She will be greatly missed

Mary Hudman

April 22, 1934-
July 29, 2009
One week ago today we lost someone very dear to us. Chris's grandma Mary Hudman was loved many and will be missed dearly. Mrs. Mary was always there to listen, lend a hand, be a friend, laugh with, and never to judge you. She made me a part of their family when Chris and I started dating in 1999 and I will never forget that. I am so thankful in knowing that she had a wonderful fulfilled life. She and Mr. Jim did all kinds of things together whether it was camping, traveling, craft shows, spending time with family and friends, and the wonderful holidays we spent with them. I was able to spend two nights with her during her hospital stay and will always cherish that time spent with her. I am glad I was able to help take care of her as she always took care of her family. Thank you Vicki for allowing me to stay with you I will always remember it. Mrs. Mary we will miss you so much!

She got sandy at Panama City Beach

We went to Panama City Beach with Chris's family and it was such a great trip for relaxing and doing nothing but play, eat, and sleep.

It was gorgeous

The Sory's Our Family

She wouldn't let go of her bucket and shovel

Loved crab and artichoke dip

I love this picture

Isabel's Ocean Bottom Bathroom!

After getting her big girl bed we decided to turn the hallway bathroom, which is across from her, officially into her bathroom, since she is such a big girl now. She has been taking baths in mine but since we are trying this whole pottying thing I thought it would be fun to put to make it "hers". I think it turned out really cute. My sister pointed out to me that she has it so rough, don't you agree.

I'm a Big Girl now!

So over the weekend we decided to convert the crib into a toddler bed. We were so worried about the getting up and down and wandering in the middle of the night, but she did so good and slept until 8 this morning. Yay! Although when we converted the bed it seems so much smaller than it was and I am now ready to go and get her a real big bed. I know, I know I can wait a year or two. I do want to get her new toddler bedding. My little baby girl is getting so big.

Colton's, A Wedding, and Pinnacle

Anyone that knows us knows that we used to always eat at Colton's, especially when I was pregnant. Well since Isabel came along we don't eat out as often well because she is a TODDLER. We decided to be brave and go out to our never fail Colton's.One of our good friends wedding today and was so proud and happy to watch her get married. It was such a beautiful wedding. After the wedding Chris and I needed some much needed time alone together and instead of going out to dinner or relaxing we climb Pinnacle Mtn. We did have a good time and realized we were out of shape. We then decided we needed to put back on those calories we worked so hard to burn off and go and eat some mexican food.

Memphis Getaway

Last weekend we took a quick family getaway to Memphis. We just needed to get away and relax. Well sort of relax. We went to our all time favorite place Rendezvous. We never go to Memphis and not eat there. Isabel loved it to so I know she is our child. The next day was a fun filled animal day at the Memphis zoo. Chris and I went a few years ago but it was nothing like getting to take your child. She really enjoyed the polar bears. They were so cute and they would swim up and down while Isabel would chase them. We saw the Memphis Redbirds play and watched fireworks afterward. The fireworks were good but some little girl was so tired by this point she could have cared less about the fireworks.

She was asleep before we even left the zoo parking lot

Our all time favorite Ribs

Isabel LOVES going to daycare and loves her Ms. Shelly. She learns and does so much at school. These are just a few pictures of her playing.

Potty Time and Gymnastics!

This past weekend I started to put Isabel on her potty just to see how she would react to it and what she would do. She did great. She actually used it all day Saturday and Sunday. She has done both of her bathroom duties in it. I am still just taking her regularly but really not expecting much right now. Although, she has been doing really good and only a few wet diapers a day and she is staying dry a lot longer than usual. So we will see how it goes.

She started gymnastics today and LOVED it! I was so proud. I am also so impressed how much the class offered to that age. They stayed busy and everything was to help with balance, coordination, social skills, and discipline. It was so neat to see how the kids actually did everything. She did songs with hand movements, flips on mats, hung from the bars, jumped on thetrampoline, and so much more. The pictures aren't very good because we couldn't keep her still long enough.