Mother's Day

I slept in (thanks Mimi and Granddaddy)

I got beautiful flowers from Preston

I had a fabulous meal at Ghyslain

I got a wonderful gift for our trip

I drank a real coke, just because

We love Baby Creason!

Billy/William/Will/Trey/Trip was showered with books while his mommy and daddy got to hang out with friends and celebrate Granddaddy's birthday.  It is always a sign of a good party when people can't stop talking about the cheese grits and you run out of beer.  We love him so much already and can't wait for him to come into the world!*

No they are not in prison...the white wall just makes it look like they are getting booked

Just a couple of dudes sitting in the rain (seriously)

Love these ladies

Another group of lovelies

Family

Lots of books for the bookworm

Invitation

Happy Birthday B.P!

Cutest cake ever

Not exactly the Thunder Over Louisville state of intoxication, but a great pic!

Golf shoes, start em early

Good times

*Elizabeth tried to tell me that her camera was better than my phone and for some reason she was right my phone pictures were acting funky 

Spring Sing

Happy Birthday Wip!

It is hard to believe how much my life changed three years ago today...

As a little girl I was obsessed with everything Strawberry Shortcake now I scour the Internet to try and find the triceratops dinosaur that was lost on a walk.

I had no idea what a mother/son relationship would be like and now when I hear him say "mommy, you ok?" the concern he has for me is nothing like I have ever known.

He is the kind of kid that I want to talk about (even if we have a bad day).

I would have never thought I could get so much joy out of giving this little boy a bath and seeing his eyelashes clump together (I know it sounds weird, but try it and you will see what I mean).

When we do something special, he appreciates it. Nothing can melt my heart like Wip telling me "mommy, I had good day at the zoo (or whatever the special might be)"

With everything I have and everything I know, I can honestly say that Wip Mulloy has given me so much joy and happiness that it means so much to me to wish this amazing little boy the best 3rd birthday ever.

Waking up as a 3 year old

Going to sleep as a 3 year old

Happy Derby!

Kentucky Derby Song (mommy's interpretation)

The Kentucky Derby is coming to town, oh doo da day
Please don't let it rain, that would be a shame
The Kentucky Derby is coming to town oh doo da day
Please don't let it snow, that would really blow (?)
The Kentucky Derby is coming to town, oh doo da day
If the sun would shine, that would be just fine
The Kentucky Derby is coming to town, oh doo da day

How we roll

Fine folks

Great tickets!

Go baby go!

Parade disaster and why I would not change a thing...

If you ever go to the Derby Parade here are a few things that I learned:

1.  You need a plan.  In my head I thought I would just get to Main Street and motor on down to Broadway after finding some off street parking.  Wrong.  We had to walk eight blocks to find our seats.

2.  Double check to make sure you have the tickets.  Aunt Fe Fe gave us some fabulous tickets. Wip and I made it to Preston Street only to discover that the tickets must have fallen out of my purse.  I have become such a rule follower in my later years that I was too chicken to make it to the 103-section green, row A, seat 1 and inform folks that my tickets were in the car.

3. Wait to get snacks until later. The heat was blazing and I ordered a chocolate popcicle for Wip. It melted faster than he could eat it, which resulted in a melt down (from both the popcicle and Wip).

4.  All types go to the parade.  I saw a 9 month pregnant lady smoking a cigerette, tattoos on every inch of a person's body, and clothes that did not cover nearly what needed to be covered in public. We went from prime seats to muddy grass and both of my feet fell asleep, when I tried to stand up I almost fell over right on top of a woman smoking a cherry flavored cigarette. Nice.

5. We saw tiny ponies, floats, bands, and after it was all said and done on the way back to the car, Wip looked up at me and said "mommy, I had fun at the parade". This statement was enough to make it all worth it.

Carey Cola

Carey, Tanner, and Lexie came to visit and we had a great time.  We started at the zoo and all of the animals were out (the lions even gave Carey a huge roar which was pretty funny, and loud).  The rain came when we got to the polar bears so we headed out for ice cream.  After a nice dinner the Buresh's headed back to Lexington.  It was so nice to spend time with her and the kids.  Makes me realize how much I wish she were closer.