Santa is already here in November!

We got a tip from some friends that Santa was already at the mall and since it is before Thanksgiving there were NO lines. So, we packed up and checked it out. Let me tell you - this is the way to go! We walked right up without a wait, because we were the only ones there Santa took a lot of time with us and took several pictures with our camera, and we got to take family pictures using the pretty decorations they have for Santa. This may be the way we gear up for Thanksgiving every year!

The Peanut Festival

A fabulous tradition while I was growing up in south Alabama is the Peanut Festival. Every year it was the one week I could go out on a school night, it was where I rode my first "scary ride", it has more wonderful food than should be allowed in one place, and where I met my first boyfriend. Oh the memories of the fair!! Well, needless to say Sarah Katherine had to enjoy the excitement of the fair. We went down to Dothan on Friday and had a big night out on Saturday. I am so excited about the traditions we get to share with our little girl. What I once thought was great is now taken up a few notches seeing it through her eyes. :)

Here we are with Mr. Peanut.

A MUST at the fair is to get a corndog from THE corndog man. It is the longest line at the fair, but totally worth it!!! As you can see SK was a big fan and chomped down her whole corndog.

I wasn't sure if she would love or hate the rides this young, but man do we have a daredevil on our hands. This girl rode anything they would let her, but sadly being 30" tall has its limits. Maybe next year we can get her spinning on some more options. For now, the Merry Go Round was fun - both times we rode it. :)

Happy Halloween!

This Halloween brought much more excitement than last year. A 13 month old is much more active than a one month old -that is for sure!!! We had a great time with our little Auburn Tiger though. We got to cook out with some friends and then we went over to a church carnival. Because our little bit must have her beauty rest or gets very ill, we didn't get to do a whole lot at the carnival before it was time to go home and go night, night, but SK did get a bracelet and some candy and she got to pet a goat and llamma - who can ask for more?! Because I am a bad mom (and wasn't feeling great this weekend) we didn't take any pictures, but here are some better pic's from boo at the zoo a few weeks ago. She looked just like that but two weeks older this weekend! Happy Halloween everyone. :O)