taking care of business

I always love having my parents in town. We try to do something new and fun every time they are in town. On this weekend's agenda: WICKED and Graceland.

Thursday, my parents arrived in Memphis around 3:00. They came by my school and met my first graders. My little ones loved meeting them, especially because they brought them prizes! For dinner we went to Central. Everyone wants some delicious bbq whenever they are in town.

Friday, while Travis and I went to school, Mom and Dad went to Tunica. Doesn't seem fair does it? That night we had big plans...go to the Orpheum to see WICKED. I saw it two summers ago with some girlfriends and couldn't wait to see it again. We took Mom and Dad in February to see Jersey Boys. They loved it and said they wanted to go see another play so WICKED was the perfect choice.

My handsome Daddy-O

Blessed to have such wonderful parents.

Love me some Janny!

I had a total brain fart this week and totally forgot to book us reservations at a fancy smancy restaurant. We decided on the Flying Fish. It is walking distance from the Orpheum, wasn't very crowded and gave us plenty of time to eat and hang out without being rushed.

I was so excited about seeing the show again. I've been singing the songs for weeks!!

Good lookin' group if I must say so myself.

Success! Everyone loved the show. What show should we see next?

Saturday, was Elvis day.

There it is...Graceland.

The pictures inside the house didn't turn out that great. You are not allowed to use flash, boo! Let me tell you, Elvis had crazy style.

Living room to your right as soon as you walk in the front door.

The stairs I soooo badly wanted to run up. I was disappointed that you cannot tour the upstairs.

I thought this was a beautiful picture. I loved learning about Priscilla just as much as Elvis.

Formal dinning room.

N.E.R.D.S.

Kitchen

Downstairs. This room was very blue and had about 4 tvs and a bar.

This room was covered with fabric. It was pretty cool.

Part of the living room that is downstairs. It was pretty strange. Lots of wildlife.

This was Vernon's, Elvis's Dad, office. It was outside in a separate building.

The parentals by the barn.

A separate building houses some of his records. Ooohh how I wish those were mine.

Again, nerd.

The clothes they wore on their wedding day.

Pool. We watched several videos of the family enjoying their time poolside.

Again, another different building. This was his playroom.

They said that he was playing this piano and singing with friends on the morning that he died.

This used to be a racquet ball court.

His Meditation Garden and where he is buried.

Elvis loved his cars. I took a picture of one. This is the car he bought for Priscilla.

Taking Care of Business. That was his saying. While on a plane with Priscilla, he was talking about making a logo with TCB. He couldn't decide what symbol to use. At that moment, lightening lit up the sky and he knew he wanted to use a lightening bolt.

He has TCB everywhere and even on both of his planes.

The cockpit on the Lisa Marie.

(The other pictures I took were pretty dark.)

The plane is huge!

After spending a few hours educating ourselves about the King of Rock-n-Roll we headed back to the house to cheer on the DUKE Blue Devils.

Sunday morning my parents headed back to East Tennessee. We had a great weekend with them. I miss them being here already. Thanks Mom and Dad for a fabulous weekend! We love you.

We hope everyone had as much fun as we did this weekend.

Happy Halloween!

no boys allowed

Like I mentioned here, we got creative while I was at home this past week. Josie's big girl room is slowly coming together and will soon be ready for her to move into. We are going to make a "No Boys Allowed" sign for the door. I doubt it will keep Mr. Charlie out, though.. =)

We decided to keep the flowers simple. Here are just a few, there several more going down the rest of the wall.

Summer likes the growing charts you can buy and hang on the wall. Why buy one when you can paint it yourself?

Little birdies watching over the tree. If you look close, you can see a little blue line on the right side. This is Josie's first mark, she is currently 34 inches. Summer is going to write her name, date, and height beside the line.

Cute little owl showing you "Whooo's Growing".

There are a few more things that are going to be added to her room, more pictures later. Hope you aren't tired of seeing her sweet little room... =)

stuck like glue

Josie absolutely loves Sugarland's new song, "Stuck Like Glue". She starts shrugging her shoulders and dancing as soon as she hears it. She danced during the entire song, but I only got the last few minutes. Enjoy this cute video. =)

charlie

Yesterday was a big day. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, I went to the doctor with Sum and Mike yesterday. We were all so excited and could not wait to find out about Baby #2.

So ready and anxious to find out...

It was amazing to be in the ultrasound room with them while looking at the baby.

Baby #2 is a B.O.Y!!! Little Charlie Mattmann will be joining us late March.

I am proud to say that I could distinguish all of his body parts on the monitor. I was afraid it would all be foreign to me but it wasn't.

I can't believe I am going to have a nephew in a few months.

Thanks Sum and Mike for letting me be apart of this special day. I cannot wait to love and kiss Mr. Charlie. Love you both.

preview

Hello from East Tennessee! I am officially on Fall Break and loving it.

Wanted to give a little preview of what's going on in Josie's big girl room. We started painting tonight.

Right now it looks like a boring green line but it is going to be a "growing tree". Tomorrow I am going to add a few limbs and then mark Josie's height at various ages. We will add to it as she grows.

We've also added some flowers along the bottom of her wall. We are letting the paint dry and then going to add detail tomorrow.

Here are just a few of her flowers...

p.s.

Tomorrow I am going with Sum and Mike to the doctor. Keep your fingers crossed that they will be able to tell us if Josie will have a sister to share dolls with or a brother to torture. =)

happy fall

Wow. I didn't realize it has been two weeks since I last blogged. We have been ridiculously busy and blogging hasn't crossed my mind. Will. Do. Better.

Friday night we had a movie date night with the McShans. Travis and I haven't been to a movie in what seems like forever. We saw Life As We Know It which is a great movie. I must warn you, it's a tear jerker. We all really enjoyed it. It has enough comedy to keep the boys entertained.

I must brag on my husband for a minute. Yesterday was my school's annual Fall Festival. He's now been with me twice the past three times. He's such a good sport. Yesterday was a great football day and he spent 2 hours with me at my school working! He rocks.

I know, I know it has been fall for a while now but I am finally getting around to a little decorating. I am no Martha Stewart, never will be, but a little decorating is always fun.

Here's a sign I made for my classroom door.

This has nothing to do with fall...but I got this rug for an amazing price at one of my favorite places, Bed, Bath, & Beyond. It adds some color and softness to the room.

Enjoying the beautiful weather this weekend.

Love my fall wreath. Thank ya Momma.

Cutest lil pumpkin, ever. I got this sign last year with the girls. If you drive down the road you will see theirs out front, too.

Little Reecie. She wasn't feeling very good this time last week. We are so glad she is back to her normal, energetic self. =)

We hope everyone has a great Sunday.