Sloane's First Halloween!

Halloween was a little bittersweet this year. We were at the beach the entire week before Halloween and due to come home on Halloween. Sloane and I left that morning and Drew was hoping to leave by 3pm in order to be home at 6. The last day of the tournament is always crazy and he just couldn't leave. Poor Drew missed Sloane's first Halloween! I picked up my spirits and Sloane and I headed to my old neighborhood and trick-or-treated with my friends there. We ended up having a great time but we missed Daddy big time!

our sweet ladybug
she would yell and point to all the kids in the neighborhood like she was the boss

I cannot get her to sit still at all...

Pointing at me to quit taking pictures. SASSY!

My friend Lianna and her son Zac. I look like a whale and of course Sloane is pointing.

pre Halloween pics

sweet baby!

Happy Fall!

Because I have been a terrible blogger lately....

Here is our Fall card we sent to some fam and friends. Sloane is growing like a weed. She is crawling all over the place and pulling up on everything. Here crib mattress is practically on the floor these days! She is FINALLY getting teeth. The old man smile is now gone and she has 2 tiny teeth peeping through on the bottom. We just went for her 9 month appt and she is HUGE- 90% for everything. You go girl! We are having a blast with her!!!

Drew's business is BOOMING and that is another reason for the lack of blog posts. I am SOOO proud of him. He recently acquired the University of South Carolina and Presbyterian College. Also a few local high school football programs. He just leased and moved into his first office. I keep telling him he is the big man on campus now. Check out his website to see just how busy my main man is. www.epieventsinc.com. His schedule is insane! The good news is he has MANY people working for him so he still has time for Sloane and I. :) We are having a busy but wonderful Fall and hope you are too.

HAPPY FALL!!!!

Professional Pictures

We had some professional pics done while we were at the beach. I LOVED how most turned out!

Wild Dunes Beach Vacation!

We just got back from a wonderful beach vacation with Drew's Mom, his brothers, Erica, and Candace. It was so relaxing....

Sloane LOVED the sand. She hated the ocean at first but then learned to LOVE it.
The brothers had beers most days and enjoyed playing in the ocean and playing bocce ball.

Erica loved playing in the sand so she and Sloane were quite the pair. Uncle Mike liked it too.

After the first day we were all fried so we took a family trip to the Charleston Aquarium.

The ladies. Candace, me, Erica, and Nana

Uncles and Daddy showing Sloane the fish

Yep she pretty much was covered in sand daily.

She loved playing in the sand!

My favorite picture! So cute!

Uncle Matt and Candace bought Sloane popsicles. She was in heaven.

Daddy soon regretted this when he had a suit FILLED with sand.

Just happy as a clam

One night we went to Poe's Tavern and met Millie and Brad. Sloane loves a bar b/c she loves to people watch. Ha!

Brad and Daddy and Sloane

napping. The one and only nap at the beach...

Sandy baby!

The fam

One day we went parasailing! This picture priceless.

The Charleston Crab House with Nana.

One night we went on a booze cruise! It was so pretty and we went all over Charleston.

Sloane loved that we set up her changing table on the dresser with a mirror. She became great "friends" with herself!

Chilling like a big girl!

Charleston bridge

Vacation

We just got back from a wonderful relaxing beach vacation in Wild Dunes with Drew's fam. I do have pics and maybe within the next month Ill take the time to download them. Our photographer (yes we are famous and all) from Greenville that we have used to take Sloane's prof pics happened to be in Charleston for some sessions. I hired her right up and we had some fun pics of our little fam and the extended fam. We got this one over Facebook today and I think I like it. I am thinking we will get the others a year from now b/c I told her she had to edit my fat arms, my spanx that were hanging below my dress, and my bra that was showing through the peep hole in my dress. I was a hot mess but everyone else looked great!

Update on Sloane: She has no teeth and with as much hair as she has she looks a little funny. The last 4 times we have been at restaurants she has been given a kids menu and crayons. I'd say she looks A LOT older than 8 months. Yep, our BIG girl with no teeth and a full head of hair that doesnt crawl. We love you Sloane... now getting moving SISTER!!!

Sloane the busy bee....

Sloane has been a very busy bee these days with all her "activities". The child has been on the go like a 16 year old lately. We went to Sloane's friend Sloan's 1st birthday party last Sunday. Yep, another Sloan(e)! Sloan's mommy and I have become friends and have a ball shopping for the girls together. It is trouble when we are together. The the party was a summer theme. Big water slides, baby pools, beach balls, and an ice cream truck! It was precious.

Sloane thought she died and went to heaven when we gave her some of our pink lemonade.

the ice cream truck that came

Drew and Bug in line for their ice cream
She chose a watermelon BOMB pop and LOVED it.

adorable party favor

the sweet birthday girl Sloan Greer

Lauren, Sloan, and David

another stop for lemonade

The cuties had the same suit on as Sloane. They wanted to be right next to her b/c they thought it was so fun they all matched. I actually think every southern mom bought this suit and had it monogrammed for their kids. Target baby!

All cleaned up and ready to head home.

KINDERMUSIK

I have been taking Sloane to Kindermusik for one of their summer camp sessions. To say she loves it is an understatement.

Some of her friends. As Drew said- there was a DUDE there? Ha! He was only in our class once. Brave guy!

This is another Sydney. She and Sloane love each other. Sydney also likes to steal Sloane's hairbows and run around the class with it in her hand.

"singing"

This pic will be perfect for her baby book. Ms. Karen her teacher.

jamin' with a maraca

We have started Gymboree too. Sloane cracks up when they have her go down the slides. Yes a 7 month old sliding is hysterical! Those pics to come....

Greenville Drive Baseball Game

We had all intentions of taking Bug to a Greenville Drive game but unfortunately we only made it as far as the bar next door. Sloane loves a bar b/c of all the people to look at. ha! She ate her dinner and was cashed. Better luck next time...

The pic you aren't seeing is the one where she stuck her hand in my beer...

Great pic of her with her BFF Daddy! Yes they are still smitten over each other. So cute!