Happy New Clean Organized Year!!

Can't start the new year with unorganized cabinets.

Amelia loved to ride the "horse". She also loved Granny D's jewelry box. I am impressed with her skills to coordinate her accessories

Smart Ass - The Game

For the past several years we have been gathering at my parents house on Christmas Eve to eat, relax and just hang out. We also usually invite my aunt and uncle up to enjoy the festivities.

After eating, it's become a tradition to play a game. This year Jeremy and Taylor found his one on our field trip to look at lights and eat. "Smart Ass". The game was lots of fun. Think trivial pursuit for dummies. The games slogan "even a dumb ass can win!!!".

I think it was perfect for our family game night!!!

Santa Stopped By

That strange guy came one more time, but this time he left a kitchen set!!! Someone was pumped. Amelia has cooked and washed dished and played hard for two days nonstop. He even found her a little apron so she wouldn't get her clothes messy!!'

Her Party Clothes

Amelia had a Tea Party with her Aunt MoPo and Woo yesterday. She needed to look fab, so we brought her tutu and boots out and paired it with her pearls and she was ready to go...almost. You can't go to a Tea Party without putting on your face. Or at least dumping Moms on the floor and pretending

Before and After

The kitchen floor is getting a face lift 30+ years in the making. As much as it saddens me to say goodbye to the cobblestone lamenent flooring, I find joy in the nice modern peel and stick tile that we are putting down. Oh how times have changed.

I Think He's Stalking Me

That has got to be what Amelia is thinking. This strange guy is everywhere and he scares the poop outta her, but today there was bonding over choo choos and candy. Of course I did make the picture... Oh well guess your never to old to sit in Santas lap

The Simple Things

Like a clothes basket or a box make the best toys. This basket has earned it's keep. It's been with me since my freshman year of college so it's a go a few miles on it. Guess. What. It's a getting a few more. Today it was a boat or some form or motor that did wheelies. Plus it carries 5 loads of laundry up and down the stairs.

Oh yeah. See the shelf... It works as a toy ladder, yes we like to climb stuff too. But I will save that for another day!!!!

Someone LOVES her books and enjoys pulling EVERY single book off the shelf before selecting one to read. This morning she decided she needed a reading accessory. This is how a found her when I walked in her room.

We built this awesome fort last week. Since, we have found Amelia in her fort several times reading.

Girls Trip

Mom, Mollie, Amelia and myself took a girls trip this weekend to Birmingham.  We road the train with Santa and visited the Zoo for Zoolight Safari...no pictures it started raining. 

We stayed at the lovely Ross Bridge and enjoyed a relaxing weekend.  

Here are just a few picutres...

Someone was not to fond of Santa

Twinkle Twinkle She's a Star

We officially kicked off the Holiday Season this past weekend with bang.   We started Saturday morning by

getting our fitness on with a little Jingle Bell Jog action to support Blair E Batson Children's Cancer Clinic

Of course, you can't forget the Parade, but we were so engrossed in the action, that we forgot to take a picture.   Same thing with the Singing Christmas Tree.  I  do not think Amelia blinked the entire time we were there.  

Sunday, we had the Christmas Program at church.  Amelia and her buddy Gabriel were Stars.   They were to walk down then isle and sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.   They did a great job, and only strayed from the original plan just a tiny bit.    I am just going to let the pictures tell the story.

Walking down the isle....Wait is that Pops...and Woo...and Nena...and Nena (2)

I think I am going to stop.  Yep, this looks good.   Keep, playing I will be down to the front in a few.

Yep, this works....

Hey, Gabriel!!!  You went left man!!!  I found a good spot back up the isle!

Woo...Woo...Wooo...please come get me!!  There are strange looking character!!!

We are recovering now from our busy weekend.   We ran so much that little one has the Croup (sp)   She woke up this morning sound like she smoked three packs a day for 40 years....Streriods and some chickfila and we are on the road to recovery!

Turkey Coma

Sleeping Late

And just like her Dad...always wants the remote.

Cause She Workin On Her Fitness

Bundled up for a quick walk/run on the ONE day it has not been 70 degrees!!!

Mtn. Dew Warrior

This is how we roll at the Hutchinson's

Shutterfly Rocks...

And for all your Bloggers out there who want to send Christmas Cards...They are giving away 50 free cards to bloggers...Yep...pretty good deal when you consider I usually send 75 of those jokers!!!  Which reminds me...I should start weeding through our photos and see what I have that is "Merry Christmas, Love the Hutchinson's" quality!!! 

Get Pumped People!!!!....Its Christmas Card Time!!!!

Oh yeah...and here is the link in case you wanted to hop on and get your own free 50!  I love free stuff

My Demise.....

These arrived and I was thrilled and depressed at the same time.  See I have tried to start Weight Watched oh about 14 times in the last 4 weeks and FAILED miserably.   I forgot I ordered them back in October and I was really having a craving for sweets.   Now if you know me well you know I seriously L.O.V.E my peanut butter and chocolate.   

and well.....I was going to be good with them and stretch them out....

BUT....

The week got really busy and this landed on my desk.  

Bet you can guess how long those peanut butter cups lasted????

I am however walking/hoping to be running soon with some people at work and signed up to do my first 5K in since Amelia.   Yeah that getting back to to running after the baby took a little longer than I hoped.   We will see how that turns out....Maybe I will not pass out.

Balloon = Happy Camper

Surprise!!!

Last Wednesday was Jeremy's 31st birthday.   We went out to eat and celebrated, but little did he know he had a surprise party in store.   See a little while back he did this and I told him he would never live it down.   Well....Superhero themed party he we come.   We had a variety of characters appear and had a great time.   Jeremy did not have a clue.   He said it was a little scary that I could plan all of this and he never knew a thing.

Here he is in his Super Hutt Costume...complete with fake chest hair and a sparkly "H"

Mom and Dad came as Super Nanny and Pops...Dad looks JUST like his Dad.  It was really scary!!! 

They both laughed and joked about seeing visions of the future!!!

And we had Tennesse State Representatives/Reliable Rental and Super Hutt's Side Kick

Super Tar Man came....he flew in on his trash bag cape.  

Yummy Cake that MB made.  I had having to cut up her cakes because they are all so pretty.  

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...Check out the Shells made out of Toilet Seats...AWESOME!!!

Oh Yeah!!! Can't forget the Increadible Hulk Bulk

And the most FABULOUS gift of all.   An original tire for the Satelite location of the Tire Sto!!!

In My Red High Heels

Last night we went out for Jeremy's birthday. I had Amelia dress in the cute little sweatshirt dress and her snazzy little black boots. Well... she had other plans. She ran back to her closet and grabbed her "fancy" shoe shoes proceeded to plop down in my lap and hand the shoes to me to put on. I guess she is developing her own sense of fashion already. So she wore them and kept them on, white socks and all. She looked FABULOUS!!!

Why Men Shouldn't be Allowed to Teach Life Skills

Happy Halloween

It's Over Meow

Today Meow's quiet peaceful world under the bed all came crashing down He will never be the same. The look on his face when I bent down to pull Amelia out by her feet ( she was after a ball and then discovered meows hiding spot) was so sad. He looked at me with sadness as to say

"where am I going to go and hide, will I ever have peace again?".

I told him. His game was up and he was SOL, and no, the was no peace an quiet and if he found it please let me know.

Then I grabbed Amelia by the heels and drugged her out before she got to far gone.

Cotton Ride and Fall Festivals

We just keep going.  October is a BUSY month around here.   We have the annual cotton ride at church,  think hay, just replaced with cotton, and then a fall festival and another local church.  Instead of uploading a few of each just clink the link to see all of our pictures........Serious Picture Overkill....Sorry

Lately....

We slept in Monday morning and watched a little tv.

Watching a little dancing with the stars. Is the story true about standing to close to the tv make your eyes go bad???  Hope not!

And been hanging out in our room.  Someone likes to ride a lil' horsey.....best shot I could get with 25lbs bouncing on the mommy horse.

We're Not Slowing Up a Bit....

Monday evening we had the first annual Pumpkin Carving at Brady's house.   Everyone had their own Pumpkin and looked deep down and found the inner artist.   Of course you can't carve a punpkin without power tools...right???  Well this group can't.  You can check out all the exciting pumpkin carving by clicking here

Tuesday was Grandy's 80th birthday and boy did he have a big party!!!  He just didn't know he was going to.   Seventy of his closest friends gathered to suprise him.   He had no clue and was truly surprise.   I took quite a few pictures so you can just click here to check them out.  

Hopefully the rest of the week will be fairly calm....but who knows.

Pumpkin Patch

We've had a busy weekend.   We ended it today with a trip to the local pumpkin patch! 

The Pumpkin Patch had all kinds of neat things....

Here Amelia is playing in the "Corn"box.  She loved it!

Next we went through the Hay Maze.   She liked the big tunnel, but the smaller tunnel...umm not so much!

 After the hay maze, we loaded up for the Hay Ride!  We got to stop and watch Farmer Doug feed his cows, Lavern, Shirley, Thelma and Louise.   Soo much fun!!!

 Cruisin' on the Hayride.

 We finally got to the Pumpkin Patch and oh the choices....Amelia would pick a pumpkin up then throw it. 

 She went between several different pumpkins before deciding on her favorite.

 We loaded back up, pumpkins in hand, and set out to the barn!

 We almost left without getting to milk the Molly the Mooo Cow.  This is Amelia's buddy she met while there.  It was just us and them and another couple.   It was so nice and peaceful and we got to take our time.

The Pumpkin Patch was great.  If you are around the Clinton area stop by and check it out Trace Farms Pumpkin Patch.   We sure enjoyed it!