Aunt Jessica's baby shower

Saturday, we went to Jessica's baby shower in Monroe. She got several nice things for little baby Hannah and we got to play with two cute little girls (Ashleigh and Rebecca)
I can't wait until we get to meet the newest McEver
A little over a month of baking left :)

Spring Break - Part 3- Campus Tour of Emory at Oxford

We toured Emory at Oxford. It wasn't as long of a drive as I anticipated, which is good news should Suzy decided to go there. It's a very small school though, only 800 students attend the college and there were only two dorms and a new dorm complex they were buildings. There were good aspects and well as some reservations that Suzy had. We are going to continue looking at college and applying. I'm sure Suzy will find the perfect fit.

Suzy at the quad.

Cooper wondering why we had to leave the informational meeting. Couldn't be because he is a very loud two year old!

Ahh the heck with it, it's more fun outdoors anyway

Spring Break - Part 2- Atlanta Zoo

The Zoo was so much fun, not to mention very crowded. Thursday turned out to be a wonderful day and I think everyone took advantage of it. In fact, I think I can be safe in saying that every 2-3 year old in the greater Atlanta area was at the Zoo. It was trying at times but we ended up having a bunch of fun.

Suzy and Cooper checking out the Flamingos
This is the baby Panda Mei-Lan. According to the Zoo lady, this is about all she does.

self -portrait


Suzy was interested in the animals while Cooper was interested in climbing up the rope fences to get to the animals.

This Kangaroo has it made!

Cooper practicing his sheep grooming skills

Suzy and a very docile piggy

The goats fascinated Cooper.

Someones having a bad day. Right after I took this photo, the sheep snapped at them.

The train was the highlight of Cooper's day. Suzy, on the other hand, will never have a son named Griffith due to the boy sitting directly behind them.

Panda Love!!

Spring Break 2008 - Part 1- San Deigo

It's way too early to be this smiley

If anyone knows me at all I have to be everywhere EARLY. So we left Marietta about 7Am for a 9AM flight. Good thing we did, because everyone in the state must have been on Spring Break. It was crazy.

Leaving on a Jet plane. Sarah was a bit nervous, she had never flown on any airline except Delta (her mom works for Delta). After the initial takeoff, she settled in quite nicely.

We loved our hotel room. It was the hotel Solmar located in the Gaslamp district of San Diego. It was right next to Petco field and across from the convention center. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to get away from the big hotel chains.



The hotel gives you complimentary zebra and tiger print robes to wear




Loved this statue.
This was right on the bay, close to the the cruise ships and homeless people





On the Ferry to Coronado
(In my other life, I would live on Coronado Island and take the Ferry in to San Diego to my ultra cool office overlooking the San Diego bay.)



Biking on Coronado Island.
Sarah got a flat tire and we got a heck of deal on the bike rentals

Boat Drinks at the Hotel Del Coronado

In front of the Hotel Del Coronado

Pacific Ocean.

It was very cold that day, so we just walked around and played in the sand

Captain Suzy will be piloting your boat today.

Please keep arms and feet within the vessel.

Next trip I am Kayaking. These folks were out there with all the big ships.

Last day....San Diego State University.

We had a really fun trip to San Diego for my meeting this year. We stayed long enough to have a good time but not get too bored. Suzy and I were in our "must see everything" mode, so we got up early and stayed out late exploring the city. I can now confidently say I know how to use the rail system. The food was excellent, I really enjoyed my Lobster burrito at the Rocking Baja Lobster, and my coconut covered french toast at the beach restaurant. The bike riding was great, the cruisers were so much more comfortable than a normal bike. The houses on Coronado were so beautiful, the residents walk or ride their bikes everywhere. I had a huge case of the "I wants" on the island.

My conference went well and Suzy & Sarah had such fun hanging out. Next year, the conference is in New Orleans. Suzy is already begging to go

Winter Guard Championships

We went down to Macon to see Suzy's Winter Guard perform.

They did terrific, scoring 8th place out of 18 guards.

It was a very exciting season, though I think Suzy is glad to have some off time.

My camera is absolutely the pits at taking action shots but I was able to muster up a few stills.

If you ever have a chance to attend championships, I highly recommend it.

All the squads were incredible (one squad was jump-roping and twirling at the same time!)

I have to give a quick shout out to my GPS navigator, I don't think we would have ever gotten home without it. The highway was a mess due to all the spring break traffic. We ended up hitting detour on the navigator and had a fun ride through several small towns.

Spring has sprung

This is the most colorful time the year at our house. The Azaleas and Dogwoods are incredible.



My first ever tulip.
I planted them by the mailbox last fall and totally forgot about them.
It was a great surprise to see them popping up.