Creed with Shelley

On Monday, July 26, 2010, my favorite band of all time....CREED....put on a concert at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville as a fundraiser for Nashville Flood Relief - Hands on Nashville.  Anyway, when I heard there were tickets on sale, I jumped at the chance to see them (yup....for the 4th time but who's counting).  You want to know what else was great?  My sweet hubby decided to stay home with Zoe girl and let me take one of my best buds, Shelley, to the concert with me.  We had such a wonderful time and the concert was AWESOME!  Of course, Shelley had never seen them before and she's totally spoiled now.  Who do you know gets to see a band for the first time in a venue like that?  There were only 300 tickets sold so it was definitely intimate!  I LOVED it!  Here are a few pics....

Shelley and her Tattoo for the night (it was fake but HYSTERICAL)

The Hard Rock Cafe Guitar

I can't begin to tell you how hot it was outside waiting in line!

The Stage

Creed

Creed Again

Just had to take a pic of the band stuff....

The audio engineer's screen while the band was performing....

And now for a snippet of the action....

Mason's 4th Birthday

Yesterday was Mason Boles 4th birthday party at Pump-it-Up!  Of course, we love any reason to go there and wear our little girl out.  Since my computer crashed at home and I haven't had a chance to replace it, I haven't been able to download pictures from my camera.  In turn, my memory card is full and I haven't bought another one yet.  So, all my pictures have been taken with either my phone or by someone else.  Oh well!  At least I have some, right?

Zoe, Mason, Christina & Ella

My Little Ballerina, Tumbler and Tap Dancer

Zoe has been asking to take dance classes for quite some time.  I had tried to get her to take dance before, but by the time she decided she wanted to, we were in the middle of soccer and then swim lessons.  So, I told her that she was going to have to wait until those things were over before she could sign up, which worked perfectly because I've since learned you have to register in the Fall and practice until the recital in the Spring!  Whew!  Anyway, Zoe's little best friend that was born on the same day as her, Meredith, takes dance at Hermitage Dance Academy so we signed Zoe up.  Now, they get to take dance together every Friday afternoon and they are two peas in a pod.  Check out my girl because she is too stinkin' cute.....

McKendree 20th Birthday Party

McKendree United Methodist Church Day Care is where Zoe attends school.  I know I've said it before, but I love that place.  They are positively phenominal and just celebrated being open for 20 years....and with the same director!  Not too many places can compare to that!  Anyway, they had quite a celebration, complete with the band Coal Train Railroad.  If you've never heard, I highly suggest you listen to them and buy their CD!  It's wonderful kids music, but adults can actually enjoy it too!  Above is a pic of my girl wearing a shirt she painted herself in class and chowing down on a chocolate chip cookie! 

You Know You're Child Listens to Her Daddy Too Much.....

....when she begins to pick up what he says and then starts saying it to you.  The other day Zoe and I were heading out of the house to leave for school.  Zoe proceeded to say, "Mommy, you better hold onto that rail since you're hands are so full.  You're going to fall flat on your face."  The second time?  The same morning when we're in the car Zoe says, "Mommy, can you change the song please?  It's wearing me out!"  And, yes, Mark says these things to me probably on a daily basis.  That child that child.....

My Sick Baby

So, my girl was a little sick last week and felt kind of puny:(  When she took a nap I had to snap a picture and send it to Daddy...she is so precious and such a blessing!

Mommy's Work

I seem to have lots of stories to tell about my girl and the things she says....and they occur quite frequently when we're on our way to school.  I think today takes the cake!  My child goes to school two blocks away from my work.  Today we were almost there when she said, "Mommy!  There's your work!"  I looked over and said, "Not quite."  This is what she pointed to.....

No, Zoe.  Mommy doesn't work at the Wild Beaver Saloon!  What will she say next?  If I had been taking a drink of my Diet Dr. Pepper in the car, I would've spit it everywhere! 

I Really Have To.........

This is my Zoe girl wearing her princess crown that her Aunt Shelley brought over for her.  She knows my girl well so there is nothing she could've given her that would've been any better!  Well, I take that back......she gave her a Barbie princess carriage that totally ROCKS.....but I digress.  The morning that I took this photo my girl wore her crown all the way to school.  While still wearing her crown and right before we got there she said, "Mommy, hurry up!  My tootie is full and I really need to go potty!"  Oh my!  What will she come out and say next?  I