November 2010

Well the month of November was full of activity....

In October I was flipping through facebook and a photographer, Melissa, that I am friends with was taking pictures of a SAHM that made tutu outfits out of her home and sold them via the web and some local stores. In Melissa's advertisement pics I saw the cutest Christmas outfit. At that moment I knew I must have it...

On November 9th I picked up the outfit and couldn't help but try it out! How stinken cute is my baby girl?!?!?! Of course she loved it....It was a tutu!

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Well before we even reached Halloween Ellie was ready for Christmas. Any time she would see Christmas decorations in the stores we would have to stop to watch them for almost 30 minutes or more! It was exhausting trying to get her out of the stores. So on Veteran's day (11-13-10) we decorated the Christmas Tree.

It is our family tradition that we all do it together. All most all our decorations were gifts from family and friends and most of them have a story behind them. As we hang them on the Christmas Tree we reminisce about the Christmases of old. There are some that are funny and some that remind us of those who are no longer here and some announcing the arrival of beautiful new family members. Going from ornament to ornament allows us to remember what truly is important in life.

On the 14th Ellie woke up bright and early and was facinated with HER Christmas Tree. She Kept playing with it as well as the Christmas Window Stickers she had placed on the windows. She kept touching the ornaments and the stickers. Kenny and I kept telling her to leave them alone and to just look, but as the morning went on the ornaments ended up lower and lower on the Christmas tree. The next thing I know, Ellie walks in front of me with 2 glass balls (one a silver Christmas ball and the other a glass soccer ball ornament that came in a set of,as Kenny calls them, "real sport" balls) and she says "Balls!" Right as she says it, she raises her hands over her head and smashes them together. They break and pieces fall everywhere...

We clean it all up and get on to her for pulling ornaments off the tree. Then she disappears... We find her hiding behind the Christmas Tree! HAHA...Her safe place.

After we pull her out from behind the tree we decide to make omelets for brunch. My little girl loves to cook and she just HAD to help me! We pulled her a chair up so she could reach the counter top and she became responsible for scrambling and peppering the eggs.

She made so wonderful omelets!

After filling her belly with an omelet, Daddy got out his guitar and they began to play a few songs. Ellie is quite the musician...

(Notice the addition of another tutu to her attire. LOL)

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Well, our football season ended in a third round rematch. We lost that game and the high school football season for the Cullman Bearcats came to an end. The week following that loss Kenny and his head coach headed to Kentucky for a quiet get away of Hunting...

Ellie and I were playing around one night and sent Kenny a picture of his two favorite girls!

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The Week of Thanksgiving...

I love the week of Thanksgiving. My school system works it to where the first two days of the week are weather days and and that last three are Thanksgiving Holiday. We did not use our weather days so we got the entire week off!! (Kenny is in a different system so he was working on Monday and Tuesday) That entire week of was WONDERFUL!!! I needed the relaxation, and for the first time in years Thanksgiving was actually relaxing.

This year was the year to spend Thanksgiving with my side of the family. We always have Thanksgiving at my Aunt Lynn's. This year Anna Beth got there early and she and Jaycee schemed up "A & J Rides." They posted signs all around the house. They declared their "hayrides" "Fun for all ages" (wish I had thought to get a pic of the signs).

They got the tractor and pull behind wagon out and hooked them up. Filled the wagon with leaves (didn't have hay so they had to make due) and drove the children around all day long. It was hysterical and the kids loved it!!




A & J Rides...

Ellie enjoying a ride...

After the festivities we returned to my Mom's house. All of my family was there. We sat around the table discussing the day as Ellie and Dillyn took off to play. They play so well together you almost forget they are there.

When we looked up they were piled into a chair reading a book...

Dillyn refused to allow me to take a picture of him with a smile on his face!

As we were sitting around the table I got roped into going Midnight shopping with my Mom and Sister. We started off at Toys R Us. They were supposed to open at 10 pm. We got there at 9 and there were a rediculous amount of people there.

We were down the side of the TRU building, across the front of the shopping center, around the corner and down the backside of the the shopping center. I didn't get into TRU until 12:00! I think I am a glutten for punishment...

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Friday night as everyone went to Kerry's semifinal game, Chrystal, Ellie, Casyn, and I stayed home and out of the nasty weather. Ellie and Casyn enjoyed themselves. Here they are dancing to Bon Jovi!