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Santa Pictures 2018

Santa Pictures 2018

Brittany Payne
Household, Randomness, Kids

I was really hoping Santa pictures this year would go off without a tear. Melody’s first year doing Santa pictures with my aunt went about as perfectly as it could. They were gorgeous! Last year we were unable to do pictures with my aunt, so we went to see a mall Santa. She was terrified! She was going through a phase were she was scared of most men and elderly people. Her fear as minimized a lot, but she still has general stranger danger. But we have really talked up Santa and shown her pictures to help with this year’s pictures with my aunt.

Melody's First School Pictures

Melody's First School Pictures

Brittany Payne
Randomness, Kids

Melody had her first school pictures a month or so ago. When visiting Brad’s parents one weekend, she bought Melody the most adorable dress. She planned to have it monogramed, but I really wanted it for school pictures. So she let me take it back for pictures, then I brought it back to her for the monogramming. It is such a cute dress! Well Melody and pictures don’t always jive. She loves to take selfies on my phone, and she will usually crack a smile for Brad if he is behind the camera. And she will even sometimes smile for my nicer camera. But I knew with neither of us there it was a long shot. And I was right! See both her individual picture and class picture below. She was over pictures from the start, ha!

Galaxy of Lights Walking Nights 2018

Galaxy of Lights Walking Nights 2018

Brittany Payne
Randomness, Household, Kids

Since Melody was born, Brad and I have been attempting to go to the Galaxy of Lights Walking Nights at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. The first year the crowd was insane and we couldn’t get in. The second year, we had things going on and couldn’t make it. This year, they allowed us to buy tickets before we went. So we picked a day a few weeks in advance and bought the tickets in advance to save time. It was originally required, but a few days before the event, they did state they would allow people to buy at the gate.

Wayback Burger

Wayback Burger

Brittany Payne
Randomness

A while back we went and tried Wayback Burger. It is semi-new in Huntsville. It wasn’t busy at all, which made me question how great the food was going to be. I will say, the big plus is that your food is made to order. However, this does require you to wait.

Halloween Happy

Halloween Happy

Brittany Payne
Crafts, Randomness, Kids

I made Melody another Halloween happy this year. I only did 3 things this year, and they were things I would do even if I didn’t consider them “happys“. First I bought her a cute pair of Halloween themed pajamas. I bought a 3T so that they would also fit next year (although I am not biased to holidays throughout the year…meaning she wears Halloween pajamas even at Easter). I also bought her a new book called Never Touch a Spider. She loves this series of book because of all the things to touch. However, this book is kind of weird compared to the others, but she doesn’t know the difference! Lastly I bought her a small pumpkin to paint from the Target dollar section. I plan on her painting this week since it is Fall Break for dance and school.

Space and Rocket Center

Space and Rocket Center

Brittany Payne
Randomness

Back in August, Brad’s parents came to visit us for the weekend. On Saturday of their visit, we decided to do something that his parents have been wanting to do for a while…visit the Space and Rocket Center. Brad and I both visited as kids, and he actually went to Space Camp, but neither of us have been since living in Huntsville.

Huntsville Botanical Garden Summer 2018

Huntsville Botanical Garden Summer 2018

Brittany Payne
Randomness, Kids

So earlier this summer, Emily and I decided to become members at the Huntsville Botanical Garden.  It is something we started discussing last summer, and neither of us really jumped on it.  So one day in May, we just decided to go!  Because of the crazy Alabama heat, we haven't visited but a handful of times this summer so far.  We are really hoping to visit more this fall, winter, and spring when the weather cools off.  However, below is a sneak peek of our trips so far!

Weekend with Nannie and Bob Bob

Weekend with Nannie and Bob Bob

Brittany Payne
Randomness, Kids

A few weekends ago, Brad's parents {aka Nannie and Bob Bob according to Melody} came to town to visit.  They live about 3.5 hours away, so we don't see them near as much as we would like.  It has become really hard the older Melody gets.  Traveling with a two year old just isn't easy.  So we were super excited when we found out they were traveling to us!

JoeCon 2018

JoeCon 2018

Brittany Payne
Vacations, Randomness

The main reason for our trip to Chattanooga was to attend JoeCon.  Brad has always wanted to go, and this year was the last year for it.  Since it was so close to home, we decided this was the year to attend.  I have broken down each day from my general perspective below, but Brad has more detail and knowledge on his blog which is included under each day.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Brittany Payne
Randomness

We celebrated Brad's 35th birthday Thursday!  Unlike prior years, this year he wanted breakfast at McDonald's for his birthday instead of waffles because he had to work.  So we didn't start celebrating with him until he was home.  

Pool Days

Pool Days

Brittany Payne
Randomness, Kids

We have spent quite a few days at my mom's pool this summer.  While the temperatures have been fairly hot outside, the pool water has actually been refreshing and not boiling hot like previous summers.

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