Welcome to Erin Putnam's blog!

My husband, Todd, and I have been married for 5 years. We have a 2 perfect children named Presley and Nate...and Lucy the chihuahua is still around, as well. We live in Memphis on Mud Island and really enjoy it! We have a great group of friends and you'll almost always find us together cooking out in someone's yard or at Movie and a Pizza...leaving the island is a rarity! I hope you enjoy my blog, as I try to keep everyone updated on our lives.

About Me

I like the pool, the beach, and any water - warm weather combo. I like shopping for Presley and Nate...way more fun than shopping for myself. I like cooking when I don't have to, running when the weather is perfect, the day the maid comes and my house is clean (even if for a little while), grocery shopping, minivans, pregnant women (just not me), a bubble bath and a sudoku puzzle, baby pictures of my husband, my hair the day after it was washed, reality TV, Oprah, when Todd takes the trash out without me asking, half-baked ice cream (I could seriously eat the stuff every day!), watching my babies sleep, talking about memories of my mom and grandmom, someone else choosing the restaurant, when the car beside me has spinners, strawberries and melted milk chocolate, and funny songs on your ring tone. I don't like feeling I need to exercise, folding itsy bitsy clothes, computer problems, hot leather seats, bugs, sun glasses that are too tight on your head, alarms, annoying girl drama, paying for daycare when it's closed, long fingernails, hugging people I barely know, people who use the word 'love' too liberally, and tacky children's clothes. All and all, I think I'm pretty normal.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

good river pics

These pics were taken a couple of weeks ago...before the temperature dropped a good 30 degrees.  They turned out pretty good so wanted to share.

Learning to smell the flower...not sure if we actually sniffed, but we definitely liked sticking our nose in it.
Making the trip up the hill...you'd think that would be relatively hard for her, but she had no problem.
This is a cool pic of Todd looking at the river.  I don't quite have the photographer-gene, but I thought this turned out pretty good.
Learning to blow bubbles...she got pretty good at it after she stopped trying to eat it?!?

getting in the christmas spirit


Can you tell she is saying, "ho, ho, ho" with her bubble hair and beard?  Too cute!  If only she could stay in the tub...she'd be happy all the time :)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

what age group do i fall in?

So, it's that time of year...shopping for that something special for the ones you love...AND answering all those questions about what YOU want for Christmas.  My husband wants to know what I want for my "big" gift.  After weeks of thinking, I have come up with 2 options.  
 1.  a Wii               2.  a sewing machine
After sharing these with my dear husband, he then laughed...hard.  I do realize that these are pretty much total opposite gifts, but I think I'd enjoy both of them.  I'm leaning towards the sewing machine, though.  It's crazy that almost all of my friends don't have a clue how to sew, but almost all of our moms do.  Am I the only one that thinks that's odd.  Assuming that Presley will have the short leg to long body ratio like Todd and I, there is no reason why I shouldn't be able to hem a pair of pants.  Todd and I alone would save a bunch...that's 10-15 bucks a pair?!?  Even more...I may actually figure out something cute and crafty to do with it.   So, feel free to share your thoughts...

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Trick-or-Treat

Presley had her first trick-or-treating Halloween this year.  We went to all of 4 houses, and asked for just 1 piece at each house.  Maybe it's horrible, or maybe it's good, but I've never given my child candy.  So, she ate 2 suckers and 2 smarties (I may have slipped a piece or 2) in one night.  I'm not sure if it is related or not, but she would not eat any "real" food yesterday, so no more candy for quite some time.  Anyway, we did have a  big time and she really enjoyed it.  She would even keep her pig head on for most of the night.  Oh, and what a good move I made getting her "mo bucket"...we are a big fan of Elmo right now.  Enjoy the pics.





