So much going on...

Well, I guess I will start from Wednesday night. Antonio gives Tatum her baths at least 95% of the time and she just loves bathtime with Daddy. We decided that since she didn't like the big bathtub by herself, maybe she would like bathtime with Daddy in there too. And we were right, she loves it. Daddy(Antonio) put on his swimming trunks and jumped in to play. She splashed, kicked, tried to float(I guess that's what you call it), etc. Here are some pictures...






On Thursday, I met my new work partner in person. First impression of him is that he looks JUST LIKE one of Antonio and my friends. He is nice looking and very laid back. We talked for about 2.5 hours about some work stuff as well as other things. I think we are going to be an awesome pair and I can't wait to get out in the field with him after training. He is very willing to help me whenever possible and I couldn't ask for a better partner!

On other work news, I got my new computer, my AMEX card, and my training material in this week. I still can't believe I got such a great job with an awesome company. Sometimes I feel like I am going to wake up and this is all going to be a dream. I am sure after Monday, I will feel like this is real because I have LOTS of information to learn in such a small amount of time. Please keep me (my head and brain) in your prayers that I can stay focussed and do well on all of my tests over the next 5 weeks.

On Friday, Jessica, Courtney, Maddison, Tatum, and I all went to the Botanical Gardens to try and have a photo shoot for the girls. It was a perfect Friday. The weather wasn't too hot or too cold. The sun was shining, and we didn't have to work. All was perfect, or so it seemed...

We got to Botanical Gardens and fed the girls right away because, as we all know, babies are usually much happier after they eat. After eating, we walked around and looked around. I have never been to Botanical Gardens, so when I saw some people feeding the fish I was just amazed how the fish were going crazy, so I had to get some pictures...


There were just so many fish that they were on top of each other. For a split second, I thought about putting my hand down just to see if I could grab one out of the water, but then I decided not to because I thought the people feeding the fish might think I was crazy and yell at me. I would have let it go immediately, but these people might not have known that. I mean, what if they tackled me or pushed me in or something even crazier? Now that would have been embarrassing...


Then we were off to take pictures. Tatum didn't like the sun in her eyes and I don't blame her. She wouldn't smile and didn't like being on the ground. Here are some of the pictures. I am thinking that maybe Antonio and I will go back next weekend or something because Tatum loves to smile at her daddy. Antonio hasn't ever been to Botanical Gardens either, so we were thinking that we would take a picnic or something and make an afternoon of it. Who knows, maybe I can talk him into getting a membership there! Anyway, here are the pictures...



We took outfits to change the girls and I am glad we did because after a few pictures, Tatum spit up on her pink dress. I changed her into the next outfit. I don't know if you can see it too well or not, but I embroideried her name on the outfit with my machine! I was so proud of myself because I was scared I would mess up and then the outfit would be ruined, but I didn't mess it up. I think it turned out great! The pictures, however, did not turn out so great.
After like 3 pictures in this outfit, Tatum decided to start fussing and I knew she was sleepy. We moved over to the tulips to try and get a few pictures. Maddie, Courtney's daughter, went first and she put down a blanket so the girls wouldn't have to lay on the ground. I put Tatum down and what did she do? She went straight to sleep. See??

We decided to call it an afternoon and try again another day. Tatum was OUT! I moved her from the ground to her stroller and she didn't move!
When we got home, Tatum slept for a while and when she woke up we went outside to watch Daddy do yardwork and enjoy the beautiful weather. We were outside for about 2 hours and she just LOVED it! After all the yard work was finished, we came in, got cleaned up and went to dinner with our neighbors. We had such a great time with them and hope to do it again soon. Tatum was in bed by her usual 8pm bedtime.

Saturday was great! I know everyone THINKS that their baby is the smartest baby in the world, but I have PROOF that Tatum is the smartest baby...She usually sleeps 11-12 hours at night and wakes up about 7:30am. Well, I woke up this morning at 9am and I was a little panicked because Tatum was still sleeping!! I jumped up and went to check on her and she was fine, but still asleep. She didn't wake up until right before 10am!! She just KNEW it was the weekend and her parents wanted to sleep in, so she slept in too! How smart is that!?!?

When she woke up, we fed her and she played in bed with us for about 30 minutes and went back to sleeep. We all got up at 11:30 and ate lunch. After lunch, Tatum and I headed outside for a walk and Daddy decided to wash the cars. After the walk that Tatum enjoyed so much, we sat outside and watched Daddy work. Our cars look great thanks to Daddy!

After the outside fun, we got cleaned up and went to Keith's house to watch the Memphis Tigers game. Antonio and I were so pumped up to watch the game and see the Tigers win another one. We were VERY disappointed when Memphis lost today. There were many missed calls we could blame the loss on, but it wouldn't change anything. Fact is, the Tigers lost today and they will not continue their journey in the NCAA Tournament. While I am very sad to report this, our team did have a great season and Antonio and I enjoyed watching the games. These guys on the team should come back to Memphis with their heads held high, because we still love them!! GO TIGERS!