Time to Blog...

Today is Alex and Daddy day!! and Jordan is at work! So, I have the house to myself and some time to post a blog! Yay!! Jody tries to have one of these days at least once a month. It is usually the same routine every time... Breakfast at IHOP and then on to Chuck E. Cheese's for fun and games and pizza! Alex loves these days and once Jody gives her a date, she counts down the days. XX more days until Alex and Daddy day! This morning she woke up around 7:00. I had fallen asleep on the couch (a common thing for me lately when Jody studies in the bedroom). She woke me up and said "MOMMY, IT'S ALEX AND DADDY DAY!" She said she wanted breakfast , but knew that she had to wait. (I think she inherited some trait from my brother somehow, because I remember this about Corey, loving breakfast and needing it immediately upon waking up. Anyway, she wanted to wake up Daddy too, not sure if it was the excitement of the day... or just needing her breakfast. I made her wait for a little while ( I wasn't sure how late he had stayed up studying) and we made coffee. If Daddy doesn't get his first thing in the morning caffeine "fix", Alex and Daddy day may not be as much fun... Ha! Ha! She finally got to wake him up around 8:00 and Jody said I knew I would not have to set an alarm for this morning. Jody had coffee, and took a shower. Then Alex took a shower, and put on the outfit that she pick out on Wednesday that was what she needed to wear for this day! And off they went! No pictures from the day (except maybe some before and after pics of the closet I am about to takle.. LOL!) Jody does not take the camera everywhere like I do!
Have I mentioned before that Jody got me a new camera for Christmas?? A Canon Rebel XT ... I love it. I took pictures on Christmas Day... and long story short something happened and I had to send it back to canon for repairs. So I just got it back last week (I think maybe the week before) Anyway... Ilove it... the picture quality is so much better... and maybe I can get Corey and Erin to give me some tips to make them even better! I especially cant wait to take pictures on our upcoming cruise to Cozumel!!
I dont think that I have blogged about this either!! My cousin Beth is getting married on a cruise and has invited us all to go along for her Honeymoon!! Just kidding not really but it kinda seems that way! She will get married at port in Mobile and then she and Raja and a group of family and friends will sail to Cozumel, Mexico!! I am so excited! Jody and I have only had one nonkid vacation since we were married 6 1/2 years ago! We are both so excited! Mom and Dad are keeping the kids, and Corey and Erin are going on the cruise too!! I think they are the official photographers! Maybe they will give me my "lessons" while we are there! I am sure I will have more to post about that when we get back and I hope lots of beautiful pictures!
I better get started on my tasks around the house, before everyone returns.
Here is the slideshow from Alex's 5th birthday session that Erin did for us back in September. I just got them and LOVE them. We went to downtown Homewood on a Sunday afternoon, and despite Alex being a little bit of a twirp (this is all so old hat to her, she is so used to Aunt Erin always having a camera around, she thinks she can just goof off the whole time) Oh and she had to use the bathroom REALLY bad and we were in Homewood on a Sunday... NOTHING was open!!