Back... and soaking wet!

So, I did it! I talked Doug into going south for the weekend. A quick weekend trip actually turned into a mini vacation. Doug decided to aks his boss off for Monday, so we stayed in Corbin on Friday night and then drove the rest of the way in on Saturday morning. We had a wonderful trip! We got down there around noon, and the funny thing was that when we got into Pidgeon Forge, I decided to call and check in with my mom to let her know that we had arrived and see where they were. She answered the phone and I told her that we were there. When she asked where we were, I told her that we were right in front of Walmart, and she laughed and said that they had just pulled into the same Walmart! I looked over... and there they were! So... we pulled into the parking lot and headed inside because we had to go and get an umbrella stroller for Grace. We had decided that we weren't going to mess with her big stroller because it was so bulky, but on some level, I wish we had. It would have been a lot easier on Doug to push her, but the Umbrella stroller was ok. It got us around.

The rest of the weekend goes as follows: Saturday evening packed everything up and went to Cades Cover. We saw 11 bear and about the same amount of deer. We had a great time there! My cousin Darren and his family had also came down for the weekend, so they decided to follow us up there and we hung out with them and picnic'd along the way. Sunday, Doug decided to go Kayaking(yes, he took his kayak!) and then after that we met them for lunch at Cracker Barrel. After that, we went shopping... got the best deals at the Carter's Outlet and Lane Bryant outlet and... I bought a size 22/24!!! I will have more about that in my weightloss blog: http://candaceisgoingtoloseit.blogspot.com/ later on tonight. I also have pics to update on there as well! :) So, after we got back from shopping and the boys go-carting, we unpacked our new treasures and then we all headed down to the Hard Rock Cafe for dinner. It was very late, but it was soooo good! Grace's first time at the Hard Rock was hilarious! I have video I will try to post tonight if possible. So... Monday came, and it was time to pack up and leave, but not before going down to Gatlinburg for a morning walk and went up to the top of the space needle. That was cool, and then we headed back to the room. We also stopped as several places on our way out of town, The Scrapbook Clearance store, being one of them, and I got some great deals! I love that store. So, after that... it was home for us. Didn't do too bad... Doug drove til we got past Lexington, and I drove the last 2 hours. It was a nice trip, but glad to be home. :)

Until Next time...

LOST... update

Ok, I was just watching the "secret" endings to the Lost finale last night, and they showed the alternate endings that could have possibly been used, just in case the original ending got leaked. Well... the alternate dead people were Sawyer(who looked really nice in a suit, but they didn't have his face clean shaven like they did the original person), and then Desmond in the second alternate. Oh... I am so glad that they stuck with the alternate ending, but man... I am dying to see next season already! They really need to have a regular, full season and start it in the fall. I love this show... and can honestly say, I think it is now one of my favorites. I would love to eventually get the full series on DVD. Maybe some day... when I win the lottery... or my dad win's, I should say! LOL!

Gracie Rocking out

My daughter is officially ridiculous! You have to watch her rocking out in her new chair that her aunt Jess and cousin Carly gave her. This chair is toooooo cute and Gracie loves it! Thanks Jess!!!(oh yeah,and Carly Mae!).

LOST

I LOVE THAT SHOW!!! I had stopped watching it the second season, only to get caught back up into it the 3rd season, now, here I am in the 4th season... and I am addicted! It was amazing tonight! I was completely shocked at the final minute, not expecting the person in the casket to be who it was.... just in case anyone is a fan, I will keep my mouth shut til later. It was so good... I really can't wait til next season. It is going to be a long year! LOL! Anyway... just had to say that! :)

Memorial Day... a few days late

We had a really great Memorial Day Weekend. I already talked about Saturday and posted some of the pics from our impromtu picnic we had after church. Here are a few more of my favorites... Doug tickling Gracie with a blade of grass!

Ooohh... I just love that smile!

Daddy stealing Grace's hat!

Gracie taking it back! LOL!
Sunday night we went to my Aunt Cathy's house and hung out with my parents, brother and his family, and The Frady Bunch(my aunt has 4 kids and Dave had one, and when they married... you get the idea! LOL!) My little cousin Abby(who I actually feel like her aunt, but whatever...) has the cutest puppies ever! They are Miniature Schnauzers and they are so cute! I want one sooo bad! Anyway... here are some pics from that night....

Monday... just hung around the house and then went to John and Peg's where we had dinner with my mom and dad, Doug's parents, and Peg's brother... Uncle Bill and Aunt Sue. We had such a nice night of fellowship and just gabbing. It was a nice end to a lovely weekend. Here are some pics from Monday night at the McClain's. :)

Screaming Naptime

OH MY GOODNESS... I am getting so frustrated! I have really been trying to get Gracie to take a nap every day around the same time. The weekends, she usually falls asleep in the car on the way to church, or on the way home from church, and then she will usually stay asleep. However, Monday's roll around and then things are just so screwed up. Well... today is another day of screaming naptime. The weird thing is that she was ASLEEP in her exersaucer, and when I picked her up, she was still asleep... then as soon as she got to her bed, she wakes up, SCREAMING!!!!! This is getting ridiculous. Right now... as I write this, she has screamed, in her bed for 20 minutes. Will this ever come to an end? Will she ever just accept that it is naptime. I would not usually put her in for a nap this early, but she was asleep! What am I doing wrong? ARGH!

New adventures of Gracie Mac...

Well, since I last Blogged... my daughter is officially a crawler! Yes... she is actually crawling! Of course, I have it on video, and I will post it later, but it is so cute! She started officially crawling over the weekend. I caught it on video on Monday at my mother and father in law's.

So... on other news, I am tired. LOL! Of course, I haven't blogged in a little while, but not much else has been going on. We had a really nice weekend. Saturday, after Doug's church services, we went to the local market and got a really good Turkey sandwich and some other goodies and went to the park and had a nice picnic. Of course, I tested out my new camera and got some AMAZING shots of Grace. Here are a few of my favorite...

Of course there are at least a hundred more, but I could only load a few. I need to add a slide show, but haven't gotten that far yet... maybe next time. :)

Well... will post more later. :)