Santa made a stop

Yes the man in the red suit stopped by our house on Christmas Eve. Wenn got everything on her list and then some. She loves her new American Girl doll that looks "just like her". I mean don't you think they could be twins? She has already put the gymnastics mat to good use by practicing every single day. Meg and Wenn have both enjoyed all of the musical instruments Santa brought Wenn and we have had jam sessions every night. Maybe we will line up some gigs in the near future. I gave both the girls glow in the dark Auburn shirts that they proudly wore all Christmas morning. Andy said it looked like Auburn threw up in our house. I think someone is still having issues with the fact that Cam the Man chose AU over MSU. We gave the girls bean bags for the playroom and they have been drug all over the house and used in all kinds of interesting ways. Overall it was a fabulous Christmas and so fun to see the excitement on their faces. Some of my mom's family made the trip to Mississippi to have lunch with us and it was so good to catch up with them. Meg adores my grandmother and insist on climbing up on her lap anytime she is around so they enjoyed some quality time coloring together. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas - we sure did!

An angel, a shepherd and one hungry sheep

Our church had it's annual Joy Gift Pageant before Christmas and what a joyous event it was. We had so many kids participate this year which made it so special. Wenn was an angel, Meg was a sheep and Andy was a shepherd, and boy did those shepherds have their work cut out for them. The littlest ones get to be sheep and they ranged from ages 4 down to Meg who is not even two and there were about 8 of them. I gave Andy a snack bag of vanilla wafers to put in his pocket in case the sheep got a little rowdy. Well our wild child went through those before the program even started. Luckily Joseph (Parker) had puffs for baby Jesus (Miller) and he was kind enough to share with our always hungry Meg. Everyone did great and a good time was had by all. It was a wonderful way to be reminded of the real reason for the season!

Fun times

It's that time of year...well I can't recall the rest of the words to that song but it is that time of year when life gets even more hectic than usual. The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas seem to go by so fast but we have had some fun with family and friends. The Mills family came to town this past weekend and we were so glad they stopped by for a visit. Kate and I have been friends since kindergarten and I am so thankful for that. I was telling Wenn that the other day and explaining that some of her friends she has now she might have when she is a grown up. That is such a neat thing to think about, that she is forming friendships that she could have her whole life. Anyway, I always enjoy catching up with Kate and it is so great to see our girls play together. Baker is not quite old enough to play yet but Meg enjoyed holding the baby, that is when she wasn't chunking trophies in the direction of Baker's head - I am still thankful that didn't end in a trip to the ER. It was so close! We loved seeing you Kate, Myrt and Baker!

Miss Wenn decided to do her best Santa impression in the bathtub the other night. She is so ready for him to come to our house! I hope he makes a stop by your house too! Happy Holidays!

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving at my grandmother's house with my mom's family. The first picture is my sweet Aunt Dale taking over my grandmother's kitchen and we are all glad that she did. It is hard work cooking that much food, especially for an 80 year old woman who weighs 80 pounds. We don't just have turkey at our family Thanksgiving, we have fried turkey, ham, roast, and every kind of side you can imagine. It is divine! Wenn tried everything I put on her plate and had two helpings of turkey which for a picky child was amazing. Uncle Buddy's fried turkey is the best and something we all look forward to every year. The girls both filled their tummies and then fell asleep on the way home. We all greatly enjoyed it and are so thankful for time with family. I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving!

Fishing and Fall

Fall has been a little crazy. The girls have enjoyed playing outside and jumping in the leaves. It is so fun to watch Wenn explain the ways of the world to Meg. She is such a great big sister and is so sweet. Wenn had the week of Thanksgiving off and so did Andy so they got to spend lots of father/daughter time together. They took a trip to the indian mounds, had some driving lessons, and went fishing at the ponds at the country club. It was really hard to go to work Monday through Wednesday knowing how much fun those two were having!

Giving Thanks

One of the last days before the break I went to pick Wenn up from school and this is what I found. I am thankful for precious pilgrims!

