We are at the halfway point for the week. Is it really Wednesday already?
Last weekend turned out to be a lot of fun for everyone. Us girls had fun on Friday night going out. Makenzie and Kylie stayed with my parents and of course had fun with Nana and Papa. I picked them up on Saturday morning and we went back to Danielle and Tommy's house. Allsion and Aubri (as Makenzie calls her) joined us and we had another girls only night. We watched our favorite Georgia Bulldogs win again, ate pizza, and had a few (maybe more) drinks. Kinda sounds like a bunch of guys! On Sunday me and the girls went to Shane's first birthday and then headed home to see Daddy (Rian). The girls had not seen him since Thursday evening. Rian and the guys seemed to have had a blast. The stories were told as I knew they would be and I have to admit I wish we had been able to go as well. They all survived and everyone was able to stay in the raft even though aparently the guide tried really hard to have at least one go in. The weather was absolutely beautiful and the water wasn't too terribly cold. Rian described the house and the view similar to Arliss' except with the mountains going on as far as the eye could see. The inside was wood similar to theirs as well as the outside "log cabin" look. They had a screened in porch with a fire place and hot tub, a pool table in the basement and 5 bedrooms! Sounds like they had it made! This week we have been cleaning and cleaning and cleaning! I have not done a good cleaning of the house in a long time. Of course we straighten up and wipe things down but I am talking about cleaning windows, window screens (Richard's job), polishing and cleaning the hardwoods, dusting everything, wiping down every picture frame, etc. Ron is coming in next week and we have company coming this weekend as well, besides that though the house just really needed it! We are getting some new (new to us / hand me down) furniture for Kylie's room that will complete everything and everything will now match! She is very excited as am I because now all the bedrooms have matching stuff which is a big deal for us since so much of our stuff in the past has been mis matched what nots that we happen to have or were given! My next project then is to paint her room and then the everything will be completed. We painted Makenzie's room before she was born but I just never got around to repainting Kylie's since she has gotten older. Time to get ready to go home and get some more cleaning done. Will post more after this weekend.

Not Much Happening...

Not too much going on since the last post. Things have been rather calm around the Ferrero house hold. Last weekend we spent Friday evening celebrating at my parents house. My brother's wife Jessica took her last final and is now starting her externship on her way to graduation to be an MA. We are all so proud of her but noone as proud as my brother! Stephen is recovering well now from his knee surgery and has finally been able to get out of the house which I know he is enjoying. Saturday, Rian and Reid kept the two babies while Ally, Kylie, and I went to Danielle's bridal shower. We spent the evening there watching Georgia beat South Carolina. Sunday we had our usual Sunday dinner at my parents. This week seems to be dragging and I am so glad tomorrow is Friday. Mom & Dad will be watching the girls as I have Danielle's Bachelorette party and Rian and the guys are heading off for White Water Rafting! I am sure when they return there will be plenty of stories to tell. 10 guys staying in one cabin makes for an interesting and I am sure trouble making time! I just hope they all can manage to STAY IN THE RAFT! The weather has been cooling off here and they highs have only been in the high 70's. Definite sign that fall is right around the corner. Can't say I am too excited as I HATE the winter! I will leave you with a couple pictures. Still no beach pictures but hopefully I can get them this weekend! These are not new but are new to you guys!

Old Picture of Kylie and Gianna after they decided to draw on each other's face!

One of my favorites!

Princess Kylie!

Look at those big teeth!

Makenzie's First Birthday!!!!

Well Deserved...

I'm back.....lots of happenings since I last posted but the biggest and the best was our trip to the beach!!! We just got back last night and it was a much enjoyed, well deserved trip! (Although not near long enough, but I guess they really never are!) We started planning this vacation many months ago and had all intents and purpose to head to Myrtle Beach, SC this year as a change of pace for us Gulf Coast Lovers! Unfortunately Hannah had the same idea and decided to follow us. So....Friday morning as we are packing up the car to head out I just did not have the greatest feeling about driving into a Hurricane (or Tropical Storm...whatever) as they are asking the residents on the beach to voluntarily evacuate. I phoned the condo where we were to stay to try one last time to get our deposit back (since they don't have to give it back unless there is a mandatory evacuation) and the woman on the other end was very understanding and gave us a full refund!!! Wonderful news but now what? So in a matter of about 30 minutes I had found us a new place and we were off.....to the Gulf Coast! The weather was absolutely beautiful! We did not get a drop of rain. Not even those afternoon pop up things that seem to happen daily on the coast. We had so much fun and the girls absolutely loved it. Makenzie made friends with all of the older ladies on the beach and at the pool. Every morning we would hear "Good morning, Makenzie" and at night leaving the beach "Goodnight, Makenzie!" Kylie (our fish) enjoyed it so much more this year now that she knows how to really swim. She was able to be in the pool without anything on and even got to swim out to the sand bar with Rian. Makenzie also really enjoyed the sand and the ocean! She had no fear! At the pool she also began to "try" to swim on her own. She would jump off the edge go completely under the water and come back up to me to grab her. I hope to have pictures soon to post so that everyone can see. So after a 5 day weekend we are back to the grind of things and starting another week. Stayed tuned as our next month is packed full of happenings....
Preview of what's to come and the happenings of the Ferrero Four:

• Saturday 9/13/08 - Danielle and Tommy's Wedding Shower
• Friday 9/19/08 - Danielle's Bachelorette party and Tommy's Bachelor party (Rian will be white water rafting all weekend)
• Sunday 9/21/08 - Our friend's son Shane's 1st Birthday
• Friday 9/26/08 - 9/27/08 - Camping out and competing in our Annual Chilli Cook-Off
• Wednesday 10/1/08 - Ron Ferrero is coming in town for the week
• Saturday 10/4/08 - Danielle and Tommy's Wedding
• Thursday 10/16/08 - 10/19/08 - Heading to the Gulf Coast again with my parents and brother and sister in law!