Say Cheese!

Both kids were being such hams last night!!! Aren't they the cutest?

Sisters

Abigail is on the top
Ellie Kate is on the bottom

I think their noses look identical in this picture! So fun to have girls that can share clothes!

I hope they grow up to be best friends!

I've Been Tagged!

I have been tagged by Emily at Bella Babies!!! These were kinda hard!!

8 TV shows I watch:
(I'm a little embarassed to admit some of these...and most of them are on DVR)
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
3. Imagination Movers (a new fav in our house)
4. Desperate Housewives
5. American Idol
6. Anything on HGTV
7. Jon and Kate plus 8 (when I remember)
8. ???

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Chic Fil A
2. Chili's
3. Macaroni Grill
4. Moe's
5. Mirko's (oh how I miss this Athens restaurant!!!)
6. Cypress Inn (their white bbq sauce is the best)
7. La Parilla (another fav in Athens that I miss)
8. Sonic (1/2 price drinks during happy hour...gotta love that)

8 Things that happened this week:
1. Saw an amazing group of women support an online friend in need
2. Found out 2 friends are pregnant (both who have been trying for awhile...am so excited for them)!!!!
3. Did way too much shopping online
4. Christmas Staff Party
5. Had someone pick Samuel up from school everyday so I didn't have too (woohoo)
6. Cheered on the TIDE in the SEC championship (so sad we lost)
7. Went out to lunch with all 3 kiddos after Church
8. Did lots and lots and lots of laundry...did I mention it was a lot?!

8 Things I look forward to:
1. Heaven
2. Abigail sleeping through the night
3. Losing weight and fitting into my "skinny" jeans
4. A vacation with my husband (haven't had one in over 3 years)
5. Spending time with our families over the holidays
6. Time out ALONE
7. Checking the mail for more Christmas Cards/Greetings
8. Spending the summer in Colorado again!

8 Things I wish for/pray for:
1. A vacation with my husband
2. To be more others focused
3. for the kids to come into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ
4. a housekeeper (or more time and energy to do it myself)
5. for Abigail to sleep through the night soon
6. lots of patience
7. for Samuel to continue doing well in school
8. for students at University of Alabama to come into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ

8 people I tag:
1. Leigh
3. Kellie
4. Deborah
5. Lindsey
6. Susie
7. Christina B.
8. Teresa

Ellie Kate

I took all these pictures last week when there was a day that was warm enough to go outside. Ellie Kate could live outdoors I think. This particular day she stayed out there for over 2 hours! She has so much fun just running around. She loves to look at the airplanes that pass over. She also loves to pick the berries that are in the monkey grass. She knows that it is not good to eat them, so that is exactly what she does, and then runs from me. It's all a game to her. You can see in the picure that she did finally spit out the berry.

Ellie Kate is at such a cute age right now (even though she can drive me crazy with her whining and crying when she doesn't get her way). She is talking up a storm, singing the ABC's, and can count to 10 (she forgets 9 though). At night, as we rock her to sleep, she loves to sing "Jesus Loves Me" and "Holy, Holy, Holy." It's such a sweet time and makes a rough day worth it!

In other news, I think Abigail may have acid reflux just like her sister did. So frustrating! I am hoping to get her on some meds soon though so the pain won't get too bad.

4 Weeks Old

My Life Lately

NEW UPDATE AT THE END...

This week I am on my own fully for the first time! I know, I know, I have been spoiled. Jeff was able to take off the first week and then both mom's were here some and then it was the holidays so Jeff was home again! So, yesterday was the dreaded big day...and I survived!!! I also got these...

My sweet husband was thinking of me on my first day back! Love him! Tonight will be another test... on my own at bedtime with all 3 kiddos (Jeff has the weekly meeting).

Let's just say that I am thankful Samuel is back at school this week. Although I love his energy and fun personality, I don't know that I could have survived if he was here all day too. I don't know how some of you mom's do it with 3 or more little ones at home!

Abigail is still great. She has developed her fussy time and is very hard to settled down at night. In fact she usually doesn't go down until 11 or so at night. It's tough but really the rest of the day is easy breezy!!! She truly is so good....eating about every 3-4 hours during the day and every 4-5 hours at night.

Ellie Kate has become a bit clingy and I fear she is watching too much tv lately...but you gotta do what you gotta do to survive. During nursing times, we sit down and watch TIVO'd Mickey Mouse or Super Why. At least with Super Why she is learning her letters, right?! She really is trying so hard to sing the ABC's and she actually can identify a few letters. It's so cute!

I still can't believe Alabama finished 12-0. I guess we picked the right time to move back to T-town, huh?!!! Now, we just have to make some Gator Bait this weekend at the SEC championship!!!

Here are the girls ready to cheer on the TIDE last weekend ...

I just have to add a mantle pic. We just got this live garland to put up. It smells delicious!!!

Wow, this is probably the most random post ever! Oh, and I'll add one more thing. I have a bit of an emergency on my hands. I always love to check the mail, but this time of year, my love for that particular task reaches a new, and probably unhealthy, level. Each day, I am so excited to check the mail for Christmas cards! I love getting them and seeing pics of everyone's growing and changing families. Seriously, it's really kind of sad how giddy I get when I see the mailman pull up. That said, I also LOVE sending out our own cards. This year it is no different. I spent hours searching the net for the perfect card that was going to double as a birth announcement. I found one I liked on Etsy.com, still not perfect, but it will do. I paid for it through paypal. Well, I just realized it got sent to our old house in Georgia because I forgot to change the stupid shipping address! I am freaking out because I don't know if the people who bought our house kept the box which was delivered last Friday! They are hispanic and barely speak English. We have put in a call to our old neighbor and are hoping and praying he can get the box of cards and send them on to us. PRAY that I don't lose my mind over this. They are just cards, but I was really excited about them and wanting to get them out this week (which isn't going to happen now). I am blaming the mistake on my sleep deprived, mommy brain.

UPDATE....our sweet former neighbor was able to get the cards and has already sent them on to us today (Dec. 3)!!! HOORAY!!!