War Eagle!!

Good title..right!?! :-) Good game against UF last night...sorry my gator friends and family (T.A. and Gaye)! Anyway we are up on this beautiful Sunday morning, the back door is open and "Shane and Shane" is leading some worship in our living room, Mabry is snuggling on her daddy's chest taking her morning nap, so sweet, and I am having some coffee (in my Auburn mug). All to say that it is so good to be home and spending time with my family. We had a good week. We all took the day off, not planned, on Thursday. My back has been hurting, so after 4 days Andy said it was time to go to the doctor...I figured it would just go away. I'm not stubborn. I am on some medicine now....medicine that does not allow me to nurse my precious Mabry. It is so hard to "pump and dump" and not be able to just feed her and have that special time with her. Thankfully I stored up alot of milk to take to school...it is disappearing fast though! I don't even know what formula to use...any suggestions? Minus the bum back it was soooooo good to be home with Andy and Mabry. Do you think we could do that once a week? Lets see, what else?!?! Halloween is coming up and I don't know what to dress Mabry as. We had one costume from Addie and Lydia, but it is way too big for this year. So I am trying to think what little sister wants to be for Halloween. We are excited to go trick-or-treating in Southwood with some friends. So sad for Mabes, someone is going to have to eat her candy for her! I guess that is what moms are for! I hope you all are doing well. I love that my blog links are growing...so fun to read what everyone is up to. If you don't have a blog (HOLLEY DICKINSON), then you need one! Oh yeah...it's hard to keep up with facebook, blogging and Snapfish! The technology....oh my! I am going to attach a link of pictures that sum up the last 3 months or so. I have not had time to edit or caption them, but I hope you enjoy them all the same!

http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=175420720/t_=35258044

Love you all!
:-) L.A.

Looking for the Perfect Baby Gift?

I am selling changing pads, burp cloths, bibs and diaper/wipe holders. Check the link for pictures of the fabric. I have one of each in all of the different fabrics. Let me know what you want and I will get it to you. Remember...I am not a photographer, so if you want to see any of these in person just let me know and I can bring them to church, school, bunco, etc. I found my love for fabric this summer and enjoyed making all of these items out of high quality fabric from our local stores and online vendors. I keep these things in my diaper bag and they are so handy. If you have fabric that you want me to custom make your changing pad, etc., I would love to! Hope everyone is doing well. Let me know if you have any questions!

L.A.'s Little Tings'
Changing Pad $16
Diaper/Wipe Holder $16
Burp Cloth $11
Bib $13

http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=175422041/a=35258044_35258044/t_=35258044

:-) L.A.
lauraashley@mail.com

Still Around

I felt like I haven't blogged in forever...this will be short. I feel like I have been super busy with school this week, having fun playing with Mabry after school and then hanging out with Andy and staying up way too late sewing! I am exhausted!!! I did get a lot done at school today (teacher workday) but until I get one more thing turned in I feel a little stressed...just a little.I am excited to watch HCES's first XC meet tomorrow...Mabry's first meet, she is excited! The Hanlons will be in town again this weekend...yes 2 weekends in a row, shocker! I am excited to chill and spend time with mi familia. Little sisters birthday is on Friday...Sarah, the baby, will be 22! Yeah, I kinda feel old. I want to link my new Snapfish pictures on to my blog...Darby can you help a sister out?

Love you all...
:-) L.A.

COOSA RIVER CHALLENGE

We had a great weekend in Wetumpka, AL!!! Andy and Levi participated in the Coosa River Challenge for the 2nd year now. They did great this year with lots of new challenges throughout the race. Ashley and Mabes and I were the cheerleaders...trying to find them at all the transitions. They finished so fast we didn't even see them run through the finish line! Sat. night we all loaded up and drove to Auburn. We realized that it was only an hour away...so we decided to show Ashley and Levi my alma mater and eat at bubbys favorite place...Mellow Mushroom! Auburn was packed with people...everyone was tailgating and about to head into the game. So we drove through the madness and then headed to Mellow Mushroom...where there was no wait! If you have ever been to the Auburn one, that will be shocking to you. Mabry had some sweet potatoes with her ghetto bib, as we chowed down on some yummy food.

Yesterday on the way home we stopped through Dothan to visit with our good friends...the Sticklers. We had a great, but too short, time catching up. Mabry, Paige and Morgan were so cute together! We miss those guys a lot!!!

We are going to chill on the traveling for a while. We have had so much fun, but we are ready to relax, and we miss our church family. I'm sure there will still be plenty to blog about with little mae mae growing up so fast!

Hope this finds everyone well!

Love to you all...
:-) L.A.
(P.S. when my phone broke in half I lost all my phone numbers so if you have not sent me yours...please do!)

Little Big Girl

Ok, so our little pumpkin head has totally takin off. I hope you like my grammar :-) Anyway, she is everywhere. Not only that, but when she gets where she wants ...she pulls up! No our house is not baby proof yet...it needs to be. We had a great weekend at Rosemary beach with family, including Ashley and Levi. It was beautiful...weather and water. We laid out, swam, walked, kayaked...and so much more! This weekend coming up we are headed to Wetumpka, AL for the Coosa River Challenge. Andy and Levi will be adventuring racing as Mabes, Ash and I watch.
So you might be wondering why it has taking me so long to blog. Maybe you haven't but I'll tell anyway :-) It is all Stuart's fault!!! She signed me up for Facebook and I have been spending my time looking for "friends". If you are a "facebooker" you will know what I mean. It's not just me...Andy is a "facebooker" as well!
Life is good. School is busy, but great. Mabry is loving the nursery....my little busy body. Oh yeah, she also has 2 teeth coming in (on the bottom) and is trying new veggies all the time. I will attach pictures soon! It amazes me how much and how fast she is changing!!!

Until next time...

:-) L.A.