Happy 8th Birthday Georgia Anne

Last Monday(Game Day) was Georgie's Birthday so Leigh Anne had her party on Saturday. Miss Priss is really into going to tea rooms now so Leigh Anne decided to turn her house into a very girlie tea room. Georgia was very specific to her as to how she wanted it decorated and what food she wanted to have. She HAD to have real dishes and tea cups, pink and green, cupcakes, donuts, sandwiches and tea. To say that it was cute is an understatement. We wouldn't expect anything less from Leigh Anne.

Bryan took my good camera to the woods to take pictures of wildlife (...huh?), so I had to make so with the point and shoot. The pics are not too bad, just not as good as with the Rebel.

All of the girls brought their American Girl dolls. Now, Caleb, 2nd from right, is one of Georgie's best friends and he was JUST FINE being the only boy at the party. In fact, I think he kind of liked it!

Kylie, Georgie, Emily, and Taylor

The American Girls chilled on the bench while the ladies (and gentleman) enjoyed their tea.

Banks pretty much stayed in Jack and Daniel's (who were MIA by the way per Georgia' request) room the whole party. He LOVES their toys, especially the train table and riding toys.

He also had a fine time showing off his walking skills.

It was a super cute party and they all had a ball.

Happy Birthday Georgia Anne!

National Champions and The Taming of the Honey Badger

Well, you knew it would be coming...my post about my trip to see the beat down that occurred on Monday night in New Orleans. I actually went to the game with my college roomie, Mary Catherine, and our other college friend, Gavin, and MC's family. My family was down there, but I did not go with them to the game, as my Dad gave his other ticket to Michael.

As soon as I got there, Mary Catherine was in our room and the first order of business was to hang our jerseys.

The Jerseys were hung in the closet with care.

Second order of business was to view the ticket, which Gavin brought with him

Next, of course, was to eat and hit Bourbon Street.

I must say, I am just way too old for that foolishness. It was ridiculous. I mean ridiculous. I was completely stressed out over wondering whose daughter the strippers were and trying not to bust my rear on the wet beads on the ground. All while trying to keep Mary Catherine's camera dry, keep up with each other.....oh and try to ignore the constant harassment of LSU fans. Needless to say, our walk on Bourbon Street was a rite of passage for the trip and I am very glad we went down there.

Okay, so Monday, January 9th (game day) was Georgie's Birthday. My Mom and I took her to the Mall to spend some of her Birthday money and get her some ice cream. In true Georgie form, she went to Claire's boutique and got chocolate ice cream.

Later that day, it was time to head to the game.

MC and I met the Goode Brothers, former players.

The game day crew was right in front of us.

HERE THEY COME and THEY WERE READY!

The final score and a view of the LSU section........

and the Alabama section!

What a great trip and a great night. Probably the most fun night of my life, second to my wedding. MC and I agreed it was "worth every penny" and it really was. We had more laughs than I can even remember and for those of you who know Mary Catherine, you know that she is just hilarious.

I have to give a huge shout out to my wonderful husband, who wanted me to go and have fun and who stayed home and kept Banks for me. Thank you Bryan! I could not have gone if it weren't for you.

Other Activities and New Year's Eve

After Christmas, I thought it would be fun to treat Georgie and Jack to an afternoon out with Toe Toe. We decided to go see the new Chipmunk movie and go out to eat.

The movie was cute (not as cute as the first two) and then we rode around for a while until the Japanese Steakhouse opened.

Georgie order her hot tea, of course.

Next came the much anticipated FLAME and cooking show.

Poor Jack, I think he got a little scared!

Not Sissy, she was loving every minute of it!

Georgie was on the end so she was the last person to get her rice and the chef thought he would play a little trick on her, giving her only this amount of rice.....she thought it was funny!

After we got back to Birmingham, Saturday afternoon, Tara and I took the kids to the zoo. Noah was on a hunting trip with Robby so for the most part, it was Nic, Nate, Banks and us.

Nate just hung out, as usual.

I just love the Lions at the zoo. They are beautiful.

The lion cubs have gotten so big!

We rode the train.

And yay! Whitney and Peggy made it over after Peg woke up from her nap.

Finally, on New Year's Eve, we got together with the Lauren and Joe and Ashley and Darren. It was a wild time with 4 little boys running around playing with trucks and cars. This was our best attempt at a pic. We improvised and set the camera on the timer and placed it on top of the TV. Not bad! We had a great time.

Happy New Year everyone!