Christmas card 2010

I really like how our Christmas card turned out this year! Thanks Cassie for taking such wonderful pictures! I scanned the card so the quality you see below isn't the best.

Front of card

Inside of card

Santa and School Parties

What a busy week we have had! We started the week out with Brandon leaving for Singapore last Friday so he has missed all the excitement! Last Saturday we went to 2 birthday parties, a stop to see Santa, and an SEC Championship game to watch! What a great day! Auburn won, woooooohooooo! War Eagle! We'll be going to the National Championship game in Arizona. We aren't actually going, but the Auburn Tigers are! Way to go Auburn! Our neighborhood had Santa stop in for a visit. The kids had fun making crafts and telling Santa what they wanted. Carter asked Campbell to ask Santa to get him a bike so that he could ask Santa for a motorcyle! I guess he is trying to work the system! So Carter did request a motorcyle, which no, he will not nor ever get and he asked for a swing set, but more specifically, a swing set with no spider webs - ha! I don't think Campbell asked for anything but at least she did not scream and cry so I consider than an accomplishment! On Tuesday the kids woke up sick, Carter had pink eye and Campbell had a terrible cough which after waking from her nap with a 103 temp, rushed her to the Dr. before they closed, we found out she had an ear infection. Thursday brought Carter's Christmas Musical at school and both kids had parites. Thankfully their classrooms are across the hall from each other so it wasn't too much trouble bouncing between the 2. Whew, I am tired and ready for Brandon to get home! All in all, it was a pretty good week starting off the Christmas season.

Before we went to see Santa we had a little practice photo shoot! Seemed to work!

Talking to Santa.

Carter and Eli - neighbor across the street. Too bad they are Georgia fans ;o)

Carter and his teacher, Ms. Vanessa

Carter and Ms. Ellen

Campbell and the only other girl in her class, Kimberly.

Campbell and her teacher, Ms. Lynne

Campbell and Ms. Kim

In all things give thanks!

We spent Thankgiving week in Birmingham and had a great time visiting friends and family. We met friends at the park one day, went to another friends house to play one day, had Thanksgiving followed by shopping and an awesome football game! Wow, is it hard to get 4 kids 4 and under to cooperate for pictures!

Campbell, cousin Madi, and Carter New cousin Riley Grace - she did great for pictures :o)
If only they were looking at the camera

On Friday we watched the Alabama/Auburn game. The first half was great by Alabama but the second half was amazing by Auburn. They went in to the half losing at 24-0 and came out to win at 28-27! What an emotional game! Way to go Auburn! War Eagle!

War Eagle!!!

Playroom

I have finally posted before and after pictures of the kids playroom. The first 2 pictures are before the crown molding and window treatments. I love how the crown molding looks and I used IKEA fabric to make the window treatments.

Before
After

Christmas cards are calling

It is that time of year again! I can't believe I am already seeing Santa in the malls! I am trying to get a lot done early this year. I want to enjoy the season with my children instead of at the mall. I love this time of year and also love choosing our family Christmas card! It is so much fun to pick my favorite picture and then look through all the many wonderful card designs to find the perfect one for our family. There is something so special about sending and receiving Christmas cards. Shutterfly has a promotion going on for bloggers to earn 50 free Christmas cards just for blogging about their holiday selection. Shutterfly has more than just cards, another favorite of mine is making a calendar for the grandparents.

I love this card with the black background! The snowflakes and the red banner really pop! My kids picture would look great on this! I already have their picture chosen and ready to go!

I also really like this card. I can put a picture of the kids together along with an individual picture of each of them, as well as our monogram. I heart monograms!!!Have you started your holiday shopping?

Halloween week

We had a busy Halloween week last week. I think it is safe to say that we are Halloweened out. We started the week off with dress rehearsal of the costumes. Spiderman enjoyed jumping in to all kinds of poses with Princess Campbell trying to do the same thing. Wednesday was church, Friday was playgroup and finally Halloween on Sunday! As the week progressed the Princess decided that certain accessories were not necessary! Carter, I mean Spiderman, did actually try to climb the walls and proclaim that his costume was not working! Very funny but that lead to a discussion that we are just playing and we can't actually climb walls or jump off of buildings without getting really hurt! It was a fun week but I am glad it is over. Now to eating all the candy!

Dress Rehearsal

Church Trunk-or-Treating, but it rained so they were inside.
Playgroup party

Happy Halloween

No ring or necklace . . .

Our street block party!

Friends from across the street.

A princess with crazy hair from rolling in the grass and no tiara!

A fun week by all!

More pumpkins

Last weekend our friends, Katie and Josh along with their 2 kids Hampton and Camden came for a visit. We took the kids to a local pumpkin patch and they had fun getting their faces painted and checking out the pumpkins. Saturday night we watched Auburn play LSU - our annual game to watch together! We all had a great time and enjoyed their visit! Thanks Crago's for spending the weekend with us!

Attempt at a group picture

Carter and Hampton
Picking cotton

1 pumpkin . . .

2 pumpkins . . .

Many pumpkins!

Watching the Auburn game!

Carter - 4, Hampton - 3, Campbell - 2, and Camden - 18 months

Pumpkins and apples oh my!

A couple of weeks ago we made our traditional trip out to Burt's Pumpkin Farm and the apple orchard. It was a beautiful day and the crowds were low, it was still September so the pumpkins were not in high demand yet. The kids always enjoy playing around the HUGE pumpkins. After we left the pumpkin farm we headed about 10 miles down to the apple orchard. We enjoy picking fresh apples. There is nothing better than an apple picked right off the tree. I have made lots of apple bread and an apple caramel cake! Yum!

Near impossible to get a cooperating picture!

I wonder what they were discussing!

Try to push the HUGE pumpkin.

Campbell liked the white ones.

And the orange ones too.

A tractor ride to the apple orchard with Mimi and Pop Pop.

Campbell had a bag and Carter had a bag.

Picking an apple.

This is "time out" in the orchard!