stories tall. Brooke even made a new friend while we there....


Thursday, September 18, 2008

A Few Random Shots and Ice Cream....

Okay, so I am not sure about blogging etiquette....do you have to have a topic to write about, or does anything and everything go?!?!?! Well, this week has been pretty uneventful (so far, at least, thank goodness)...and I really haven't taken my camera out...which is totally unlike me. But, Ryan has been in Italy all week on business and when you are the only parent in the house dealing with two children, taking pictures is not exactly at the top of your to do list..... Actually, I have been so busy today, that I actually have not even had dinner yet, and it's 9pm......ahhhhh, the joys of motherhood....children first, always!

So here are a few pics I managed to take today.....like I said, nothing eventful....Brooke found a sucker and played with our beloved dog, Tucker.....and Faith said her throat was hurting today, so that gave me the bright idea (or just the excuse) to go our for ice cream to make her throat feel better! Any excuse for ice cream is a great excuse, right?!?!? We met up with Faith's friend Cora and my friend (Cora's mom) Kym. I know I can always count on them to join me for ice cream....they are looking for excuses too! haha

So here are the "exciting" pics of the week.....




Sunday, September 14, 2008

Brooke's 2nd Birthday Weekend....

Well, I am officially all partied out. We had Brooke's 2nd Birthday party on Saturday, and while it was a small family party, it wiped me out! I have been dying for a nap ever since Saturday! We had a few family and close friends over for lunch on Saturday. We cooked shish-kabobs on the grill, and served pasta salad, chips and dip and yummy chocolate birthday cake. Of course, Brooke had no earthly-idea what was going on...but we got the picutres and made some birthday memories, so I guess that's all that counts right? We put Brooke's cake in front of her and before we could start singing she blew the candles right out! So, I focused the camera and we lit the candles again...she attempted to blow them out again, but we stopped her. Here is the video of "Happy Birthday to Brooke"...



Here are a few pics from the party....





By the way, here is Brooke the morning of her birthday...just waking up....in her nightgown and high heels (rememeber I told you she's obsessed with shoes)...what a sweetie!


Then we moved on to gifts....and here is a video of her opening one....



After Brooke's fun party Saturday afternoon, we headed to another party held for Faith's friend, Kendall. Kendall tured 6 and had a horseback riding party. My girls absolutely had a blast riding the horse and just hanging out on the farm...here are a few fun pics from there!








Love,

Friday, September 12, 2008

Happy 2nd Birthday My Sweet Baby Brooke....

TWO years ago today God blessed our family with the birth of our second daughter. Brooke Katherine was born on September 12, 2006 at 5:09am, weighing in at 7 lbs. 13oz. She was quite the surprise, being 15 days early! Our lives haven't been the same since that day! ....nor have our sleep patterns....

I always laugh and joke about what a handful Miss Brooke is...but she honestly is the "busiest" child I have ever met! She stays on the go, barely slowing down to even take a bite. She has yet to sit down at the table for a full meal...which is why we dread going to restaurants with her...and she has never watched the tv screen for more than 30 seconds. But, with all that said, my baby Brokoe has a sweet side to her too. Any time someone is upset, Brooke is the first to walk up and give you a hug...even if it's a stranger at Wal-Mart (haha)..... She's just so stinkin' cute, it's hard to be mad at her for long....

Miss Brooke definitely knows what she likes....her security blanket (that you see in about 99% of all photos taken), her big "sissy", strawberries, fruit snacks, baby dolls, pennies (yes, pennies), and ANY pair of shoes she sees lying around. ( I have never seen a kid so obsessed with shoes in all my life!)

And of course, she knows what she DOESN'T like...(and enjoys vocalizing it where ever we are)....she doesn't like any food that's not a fruit, a dirty diaper (who does?), being told "no", or new people. She's such a mommy's girl and wants to be held all the time. Ryan and I have nicknamed her "The Treefrog".

We are oh so glad we have Brooke in our family, and know life would only be half the fun if she were not in it. She's given us tons of laughs over the last 2 years with her humorous and loving personality....she's also been the reason I have tons of gray hair....but we love our Brookie, and are so proud of the little girl she has become over her first 2 years here on Earth! We love you our Sweet Baby Brooke! HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY OUR PRECIOUS ANGEL!!!!!

Here are a few pictures of our Birthday Girl over the last 2 years...

A Sneak Peek at Brooke..ultrasound @ 20 weeks


Last picture of Brooke in my belly...taken an hour before Brooke was born!


She's here!!!!


Our first family picture together!!!!






Halloween 2006








My Pageant Queen!!! Infant Miss Poultry Festival Queen AND Miss Photogenic!