Chuck's Big Weekend

Well, needless to say, having Maggie for a visit called for a very eventful weekend. The two pups were very busy all weekend and consequently so were we! Here are a few pictures from Maggie's visit:

On Saturday, we spent the day enjoying the return of college football. However, the tigers played a little more of a nail biter than we would have preferred. We can only hope this week won't be quite so close as the bulldogs come to Auburn.

As a side note, I found a great new website that has tons of fun recipes with a section dedicated to gameday snacks. All should check out: http://www.crockpotgirls.com/. The recipes are tasty and easy. We had the sausage cream cheese dip, and it turned out great.

On Saturday night, my cousins Drew and Michael came over to visit with us and Charles and Maggie so their parents could have a date night. My wonderful aunt Susie is addressing our wedding invitations because mother and I both have illegible, serial killer handwriting so we wanted to give them a night out to show our appreciation; plus we love spending time with the boys. We also love that at this point in time at the end of the night when they are all sugared up their parents pick them up! Just kidding!The night included grilling hamburgers and hotdogs, Gigi's cupcakes, and taking the dogs for a walk. Luckily, Kevin was able to intervene before Drew let Maggie leave a surprise on the 15th hole of the Riverchase golf course. I'm sure all the Sunday morning golfers greatly appreciated it!

After the boys left, Charles and Maggie slowed down for the first time during the weekend

We concurred!

Having Maggie was great! She kept Charles company and kept him out of some of his mischief. Following Maggie's departure, Charles was back in full force today. We journeyed to Heardmont Park to meet Kevin for a picnic lunch. Charles promptly jerked the leash out of my hand and subsequently jerked his collar off the leash. We spent the rest of our picnic chasing the greased pig around the park. He is very quick and would creep up towards us and as soon as we lunged for him, dart away. I hope we provided entertainment for all trying to enjoy their lunch break. Luckily, we were able to retrieve him and enjoy the rest of our lunch.

Hope everyone has a great rest of the week. We are looking forward to a weekend of football and one last wedding shower before the big day!

Where's Charles?

It has been a while since we updated our blog but not for lack of Charles's mischief. In fact, the reason we haven't updated is because between wedding planning, school starting back and keeping up with Charles we have had our hands full. Here's an update on what Charles and we have been up to:

Two weekends ago, Kevin took off to Destin for his bachelor party. He was accompanied by his dad, my dad, Christopher and two of his close friends. They had a great time in Destin and what I've heard was a ton of fun deep sea fishing. Luckily my dad and Christopher didn't manage to scare him off and the wedding is still on! They caught lots of fish and according to my grandfather, the fish were excellent quality. As you may know, I'm not a huge seafood eater so I have yet to test out the fruits of their labor.

While the boys were in Destin, my sister, aunt and matron of honor threw a lingerie shower/bachelorette party. We had a blast, and I really enjoyed getting to visit with my friends who live here as well as the ones who came in from out of town. I can't believe the wedding is just six weeks away. I could not be more excited or more ready to marry Kevin.

The bachelor/bachelorette weekend was also a fun weekend for Charles. He got to spend the night at his maternal grandparents for the first time. He also really enjoyed sleeping in Uncle Christopher's man cave. However, of more importance is the fact that Charles met the love of his life during the bachelor/bachelorette weekend.

Meet Maggie:

Maggie coincidentally belongs to Christopher's girlfriend, Makenzie's family. Makenzie's mom, Marissa, graciously offered to take care of Charles during the shower since "no boys were allowed." Charles has so much energy, and he and Maggie made a great pair. They are almost the same size and according to Marissa did not stop playing the entire time Charles was over for his visit. Charles is very excited that Maggie is spending the weekend with him since my family and Makenzie's family are headed to the lake and Auburn for the weekend. I guess I will go on and say it, "War Eagle!" We are anxiously awaiting kickoff Saturday and can't wait to see how Auburn does this season.

Last weekend, my mom's friend Linda along with my friends Lauren and Alexis, Lauren's mom, Allison, and my mom's friend Carol, hosted a couple's shower. We had a great time catching up with high school friends, law school friends, work friends and family.

We are so thankful for this special time to celebrate and spend time with the people we love.

This weekend we are looking forward to a lazy, holiday weekend filled with football, relaxing and playing with Charles and Maggie. On Saturday night, my cousins Drew and Michael are coming to visit so their parents can have a date night. It's sure to be a full house with two energetic dogs and two even more energetic little ones.

Charles kick started the weekend today with a little mischief. Needless to say, he was very proud of himself

We aren't sure if we are excited or frightened to see what double the trouble can get into this weekend!