LET'S MONKEY AROUND!

MONKEY IN CHARLESTON

2009-05-26T15:59:00.017-04:00

MORE OF CASEY'S 1ST

2009-05-23T09:08:00.004-04:00

Just to keep everyone up to date on what Casey does & all her "1st", here is her 1st dance class. She had been going to class with me every once in a while & now she can go to her own class. The class is 45 min but she only stays as long as she wants to, anywhere from 5-30 min. I dont push her, she is just there for fun. Notice she stands between the teacher & the mirror while all the other children are behind the teacher. Guess she thinks she knows it all already! LOL She had her 2nd class this Tues.

Also, on Sun, Casey stuck her 1st thing up her nose & we couldnt get it out. She stuck a piece of dog food up her nose. So off to the clinic we went! We were there for 2 hrs before we were seen. By then it was all mushy & wouldnt come out good. So it had to be dug out. 2 people holding her down with the Dr. digging in her nose.

Gosh, I love my child!

Family Pics

2009-05-14T15:17:00.016-04:00

Stacey's cousin's wife, Becky does our pics for us. She came to my parents house since my grandma cant ride that far to have our pics done. Here are our family pics. I mean the whole family, all 10 of us. why do people think that they need to look at Casey to make sure she is smiling?? Then they are not looking at the camera. There were plenty of those pics. I am just going to show you some of the best ones. In the pics are me, Stacey, Casey, his mom, Millie, my parents, Sue & Billy, my grandma, my aunt Linda & cousins Brian & Greg. I now know where Stacey gets his "I dont smile in pics." His mom didnt smile in hardly any of the pics. Oh well, here they are. There are 4 generations in my family.

CASEY'S 1ST

2009-05-14T15:04:00.001-04:00

I went to pick Casey up from my mom & dad's yesterday. When I got there, my mom told me that Casey had to be put in time out today. That didnt surprise me. Then she said while she was at the church. Casey had pulled a little girls hair & was dragging her across the room hitting her. Casey is the only child to be put in time out in their class this year. I see many more time outs in her future. Then on the way home she took her shoe off & threw it out the window. I spent 7 min walking up & down the road looking for it. GGGRRRR!!!! and people wonder why I only want 1 child.

MOTHERS DAY WEEKEND

2009-05-13T16:13:00.017-04:00

This mothers day weekend, Stacey went to see his mom & Casey & I headed off to a friends house, Morgan & Ricky, to ride some horses. I dance with Morgan & her daughter Kaitlynn dances too. Casey was not scared at all. Come to think of it, I dont know of too many things she is scared of. Here she is on Polly, Kaitlynns horse. She is 20 yrs old but still considered pony size.

Casey & Kaitlynn went for a ride together.

Then Casey sat with me.
Then I was off. It has been a while since I rode but I love riding!!

Kaitlynn wanted to swim. Casey jumped in & decided that the water was too cold.

Then it was off for a 4 wheeler ride. We had been there a few hours by now & Casey was getting tired. She never whined though.

Here are some of the other horses that Casey went to pet. She also chased around the chickens!

By the time we left she was tuckered out!! She took a 3 hr nap this day! This is what she made me in school for mothers day. I have no idea what kind of plant this is.
I love this dish rag!! It has her handprint on it! How cute!!! Casey & I went to eat with my parents. Stacey got me a gift card to walmart. I am only in there 2-3 times a week!! I hope everyone had a great mothers day!!

ALLISON'S PROM

2009-05-04T15:21:00.011-04:00

This is Allison. She is like my other daughter. I didnt give birth to her but I am her mom. I have been keeping her since she was born. Here she is getting ready for her prom. She is in the 11th grade. I got to help her with her hair & touch up her make up. Like the pins in her hair?
I LIKE BIG BUTTS & I CAN NOT LIE!!

This would be why she doesnt have a date for the prom. Girl get your finger out of your nose!

the finished product

She came by to see Stacey & Casey before heading off for her big night.

My & my girls!! I cant wait to do these things with Casey! Thankfully Allison lets me have my fun & do these things with her.

Allison & "her daddy" Stacey

Even Millie got a pic.

I am still waiting on her to post her pics so i can steal some, so there may be more added later.

