Gatlinburg Aquarium

Took the kids to Gatlinburg for spring break and met up with Nana Bev. Our first day we went to the Gatlinburg Aquarium and had a blast. Here are some of the many pictures that I took of the sea life. I would love to post them all but that might take several blog entries.

Gotta love a family photo with that one family member picking their nose..yeah Layla totally earned that title today! Last time we here, Carter was 22 months and Layla was still in utero.

Nana Bev and the babies!

Giant turtle fossils? Anyways, this was right up Carter's ally seeing how his new career of choice is a paleontologist.

Looking above the shark tank. Would hate to fall in.

So sweet!

Our favorite part of the aquarium!

Looks like Carter is about to be taken out by a shark haha. What a fun day!

Zek's bday party!

Another one of Carter's best buds celebrated his sixth birthday party! Not too sure how Carter felt about skates, but he had a blast cheering his friends on from the outer ring aka: the carpeted area. 

Sweet birthday boy!

Carter's idea of skating is written all over face!

Layla was ready on the other hand.

Feeling better now that he is getting some cake!

While Daddy's away

Al went out of town this weekend so that left me with two sweet little babies! We spent our Saturday at the park and then went to Addi's house for pizza and a movie.

A little park picnic with some Chick-fil-A, our ultimate fav.

Playground fun!

Anywhere her brother goes, she will follow.

A little walking through the park. 

We were on a mission to find a creek.

And success! We found one.

Then a little pizza and the movie, "Frozen" to end our evening with Addi and her mama. I had two tired kiddos for sure.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

We had a rainy St. Patty's Day here in Atlanta but that didn't stop a leprechaun from messing with my two special lucky charms.

Green pancakes for breakfast! The perfect way to start off the day.

Green cupcakes for an even better after school snack!

Our little devious Leprechaun. The kiddos found his pot of gold in the upstairs bathroom.

I guess the leprechaun had to use the potty while he was here.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Relay for Life Pageant!

I entered Layla into a beauty pageant for the Relay for Life. Such a wonderful cause and a lot of fun! 

A lot of work goes into pageants: hair, makeup, pictures, and one tired 3 year old. Layla actually held up pretty well! The girl doing her hair won several of this Miss Georgia pageants and does hair and makeup for the little ones.

She is not sure how she feels about pin curls..haha.Your probably wondering if there were those crazy "Honey poo poo" (as I call her) moms there and yes, there was. No spray tan or fake lashes for my girl! Just some curls and lip gloss!

All ready to go on stage and have fun.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any stage pictures. I was onstage with her and Al was busy chasing around Carter. Nicole and my friend Tina took some and I will get them to send them to me and will upload them later.

Some of the other little girls who participated in Layla's age group. The little girl on the far right in the hot pink dress won the Grand Supreme title. It would be hard to be a judge because they were all so cute!

She didn't win the Grand Supreme crown, but she did place as one of the alternates and got a crown and trophy! So proud of her!

Proud of her winnings!

Pageant girls! What a fun day!

Just us girls!

Miss Layla has a beauty pageant this weekend for the Relay for Life and we are getting her nails done for her big day!

Sitting like a big girl and proud of her little purple toes. Such a fun and rare treat! I use to love going with my mom when I was a little girl. Such fun memories!

Purple toes to match her purple dress!