Weekend Wrap-up

Well as usual, the Alford's had a busy weekend. This will be a quick summary:

Friday night

-Had a bday party for my cousin Jordan at Mr. Gatti's (similar to Chuckie Cheese)

-We ate some pizza, and Tucker had a good time looking at all of the games, he even got to ride a horse with big cousin Kendle:

-Then we watched the UK Wildcats beat #1 Seed Ohio State for a spot in the Elite 8!! GO CATS! Tucker was so excited about the win!!

Saturday

-Mom, Tina and I walked in the 5K Saturday morning for the Family Enrichment Center

-Then mom and I had a wedding for a woman that we work withs daughter (no pictures of that sorry!!)

-Then I was so exhausted from getting up so early and walking 3 miles and running back and forth to town, I got takeout for the hubby and I and we stayed home Sat night to watch so NCAA bball.

Sunday

-We watched the Wildcats beat UNC to make it to the FINAL FOUR!!!

Hoping for a great week and cant wait to hopefully see UK beat Uconn to make it to the Final game!! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Duck Duck... Goose!

Last night I went with my mom to a childrens consignment sale that our town has just twice a year. It is called the Duck Duck Goose Sale. Well I was invited to the private new mom sale so I got to go in the night before the real sale actually starts and man did I find some good buys!

Not that Little T doesnt have enough clothes already but who can resist getting a good deal?! I got out of there with tons of cute stuff for less than $50! Overalls, lots of clothes, monogrammed bibs, swim trunks, diaper bag, etc etc! I have been on baby clothes buying craze lately for some reason! Shh...dont tell my husband! haha

If I had thought about it I would have taken a picture of all of the stuff I got but of course I forgot! I was too excited to get home and see this sweet face!

Pretty Calm Weekend

This might have been the first weekend in a LONG time that we had nothing planned and it was FANTASTIC! Not to mention the fact that the weather this weekend was so nice!

We spent Saturday washing and cleaning out our vehicles (all THREE of them!). Hubby got a new truck so until he gets the old one sold, we are currently owners of 2 trucks and one SUV. Gas stations LOVE us! And by the way when I say "we" washed and cleaned out our cars, I really mean Andy did. Tucker and I were great supervisors! We helped some but then it was lunch time, and nap time so our cleaning time was limited. We did enjoy spending time in the sunshine. It was pretty much Tuckers first time being out in the sun. Being born in December he has seen more snow than grass!

Then we watched our UK Wildcats beat WV and make it to the Sweet Sixteen, wahoo! Saturday night we went to a cookout at my parents house and actually ended up cooking out sunday night too. Tucker loved being outside and so did we!

We also snuck in a Sunday lunch at Grandma Jackies (Andys mother) house. He sat in a walker for the first time and eventhough his feet didnt touch the ground, he was really entertained by the toys. Especially the bear, case and point!

His face just cracks me up in this picture! He has been watching a lot of winnie the pooh so maybe we can confused on what this bear was doing out of the TV!

Hope everyone has as good of a weekend as we did and hopefully this spring weather will stick around!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

My Little Leprachaun

Happy St. Patricks Day from the Alford's!

The Bachelor

Yes, I am one of the crazy people that is pretty much obsessed, with the Bachelor! And I am clearly not the only one since millions tune in every Monday night to watch the crazy drama that is 25 women dying over one man. I just cant help but love it.

It cracks me up that every season the girls are in tears over how hard it is to go on a group date or how awful it is to see the guy you are falling in love with (that you have known all of a week) with another girl. HELLO?! What part of the casting call did you not understand when you signed up for this gig?? I just cant tear my eyes away from it!

Now for those of you who are not obsessed like myself, this years bachelor was Brad Womack. He had previously been a bachelor on the show before (although I actually didnt watch that season). At the end of the show when it was time to pick a girl, he didnt pick anyone. He was crucified. I mean you would have thought he had set off a nuclear bomb, people HATED him. I honestly thought at the time well gee, if he didnt love either one then why SHOULD he propose to them? Whats the big deal?

So when they announced that Brad was going to be the Bachelor again, I really didnt care either way. He ended up picking Emily which is a mother to a 5 year old little girl whose father died before she was born. It is a really touching story and this girl seems so sweet and really in it for the right reasons. Well the media is giving this couple such a hard time because they have been fighting since wrapping the show. Well what couple doesnt fight?! I have a really hard time with this because I am proud of them for not coming out acting like everything is A ok like a lot of the couples that didnt make it (for example: Jake and Vienna). I know I do not know these people in real life but I am really and sadly hoping that these two can make it work! They have not done any of the normal interviews that most of the couples usually do such as like Regis and Kelley or GMA and I think that is a good thing. They are not in it to be celebrities, they are really trying to make it work and I love that!

So Brad and Emily, from the Alfords to you, I am really pulling for you!! Not that you will ever know it! haha

Busy Weekend

The Alford's had a very busy weekend. Starting on Friday around lunch time, mom Tucker and I went to the Lebanon outlet mall in TN. I love that mall! It has great kids and adult outlets. I can always find great stuff and this trip was no exception.

