Happy Thanksgiving!!

For November, I decided to do an "I am thankful for" on FaceBook. I thought it would be neat to capture on here too.
Day 1- I am thankful for a night out with my sweet princess getting manicures and pedicures.
Day 2- I am thankful for a fun filled night at Stix with my family including my brother.
Day 3- I am thankful for God and his beautiful creation.
Day 4- I am thankful for my sweet little man.
Day 5- I am thankful for my husband who is an amazing father and my best friend.
Day 6- I am thankful for my right to vote.
Day 7- I am thankful for my friends and a girls night out.
Day 8 and 9- I am thankful to be home from a work trip and seeing my family.
Day 10- I am thankful for Union's MBA program.
Day 11- I am thankful for a day with my mom, mamaw, aunt, cousins and Claire.
Day 12- I am thankful for tomorrows.
Day 13- I am thankful for my helpful husband, a sinus cocktail shot and a zpak.
Day 14- I am thankful for a warm house on this cold night.
Day 15- I am thankful for a night at home with my family.
Day 16- I am thankful for sweet smiles on my babies faces while they sit on Santa's lap.
Day 17- I am thankful for a night with my husband and friends.
Day 18- I am thankful for our church and the sweet giggles during the service.
Day 19- I am thankful for a craft night to make a Frosty for our front door.
Day 20- I am thankful for the teachers at CUMC PreSchool.
Day 21- I am thankful for my job.
Day 22- I am thankful for all of my many blessings and spending the remainder of the Thanksgiving holiday with my family.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with our family. On Thursday for lunch we went to Harry's parents and enjoyed spending time with them, Amanda and Aunt Shirley. It was beautiful outside, so we were able to enjoy some fresh air before eating together.

After lunch, we headed home for naps and to prepare to go to my dad's side of the family. We had a great time visiting everyone! Claire was in heaven playing with baby Eli. I am so happy we were able to capture everyone below. We missed my brother, Meg, Ali and Demi!

Once we got home from our Thanksgiving feasts, it was time to put up the Christmas tree. We blasted the Christmas music and decorated the tree. I just love Christmas and am so happy my family does too!

 On Saturday, the kids and I loaded up and headed to Iuka, MS for Thanksgiving with my mom's side of the family. The kids had an absolute blast. They stayed bundled up and played outside a ton. They loved playing with their cousin Carrie and really enjoyed the tractor.

It has been a special past few days and we have enjoyed every minute of it!!

What have we been up to? Photo Dump

This spring Claire had her first manicure and pedicure. We had so much fun and she absolutely loved it. She has been back mutiple times since then and just loves to be pampered.

We decided to get a Children's Museum pass and the kids play so hard that they all ways pass out on the way home.

Claire has really taken off on riding her bike. She is getting so big!!

 We had a blast flying our angry birds kite. Hopefully this fall we will be able to get the kite back out and take turns running with it.

 Claire and I went to the Orpheum to see Super Why with our friends Kate and April. Both of the girls loved the show. I think there will be many more girls outings to the Orpheum in our future.

 We just adore the Collierville square. A visit to the trains is a must!

Summer time shades and popsicles

We were a little late planting flowers, but the kids were great little helpers.

In early July we headed to Lake Junaluska. This is one of the trips that we look forward to every year. We get to spend several days relaxing and enjoying being together with family. I love the picture above. We decided to go to a craft fair one day and Claire insisted that she needed her baby and baby stroller. Lucky for her, there was a booth selling baby clothes. Finally we have babies with clothes on instead of them all being naked.

 Family trip to St. Louis. You have to stop at Lamberts!! The kids enjoyed a train ride after.

Claire's favorite part about Grant's farm was bottle feeding the goats.

 Grant's Farm

Grant's Farm

We had great seats at the Cardinals game. I am not sure how much of the game we were actually able to watch, but it was lots of fun!!

The beautiful view from our hotel room.

The kids absolutely love Johnson Park. We have gone to the spray park a couple of time this summer too. 

The zoo is always a blast and we can't wait to go more this fall when the weather is cooler.

 What's a summer without home renovations? Our projects this summer included new windows, new carpet and a freshly painted front door

Harrison started out the summer unsure of the water, but now he really likes it. He would prefer not to wear the life vest, but we have had 2 occasions where he decided to hop right into the pool and thank goodness his life vest was on.

Claire is my water girl. She loves the pool and would swim all day if she could. Next summer, we are going to swimming lessons.

I can't believe summertime is almost up. Both of the kids start preschool next week. This year is flying by.



Tubes

Since March of 2011, Harrison has had an ear infection every month except one. We went to see his pediatrician on MLK day and she set us up with an ENT. After visiting the ENT, we scheduled surgery for the following Thursday. Harrison was relatively happy the morning of his surgery. It was such a quick procedure. His doctor was wonderful!! We went home and took a long nap after the surgery. When Harrison woke up, he started talking and wouldn't stop. It was so cute! His doctor said that his hearing is now 4 times better. And the best part of the surgery is that he has slept so much better.

Cake Pops

For Christmas, we gave Meg a cake pop maker. Luckily, she wanted to use her new gift to help us make cake pops to send to school with Claire to celebrate her 3rd birthday.

 Claire loves helping cook. We do not use our mixer very often, so she was thrilled when she saw it sitting on the counter. I love how serious she looks. She was so sad when the timer beeped for her to stop mixing.

 Once the cake pops cooled off, it was time to dip them in white chocolate and cover with sprinkles. Ali and Claire both loved the sprinkles.

I thought the cake pops were so cute and they were so Yummy! Thanks Meg for sharing your gift and for helping make what seemed like a thousand cake pops.