Life w/ the Bevs: 2011

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Things I'm Lovin

In no particular order...
(mostly food of course)

Crystal Light Wild Strawberry drink packs
Diet Dr. Pepper Cherry
Milk and lots of it
Dark Chocolate Granola Thins
Collard greens or turnip greens (I don't know the difference)
Watching Mac play contently by himself
Our nanny
Being with family
Indoor fires
Seeing Sam's little face on ultrasound
Good country music
Words with Friends!

Things I'm NOT lovin:
The time change.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Granny

Elizabeth Gaultney Etheredge
October 11, 1919 - October 30, 2011

Granny went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning October 30. We are sad to not have her in our lives, but thankful to know that she is with the Lord. Honestly words cannot describe this amazing woman of God and I won't even try. Her obituary is very well written. Please read if you have time.

http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/nwfdailynews/obituary.aspx?n=Elizabeth-Etheredge-Betsy-Gaultney&pid=154414101

I have cried tears of joy every time I think about the Lord welcoming her into his kingdom. I also like to think of these two together again.

This was the sunset on the night that Granny died. Mom said she has never seen a prettier sunset.

We are heading down to Fort Walton Beach tonight to attend her services tomorrow. Prayers are appreciated for our family as we grieve together. Nonetheless, it will be a special time for our family to be together.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Poo Poo Nightmare Part II

Read at your own risk.

So... all day Mac had the "poop" look. A few times I caught him running off to a corner (to poop in peace, I'm sure). We made him sit on the potty numerous times today with no luck. It's so frustrating when we KNOW he has to go, but he refuses to. Well tonight I decided that to take Mac on a date. We went to see Puss In Boots and then to Chickfila to eat and play. He was very excited when we got to Chickfila b/c he knew he'd get to play in the play area. While I ate he was making very funny hip action movements in his seat. Then he laid down in the booth for a good 7 or 8 minutes. By this time I knew what he was doing. But if he had to go all day, then I knew he needed to get it out. He confessed to what he'd done and we went to the bathroom. I put him up on the baby changing station to make things easier. I started to clean him up and then a look of terror came over his face. I knew he had to go again so what else could I do but tell him to "just go". I turned away for a second to give him some privacy. When I turned back around there was not only a huge terd laying there but a lot of pee on the floor and on his bag that was also on the floor. I forgot that pee pee usually comes simultaneously with poo poo. So I cleaned him and the bathroom up as best I could and we walked out of Chickfila with what dignity we had left. A couple stared at us while we left. I think the girl must have been in the bathroom during the fiasco. Home we went and in the bath he went.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Recent Pics

Ruthie & Gabe

Poo Poo Nightmare

Potty training moms, this is for you: Took Mac to the park. When we got there, I asked him if he needed to go poo poo and told him if he went in his pants then we were going home (yes this has happened before). He was looking pretty "antsy" so I took him to the bathroom where he refused to poo poo but tee teed on outside of pull up somehow. Took pull up off. Went back out to park (commando) and then saw him hiding, about to "go" behind the slide. I rushed him to the bathroom only to find that he already gone in his shorts. I did the best I could to clean him and his shorts with dry, cheap public bathroom toilet paper while he simultaneously tee teed on the back of the toilet. I announced that we were going home and on the way out he stepped in poop that undoubtedly dropped out of his shorts unnoticed on the way to bathroom. Sorry for nonparents out there who made it through this post. It was too funny/horrifying not to share.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Recent Pics

Throwing rocks

Sick boy

Dancing to the Fresh Beat Band

http://www.twitvid.com/WEXL4

http://www.twitvid.com/W0YVA

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Learning to run the bases!

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Recent Pics

Sam 19 weeks

Spain Park baseball tailgate (Brody Smith & Mac)

Monday, August 29, 2011

New CD

Since I spend WAY too much time trying to find new/cool music and the amount of artists out there (old or new) is overwhelming, I'll save you the time and give you some good artists to throw onto a new cd...

Darren Flowers
KT Tunstall
Andrew Peterson
Cloverton
Josh Garrels
Nick Flora
Ben Rector
Plumb
Katie Herzig
Trent Dabbs
Mumford & Sons
Florence & the Machine

Check out Noisetrade.com. You can find almost all of these artists and get free samples!

Trip to AU

National Championship trophy!

Playing at Samford Hall. Notice the wedding chairs in background. Later that night, the first ever wedding was held there on the Samford Hall lawn!

Jim/Blakely and Patrick/Mac walking around campus

View from Haley Center roof

Concourse view (from Haley Center roof)

Stadium view (from Haley Center roof)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Things I'm loving lately:
•Bounce dryer ball
•Cheezits (cheddar jack flavor)
•Cartoons on demand
•Finding old furniture in the attic that can be used in Mac's "big boy" room
•Watching Mac dance
•Snoogle pregnancy pillow!!!