Today is our little Ryann's second birthday. I cannot believe she is already 2! We wish we could be there to celebrate with her. But, we will have to wait until they can come this way to see her again and give her our gifts!
Happy Birthday Ryann-Your Uncle Clint and Aunt Missy love you! 
This week was great because for some reason it flew by. It’s sad to say but Clint and I have both mentioned that we feel we are “living for the weekends.” With this job I only have a few hours at night to spend with him before we have to go to bed and do it all over again in the morning. So, on the weekends, we try to make the most of our time together.
Today was another gorgeous spring day. We got up and took Chloe to the groomer and then ate breakfast at a cute little diner close to our house. You know the kind, they serve breakfast all day and the waitress calls you “honey” and “sugar.” (I will mention that this is also the kind of place that you can spot a man smoking outside wearing a wife beater t-shirt, flannel pj pants, and…wait for it…NASCAR flip flops!) Clint said that we should go there because it sounded like the kind of place my grandfather Hunter would have liked. I love that he knew that since the only way he ever “met” him was through my memories. (So he actually does listen to all my stories and endless chatter!) It was the exact kind of place that I would have taken Hunter to eat breakfast. Good country cooking for only a few bucks!
While we were waiting for Chloe Belle to finish with her haircut we headed home, yard work for Clint and sewing for me. After lunch we went to Elizabethton to browse some antique stores. It was a perfect day to stroll downtown on the square! Afterwards, we took a hike up Buffalo Mountain. It was awesome to be at the top and see all of JC. I love the mountains and I love, love, love the weekend!
Food City 500
I wanted to post these pictures sooner, but with my work schedule it really isn’t possible to do much blogging during the week. This past weekend we make the 5-hour trip to Bowling Green to visit the Rice Family. (P.S. Margs, we passed the London exit and I thought of you!) It was so great to see them and get to catch up. It really had been forever. It was just like old times when we all lived in the ‘Boro. Albeit a little different now with Reagan but not much. That is one thing I love about Joey and Amanda, they are the exact same friends today (as parents) as they were before. We had the best time hanging out, planning games and just relaxing. Reagan is such a sweet little girl and really is such a good baby.
But, I will have to say that despite all our family and friends having babies, we defiantly do NOT have the baby bug. We are not thinking of having a baby anytime soon. So, for all you inquiring minds who have asked, the answer is a firm but polite NO. We have not even been married for 2 years yet! In fact, I think spending a weekend with a 5 month old (who is even a good baby) has pushed all thoughts of having children out of Mr. Clint’s head…for a long while anyway. Anyone who knows me knows that I have never had the “baby itch.” It’s not to say that I won’t eventually when I hear that biological clock ticking. But, shoot! I’ve got years before that thing starts making noise. We have no idea what the future holds, but we both agree that being Aunt Missy and Uncle Clint work best for us right now. And probably best for Ryann and Reagan too because we can spoil them all we want to now!
Even though I don’t have the mothering instinct right now, I think our little Chloe might. She seemed so concerned every time Reagan cried. She would whine a bit and go over to her and make sure she was okay. At one point she even followed Amanda to her room while she changed Reagan’s diaper. She was occupied for a short time playing with Abbie Jo, but as soon as Reagan made a sound, Chloe was checking it out. It so was funny!!
Joey and Amanda, thank you for a great weekend. We defiantly don’t need to wait that long before we see each other again!
Sweet baby!
She is such a happy girl!
Chloe watching Reagan
Daddy and his girl (and Chloe keeping watch!)
Tiny toes--just precious!
I wanted to share the end result of my latest calligraphy project thus far. I have gotten in some good practice by doing all the invitations to Lindsey's baby shower. But the biggest project was my gift to baby Griffin--his Family Tree. (She is pictured with in it in the previous post.)I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out and it looks great in his room. I think personalized items make the best gifts for baby showers, weddings, birthdays or for any time. I'm still practicing my calligraphy in my spare time and hopefully will be able to take more classes in the future.
