Happy birthday, America!

Friday night (the 3rd), the Deans came over and grilled out with us. We had a delicious dinner of juicy hamburgers, hot dogs, and Conecuh sausage (our favorite), with all the trimmings. Pandi made yummy Symphony brownies that were warm and gooey after dinner! After we ate, the dads watched the kids while we handled business stuff. We got a lot of decisions made, and have since ordered most of our fabric and shirts for samples. Yay! As soon as those arrive, we will start sewing. I realize we are behind the curve from most trunk show companies, but that's ok since this is our first season... Hopefully we will get a bigger head start on Spring!

We took a break to watch fireworks with the kids and dads. Poor Parker was scared, so he had to go inside after a few. Carter and Coleigh loved them and were so tickled! They also got to do snap pops, which are always a hit! Mac took Parker home shortly after that, but Pandi and I were not finished with our work. So, I took her (and a very sleepy Coleigh) home around 11:30. I don't think Carter has ever stayed up that late, and he was so ready for bed. He slept until after 9 the next day!

The next day, Papa and Gigi came over for another cookout and we had pretty much the same menu, except for the yummy desserts they brought as well. My pants didn't quite fit right Sunday for church... I wonder why?!? ;) We were so glad they got to come and stay a while and hang out with us. The boys really love spending time with them, and Carter magically turns into a baby when they are here... :) Charlie went to bed right after lunch, but I did get a picture of them with Carter. Notice the outfit - Charlie was wearing a matching jon-jon, so just imagine that in your heads... :)

Sunday after church, we went to lunch with the Deans and then Pandi and I did some shopping at Hancock's. I don't really enjoy that store, but we did get a lot of little things we needed. After I dropped her off, I went home and got Alan and the kids so we could run yet more errands. What happened to Sunday being a day of rest??? We met Papa and Gigi again, and they gave us lots more sewing supplies - including all of Gigi's embroidery thread (and it's a huge, expensive kit!)! Thanks, Gigi!!! (For those of you who don't know, she is taking a temporary retirement from sewing in order for them to travel in the RV around the country)

This morning, I went to brush my teeth and then Carter started screaming for me. I came into the kitchen to discover that Charlie had gotten his almost full yogurt container and poured it out to do some finger painting, all over the chair and floor. I mopped twice, and it's still a little filmy. Yuck. Later in the day, I walked out of the room for 3 seconds, and came back to him splashing in the dog's water bowl, and water was everywhere. Double yuck. He is getting into everything these days! The funny (yet sad) thing is that when I scolded him, he stuck his bottom lip out and held it there for about 5 minutes, making his sad face. He whimpered once or twice, but never cried. He's so funny! These pictures don't really do justice - there were big globs of yogurt everywhere!

Tonight, the Deans came over again because their realtor was showing their house. Pandi brought us dinner (or ingredients, which she cooked over here). It was so yummy that I wrote down the recipe and will post it to the recipe blog. We ordered yet more fabric and got a few more things done. It's amazing how much leg work there is before we even get started! This doesn't include all we've been through to order labels, and all the other things we are trying to order (postcards, biz cards, invoices, hang tags, etc). Sheesh!

Last night, I was all excited and making imaginary clothing designs in my head, and didn't go to sleep until around 1 am. Charlie was up from about 2:30-4 last night (that NEVER happens - he's the best sleeper!), and then didn't nap today. Well, only about a 30 minute nap at 4:00 today. So strange! He also isn't eating well, but he's not really fussy when he's playing, so I don't know what's wrong... Carter was also up from 4-6, in our bed. So, I think I'm going to watch a quick TV show with Alan and hit the hay! I'm very tired!