The Proposal!

I have been so excited to see the movie 'The Proposal.' I don't know why because it just seem like every other chick flick. I finally saw it and loved it! I do felt like it had a lot of potential to be better and a little bit more funny but I still loved it. I watched it yesterday and I have watched this one scene with Betty White and Sandra Bullock over and over again. I just think it is hilarious!!! So if you haven't seen the movie, here is a clip below! Just a warning to all the mommies, there are curse words in this clip but not super bad ones! I hope you think it is funny as I do.

To setup the scene: Sandra Bullock was taking a bike ride and heard some funny noises. When she discovered what it was she found the grandmother chanting around the fire. The grandmother made her come down and start doing her own chants....



HAHA!!!!!!!!!

NC Zoo!

On Monday, John and I ventured to the zoo with the Browns. I was SO excited to go because I hadn't been since I was in middle school. I had a lot of fun with John and it was a lot of fun to watch Camden so excited about all the animals. Sadly, right after lunch it started raining and it cut our zoo trip short a little bit. I still had a great time and hope to go back sometime soonish!

John, Camden and Anderson watching the Sea Lions. I love this picture!

Willy, the polar bear. Even though he would love to eat me for dinner, I still love him! He was so cute and seemed to be posing for pictures!

And I love you too, Mr. Owl.

Camden and a Buffalo.

I bought a zoo poncho after lunch so I could walk around in the rain. I also didn't dress appropriately for the trip so I was freezing when it started to rain. The poncho warmed me up!

Hey, there's an elephant!

Camden got cold so he stole his mama's jacket.... haha!

John was exhausted!!! He fell asleep and missed the lions and zebras!

I love this picture too!

belleroohoo

I have so many names for my pup. Here are some that I call her:

bella, bells, bella boo, bella cinderella, bella luna, luna, lulu, belsa, belleroo, belleroohoo, belleroohoohoo, babe, baby, babies, B, belle, penny, beluka, beluga, bella bumble, bella bee, bellet (like ballet), belette (like colette), bel-air, bella buddy..... okay you get the picture.

I talk to her a lot and she probably has no idea what her real name is. Is it so sad that she is one of my best friends? Probably. But I don't care. Anyway, this past Saturday I spent the night hanging out with my dog. We had a photo shoot....

Awww..... look at that face! I think she still looks like a puppy!

"What did you just say about me? How dare you! I am not a puppy anymore!"

"Hurry up and take the picture."

"Hold on.... I'm trying to see the scene with my cousin!"
movie: I Love You, Man.... her puggle cousin is in the movie!

"Okay, okay......."

"Seriously, you're still taking pictures of me. Seriously?"

Cara: "B Bop, take a picture with me! Smile!"
Bella: "UGHHHHHHHH."

"I have had it! I am starting to get angry now! I am ready to go to bed. Can you please quit taking pictures and go to sleep?"

"Here, let me sing you to sleep....."

Ya'll I know that was super cheesy! But I am a little loopy from some caffeine! I literally took like 80 pictures of her that night........ No, that is not how I spend every Saturday night! :-)

Softball!!!!

So you may recall my mentioning of some softball playing on my part..... well I am loving it! I don't think I have played since I was forced to as a freshman in high school and I still don't have much of a recollection of the sport. I think what I do know is based off of the "baseball games" my cousins and I used to play in my aunt's front yard as children. So, I went to my first game 2 weeks ago. I anticipated NOT playing and was very content in watching my team play and cheering them on. Well, in the 3rd inning, the umpire informed our team that every person on the team had to bat. WHAT??????? I totally freaked out for a second and seriously contemplated making a run for it. But I sucked it and went to bat...... and I actually hit the ball and made it to 2nd base!!! So I have gone up to bat maybe 6 times now. I did strike out once this past Sunday. And I also was forced to play catcher because several teammates were absent and another was injured. I am actually really enjoying myself and I am enjoying learning the sport. When I first went to bat I didn't know what the heck was going on but I am slowly catching on. One thing I think is super silly is that they have a requirement that 4 girls HAVE to be in the outfield at all times. This is no good for me as we have mostly boys on our team! Oh yeah, and did I mention that the majority of these people all played on their high school softball team and we are playing in a very competitive level? YEP!

Kathryn playing first base!

Cara being silly!

And Cara batting!

Yeah, no pictures of me in action! Here is something maybe for you to get a giggle out of: our team name is Buns and Wieners. And we have a picture of a hot dog on our shirts. I guess that is what comes from playing on a team with boys?

Heather's Baby Shower #2

On Saturday, Lyndsey, Heather's mom and I threw Heather her second baby shower. It was so pretty and a lot of fun! She got a ton of stuff! It is hard to believe that Virginia Taylor will be here in less than 2 months! Oh my word! I am so excited! Enjoy the pictures from the shower!

The cake in transport.... I was nervous to be in charge of picking it up but thank goodness it made it to the destination in one piece.

The clothesline.... I made this! I was quite proud of it because I think it turned out super cute!!!

The cake table. The napkins say "Mommy to be" on them.

The diaper wreath!

The cute pregnant girl.

The food table.... there were SO many leftovers!

Heather and all her gifts... woah!

Heather opening one of my gifts!

Heather with her cake. The pregnant lady on her cake matches the pregnant lady on the napkins exactly! Edible Art is SO great!

Heather and I.... I was having a super bad hair day... yuck.

Amanda, Addison and Lyndsey feeling Gigi kick!

Lyndsey and Heather's sign...... Whitney made it for her and it is so cute!

Green Acres

This past Friday John and I went to Green Acres in Cary with the Browns and the Bennetts. I love going to pumpkin patches (but that doesn't mean that I love fall.... no, not at all). We took pictures with pumpkins, went for a hay ride, went in the corn maze, had a picnic and jumped in those bouncy house things (what are they called? I am drawing a blank). I am not sure why we thought the corn maze was a good idea. We got hot, the babies got heavy and the kids got hungry REAL fast. I had never been in a corn maze and it wasn't as much fun as I anticipated. Anywho, enjoy the pictures from the pumpkin patch! I don't have that many of John because I was switching back and forth between my camera and John's camera.

This is a cute brother picture!

Whats Andy got in his hand? Hahaha!

Haha, nice face Mecaden!

Camden, Anderson, Mecaden and Levi! John wouldn't sit down for the picture of all the kids!

Aww.... that is sweet!

M and C as cows......... MOO!

John on the hay ride! He was excited for the pond.... haha.

Mecaden on the hay ride!

While my camera was MIA.......

In the midst of me not taking any pictures, I also left my camera at my dear friend Kathryn's apartment. When I got it back last week, there were LOTS of new pictures on it and they were not taken by me. They were all surprises! Here are just a few that were on there:





Hope that doesn't embarrass you girls but you took em! So boo-yah!