I think I live at the zoo....

After a long day on Sunday (I'm so ready for James to be home on a side note) I decided that we would head to the Nashville Zoo with the moms and kids from the meetup group. I think really I only decided to go because Logan was up and I didn't want to spend a day stuck in the house. I should have known the day wouldn't be the best when we hadn't even left Clarksville and Logan was thrown a fit and trying to escape his carseat. And I was right after about 10 minutes at the zoo I was ready to come home, but for the kids I stuck it out. Logan refused to ride in the stroller. Which resulted in him running away from us and going into the wooded, fenced off area that I'm pretty sure no one was suppose to go into.
I was starting to get hot and tired of constantly running after Logan and telling both him and Madison "lets go" Also to mention it was super crowded, at least more than last time, which made it a little harder. We finally sat down for lunch. And I'm going to say my kids were the only kids to not sit and eat. They were running and needless to say driving me nuts. Then Madison had to go potty which was quite a walk away. So we headed there in a rush because she really really had to go according to her. We made it and then I saw we were right by the exit so I was like forget this I'm going to the car...and we headed home!!! LOL....well it was a long long long day for mommy. But I know the kids had fun. Madison kept telling James on the phone that she wanted animals. First she wanted a monkey and I told her that she had a pet monkey already...named Logan. She thought I was funny :) then she settled for a cat but I already tried that and Daddy said no...poor girl.

Back Home

After a long 7 months of being back home (minus the month that we came back due to the flood in the house) we are finally back in our home in Tennessee. Although I miss my family so much its nice to be back in our own house with our own things. I'm trying to talk the family into moving away with us :).....It's been quite a week, trying to get unpacked and settled back in. I went and had to buy 90 new hangers for me....and yes I used them all. I guess I built up quite a clothing collection while I was home. I kept myselft busy by shopping. The kids are excited to see all their toys and Madison was over come with joy when she saw her new twin sized bed. Now trying to get her to sleep in it instead of mine is the trick. Logan has slept in his bed perfecting every night since we've been back, thankfully. The first morning Madison cried and wanted to go to mammaw's house and there have been quite a few times that they have said they wanted to go to mammaws and go on a golf cart ride. I'm sure Grandma and Grandpa are missing them just as much as the kids miss them. Other than that we've just been getting back into the groove of play group. its keeping us busy up till James gets back. I haven't really taken many pictures of the kids since I've been back so here are the few that I have taken......

Red, White, and Big Booms

The kids and I headed out to the fireworks this past Saturday...even though it was sprinkling the whole night. But I sucked it up and decided that the kids would love it so we should go. And it was pretty cold for July, but I bought then outfits just for this weekend and they were going to wear them....yeah I know its mean, but I did bring along sweatshirts for later. We got up there and had to park way to far for me to walk with both the kids and all our junk. Once we got in we enjoyed some fish and fries from Grandpas fish stand and headed back to our blankets to settle in. Logan was far more interested in the dirt from the softball field than anything else that was going on. Madison saw these glow sticks that she wanted which were $2 and they don't even last long, but we got some. I gave in hoping it would keep them quiet and they would sit still till the show, but it didn't work (go figure). Finally after an hour long wait and sitting in the rain, fireworks started. It started off with a grand finale at the beginning and Logan freaked out because it was SO loud and ran to sit in my lap where he stayed the rest of the time. Madison loved them and ohhh and ahhh at every one and clapped. They loved it so it was worth all the stress and sitting in the rain I guess, but next year Daddy is going to be here and thank goodness for that. I was exhausted when we got home...and my legs were super sore from carrying Madison and pushing Logan in the stroller the long walk in and back to our car afterwards lol