1st Game

Softball season kicked off tonight, but not with it's usual fanfare. The opening ceremonies were cancelled last weekend due to all the rain. The selfish part of me was glad b/c I didn't miss it all due to American Girl, but I knew Gracie was disappointed. Luckily it was rescheduled for this weekend and she will get to do the parade and ceremonies.

I was so proud of her for getting a hit in the game. More importantly it was an RBI that brought in 2 runs! We won the game!! Did I mention before that Alan is coaching this year. He is an assistant and working hard with all the girls.

Gracie at Bat

On 1st Base with the pink helmet!

American Girl

American Girl - We've done it again! Junior League of Morgan County hosted the 3rd Annual American Girl Fashion Show this weekend. I put my heart into this event and there is alot that goes into it. We held it at the Princess Theatre again this year and it was great. Our members worked so hard and it was truly fabulous.

I was so excited because this year, mom got to bring Gracie to enjoy the show. Until this year, no one in my family has attended b/c the girls have been so young, but I knew I wanted Gracie to participate this year. I'm never able to actually go to the show, so I'm glad mom was able to bring her. Gracie got to be a VIP Girl and be announced on stage during a special section we have and got to carry her Julie doll. Also, she got a couple of surprises from the souvenir shop, got to get her nails done and Julie got to visit the hair salon and got to have Julie's hair done by her friend Mattie's mom, Ms. Ruth Ann. (which she loved and now makes Mallary be Ms. Ruth Ann to pretend like Julie is getting her hair done again).

It was American Girls 25th Birthday this year so they also got yummy pink cupcakes as part of their snack for the show!

It was a super yucky rainy day (which slightly made me happy b/c it was Opening Day and I was going to miss everything for ball - yay rescheduled for next weekend) but the show was a great success!! I'm so proud of Junior League and it's hard work!

Getting her nails done

She wanted jewels on them

Mrs. Ruth Ann hard at work!

She and Julie posing after getting all fixed up

Gracie and Abby

Gracie and Julie

The Stage!

Gracie as a VIP Girl - So cute!!

Another getaway

Grandma, Mary Beth and some of their Ohio Friends made the trek down to TN (Franklin, actually) for a weekend away and shopping. Mom, Elaine, Andrew and Ava went up on Friday - Grandma had not met Ava yet, and the girls and I followed on Saturday. We had a fun day of shopping, eating out, playing with cousins and celebrating Grandma's Birthday.

Dance Friends Party

Every couple of months, we rotate who will host a small little dance friends party. Everyone attends different schools or is in different classes but these little girls have been dancing for years together and are so cute! We like for them to get together outside of dance for something different and fun.
For our night - we chose a "make your own" theme. We told everyone to put on their playclothes that could get MESSY! They made their own pizzas, sundaes and took home a painting they did themselves. (In between playing, running, screaming and laughing! The funniest was when they were playing hospital and the ailments they all came up with!)

Making their Pizzas

Yumm!

Painting time...they painted ladybugs, flowers caterpillars and butterflies
They all turned out so cute!

And Finally enjoying their sundaes!

Final Stop

After we finished up at the Museum, we loaded up and headed to ride the Incline. It's a cable car that takes you straight up Lookout Mountain. The girls loved giving the driver their ticket and taking the ride. Alan on the other hand, looked as though he may have a heart attack. You don't realize how high up you have to go until you start up the ride. Yikes! When we got to the top, we took a walk, checked out some pretty homes, saw the battlegrounds and headed back down. Of course we had to have a treat before we headed home. The girls and I napped on the way home. We were tired after this weekend! We decided that everyone should have a birthday trip instead of a party!








That wraps up February...ha! Now since it's almost April, I need to get caught up on March.

More Chattanooga

We woke up on Sunday morning and headed out for brunch at The Blue Plate Once again some yummy food. Then we walked down to the Children's Discovery Museum. It was fun. The girls got to try gigantic instruments, do all kinds of hands on art projects (including face painting), play out on the observation deck and play in a "real" dr. office complete with x-rays!

Chattanooga Part 2

After the aquarium, we found a nearby park to play on. It was a beautiful day and the park was right on the River so it was a lovely backdrop.







It was getting to be late afternoon and the girls were acting a little tired so we decided to go back to the hotel for a rest and then go to dinner. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott right downtown and walking distance to most of the major attractions. It was great location for us to park once and walk everywhere. Amazingly the girls got a 2nd wind when we got back to the room and decided it was better to do this than nap...


...Jumping on hotel beds. They aren't to blame for this problem. It is genetic. EVERY time we got in a hotel the 1st thing Elaine and I did was jump between the beds. We did rest before heading out to dinner at Big River Grill and Brewery. It was yummy and we would recommend it.

We needed to work off our dinner when we got back so what better to do in February but take advantage of the indoor pool. The girls had fun, but then they discovered a hot tub and they fell in love. In fact, when we asked Mallary her favorite thing about her birthday trip, it was "swimming in that bubble bath"