Millie, mom, granny

2009-04-18T10:01:00.003-04:00

That is what she is called. Right now she is being called irritable because she wants out of the hospital. She fell the middle of March & broke her wrist. That made her depressed. She lost over 10 lbs in a month (which she couldnt afford to loose). When she went to the Dr. they put her in the hospital for slight dehydration & a blood transfusion due to low iron. That was on Mon. On tues she was sent to Greenwood for an upper GI & to have her throat stretched. They admitted her b/c she had a bleeding ulcer. She is soooooo ready to come home. So we could use some good thoughts / prayers that she will get out soon & stay well!

EASTER

2009-04-16T16:27:00.030-04:00

Here Casey is dying eggs for the 1st time. I tried to tell her not to use her hands but that didnt work. She also liked to drop the eggs in the cups causing them to crack. Oh well!! We had fun!!

Here she is at an egg hunt at church. Look, i think she found one!!

Here she is on the way back to the Church with grammy & grandad.

With her basket of eggs.

Then the next morning was Easter. Look what the Easter bunny brought!!!

MMMMM, he knows what kind of candy momma likes, I guess he figures Casey likes it too.

Casey can put these clubs to good use & learn how to play golf & make lots of money!! LOL

This is the kind of face I get when she is being silly.

We went to Church. Here is Casey with her friend Catie who was born in May prior to Casey being born in June.

Here is Casey at my parents house. She got some candy.

HHHHMMMM, lets see what else is in the basket.

Casey likes to take pics. She thinks she is supposed to have the camera now if anyone is taking pics. She didnt want to give up the camera for pics.

The dress Casey is wearing is one my mom made for me.

Looking for more eggs at home.

We went to see great grandma that evening.

Casey wanted to take some pics. She did pretty good on some of them.

And some werent so good! LOL

Nice fan hu?
Here I am relaxing & visiting.We do hope everyone had a GREAT EASTER!

CASEY'S EASTER PICS

2009-04-16T16:18:00.011-04:00

Here are Casey's Easter pics. done by Becky. Casey loved the bunny!!!

The dress she is wearing is one my mom made for me.

The bunny was really calm & Casey didnt try to choke them this year. This is one of my favorites.

This is what happens when you take the bunny from her.

Casey was getting a little wild before we left so I figured I would shove her in a cage. Really she wanted in there with the bunnies. Crazy girl!!!!

She did really good for the pics considering she wasnt feeling well. A BIG THANKS TO BECKY FOR ALWAYS GIVING US SUCH GREAT PICS!!!

DISNEY LIVE SHOW

2009-04-16T15:18:00.000-04:00

Casey went to her 1st live show. It was Disney live. This was the week before Easter but i have been too busy to post here. Here she is with her daddy before the show started eating popcorn.
This is what happened when the show started

Handy Manny

The family at intermission.

Just watching the show. she did pretty good, she got a little restless around intermission but calmed down again after a little break.

More popcorn, MMMMMMMM

All the disney people

she was tuckered out on the way home. Doesnt she look comfy?

I do things a little backwards

2009-03-21T18:29:00.001-04:00

I posted 2 other entries after the potty dance one but the date was before it. So scroll down & make sure you have seen everything!

A DAY AT THE RACES

2009-03-21T17:46:00.009-04:00

Today was the steeplechase races in Aiken. I have never been so it was a 1st for me & Casey. We wernt sure what to expect but we figured out it is just one big party with lots of food & a few races thrown in there for an excuse for everyone to get together. First we met up with Casey's Godfather Dennis & fashion advisor Paul. They were babysitting Barrett while his mom & dad went out of town. Here is Casey & her new friend. He wasnt real sure what to think about all this. The races were about 30 min apart so that gave Casey a lot of time to try to run off, we called it visiting & making new friends! We did see some other people that we knew. We always had to stop wherever we were to see the horses. Here they come!!!!

This guy didnt race, he just walked around on the field. Casey waved to all the horses as they went by. This guy got close enough to notice Casey waving at him & waved back. Casey just really wanted to pet the horse.

Casey only tried to get on the field once which really surprised me. This is where she stood to watch the horses go by.

Here is momma & Casey!

Casey checking out all the people.

Here are Paul & Barrett. Barrett liked the pigs in a blanket.

Overall it was a good day. Casey did get to pet some horses finally. Casey was worn out & went to sleep on the way home.

