Thanksgiving 2010

This Thankgiving was spent up in Clarksville, TN with David's family. We had a great time - visiting with the fam, eating yummy food, and even watching Auburn win the Iron Bowl on the big screen. :) I got to go with my sis-in-law to see Harry Potter, which meant I didn't have to go with David and spend half the time explaining what's going on - thanks Becca! We missed David's sister and her family who are over in Germany, but we did give them a call on Thanksgiving day to wish them a very happy day.

David's mom has started dabbling in photography, and we asked her to take some pictures while we were up there. She did a great job, and below are some of the pictures she took.

First Santa Visit of 2010

Before Thanksgiving we took the chance to go see Santa at the mall and beat the heavy traffic. We got Sarah Katherine looking super cute, talked up how great Santa was, and we even happened to be there on pet day so she got to see LOTS of doggies. Apparently all of that is just not quite enough to make Santa fun to my 2 year old. She would NOT sit by herself with him, but she did stay next to him as long as David stayed with her. She was scared the whole time except when he went to giver her the "present" from Santa. Then she perked up and told him Thank You.

Peanut Festival 2010

I am going to make my daughter an honorary Dothanite! We loaded up and went down to the national Peanut Festival for the second year in row. The goofy rides, peanut dust, and corn dogs called to me! Sarah Katherine had a BLAST this year riding rides, eating junk, and meeting lots of people at the fair. Next year I'm thinking I'll have to spring for more than just 4 rides, but I enjoyed the fair for under $30 for as long as I could! Mimommy got to go with us and we even able to get us VIP parking tickets - for a pregnant lady toting a 2 year old to the fair, that was better than gold!

Halloween 2010

In honor of Sarah Katherine's favorite character EVER - she got to dress up as Minnie Mouse for Halloween. She was so excited when I finally showed her the outfit. I kept it hidden until the day before Halloween because I knew my dress up loving daughter wouldn't want to take it off as soon as she saw it! My parents got to come into town for the weekend and have fun with us through all the festivities. Saturday night we went over to Danica's mom's house - always a Halloween treat!, then Sunday we went to our church's fall festival. Little Minnie had a great time and has TONS of candy to show for it.

Hanging with Cousin Luke

David's sister, Nicole, and her husband, Devon, recently got orders from the army to Germany for 3 years. On their way to catch the flight across the pond they stopped by for a few days to visit. They are super excited about the prospect of European living, and from what I have heard from them it sounds like they are having a great time! While they were in town, Sarah Katherine and Luke got to hang out and Luke showed her how a pro jumps on the bed!

Pumpkin Patch

We went with some friends to the pumpkin patch the last weekend before Halloween this year. We went to the same place last year, so we are now older and wiser on all things patch - related! The word is to get there as soon as they open, go DIRECTLY to the hay ride to the pumpkin patch, and save your fried pies to the very end. So, we went in with a game plan and were able to totally maximize our patch experience. :)

Guess Who's Having another Baby Girl?!

Well, a lot of people probably have already heard but I am FINALLY getting around to posting on the blog. We are having a baby GIRL in March! We just found out the sex of the baby yesterday - at 18.5 weeks along. She was cooperative and we were able to find out for sure that baby girl it is! This go round of pregnancy has been not quite as lovely as with Sarah Katherine. The first pregnancy is all so unknown and everything is just a miracle and amazing. While this time it's all still a miracle, nausea isn't quite as wonderful when you are chasing a 2 year old! No big complaints though, all has been going well. Now it's time to get busy getting everything ready and preparing for another kiddo. I cry at anything these days (oh the fabulous hormones), but I am really getting teary thinking of SK and her sister running around and playing and being super cute! (Yes I know at 13 and 15 I will likely want to just lock them in their rooms for weeks at the time, but I'll enjoy the baby time while I have it!) God bless my sweet husband and his house full of women (even the dogs are girls). :) He'll get an extra crown in heaven for it!