This morning we had our Joy Gift Pagent at church. Wenn was an angel and Andy was a sheperd this year but Meg also got to be a part of the fun. This morning Baby Jesus did not feel so well so Meg got to play the part. She clapped to the music and only growled as she was leaving the manger. Thank goodness Mr. Will was Joseph because he had to hold her most of the time to keep her from crawling off. Here are some pictures from the show. I think it was the best Joy Gift Pagent yet! 
We have been taking pictures for Christmas cards, a lot of pictures, I mean a whole lot. This pretty much sums up how Wenn feels about the whole process and I still haven't done Christmas cards and it's right around the corner. I have mono, again, and haven't felt like doing much lately. It's not really mono, my Epstein Barr numbers are through the roof which makes me feel like I have a really bad case of mono minus the flu-like symptoms but it is much easier to just tell people I have mono. Anyway, Christmas cards may or may not get done this year. We will see. Right now I am just trying to take care of myself and rest. Two things that I am not very good at and it has obviously caught up with me. Hope eveyone is well and enjoying the holiday season! 
Yesterday we celebrated Halloween by going on our neighborhood hayride and trick-or-treating. Our adopted neighbors, the Murrell family, came with us. Wenn and Keeton were both ladybugs. Meg was a duck and Keeton's little sister was a firefly and they looked precious! After the hayride, Janelle and Heath Douglas had everyone over for taco soup. Their daughter Darby and Wenn both have Halloween birthdays so we celebrated with a cute scarecrow cake. It was a great night and so good to spend the evening with neighbors and friends! 
Friday night we surprised Wenn with a trip to Lost Dog with her friends for her birthday. Everyone met at our house and we loaded up car seats and kids then went to get Wenn at my mom's house. She was a little unsure about what was happening when she saw the church van in the driveway but when the doors opened and eveyone yelled "Surprise" the look on her face was priceless. The theme was "Hannah Tana", as Wenn calls her, so everyone got Hannah Montana scarves and headbands to wear. They all looked so fancy! It was a great night and thank you to Anne Locke, Lindsey, Elly, Keeton, and Sally B. for celebrating with us and Olivia and Jordan for being such great helpers. Happy 4th Birthday Wenn!!!
The weekend before last we took a trip to Chicago. Andy, Ann Claire and her husband Elias all ran the Chicago marathon on Sunday and Wenn and I played. She got to go to the American Girl store and pick out a doll for an early birthday present. We took in some sights while we were there. Wenn loved the Hershey store as you can see in the first picture. We also went to the aquarium and saw the dolphin show. The first night we were there we took an architectural boat tour which was very cold but really cool. It was a wonderful weekend and so good to spend some time with AC and "Aunt Elias". Wenn has always called him Aunt Elias, don't know why but it has stuck. Andy, AC and Elias all did great in the marathon and we are very proud of them! This was Wenn's first airplan ride and while we were taxing onto the runway she kept asking "Are we in the sky yet?". It was so cute and I'm fairly certain she inherited her mom's love of traveling! We will be staying close to home for a while now but it was a great adventure!
We traveled to Auburn for the game this weekend and it was great. Well, Wenn and I thought it was great but Andy did not. We stayed with Harris and Laura Beth Bond. LB and I went to DSU together and lived together in Italy. Mrs. Laura Beth is Wenn's new BFF and she sat in LB's lap the whole game. Wenn got a huge hug from Aubbie so now she thinks he is way better than Bully. Meg stayed with Mimi and cheered for the bulldogs while we were gone. She is too young to know the disappointment that comes with being a bulldog fan so I guess it was okay that she wore her maroon and white. Now thanks to Auburn's victory the girls will both be wearing orange and blue for next year's game! War Eagle everyone and it is GREAT to be an Auburn Tiger!
So this weekend is the Auburn/Mississippi State game and we are traveling to Auburn to watch. Wenn is so excited and so am I because I haven't been to Auburn in a long time. Last weekend Wenn traveled to MSU with her dad and Elly Hitt and her dad. She had a great time. The night before they went I asked Wenn to try on her MSU dress to see if I needed to move the buttons and she decided to practice her Auburn cheers. I was lucky enough to capture it with my camera. Andy was not happy but you have to smile because she is so darn cute! She will be wearing her orange and blue this weekend because Auburn won last year - that's the deal, whoever won the year before is the colors she wears to the game. We will be a house divided this Saturday but I'm pretty sure we will all have fun. War Eagle! Oh, and I apologize for it being sideways but I can not figure out how to rotate a video! Have a good weekend everyone and stay well!
This weekend we celebrated the first week of school by having Silly Saturday. We all dressed up in silly outfits and ate breakfast for supper. Wenn loves her new school and Meg is getting used to First Pres. - if only she would take naps! Soccer starts next week and we went ahead and got all of Wenn's supplies this weekend. She looks so cute in all of her soccer gear, I know Uncle Todd will be proud! Andy is going to coach the U4 division so it should be fun! I think there are 15 kids signed up already so he is going to have his hands full. Today is Andy's birthday so I cooked Sunday night and Mom brought him an ice cream cake. He and Wenn blew out the candles and we all celebrated. Happy Birthday Andy! Have a great week everyone!
These are some recent pictures of the girls. Gabbie was here some during the summer and Candace and Christopher came to visit too. Wenn adored every minute she got to spend with Gabs, especially when it involved dressing up and make-up. Aunt Ann Claire sent the girls precious t-shirts from the Ann Arbor arts festival and they love them. We got ready for church early Sunday so we tried to take a few family pics. It has been a great summer and it is hard to believe that school starts next week. A great big huge THANK YOU to Mimi for keeping the girls this summer. We love you and appreciate all you do for us! Have a great first week back at school everyone!