Andy, my dad, my sister and the girls left a little bit later and met us at Demos's for dinner in Lebanon. This is a GREAT italian restaurant. It is very inexpensive and has great food. If you are ever in Lebanon you should definitely check it out!

After dinner, we went back to the hotel in Nashville and went to the hotel pool. Now this was Tuckers first time in a pool but I figured he would like it because he is usually a big fan of a bath. I have tons of pictures on my camera but I only managed to get a couple on my phone.

Just taking it all in with Daddy

He looked so cute in his little swim trunks! I had a little hat for him and tshirt but I only got those pictures on my camera as well. Here is a glimpse at how exhausting the pool was for my little guy:

On Saturday morning we got up and had breakfast at IHOP which was fantastic. What could be better than chocolate chip pancakes, hashbrowns, sausage, and eggs?! Tucker slept through breakfast and then we all headed to the Childrens Science Museum. Of course Tucker was still too little to really enjoy it yet but he did have fun just riding around in his stroller and looking around at everything going on. The older kids seemed to have a blast though with everything there was to do there.

We also went to the planetarium and let me tell you Tucker was NOT a fan. I didnt expect him to really like it anyways because he hates it being pitch black, not that I blame him. I had him asleep before we went in because I knew he would not like it. Well of course he woke up right when the lady started. He was just not having it so we had to step out and of course once you leave you can not go back in. So there we were locked outside with no diaper bag, phone or anything and Tucker was screaming! Finally he calmed down and went back to sleep so we just had to sit on the floor and wait until it was over, 45 minutes later! Well when everyone came out they were bored to tears so maybe Tucker was doing me a favor!

After we left the museum, we had an early dinner at PF Changs which was SO YUMMY! They give you so much food there and it is so good and I am not even a big fan of chinese food!

Then we headed home and Tucker and I slept the whole way home! I was exhausted and I know he was. Here are a couple of pictures from our lazy Sunday trying to catch up from our weekend and the time change:

And which school will my little man choose, WKU or UK? We dont care, we love both! Go Cats in the Tournament!!

Day 1 of Daycare

Well this mommy had one rough day yesterday. It was Tuckers first day of daycare. I have been EXTREMELY lucky so far that I have been able to bring him to work with me until now. Andy's cousin's wife had previously kept children at her house but then decided to get another job. Well after Tucker was born she decided to go back to keeping kids again but she wasnt starting back until March 7th, which was yesterday.

I have been dreading this day for a long time. I am so attached to my little man I just couldnt imagine going through the day without seeing him. I really trust Leigh Anne who is watching him but I just had all of these crazy thoughts going through my head that he would be crying and she couldnt get him to stop the same way I do. I mean he has also gotten pretty spoiled to mommy as well!

Sunday night on our drive home from town T was falling asleep in the backseat and I was playing with his hair and he just started holding my hand. Well I just starting crying. How crazy am I! I just kept thinking I am sending him off to some stranger and he will miss me (like he would probably even know the difference!). I felt so horrible for taking him to daycare.

Well I finally calmed down but then yesterday morning, his first day, was even worse! Just getting his stuff together to take I was getting teary eyed. I made Andy go with me to drop him off because I didnt even know if I could get out the door. Well we got there and he was all smiles. There were 3 little toddler there and he was the only baby and he was loving all of the attention he was getting. I was about to lose it trying to explain to her everything in his bag and when he eats. I forgot to even leave my phone numbers with her in case she needed me!

As soon as we walked out the door I completely lost it. I could barely breathe I was so hysterical! I cried the whole 20 minutes to work and barely pulled it together to walk in the door. Then in all of my madness I thought I am crazy. I should be thankful that I know the person watching him and it is family that will take great care of him. I could have had to drop him off at a normal daycare with 15 babies crying with runny noses! Then I thought about someone I know who lost their baby a couple days after birth. I'm sure they would be so happy as to have the chance to take their child to daycare. Then I calmed down a little bit.

I talked to Leigh Anne a little while later and she said he had talked and played so hard with the other little kids that he could barely hold his eyes open and was taking a nap. That made me feel much better that she had gotten him to sleep with no problems. Of course I only worked half a day yesterday and went to pick him up around 1:30. What was he doing you ask?? He was asleep on the couch! I cant even get him to sleep laying on the couch at our house!

Why is it so horrible leaving your child for the first time at day care? I just kept thinking will he love me as much as he does now because he will be getting use to someone else. Will he be ok. Will he cry all day. Will he cause her problems. After picking him up and seeing that he was perfectly fine made me feel so much better. I know it will be good for both of us to spend a little bit of time apart and for him to get exposure to other kids, its still just so hard!

Today is day 2 of daycare and there have been no tears shed yet!

Week in Pictures (and a few words)

Tucker turned 3 months old on Tuesday and I can not believe he is growing so fast!

During the week Tucker also experienced his first time watching TV and I must say I think its obvious that he LOVED Baby Einsteins!

And last but not least, The face T makes when he is making a very "special" present! I know I will be in trouble for this picture one day but it was just too funny to pass up!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! We actually have NO plans for once this weekend so hopefully we can get some early spring cleaning done.