Category: Totally Tatum

First book, two summers ago:

Then, last year, we wrote the follow up.

This time, we planned planned planned. What would Piggie and Puppy be up to in this book? We were inspired by our rafting adventure last June. So…this would be our plot.

Finally we were ready to do each page. We split them up once again.

Now all three have been published!

Our idea of the ROCK we hit turned into the ROCK we turn to. HIM!!! Let’s apply that to our new book
ROCK’N’RIDE: A Piggie and Puppy Adventure with guests The Hay Family

Here you go!

Dedication:

They needed a new adventure. Puppy remembers his heroism in the first book, and Piggie remembers his first place in the surf contest. Then puppy has an idea for both of them.

Let’s ROCK It!

Tatum is the sage in the book…she sees the danger ahead!

Uh oh.

Our hats are floating away along with our bodies!

Not Tot!

They have to go to the real ROCK!

Thank you God!

HE rocked (which allowed them to ride and save us!)

Read them all to us, Tot!

Will there be a 4th book? Stay tuned. I love writing with you, Taties!

Our two girls Tuesday plan this week was to go to Chompie’s for breakfast then to go get a copy of our book made (more to come here). Finally, it was time for our new addition!

We first went to get our food.

Twinsies again. She wanted a different Panther shirt this week!
Ready to eat!

We also shared our Mom and Me journal from Monday.

Similar answers!

I just love her heart.

Ok, so off to Pet Smart!

We had to buy the aquarium first and let the water run for a couple of days to get it ready.

It’s all ready for our new little fish friend!
We took a sample of the water into the store to have it tested. It’s a bit soft, but it’s ready for our new Betta fish. Tatum wanted to name him Thunderbolt.

Cooper is curious!

Is this my new brother?

Let’s go put him in his new home.

He’s so cute!

Cooper still has not gotten an answer to his question. YES, Coopy, this is your new brother.

What a fun experience! We are excited for our new addition. Don’t worry Coopy, we still love you immensely!

We needed to have one more night to celebrate Tatum’s Love Day with mama. I decided to create a craft plan so we could make something all together. Plus the Suns are in the finals, so we could watch the game too!

Before Mama came, we three had a Hay Huddle to discuss our day. Cooper had to get in there too.

OH, Coopy!
We also got a few pics just for fun.

My two LOVES!
And my HHH: Tot takes the best pics!

Ok all set for Mama. When she arrived, we immediately turned on the game and I gave directions for our craft.

In the middle of the Heart Map, you put what you are MOST grateful for. Then the things in the center are the most significant gratitudes and as you move out, less significant. All important though!
We are all hard at work!

We will be presenting them at dinner.
Speaking of…I’m working hard to get it ready!
…TACO BAR!

Come and get it!

We’ll eat in the glorious dining room. The Gathering spot!

Mama will go first.

Hers is so pretty! I love how she made it come alive with all the pics. I love you MAMA!

Next, TOT!

Hers is also so colorful!

LOVE YOU BUMBY!
Ok, my Honey now.

His is so beautiful and it flows! The house is designed beautifully on his pic.

Let’s look at them all closely before I present.

(Mama wanted a pic of all of her goodies from the evening)

Tot’s and Daddy’s

Now, I will present mine!

Doug loved my teeny tiny writing. I’M SO VERY GRATEFUL!

Later on, Tot pulled out the jacks I got her and played with Mama on the floor. I used to play this for HOURS when I was her age.

Great memories and now she will carry on the tradition.

What a fun night! I love you, family!!! We are a grateful group.

This is our SIXTH one!

It was a simple night. We did have leftovers and sat at the kitchen island this month.

First, our Hay huddle. Coopy dutifully got in his spot.

WE all shared our ideas. Doug always has design ideas! Tot seems to have food and craft ideas, and me? Family ideas. I need to step it up next month.

Stay tuned for next month and meeting our IDEA goals!

Oh, the joy of being a girl, and when you have two of us, watch out! She wanted to dress alike, so she picked the PVCP shirts and jean shorts.

For our weekly outing, I decided we’d start with reading our Mom and Me journal together at Wildflower. It’s always more fun to talk and share over eggs, sourdough and tots.

How cute is she!?

We shared about out jobs…

She has a crush on Caleb from VBS. *wince*

We enjoyed our breakfast, and we ready for our NEXT surprise!
TWO GIRLS TOES!

Before…

And, AFTER!

I must say, how lovely they look!

I want to comment on how much fun I have on our outings. We talk like adults and she truly shares her heart with me. I really listen, and she hopefully sees how much I care about her every word. The habits were building will pay off one day when she’ll be my best friend. Right now, I’m savoring our time together.

XXOO.

For so many reasons, but the number one reason is because that is the day, in 2020, that Tatum became a HAY officially. Yes, Daddy adopted her on that day.

She awoke to this:

And Tatum snuck into our bathroom to put this up:

How fun! They did this all day to each other. Posties everywhere!

Tatum made Daddy some life size surprises. She made a mommy and daddy for us to enjoy.

Now Daddy as some company in his office. Luckily he doesn’t have to commute right now to work, so these stay in the office with him.

OK, so later, we went to dinner and got all gussied up.

Look at these two,

Tatum wore her dress from last year, and Daddy looked divine in purple. I decided to wear the same color.

We got to POMO right on time for our 6pm reservation.

First a little spritzer for the Tot. She loves sparkling water with cherries. Watching her retrieve all of the cherries, was worth the price of admission.

Then the menu…OH BOY! Pizza for the Tot and Pizza for the daddy. They were in heaven.

It was a bit noisy, but we laughed enough to drown it out. We reminisced about the firsts…first time he met Tot. First outing with Tot. First thing you remember about Daddy…etc.

She has such fun memories of him before he was officially her Daddy. It just keeps getting better!

What does it say!!?

What more could he say? How wonderful.

Later on, he presented her with a wonderful reminder that she has TWO daddies. And they are both close to her heart.

It’s perfect for her! (The same size as mine: 14″)

Absolutely beautiful! And a wonderful symbol of HIS love for her and Daddy’s love for her.

Tot, you are the light of our lives!

My honey.