I cannot believe how fast 2010 went by. Just twelve months ago, I was very pregnant and so excited about what all this year held for us. It has been everything I hoped for and more. Here are some of my favorite moments from the year. In January, there was a national championship win, our annual trip to the circus and thirty-one things we love about our sweet daddy. February brought our first snowfall of the year, a Valentine's date and a little work on our swing. In March, we took a trip to the zoo, visited the hospital for a sibling preparation class and had a very reassuring visit with our high-risk OB after a rather scary ultrasound. In April we had our LAST prenatal visit, celebrated a visit from the Easter Bunny and finally welcomed our sweet Sophie into the world. ...
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White Christmas
Who would've thought we could EVER have a white Christmas in Alabama? I am thirty-one years old and we've never even come close. My pastor and I were discussing this past Sunday how completely unfair it is that Sophie managed to pull it off her very first year! Sit back, relax and enjoy a big cup of coffee, because this post is full of photos from our merry, white day. I woke up bright and early to find that Santa Claus had definitely been by for a visit. I also have it on good authority, that he had a helper run to the gas station in the middle of the night to inflate some Barbie bicycle tires. It seems that Santa forgot they weren't fully aired when he made his delivery! I had almost an hour to myself to make breakfast, set the cameras up and get Sophie up and changed. When Ella still ...
North Pole Express
To the North Pole via the Polar Express! We've been excited since September, knowing that we would be headed to the Polar Express Railway this Christmas season. Ella & I even watched the movie last week to get ready for our little adventure. Ella got her ticket punched by the conductor. I wonder what letter he punched? The girls LOVED standing in the window of our train car watching the world go by. We finally arrived at Santa's Workshop in the North Pole! There were pretty elves to pass out the first gift of Christmas! Sophie & Bunny loved it best! < Santa & Mrs. Claus came on the train to visit the girls There were chefs who served chocolate milk and cookies YUMMY! ...
Evening Adventure
On Friday night, SD took us for a quick bite to eat at a cute local restaurant. Sophie slept through most of it, but Ella chowed down on her salad. Soph did manage to wake up just in time for a few bites of chicken and french fries and she was IN heaven. We attempted to rent Toy Story 3 on our way home, but the Red Box was on the fritz and refused to accept payment, so instead we decided to find a few sparkles on the way home. This is our favorite street to turn down during the holidays. There are only a few houses there, but they are always decked out for Christmas and have lights everywhere you look. We also decided to drive past our house a block to "downtown" and visit our town's tree. Did you know we had the largest decorated tree in the state? ...
The Hunt is On
On Sunday afternoon, we thought we'd take Ella to a local tree farm to see what it's like to cut down your own tree. In years past, SD & I have always gotten our tree "in town" at a pre-cut lot full of beautiful fraser firs. Although those are my favorite, we thought Ella might enjoy the adventure of hometown tree farms. As we were getting in the car to bring our beauty home she said, "Can we go back to the tent next year?" So much for making lasting childhood memories! ...
The Big Game
Seriously. How cute is my husband? Just because it didn't end like we wanted it to, doesn't mean we didn't have a wonderful time. Black Friday at Academy because the boys needed gloves and hot-hands. I-HOP for breakfast. Good morning Dr. Pepper and french toast. Horrible game-day traffic that we should be used to by now. The Crimson Ride, because the bus is MUCH better than walking to the stadium. Walk of Champions. Why hello there, Nick Saban {and Julio, Ingram & McElroy}. I could have reached out and touched you! Brand new shakers because SD is superstitious. $6 coke in a stadium cup, because it's yummy even in the bitter cold. Hilarious pre-game music... unless you are an Auburn fan {sorry, friends}. A joyous first half resulting in the loss of voices and LOTS of ...
It’s Turkey Day!!
Today, I am beyond happy for these two little miracles. Not a day goes by that I don't thank God for the amazing blessing they have been in my life. Being a mommy has changed my life and I cannot imagine what I would do without my girls. Okay, I'm pretty thankful for our sweet daddy, too. I hope you all have wonderful Thanksgiving celebrations with your families! ...
Sweet Home Alabama, Roll Tide Roll!
I know it's been four days since my birthday and you girls {guys?} are ready for a football recap. Right? Ella has been talking about this day for months. Since football season began, really. She couldn't wait to go "to that ballgame on tv." Thankfully, she slept most of the drive down and was ready to meet Big Al by the time we got there. We had been explaining for weeks that we might not see him, but knew there would be plenty for her to do on the quad. Unfortunately, she didn't want to do anything we couldn't do with her and SD wasn't really in the mood for the bounce house. Instead we made a quick stop by Denny Chimes and headed downtown on foot for frozen yogurt. Chocolate chips never tasted so good! We opted to eat inside the warm yogurt shop and watch a little football ...