WHAT DO YOU DO ON A RAINY DAY?

2009-03-14T13:09:00.000-04:00

GRAB YOUR FRIENDS & GO TO MONKEY JOES!!!! Here Casey is with Joe.

For those of you who dont know what a Monkey Joes is, they have inflatable jumping, climbing sliding things!! It is GREAT!!!! I love taking Casey. It wears us both out but it is soooo worth it!

This is Autumn. She is 1 month younger than Casey. She had never been to Monkey Joes. She wasnt too sure what to do.Casey jumped right in there & showed Autumn what to do. See Autumn, you climb all over this big green thing! Then we grab momma & go to that big slide thing over there! She has to carry us up it but it sure is fun coming down! (says Casey)

I think from this pic you can say that Autumn got the hang of things pretty quick! This is one of the biggest slides in the place & being the big girls they are can come down it all by themselves. See Autumn, you can push on this big red thing too or sit on it & even if you fall off it doesn't hurt! Just get up & get moving again! RUN RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN, YOU CANT CATCH ME I AM THE GINGERBREAD MAN!!

After 1 1/2 hrs at Monkey Joes it was off to McDonalds. MMMMMMMMM is what Casey says. Nuggets & fries.

Brennen being the ham. He had never been to Monkey Joes either but had a great time.

Sharing ketchupThis is Autumn telling her mom who showed her a bunch of new things today. (that would be me that she is pointing to). Autumn had never 1) been to Monkey Joes, 2) had ketchup, she loved it! 3) had Dr. Pepper, she didnt want her milk after that & 4) she had never had the caramel that came with the apples for dipping at McDonalds. Who says i am not a good influence????Casey can share when she wants to. She was trying to give Autumen some Dr. Pepper out of the straw like i was.

After all this we had 3 tired children & 2 tired mommas!! I know that Casey & I went home for a 2 hr nap. I just wish this place wasnt 25 min away b/c we would be there a lot more. I guess there is something to say about Casey perfecting her jumping by jumping on the beds all the time.

RELAY FOR LIFE

2009-03-12T12:38:00.002-04:00

Here is a link to my mom's page. She & my dad do the relay for life every year. My mom, grandma, & several great aunts all have had breast cancer (& are survivors!!!) My dad has had colon cancer & his mom had uturine cancer. Please check out her page & donate if you can.

http://main.acsevents.org/goto/suespage

LETS DO THE POTTY DANCE!!

2009-03-09T14:40:00.001-04:00

On Sat after Casey had her bath it was nice & warm & she didnt want to get dressed. So i let her run around naked fully expecting her to pee on the floor. (secretly my hopes were that she would go potty if she didnt have a diaper on) While I was in the living room Casey came rinning in from the kitchen, flipped open the potty lid & sat down. then... SHE POOPED IN THE POTTY!!! This is the 1st time she has done this. I feel sure she wouldnt have done it with the diaper on.

WHAT DO I SEE?

2009-03-08T15:22:00.011-04:00

If you look closely at this pic you will see barefeet! After we were supposed to get 3 inches on snow on mon, here it is on Sun & it is 80 degrees. So we headed outside for some play time.

Come on daddy!!!!

Casey loves to swing. Actually she loves just to be outside. She likes to sneak out the doggie door just to be outside.

Casey likes to watch the birds too. She sees them a lot quicker than i do sometimes!

Do you see them?? If not, Casey will be glad to point them out to you!

We cant wait for it to get warm & stay warm!

THE REST OF FEB.

2009-02-28T15:25:00.022-05:00

Well, it has been a while since I updated so here is what is what has been going on in Feb. Mrs. Tara came over with Abby to bring Casey clothes. Casey as usual wanted to love all over Abby who wasn’t real impressed.

Casey spent the night with Grammy & granddad then the next day went with daddy to grannies while mom went to a dance competition. Casey spent the night there too. Then we went to spend a few days with Chelsea & her family while I was in training. We went to a Chinese New Year party & Casey wore one of Claire’s pretty dresses from China. Here are Chelsea’s children & Casey & Isabell. Casey wasn’t real excited to stay with Chelsea while I went to training but she is OK. She even slept in a bed by herself for a nap, why can’t she do this at home? We went shopping too. Casey & Claire rode in the stroller & on a few other toys while I shopped. She liked sitting in the rocking chair & looking at books. She loved the trampoline & the higher you jumped with her the more she liked it. Here are some pics of Chelsea's kids, Casey & Chelsea & a video of Casey on the trampoline.

Then there was Valentines Day. She liked the big balloons she got & playing in the bubbles. Coco wasn’t used to all the excitement & got on the back of the sofa to get away from it.

I started looking around for Casey one day & this is where I found here. Hiding under the table & thinking it was quite funny!! Then I turned around & found Hoover & Coco taking a break from the dachshund races they have up & down the hall. Don’t they look cute together? They play so well & I am so glad!

Casey started saying a few new words like cat, fish & ice. She has said cat a few times but has only said ice & fish once.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

2009-02-14T14:22:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy valentines day!!

FRIDAY THE 13TH!

2009-02-13T14:54:00.000-05:00

Superstisous anyone? it is Friday the 13th & there is a new Friday the 13th movie coming out. Lets all go find some black cats, walk under ladders & break a few mirrors!

WOO HOO!!!!!!! DANCE COMPETITION

2009-02-07T20:25:00.003-05:00

I just got back from our dance competition. Our adult team does 3 dances but I only do 2 of them. WE GOT 1ST PLACE IN ALL 3!!!!! We never get 1st place!! It is even better because on one of the dances our music is usually spliced & today we had the whole song so we were dancing to music we normally dont dance to. Of course our other teams did good as they usually do but our adult team was excited!!

More of Casey

2009-02-04T14:57:00.007-05:00

I found a few other pics of Casey to share with you. Here she is riding in her jeep she got for Christmas. She drives like her daddy, at least she wears a seatbelt like her mom!

This is her newest thing that she has learned. How to undress herself! She kept taking the shirt off & wearing it like a skirt.

Doesnt she look so proud of herself?

I give up....

2009-02-03T14:44:00.005-05:00

While I was getting ready to go out, I hear Casey crunching on something. We have had this discussion several times but I guess she just doesnt care that she is not supposed to eat the dog food. she was munching on it just like it was potato chips or popcorn. Do you see how proudly she holds that bowl? Oh well, it has yogurt in it. It really does work well if your child needs to poop,as she had a messy diaper soon after her snack.

I guess it makes you tired too. Maybe I should have had some & I could have had a nap too. Dont they look comfy?

Coco is still fitting in well. As you can see they all have the sofa held down well so it wouldnt blow off.

After the nap I decided to let her have some paint. I think we have a budding artist here! She does very well with her hands & pretty good with a brush.

super bowl

2009-02-01T14:37:00.000-05:00

Every year we go to a friends house to watch the game (well, commercials.) Here are some pics from that night.
Casey with her daddy

A little halftime action. That would be Casey shaking her hiney with Will.

Casey wants to know why Brad & Will dont shake their hiney!

Victoria & Will chillin

futurity

2009-01-26T14:24:00.001-05:00

I had to dance at the futurity (yes it was raining) & Casey went with me. She danced in the road behind everyone else. When it was over we went inside & watched a few horses. Then back outside to sit on the bull, do a little riding & pet some animals.

OK, so maybe she didnt exactly ride a horse, but you get the pic.

SNOW IN THE SOUTH

2009-01-20T18:37:00.002-05:00

That is something we dont see very often. Thankfully I had the day off work or I would have had to call in frozen!!! There wasnt enough for us to play in but I took Casey on the porch so she could touch it. I am surprised the schools werent closed & I am sure there was not a loaf of bread or a gallon of milk for miles!

Casey & I stayed in our pj's all day & kept a fire going while daddy worked. The dogs weren't real impressed with it either & stayed in with us most of the day. I guess this is all we will see until next year!

THE NEW ADDITION COCO

2009-01-17T18:17:00.001-05:00

So I get this call one day from some friends who have been at the pound & the shelter (dont ask me why they were there b/c they have 7 dogs & 2 cats) saying that there was a dachshund at the animal shelter. I got on petfinder & looked at all the dogs. I found this dog, Coco, 4 yrs old, who was there b/c his human died & he & his sister were taken to the pound. (If anything ever happens to me someone please take my animals for me-dont let them go to the pound! I am sure they would fit right in at the Gour household) Well, Coco's sister was adopted quick & he was still there. I talked to Stacey about it & we agreed if he went on the urgent list we would go look at him. That time came. We found out that Molly's malitia was going to take him so he wouldnt be put down. I still went to see him & told Stacey that I wanted him. He told me that we weren't going to get him b/c Molly's was taking him. That is what I thought all day & he told me when I got home from work that he had paid for him!!!! What a sad story, your human dies, the family sends you to the pound, your sister leaves you & you are stuck at the pound. I was so happy to hear Stacey say we were getting a new addition. When I got him home, it naturally took a little for him to get comfortable here but he got along with Bo & Hoover. By the end of his 1st night here he was curled up in front of the wood burning stove where the fire was. He gave me lots of kisses & was good with Casey. Here are some pics of him : meeting his brothers
sniffing around the yard
lets get to know each other (also known as butt sniffin')

his 1st treat here, hamburger helper. He was a little thin & you could see his ribs & backbone but I am sure that wont last long.
This was him by the end of his 1st night.

Here he is on his 2nd day here. Fitting right in!

WHATS NEW WITH CASEY

2009-01-14T14:00:00.003-05:00

Well, I realized i havent updated what Casey is doing now. She can stand & jump, she runs everywhere (she has been doing this for a while but she has gotten a lot faster!), she calls everyone mama, she says oof (dog), mama, uh-oh, ball, hot & un-uh (no), hi ya, tata (thank you) & bye. she is not a big talker but she has been on the move for over a year. I guess that is how she got so fast. She still signs more, please, & all done a lot. She points & grunts at everything. She can go up & down 2-3 stairs without holding onto anything. She is a daredevil! She is not afraid of anything. She understands what you are saying & sometimes she does what you ask her to. She knows how to do some clogging steps, heel, toe back (sometimes) & run, run, run. I am sure there is a lot more that she that is new but it seems so normal to me that I dont remember.

Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009

2009-01-04T13:46:00.013-05:00

In saying goodbye to 2008, we spent the time with friends & coworkers (well, they are friends too!) There was food & fireworks, dogs & guns. A good time was had by all. Here is Robin & Christy.

This is Teddy, he is the fireworks dog. He LOVES fireworks & tries to bite them as they go off. Paul & Dennis have 7 dogs & 2 cats. Casey loves playing with the dogs there, however Teddy was more intrested in the fireworks.

Here is Casey with her Daddy & Dennis shooting her gun for the 1st time.

I think she liked it!! She didnt even flinch as it went off. Look out guys!

As most of you know Casey loves to dance. Here she is with Paul.

How low can you go Mr. Paul? Can you teach me those moves?

We came home before midnight & thought Casey would fall asleep on the way home, but she didnt. So here we are with the 1st pics of 2009 right after the ball dropped!

Then on New Years Day we headed to granny's for lunch & uncle Bob & David were there. We ate some greens, peas & pork, however I dont look foward to much changing since I have eaten the same thing every new year for as long as I can remember. Maybe someone will hit the lottery & give me some!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK.......

2008-12-30T13:32:00.000-05:00

if you ask people to wear camo to your funeral. Really!! I was looking thru the obits & saw that a man wanted all hunters to wear their camo. Should I call Jeff Foxworthy?

20th class reunion

2008-12-28T13:36:00.000-05:00

My 20th class reunion was this year. I mainly sat around & talked with people who I talk to anyway. I missed not having my close friends there though. Heck, even my husband got called away thanks to his job & only was there for about 45 min. Oh well, we all still had fun! Here I am with Russell Smith & Jeff Stembridge.

Here is Jon Hixon.

This is Amy. We lived across the street from each other for most of our lives. She is now married to Jeff (see above)

Here is Willie Johnson. We went t0 school together from kindergarden all the way thru high school!

Having a good time cutting up.

Russell & Susan Smith & Jeff

Finally, Stacey made it back from work, just in time to get this pic!

CHRISTMAS DAY

2008-12-25T17:44:00.000-05:00

It finally got here, Christmas day!!! Casey had a great time going to see all her presents. However, she slept in because she was up so late the night before. (see the "other" family post) Here she is on her bounce & spin pony. Here she is in her brand new Jeep. It is remote control now for us parents & she can drive it later. Unfourtantly it was raining & we couldnt take her outside to ride in it.

