A new year

Happy 2011! I know I am running a month behind but what a month it has been. Meg was sick the first week or so, nothing out of the ordinary. Then on the 10th my grandmother made a trip to the emergency room and it has been a roller coaster ride since. My sweet grandmother had been sick with a cold. As you know, when you are sick with a cold, you don't really feel like eating. My 80 year old grandmother, who only weighs about 80 pounds, had become severly dehydrated and when my mom found her, she thought she had had a stroke. An ambulance rushed her to the hospital and I met them at the ER. If you had asked me that day if I thought that my grandmother would make it to her 81st birthday on February 7th, I would have told you no. But today she moved into Wellington Place and we are so excited! It has been a long road - in DRMC, out of DRMC, back to DRMC, on to St. Dominics - but we are so glad to have her in town. I just pray she enjoys meeting new friends and the transition is an easy one. God is good!
I do have to mention one bright spot of 2011 so far, my beloved Auburn Tigers won the National Championship! Yes, that is right, they are the greatest college football team in the world!!! (I can say world because no other country plays football) WAR DAMN EAGLE!
So here's to 2011, may it be happy, stress free and productive and may it be filled with love because everyone could use a little more of that!
Happy New Year!

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!