My Mother's Day!

When I got home from work Sunday morning Libby had my mother's day gift waiting for me! She was so excited, she wanted to open my card and present for me. She's so funny! She got me a pretty little wind chime to hang outside with my porch swing. Then I had to hurry up and get Libby ready to go to the 4H grounds so she could show Nathan's pig for him! Yes, apparently my little princess plays with pigs! After I sent her off with her daddy I went to bed were I slept my day away! My mom came over in the afternoon to wake me up and take me to see Libby show her pig. We made it just in time! Libby did really good, especially considering she hadn't had much time to practice walking the pig. However after spending the day at the pig barn, she came home smelling a little less than fresh! She wasn't allowed to bring her boots in the house! Pig poo poo is nasty!

Her is Libby in the morning before she left.

She was sad because I pulled her hair back in a bun

and she didn't want it in a bun!

So as a payback, she wouldn't let me take her picture!

She looked cute though, you'll just have to take my word for it!

At times, the pig barn can get pretty noisy!

Tarah,Libby and the pig.
I don't know what it's name is!

Libby out in the arena walking her pig!

What a pro!

There were probably about ten pigs in the arena

at the same time! They all looked alike to me!

Sometimes the pig didn't cooperate!

Libby's pig didn't place, but she still did a great job!

I never thought my daughter would be out showing a pig!

She's only 70% princess, 30% tomboy!

Here is a little clip of Libby showing her pig!

Libby's Softball Game

Libby had her second softball game last week...it was the first game I got to see! Her first game was on a Saturday afternoon, so I had to miss it since I spend my Saturdays sleeping! Libby did a really good job! She had two hits and even made it home! Here are some pics from the day:

Libby up to bat.

She made it to first...

She made it to second, but when it was time to run to 3rd, she got confused!
She started running towards the catcher, or home,I'm not sure where she was going! But after everyone started waving her to third base she got heading in the right direction! It was pretty cute!

She found her way to third and started heading towards home!

WooHoo! She scores!

Big high fives from the coach! He is really good about telling the girls

how good they did no matter what they do!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to my mom and all the mom's out there! To make your day just a little brighter, here are some Mother's Day cards your children may have overlooked or were too afraid to send you! Enjoy!

A family Tradition

When I was little my brothers and I watched Grease EVERYDAY! They may not admit it now, but I know they did! It was my favorite movie! I loved all the singing and dancing! Now that I have Libby, I decided it was time she was introduced to Grease! She loved it! Although there are some parts I thought were a little inappropriate! I didn't notice these parts when I was little, so I'm hoping Libby doesn't either! It still is a great movie! There is nothing better than sitting in the recliner with Libby on my lap, snuggled up with a blanket and watching Grease!

I used to have the soundtrack on cassette!

"Summer Lovin'"

"Summer Lovin'"


"Hand Jive" at the dance off

"We'll always be together!"

I remember I even had all the lines in the movie and all the songs memorized! It must have been super annoying watching this movie with me!

Life Lesson of the Day

Always remember:

No matter how bad things get...

...They could always be worse!

Time for Softball!

The softball season has begun! This is Libby's first year to play. She is very excited to get started! Adding to the excitement is the fact that her cousin Abi is also on the same softball team with her. The girls had their first practice Thursday. They did fairly well and had lots of fun!

Here is Libby, stylin' as always!

Playing softball makes a girl thirsty!

Libby actually can throw the ball pretty far!

And FYI...The boy standing behind Libby isn't a boy!

I thought it was a little strange a boy would be on a girls softball team!

A little practice at catching some grounders.

This picture makes Libby look better than she is...

She missed the ball! But she's good on the hustle!

Libby and Abi waiting their turns to bat!

Libby getting ready to bat.

Yes, her stance needs a little work.

I love watching kids this little playing ball...

it's so amusing because they really don't know what's going on!

It's all for the parents entertainment!

Isn't that why we have kids...to entertain us?

Here she is running for first! She's a speed demon!

Libby's next practice is tomorrow...

Judging by the weather forecast, I think it will get rained out!

More Vacation Pictures

These are the last of the vacation pictures! I can't believe it took me a whole week to post all the pictures! What else have I got to do...unpack?...clean the house?...go to the grocery?...prepare myself to go back to work? No, No, No! First, I must blog! So for all my loyal followers who are on the edge of their seats just waiting to see more pictures from our vacation...Here you go:

Here is Libby at the first rest stop we stopped at.

We made it all the way from Clarian North in Carmel to...

Brown County, IN!

Yes, I thought we were in trouble making a stop already! But everyone had to potty, including myself! So we stopped, and fortunately we did not have to stop very often! Libby must have a bladder the size of a whale!?

Here is my sweet girl taking time to stop and smell the flowers!

You may not be able to tell from the picture, but these are Hyacinths...

The best smelling flowers in all the world!

Seriously...ask anyone!

After a very long 12 hour drive we finally made it to Big Sister Michelle's house!

Libby finally got to meet her nephew, Trevor! She liked him at the beginning of the week, but towards the end of the week she started calling him "Mean Trevor!" She didn't mean it...he is the sweetest baby! Libby just thinks she's a comedian!



What a good little Auntie she is!

Grandpa and his first grandbaby! He was going to try and sneak him home in one of our suitcases, but Michelle was always watching us! I don't know why!?

See....Libby does like Trevor! She was reading him a book before nap time!

It's one of her favorite books, "I love you as much," so she has it memorized!

Trevor was listening intently to every word Libby said!

Look at the cutie-patootie!

The only time Libby would leave Michelle's side is if she went to the bathroom! Libby was always two steps behind Michelle. If Michelle was sitting on the couch, Libby was next to her. If Scott was sitting on the couch next to Michelle, Libby would wait until Scott got up and steal his seat!

Here is Michelle laying on the floor so Scott could rub her feet, and Michelle could rub his feet too. Libby didn't want to be left out, so she's laying on the floor next to Michelle so Michelle can rub Libby's feet too! It's always ALL ABOUT LIBBY!

Since we knew it would be warmer in Alabama, we took Libby's softball stuff so she could practice while we were there!

She's a natural! She gets it from her momma!

Libby and Big Sister playing on the trampoline!

Libby couldn't have been happier!

It was so fun to watch them playing together!

We all had such a good time! We can't wait to see them again!

Animal Safari

We went to Animal Safari on another one of our vacation adventures. Libby was so excited to see the animals. This is a 500 acre piece of land with wild and not so wild animals throughout. You can rent one of their vans and drive through to see all the animals. A lot of the animals will come right up to the van and you can feed them. Most of the animals that came up to us were huge cow/steer/yacht type animals. Most of them slobbered all over the place and a lot of them smelled very foul! Libby had a good time and thought it was pretty funny when someone got slimmed!

Here's the fam with the super-cool safari van!

Libby and Michelle enjoying the ride!

Libby at the beginning of the walk-through portion of the safari.
I didn't get any pics from the drive through part because I had the camcorder going. Mama only has so many skills!

Libby Tiger.

Libby Baboon.

Libby Bear.

Oh No! My baby is getting eaten by an alligator!

Libby feeding a little goat. The funny part was the sign on a tree in front of the pen...

"Goats for Sale $35, Inquire Within"

Wonder how many tourists pack up a goat to take back home with them?!?!