I think pink is her color.

It even plays music. She loves the music. She needs to learn that she needs to drive with at least 1 hand on the wheel. I wonder where she gets no hands driving from?

Then we went to my parents house. there Casey got a tricycle & an inch worm. If she ever decides to run off there will not be a lack of transportation. Here she is trying out her new wheels.

Doesn't she look so sweet here? Dont let her fool you! LOL

And here she is with her great grammy Morgan.

I think it was a good Christmas for her. She got everything mentioned above plus clothes, books, moo cow bowling, a shape sorter that talks, a wiggles guitar, cabbage patch doll, little people fair, a toothbrush, candy, a boom box, a laugh & learn puppy & i am sure i forgot plenty of things. Everyone had a great Christmas & we hope you did too!

the "other" family

2008-12-24T17:30:00.001-05:00

Let me tell you a little about my "other" family. This is my best friend's, Chelsea, mom, Brenda (better known to all little kids as meme shaw). She was born on Christmas Eve & for as long as i can remember there has been LOTS of food at their house on that day. All of her family is there & they adopted me. Actually, i have been there for longer than some of the spouses have. HAPPY BDAY MEME!!
Here is Casey with some of the food.

This is Chelsea's sister Amy. This year she & Casey dressed alike!

Casey & Claire; if you look close they both have fat cheeks. That is because they both have whole hershey kisses in them!

The only pic i got with Casey & Claire & Isabel.

Chelsea Casey & me.

This is how we spent Christmas Eve. Eating, watching kids open a few presents & socializing. We didnt leave thier house until after 9pm, however Casey didnt go to sleep until almost 11pm. So there is Casey with the "other" family.

An early Christmas

2008-12-24T15:08:00.008-05:00

The boys got an early Christmas today. They got a package with all kind of goodies in it for them. We were part of an ornament exchange on a doxie board. It is amazing how an ornament exchange turns into this.

Casey helped them open the gifts

This is my ornament. How cute is that?

Look at all this stuff!!!

Hoover took all the squeakies to his window seat to start destryoing them.

Bo went for the food! LOL

Thanks to Tammie, Bella, Hayley Jo & Moonie!!!

Just Relaxing!!

2008-12-22T18:48:00.009-05:00

Well, every once in a while, you just need to relax. Here is Bo taking it easy. While Bo lays around, Casey & I went to meet some new frineds. (Well meet them in real life, we talk on line all the time) We met Ceci & her son Ethan at Chuck E Cheese. Casey loved Ethan & wanted to hug him all the time. She ended up tackling him. Poor boy! The kids played & we talked. Here is a video of Casey riding a horse too. I think she is a natural at that!

HAPPY BDAY JOE!!!!

2008-12-22T18:45:00.004-05:00

We helped Stacey’s cousin Joe celebrate his bday. Joe has been battling cancer off & on for around 2 years. I know he would appreciate any prayers you want to send his way. Here is how we celebrated.

More Christmas Pics

2008-12-22T18:41:00.006-05:00

So I tried to get some good pics of Casey in front of the Christmas tree. Here is what happened:
eyes closed

Being silly

At least she stood still when i told her to!

Then I told her to be still so i could get a close up. Well, she walked right up to the camera! My silly sweet girl!

Work Christmas party

2008-12-22T18:13:00.007-05:00

On 12-17 we had our work Christmas party. There was a lot of food & fun! Here are a few pics from that.

Marilyn & Abby

Erin, Chauncy, me, Allison, Abby & Kendra

Allison & Esther

If you have never played Blurt, you need to. Just be sure that you are louder than the other people that play with you so you can win! A good time was had by all

Lights of the South

2008-12-22T17:58:00.012-05:00

We went to the Lights Of the South. Casey loved looking at the lights. Her eyes were so big taking everything in. Here she is with her daddy.

We went on a hayride thru all the lights. It was raining some but it thankfully stopped.

Casey then wanted to play in the gingerbread house.

then get into the carriage.

Before we left Casey & daddy got a pic with frosty!

We usually go to the lights in Charleston SC but we ran out of time & money this year. these lights were nice but Charleston is better. We will be back there next year!

parade pics

2008-12-22T17:50:00.008-05:00

Well I said I would give you more pics of the christmas parade. Here they are. Casey wanted to run in the street before the parade started. See her dragging grammy around?

