Night Out

Lee and me went out with our friend Jen and her friend Kenny to Electric Cowboy on Saturday night... here's a few pictures from before we left the house:





And here's one of Me & Jen with my friend, Mike, a.k.a. the babysitter/manny

I BaROCKED the Vote -- and HE WON!

Unless you live under a rock, then you know our new President Elect is...

BARACK OBAMA


I'm so happy that I can finally say "MY" President because I actually chose/voted for this one! More than happy for myself, I'm really excited about what this says about our country as a whole. We've come a long way from the days of slavery, predjudice, and mistreatement of minorities. I am not living in a world of sunshine and posies, and yes I realize there is still predjudice and hate in this world (though I truly wish there wasn't... one can dream, right?) This election just says so much about the USA and how we're finally ready to step forward from the mistakes of our past and accept something new.

I'll be honest, a few months back when Barack Obama was chosen for the Democratic nomination, I had low hope of him actually winning the election. I really figured that our country would not elect him because he's [half] black and we just weren't ready for a black President. I'm sooo glad and proud to say that I was wrong and we are ready. We Americans can handle change, oh
YES WE CAN!

Congratulations to Mr. President-Elect Barack Obama, his beautiful wife and girls, Vice President-Elect Joe Biden and his family on your big win! MOST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS, AMERICA, ON YOUR VOTE FOR CHANGE! I have a feeling the next four years are going to look up... after all, it can't look much worse than it's been the last eight! :)

My Halloween Dinosaur

Last Halloween, Logan was only 10 months old. We dressed him up as a teddy bear and took him out trick-or-treating in his stroller. He, of course, really didn't know what the heck was going on, but it was still fun for us. Parents love showing off their cute babies in costume and we were no exception. This year, though, Logan seemed to really get into Halloween.

His costume this year was a blue dinosaur, and it was CUTE!

Thursday night (10/30) I took Logan trick-or-treating at our friend Laura's kids' elementary school with my friend Mike who babysits her kids while she works her second job. Her boys Austin, a.k.a. Elvis, and Nathan, an Incredibles super hero, had fun and Logan tagged along. They walked the school halls and the teachers gave out candy. Logan wasn't too sure about it until he got a lollipop and then he was all about the candy. Afterward, we took the kids out for dinner at Cici's Pizza which is always a hit.

Friday, Halloween night, my parents and Lee and I took Logan to a nearby subdivision where the residents always get really into Halloween and decorate and make it nice for the kids. We got out of the car and it was like "candy-trick-or-treating-Halloween instinct" took over... Logan knew just what to do. He started running for the first house he saw. It was really cute and he had soooo much fun... he also got a LOT of candy for a kid that's not even 2 yet!! We went out for dinner to Don Lolo's Mexican restaurant and then went home and Logan went straight to bed. He was worn out from all the Halloween festivities. It was a great night!

Here's some photos of our little dinosaur... isn't he cute?! Raawwrrr!

2nd Presidential Debate TONIGHT!

Even though I've already 100% decided who I'm voting for... and Lee has too... we're still excited to watch the 2nd Presidential Debate tonight! Don't forget to watch and then go vote on November 4th -- remember, EVERY vote counts!!


I bet you can't guess who we're supporting! Here's a hint...

Happy Birthday, U.S. Navy!

Saturday night was the annual United States Navy Ball. It's a fancy dinner and ball done every year to celebrate the Navy's birthday. This year was so much fun. It was held on the Chattanooga Riverboat downtown. Lee and I went with another gal from his work, Laura, and she brought our good friend Mike as her date. We all had a blast. The dinner was yummy and the dancing and socializing was great. It was so nice to get out and have a good time without a toddler under foot!!

Stupid me, in our rush to get out the door on time, forgot to bring my camera... but here are a few shots taken by the photography company hired to capture the event:

Grandma's Birthday, Our Fence Construction, & Random Photos

It's been a while since I updated (shame on me!) so I figured I should share a bunch of recent pictures. These are all from within the last month... Grandma's 78th birthday was on September 7th so there are a few pictures of her with her cake. Also in September, Lee constructed a privacy fence on the side of our house... he built onto my grandparents' fence (they live next door) so we'd have a closed-in area for the dogs to play and run and do their business. It was a big job, he took a week off work to do it, but I think it turned out fabulous! Throughout this I also added a few cute shots of Logan being, well, Logan!!!

It's been a busy month -- I hope you enjoy the photos of our family!

Me in the 1950s?!

Yearbook Yourself is this awesome site where you can insert your face on hairdo's and styles from the days of yesteryear. This was too funny not to share. Here's "me" from 1950 to 2000: