happy halloween

it has been one of the best halloween's by far! i will start at the beginning...last saturday me, addison, robyn and little evynne went to the pumpkin patch. it was so fun watching little evynne enjoy herself and getting the cute pics of the two of them. there were tons of animals but i had a fondness for the little piggy. it will be so fun to see addison next year playing with evynne...this year the pumpkin patch was strictly a spectator sport...

we will skip over sunday, monday and tuesday...all that it includes is a sick little one, lots and lots of poopy diapers, a diaper rash, and a fever. all is better now but for a couple of days we lived in diarrhea dungeon.

today was wonderful! halloween was so much fun. there was a carnival at school and all the babies were shown off while on parade to the rest of the kids. miss beth and miss stephanie took the cutest pictures of addison and her friends cayley and baylor...

and finally trick-or-treating. our neighborhood is halloween central. it is too fun!!! everyone is hanging out with the neighbors, eating good food, and seeing all the cuties in their costumes. i even sported a costume...i was a fisherman and had the catch of the day! addison was certainly a big hit in her goldfish costume...i think she even liked it a little!

and at the end of the night, we were all tuckered out. goodnight from the tingles and happy halloween!!!

sigh.

it has been a crazy week in the tingle home! i know bullets aren't very fun but they keep me sane while posting all the crazy happenings. and i just like them :)

• we are selling our house. hopefully. we are signing a contract today for a new house. it is still in birmingham, just much closer to terry's work and addison's daycare. please say a little prayer for us...we are total rookies and selling and buying, all at the same time. it makes me very nervous but i know we can do it.
  
• in preparation for selling our house, addison and i played outside last night getting things ready. i pulled weeds, painted the outdoor furniture, watered the yard, and cleaned out the garage a little. what did addison do? sat there looking cute in her bumbo!!! thanks for my bumbo posey!!!!!


• one of the hardest things about deciding to move was telling robyn...the look on her face made my heart hurt. if it truly is what god wants us to do, it will be hard leaving our neighbors - our friends. we live in pleasantville, literally. it is so quaint and fun and there is always someone to talk to and hangout with - all you have to do is step outside. we get together usually at robyn and bridges house every thursday. it is my favorite day, and my favorite time during the week. i love catching up with them, laughing with them, seeing what new tricks evynne is doing, and watching her and addison "play." i know they will grow to be wonderul friends just like their mommies!!! last time we were there i taught little evynne how to take a picture...here is the result...Yeah Evynne!!!
  

• aunt haley and uncle colin came in town last weekend to visit little miss. all i have to say is they look sooooooooo cute with a baby in their arms! Come on hooker, get the ball rolling! (sidenote: for those who don't know haley, that is just what i call her, hooker, but don't worry, she is the farthest thing from that!)
  

i love aunt haley!!! and uncle colin makes me giggle!!!just hanging out in the chair!

• georgia beat bama. that is all i will say. we had a fun time watching the game. aunt brooksie and uncle josh came, carrie and marc, and darby and little sophie grace. we had a big time hanging out, watching the game, eating cookie cake, and celebrating terry's b-day. addison sported her georgia outfit like a champ. but just to ease daddy's pain, here is a picture of her in her cute bama outfit...

• and finally...addison rolled over!!!!!!!! wahoo!!!!! so far the only thing i have missed during the day while i am at work is three blow-out diapers in a row...not too shabby!

a few updates...

just a quick update about our little world..

• i made a deal with terry that addison could wear her roll tide outfit for the next two weeks if she could wear her georgia outfit on september 22nd - the uga vs bama game! (pretty go deal, huh steph?)


• i went back to work this past week and it was awful! at least shug was here to keep little miss...thanks shug! we love you and miss you!


• friday morning was bad, very bad. the only saving grace was that it was friday!


• addison starts daycare tomorrow. you would think she was leaving for camp for a month...i bought one of everything at wal-mart today. always be prepared!
  
• just found out two seconds ago that my neighbor is having a trunk show for children's clothing called doo-dads and designs (http://www.doo-dadsanddesigns.com/) on september 18th. anyone is more than welcome...just come to my house and we can walk next door together (robyn that definitely means you!). Oh, and GRANDPARENTS please feel free to buy addison a fun little oufit. they take visa over the phone :)


• all baby/kids clothes at old navy are 25% off this week...make sure to take advantage, we sure did!


• georgia lost last night...but so did auburn and for some reason that makes the loss more bearable.


• terry's football team won last friday. he says he is finally confident enough to pursue a head coaching job...finally! i am so proud of him.


• we still haven't sold my land rover. the price just keeps getting better and better...$14,000, 76k miles, new brakes, excellant condition, leather seats, 5 disc cd changer...great car!!!!!


• one of my projects, the new football stadium and fieldhouse for birmingham southern college, just finished up this week. when i walked in last thursday i was so pleased with my work. really pleased. i will post pictures soon.


• i have another project finishing up this fall. it is an environmental science and education center for 4-h located in columbiana, al. it is the first leed certified (green) building in the state and a huge deal for our firm...and for me as the designer. i can't wait to show you all more. it makes me proud to do what i do.
  
• brooke took addison's 3 month pictures last weekend. below are just a couple she has worked on. she is so talented...truly talented. she even stepped in a fire ant bed and got bitten but kept on going...i mean, that is dedication! book her now for the holidy season! http://www.brookejaredphotography.com/.

cutie-pa-tootie

i mean, eat me up please because i am that cute!

sweet morning smile!

yeah for afternoon reading time! little miss loves her pop-up books!

and finally some sleep...it is hard work smiling that much for mommy and her camera!

little dawg

this picture was taken by aunt brooksie when addison was just a few days old and i am happy to report that the shirt still fits! that's amazing given the amount she has grown the past three months. but don't worry bama fans, she had the roll tide photo session soon after this georgia one...much to my dismay. so, we are three days from the big kick off to sec football and i have to admit living in alabama this year is even more obnoxious than ever. i went to costco today and just browsing through i heard THREE different conversations about "nick saban's first game" and "this is bama's year" and "watch out tommy, here we come"...yuck, yuck and yuck. don't fear, my terry is right there with them. so yes, bear bryant has come back from the dead in the body of nick saban to kick off the game at 6:oo central. does anyone see the dilemma?!?! yes, that's right, georgia kicks off at 5:45 central...what oh what will miss addison wear? will it be red and black or crimson and white? i am afraid little miss has two very stubborn and very proud parents that support their teams to an ungoldly level. it will take more than "pick a number" or "rock, paper, scissors" to determine the winner. i know to some this may seem quite trivial, but i am a lone georgia fan in this crazy state and i refuse to become one of them - them being alabama or auburn. so, in order to be true to my alma mater, i must fight for my daughters right to wear the red and black...to yell "go dawgs, sic 'em"...to know who the legendary larry munson is...to learn the art of true tailgaiting...and most of all, prepare to be a future georgia alumnus.

GO DAWGS!!!

happy birthday again!!!

happy birthday!

addison wanted to wish you a happy birthday from all of us! we love you josh!!!