Birthday Weekend 3

Finally, on Wenn's actual birthday Halloween, we had a family lunch at our house to celebrate. Nana and Papa gave Wenn some rollerskates and she could not wait to try them out. I am pretty sure it is going to be more of a workout for mom and dad then for Wenn since it is going to take quite a bit of practice to get these things figured out. After a long nap, we got the girls dressed and headed off to our neighborhood hayride and trick-or-treating. Meg realized very quickly that people were handing out candy so she was all about filling her bag up. Wenn told me that since she was 5 now, she could ride the hayride by herself. It was a little hard to let her but there were enough other moms to watch over her plus, Andy and I were walking behind with Meg so we were always close by. Both girls had a great Halloween. We ended the night at the Douglas house celebrating their daughter Darby's and Wenn's Halloween birthdays.
Happy 5th Birthday Wenn - We Love You!

Birthday Weekend 2

The weekend after Wenn's friend party Peggy took Wenn to Memphis to see Wicked. I got to go also and the show was fabulous! If you love Wizard of Oz then go see Wicked! We had brunch at the Peabody and got to see the ducks before making our way to the Orpheum. Thank you to Peggy and Charles Ed for such a special birthday present! I think I enjoyed it just as much as she did!

Birthday Weekend 1

Oh October has been such a busy month the in the Sanders household. On the 16th we hosted Wenn's friend birthday party. It was a party for Wenn, Sally Beth and Anne Locke and the theme was Pajamas and Pancakes. We had 20 girls over in their pj's for pillow fights, pedicures and pancakes and it was a blast. I turned the living room into one huge palette and they had so much fun dancing, singing, jumping on the beds and being silly. We made sleep masks as our craft and for our game we made-up the dads which was hilarious. One little girl told her mom that "Mr. Andy was so pretty, he looked like a queen". It was so much fun and great to celebrate all three girls' birthdays together.

Girls

Sweet Meg and the almost 5 year old on no uniform day.

Estate Sale Finds

This morning I ran to an estate sale after helping Peggy do flowers for a wedding. Peggy is an estate sale phenom and is always finding fabulous things to put in her house, cabin, her girls' places and sometimes even "the other sister" (that's my nickname from the Snipes' girls) gets a bauble or two. Here are some of the things I found today. I love the throw, it looks so Anthropologie and guess how much it cost - $8! Wasn't that a steal? My other favorite is that blue glass vase. I missed out on two great oriental block prints by about 5 minutes. The moral of the story - get there early! Hope you are having a fantastic Saturday!

Time with Friends

Okay everyone, I am working on being a better blogger so be patient with me. For whatever reason, I haven't been a very creative or diligent blogger. Partially because between the girls, my very busy husband and working I haven't taken the time to blog better so I am working on it and hopefully I will have it figured out just in time for the holidays. So here's my first experiment in enlarging pictures. After church we invited the Hitt's and the Weather's out to the the pumpkin patch on Charles Ed's farm and had a picnic. The kids had so much fun just being kids. I think that was the best part of it, they just got to be kids. And us mom's got to catch up too which was great because we've all been too busy to get together lately. So here's to a fabulous Fall, a new blogging beginning and a wonderful week to everyone!

My adopted family

Last weekend we traveled to Jackson for the Dickerson's surprise birthday party. Big D and Mrs. Cathy both turned 60 this year and it was so much fun to get to celebrate with them. When my family fell apart the Dickerson's took me in and kept me going and for that I will forever be grateful. Mr. Donnie, Mrs. Cathy, Brad and Meredith are pretty high on my list of favorite people and I have so many great memories with them. I have been truly blessed with people who aren't family but love me like I am and it has had such a huge impact on my life. I love you Mr. Donnie and Mrs. Cathy and Happy Birthday!

Fall is flying

Fall is here is flying by. I don't know what we've been doing but we have been busy, or so it seems. Wenn got moved up to Level 2 in gymnastics class. She is the youngest in her new class but has been brave and eager to learn. She practices all of the time and really enjoys it. Meg enjoys eating as you can tell and is always eager to help out with the clean up when I bake. It has been so dry around here that I've had to water my plants quite a bit to keep them going. The girls ended up playing with the hose and it was like it was summer all over again. Wenn's fifth birthday is the end of this month and I can not believe she will be 5!!
Where has the time gone?