Staring Contest

This afternoon Maddy walked up to me and said "let's play the stare game." At first I had no idea what she was talking about but she kept staring at me with these HUGE eyes and serious face. Then it dawned on me....she wants to have a staring contest. Thanks David, for teaching her that game. 

I'll admit it...she won every single time we played it. And no I didn't let her win because she's 4. She won because she's so cute and you can't help but to smile when you look into her beautiful eyes. I challenge anyone to try it, I bet you'll laugh too. :-)

Flashback Friday 2/25/2011

For this Flashback Friday were going back to February 4, 2007. This was our first night home with Maddy and this picture captures Zack meeting Maddy for the first time. Zack is our first baby and pretty much from the day we brought him home we wondered how he would handle kids. As you can see in the picture I don't look too concerned, I didn't care what was going on, I just wanted to sleep. It took Zack a few days to warm up to Maddy and realize that his world was forever changed. But he is wonderful with the girls and doesn't ask for much in return.

Later in the day, Zack is still not sure about this "thing" Daddy is holding.

By the next day, I was awake and Zack adjusted to the fact
 that Maddy would sit in my lap now and he would have to sit next to me.

Picnic at the park

We've had some beautiful weather this past week. Like sunny and in the 70's beautiful weather. So this morning Maddy and I packed up a picnic lunch and headed to the park with Kate. We haven't been to the park much since we moved to Macon. Mainly because it was hard with Kate. All she could do was sit in a stroller or back pack and watch. Which usually made her frustrated about 15 minutes into our playtime. Well Kate is pretty steady on feet now and wants to walk everywhere so she can finally "play" at the park.

The park is a great place for Kate to practice her moves because the floor is recycled rubber and there isn't any mulch or bark for her to pick up and eat. She was pretty cute trying to chase after her big sister.  There was a small area for "little kids" that had a slide and she loved going down the slide. It was hard to catch pictures of them playing (but I got a few) mainly because I had to keep my eye on both of them. Remember Maddy is my daredevil and will try to jump and slide down things she shouldn't. :-)

At one point Kate was taking a break in her stroller and I looked around the playground. There were several moms and lots of kids. All of the kids were running around playing and talking to one another like friends yet all of the moms were in different corners of the playground either staring off into space or busy playing with their phone. When we first got to the park I thought all the kids must have been friends because they were playing so well together but as I watched I realized that none of them knew each other before today.

As I thought about it more I also realized that none of the moms spoke to one another. What happens between childhood and adulthood that makes it difficult for adults to reach out and even say "hi" yet to our children it's so natural? I am not asking for you to be my best friend or come to my house for dinner but we should at least be able to say "hello" especially if our kids are playing together. I am guilty of it too. I could have just as easily walked over and started a conversation but I didn't. It's way easier to sit on the bench and talk to Kate than to put myself "out there" and risk being rejected or even worse having the other mom think I am "strange".... :-)

But next time I am going to put myself out there...Next time I am going to say hello. :-)

And the winner is.....

Congratulations to Karen Jackson! You won the first ever Bury Cute giveaway. I'll mail the watches to you this week! :-)

To everyone else.....

Don't cry, we'll do another blog contest again soon! :-)

Thank you to everyone that comments on the blog. It's fun to know who is out there reading us. Have a great weekend!

It's giveaway time!

Okay it's giveaway time! This week The Hickory Box and Bury Cute are giving away a pair of watches. They are both the popular silicon watch band style with a little bit of bling. They are perfect for the upcoming spring season. Of course the peace sign watch is in honor of our new line, Groovy Girls.

So how do you play?  Well the rules are simple:

1. At the end of this post leave a comment. Doesn't matter what you say just leave a comment, could be as simple as "hi!" Comments left on Facebook are not eligible.

2.Make sure you leave your name in the comment. If you choose the "anonymous" profile you have to type your name in the comments section otherwise I won't know who you are. :-) For more instructions check out this post: Talk to me people.

3. The comment section will be open until this Saturday, February 19 at 12:00pm. After that I will pick a random winner. The winner will be announced here on the blog Sunday morning.

4. You don't have to be local to participate. I will mail the watches to whomever wins, whether they are in town or out of state.

And just to be clear, there is only one winner and the winner will receive both watches! If you have any questions let me know. You can either Facebook me or email me at jessica_bury@yahoo.com.

Good luck and happy commenting! :-)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone! Or as Maddy's says...Happy Vassentine Day. :-)

We've had a very sweet day so far. The family ate breakfast together and swapped valentine's. Then Maddy had a great party at school and came home with lots of goodies! Kate especially loved the party, she walked around the classroom and was doted on by 8 little girls who all want to be big sisters. :-) Our day continued with Maddy and I making "clean" brownies. I'll let you know how they come out. We are trying to phase out processed food and non-organic food in our house so these are my first attempt at non-box, organic, gluten free, brownies. The batter tasted good so I have high hopes that they will be yummy once baked...But I digress.

We are staying in tonight and David is cooking grilling dinner for us and then once the girls are asleep we plan on watching the movie Valentine's Day. I know, that movie is soooo last year. We were a little busy last year with a new baby, a bar exam, and moving. We're just now getting around to watching it.  Hope everyone has a great day with their loved ones. :-)

Click below for pictures from Maddy's party at school.

Pictures from Valentine's Day

Flashback Friday - February 11, 2011

In honor of Valentine's Day and the snow we had here in north Macon yesterday (yes, we had a dusting of snow that was gone by 9am) I have chosen these two pictures from 2008 for today's installment of Flashback Friday.  Valentine's Day 2008 we woke up to several inches of snow in North Carolina. It was the first "big" snow that Maddy got to go play in. She kinda didn't know what to think. But isn't she cute in her snow suit directly imported from Hong Kong by Mr. Steve?  :-)

Look at those bangs.... I think she got her first haircut a week later.

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