Presley the pig and Marley the loaf of Wonderbread.  Too cute!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

zoo love

Hippo Love
Monkey Love
Giraffe Love

recent pics


Presley and Daddy with one of her favorite animals
Daddy is so funny!
I see the polar bear!
    Tailgaiting with Pop
a cute shot down by the river

Sunday, October 12, 2008

and this little piggy went wah, wah, wah all the way home!

Presley's cute Halloween costume came in...and cute it was...but, Presley did not agree.  Ha!  Notice daddy laughing in the background...that didn't help too much?!?  






Sunday, October 5, 2008

what does an elephant say?

weekend pics



I love ice!

feeding my baby

my bed-head
notice the tacky shoes, I got them on sale for 'playing-outside-shoes'...and, of course, she loves them!

the pumpkin Presley and PopPop carved

Thursday, October 2, 2008

when all is quiet...

so, i sit here this evening at the desk, checking my email...nothing new.  then, after a minute or two, i notice that all is quiet.  the sun is down, and the lights in the other rooms are off, so i wonder, where is my child?  i check behind the couch, no presley...i check in her room, no presley...then, as i walk in to the hall i here some movement in the bathroom.  i flip on the lights, and here is what i find....


                                                                            too cute!

Monday, September 29, 2008

She has a lot to say...

Lately, Presley has A LOT to say...some of it makes sense...some of it, not so much.  But, either way, she is mighty cute!





The Mini - Petting Zoo






The mini-petting zoo came to Presley's school on Friday...so, that was a lot of fun....mostly playing with the dropped food on the ground, but also seeing the animals.  Of course, in typical first-time-mom fashion, I dressed Presley up in one of her cute smocked dresses that morning, because I knew I'd be taking pictures of her that afternoon.  Uh...note to self...put the child in cute clothes right before you want the picture.  I showed up that afternoon to find her in her too-tight extra outfit.  Yes, my dear child decided to smear her lunch all over her dress...and on her socks...let's not miss one inch.  So, please excuse the tackyness of these pics ;)


Monday, September 22, 2008

too cute not to share



so my child is OBSESSED with shoes...really.  no matter what she's into, she'll come running if you mention putting on her socks and shoes.  she has gotten pretty good at putting them on herself.  i thought she was so smart that she has never put them on the wrong feet...i just figured she realized the difference.  well, obviously she was just getting lucky all those times, because she proved me wrong tonight.  i took a few pics, but then noticed how absolutely funny her legs were in the pic...had to share...


yawn!






i still haven't recovered from the weekend, so hopefully i'll be hitting the sheets soon...but, figured i'd download and post some pics.  todd, presley, and i headed to chattanooga this weekend and stayed with seth and his family.  the adults headed to knoxville saturday morning to see the gators chomp upside that volunteer head (i'm still a tad excited from the game...todd would be so excited that i just said that ;)   anyway, we had a great time, but quite a long journey for just a weekend.  not much else going on.  monday is down, just 4 more days to go to the weekend!  enjoy the pics.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

gator girl


vacation






Well, we went through Gustav with no problems.  Actually, we didn't even see much of it.  We arrived in Destin on Sunday afternoon and the waves were big...that was great, because we watched some guys surfing.  The next morning, Gustav was nearing, so it rained on and off.  Luckily, a friend of mine lives in Panama City, about 50 miles east, and she said it wasn't even raining there and they were heading to the pool...so, we headed to Panama City.  We lounged by the pool all day and watched football that evening.  Tuesday through Friday were beautiful...absolutely perfect, not a drop of rain and sunny.  We beached it, shopped a tad, ate a lot of seafood, and slept at least 10h a night...did I mention we decided not to take Presley!  Ha!  Really, it was a true vacation and we got a lot of much needed sleep.  We also had some Memphis friends in Destin, too...so, we had plenty of folks to play with and had so much fun!  Our trip home was not quite as fun, as we had a 2h delay in Magee MS with a dead battery.  It could have been better, but it could have been a lot worse...so, I won't complain too much.  It is nice to have to 2 days to recover and rest from the travel...and get some quality time with my girl.