She wanted to go see Jason & Carrie Fox along with Mrs. Mumford too.

Things finally got started & she had a ball. She liked to pick up the candy. She almost got more candy than at halloween!!

She got to see some really cute dogs too. She also got to play with Chase, he is a new Aiken Co bloodhound in training.

Well, thats all until next year!!

Casey & Santa

2008-12-19T18:53:00.008-05:00

I found a Santa at a store & we could use our camera to take pics, my favorite kind FREE!!!!! she did really good & i got a few good pics.

oh yeah, tell me how you like her dress, $8.00 off ebay! that was with shipping! i love ebay!!

so now all we have to do is sit back & wait for santa to come in just a few days.

oh yeah, i was on the way to work a few days ago & almost ran off the road when i saw santa getting gas, no he wasnt giving it to his reindeer, he was putting it in a car. i guess the reindeer were resting & this was probably just one of santa's helpers since we all know the big guy is at the north pole getting all those presents ready for all our good little girls & boys!

Parade day

2008-12-07T18:17:00.004-05:00

Today was the NA parade. I was supposed to dance in it but i choose to sit with Casey (especially after the 2 blisters from dancing in yesterday's parade). I will post some pics later but here are some videos of Casey at the parade today. Casey will show you her new dance steps. Can you tell she is a future clogger?

Christmas pics- what a joy

2008-12-03T20:11:00.016-05:00

So, after going to court this morning, then rushing to a funeral (RIP Lt. Michael Frank) we had our christmas pics done. Casey was irritable for most of the pics but here are a few.

the last ones are 1st. thankfully it is family that takes these pics & works with us. Casey was happy once she found the horse!

Why do we have to see your underware?

this is what we worked with most of the time! LOL

Casey went & got the wagon from the other room. hey, if it makes her happy!

not too bad of us.

Casey was dancing

more dancing

Can you say she wasnt a happy camper by the time we were thru? great family pic hu?

Oh well! MERRY CHRISTMAS anyway!

INTRODUCTION TIME

2008-12-02T17:34:00.000-05:00

We are the Prince family. Stacey thinks he is a prince & Michelle & Casey think they are Princess'.

This is Stacey. (dad) DOB 9-18-67 he works for the Sheriff's office as an investigator. hopefully he will be retiring in a few years. He spends weekends at his mom's house helping her out & doing whatever she needs (when she isnt staying with us). Those who know Stacey well will appreciate this picture!

This is me Michelle (mama) DOB 9-25-70 I dont look like that anymore. My hair is much shorter but that is the last pic i have of me by myself. I am a social worker & a member of a clogging class. We perform & compete. This what i look like now with my little monkey, well here she is a poodle, at halloween. just to let you know, i am not big on capital letters, so if that bothers you, quit reading now. yes, i do know when & how to use them, but i often dont.

This is Casey. DOB 6-21-7 (monkey, wee wee, wee one, rotten) She will be the only human child in this house. She is one spoiled child by everyone!! even though she doesnt say much, she sure gets her point across by pointing & grunting. she spends most of her days with her grandparents since both sides keep her while mom & dad work. now do you see why she is so spoiled?

This is Bocephus, Bo for short. DOB 5-2-97 He is a semi long haired Dachshund. He is a relaxed fellow & always has been. he is even more so now as he is older. he watches out for Casey & runs when he sees her coming. not that he doesnt like her, he loves her when she is feeding him. Casey is a little rough with him & he just wants to be left alone.

This is Hoover DOB 3-21-6 he is a miniature dapple dachshund. he is like Casey, wide open. He & Casey like to play tug of war together. I think he is more rotten than Bo is. However, they are both spoiled, just like Casey.

Well, i guess that is about it for now.

A Big THANKS!!!!

2008-12-02T17:31:00.000-05:00

To Chelsea who helped me get this thing up & going. Also a big thanks to her for my 1st post & being my 1st follower.

Another THANKS to the source who left me my 1st comment!

Meet Princess Casey!

2008-12-01T13:46:00.000-05:00

Princess Casey is a very active 1 year old. She loves her Mommy and Daddy and her puppy dogs very much! We waited a long time to get this little monkey and this blog will be a journal of our adventures with her!