we had a WONDERFUL thanksgiving weekend! we woke up thursday morning and the kids loved watching the macy's parade on tv! we got ready and went to our first feast of the day at granny's house! it was so good to see all my family and cousins... i have a ton of them. as far as my cousins go, i think there are at least 12 of us, and most are married. it's crazy how we are all grown up now- and half of us have kids! i think there are at least 18 kids, probably aged 10 and under on dad's side of the family! W-O-W! seems like yesterday WE were the kids! (i didn't take any pics at granny's, sad, i know!) we always have the best food- ham, turkey, dressing, mac n cheese, sweet corn, FRIED OKRA, and a ton of other yummy country fixins! :) i think my aunt jackie and my granny started cooking at 4 am just to get it all ready!!
then after granny's we headed to huntsville for our second feast- at mamaw and pawpaw's house! again, it was great to see everyone, all our cousins- and the kids cousins too! i think there are 14 little ones, ages 8 and under! not all were there, but wow. it was a packed house anyways! there we had more yummy food! my fav food at mamaw's is always the turkey and dressing, and lou lou's baked beans! and all the desserts. rice crispy treats, cakes, cookies, pies, puppy chow, oreo balls. you name it!! i did take a few pics...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
thanksgiving weekend!
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GNO
my painting now hangs in our dining room area for the christmas season! hooray... i'm so relieved nate thought it was worthy of going up with the rest of the christmas decorations. ha!
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
so thankful
a quick blast from the past... i came across these pics of my little turkeys from last thanksgiving and i couldn't help but share them! :) hard to believe how much they've grown in just a year!
#10- christmas is right around the corner! it's the most wonderful time of the year :)
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Monday, November 22, 2010
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Monday, November 15, 2010
weekend in review...
well it was a long weekend, and not in a good way. lucas woke up sick with a stomach bug about 2 am saturday. def not how we thought our weekend would go. we had a very puny, mama clinging, tummy aching, pitiful baby on our hands. 2 baths, 3 pair of pjs, countless rounds of jesus loves me, lots of yucky laundry, tons of lysol, and several stinky diapers later, lucas finally started feeling a little better. shannon came and got trace sat morning so that he could play with caden and not be in the sick house- hooray! and later i did get to get out of the house and get a much needed pedicure saturday, another hooray! but i stayed home from church sunday with lucas, so he could rest and also so not to get the other kids sick. i really hated to miss church though. i missed trace's sweet choir singing (but everyone said he did so good!) and also nate leading worship. but i heard he also did a great job- as always.poor thing was so worn out from being up sick all nite that he passed out just like this on the living room floor. sometimes you just gotta surrender to that sweet sleep! and can you believe how big he looks in this picture? my baby is hardly a baby anymore. sniff sniff.
since lucas had 2 baths already earlier in the day, trace got to play in the tub by himself saturday nite. when i got him out i wanted to take a picture of him in his cute cars towel. his response, "my eyes are closed... so you can't see me." oh. ok! :) silly boy!
oh, and then there's this awesome block tower that i helped the boys build. i know, i'm talented like that! mama has mad block skillz :-]
luckily, our weekend ended better than it started. lucas was finally feeling better and by time sunday nite rolled around he was full of sweet smiles! although it's not the weekend we planned, i am thankful that #1, we had a very low-key weekend planned anyways, so we didn't have to cancel anything too fun. #2, that it was not during the week and nate and i neither one had to miss work to take care of our sick boy. and #3, so thankful for nate. he changed the nasty sheets on lucas' bed in the middle of the nite, then slept on the couch so lucas and i could have the bed, then changed our sheets saturday after lucas had gotten his germs all over them, and also helped me keep my sanity. i could not have done it without him!
so that's all i got friends! here's hoping for a much better week!
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Monday, November 8, 2010
blessed by boys
these boys are gonna be HEARTbreakers one day!!!
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
DUKE
last weekend nate took a guys trip to durham, nc. he went with his bro and 2 other basketball coaches from josh's school. they attended a coaching clinic at duke university. uhh, in case you don't know... nate is a HUGE duke fan. also, if you remember, last weekend was halloween. yeah, not the ideal time for nate to be out of town. but to have the chance to sit in on a few duke practices and also hear coach k speak, how could i say no!?! nate had a great time, obviously! he has been to a duke game at cameron indoor stadium before, but this time he got to see everything up close and personal... including watching the guys practice at the brand new facility. he and josh met the point guard, kyrie irving. and the icing on the cake was meeting coach k! a handshake, a picture, and an autographed ball, what else could he ask for? *for some reason, the rest of the pics won't load. but this one is by far the most important! :)
the kids and i survived the weekend without nate... but were certainly glad when he got home. he had a fantastic time, and i'm sure a much needed time away with the guys.
so... when is my girls trip you ask? not sure, but you can bet i'm starting to plan my getaway! :)
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
50 Free Holiday Cards from Shutterfly!
So if you have been reading my blog for any amount of time, you've probably noticed all the photo collages I post. I usually take way too many pictures of any given event, so I absolutely LOVE making collages with some of my favorites! Shutterfly makes it SO easy. And my friend (AND cousin) Page recently blogged about how to get FREE photo cards by blogging! So YAY, we will see if this works!
Shutterfly really is simple to use. All you do is load your pics to Shutterfly, and then there are several options. You can edit your pics, make collages, order prints or gifts, etc! They also have the cutest holiday cards! I would love to do a Thanksgiving Card... This is my favorite design! I love the colors, and of course, it's got a collage on it! :)
And then there's the traditional Christmas card. Since Christmas is less than 2 months away (GASP!) it's already time to start planning! And I learned a few years ago, that photo cards are def the way to go when it comes to Christmas cards! Simply load your fav pic, or multiple pics if that's what you choose, pick the design you want to use, and walah, it's done! Envelopes come with the order, so all you have to do is stuff and seal, then address and mail. We have yet to take our family Christmas pictures, but I am really hoping (with Page's help!) to get at least one good one of the 4 of us, then a good one of the boys, and then one of each of them. That may be asking a lot... but if we are successful, I already have the perfect card picked out! This is one of my favorite Christmas designs... the Snowflake Wishes is cute and contemporary, and has the perfect places for photos of our little family! :)
Also on Shutterfly, you can make photo gifts. There are several options, but one of my favs is the wall calendar. Again, load the pics you want to use, place them and add captions if you want, and you have the cutest calendar EVER! We've made one as Christmas gifts for family the past several years, and they are always a big hit!
So if you are looking for a new photo program, check out Shutterfly. Also, if you are a blogger, click here to see how you can blog about Shutterfly and order 50 FREE photo cards!
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
TriCk or TreAt
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