Thanksgiving and Gingerbread Houses!

The finished product~
Precious Angel having a little capri sun!

Gay Gay helped them make the lil Ginger Bread Houses. They worked so HARD!

Even Davie got in on the fun. Caroline was so sick, though. She coughed and coughed and coughed. I thought we were going to have to come back home the next day but she bounced right back. We took it easy Friday. I guess EK and Tay have a way of making her do that!!!

Giving Thanks with the Family!!!

Caroline is ready for some prime rib!!!
We all had the stomach virus and decided to forgo the traditional meal until the weekend at the Bensons. Dave instead cooked a nice prime rib!

So thankful Nana is better!!!

After watching the parade we headed down to AL!

Halloween Please

So, we had a FUN FUN FUN Halloween in our neighborhood. Here are a few pics! She was a LADY BUG!!!

It's the Blue Jean Ball!

As close as Caroline wants to get the baby bird~!
Caroline and Garrett

Spirit is the bird that flew in to the stadium....poor thing! But isn't he beautiful!!



I have been going to the Blue Jean Ball for like 4 years now. It is a fundraiser for the Auburn school of nursing and a really great time. Everyone wears jeans, boots, cowboy attire and they have a great band and delicious food. Fun times!!!

Libby and Caroline

The family!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to pumpkin patch with our play group. We had a hay ride and drank apple cider. Cute fun times! Happy Fall Y'all!

It's Picture Day at Pre-School

I'm Growing like a WEED!

Precious Angel is growing like a weed and talking talking talking. She is singing constantly and just the absolute joy of our life. We play Crocodile, with play dough, and watch "the kids dancing" mostly during the day. Pre-school is going fine. She enjoys it and all the little kids in her class are precious. On this particular night, we were just playing outside and she was running in her little new pink fleece!

It's a Football Party!!!!!!!

Caroline loves to watch Auburn football!

Virginia Grace, Whitmore, Jackson, and Caroline having fun!

More fun in the sand box!

Jake and Rachel hosted a football party a couple of weekends ago. It was a blast. The kids played and the adults watched football on three different TVs. Jake put a projector up and two TVs in the trees! It was quite the effort and fun time!

War Eagle!!!!!

Caroline just playing on the Loveliest Village on the Plains!!! We went over Saturday for a lemonade at Toomers Corner and for Caroline to run around on campus. We got there shortly before game time so the traffic was very minimal. She loved it and I loved taking pics of her. Next time, we will stay longer and hopefully make it inside the game:)

Caroline just giving me two thumbs up! WAR EAGLE!

Her first lemonade at Toomer's Corner!

I LOVE my Cousins!!!!

WE love Auburn!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BinBin said War Eagle!

Precious Angel just being precious!

Getting ready for a beautiful day on the town

Playing with stickers

LOVING my pigtails!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Real Life

It's no surprise I haven't blogged in a while. In fact, it's been almost two months. Well, sometimes, life just gets in the way of pics and writing. Shortly after my last blog, I found out I was pregnant!!!!! We are thrilled but with that comes extreme fatigue and nausea. I am now in week 12 and baby number 2 is hopefully growing like a little weed! We are truly thrilled and can't wait for her/him to arrive.

Caroline also started preschool. That was a big adjustment. Working and having a new schedule for lil bit was well work. I worried about her constantly and then with being preggo, I have just been too tired to do anything really. The good news....I feel better and she is liking preschool a little better too.

The real curve ball was Nana's unexpected Subdural Hematoma. That's right! She underwent brain surgery I guess about a month ago. She fell while playing tennis and began to have headaches. They would awaken her in the middle of the night and after seeing three different docs, within about two weeks she received a CAT scan that revealed the hematoma. It was one of the scariest times in my life. She spent a week in ICU and had it drained twice....

Thankfully she is now at home and doing really well! Keeping the baby again with GaGa's help and will hopefully be completely better in the next month or two.

Like I said, sometimes, life gets in the way of living! And well. pics take a back seat to real life, real emotions and living in every moment. Thanks to all those that prayed for our family over the last month. We GREATLY appreciate it and know the The Lord was looking out for her! Keep praying for us though. The new baby needs prayers too! Thanks again sweet friends!

GaGa's Birthday!

I LOVE GaGa! He plays with me and loves me so much. Their house has tons of toys and lots to do...I wish I lived here!

Caroline made the butterfly cake with Nana!

Preschool!

Smiling with Daddy before her first day of 2 year old Preschool. I will post some later of her class and friends.


Precious Angel from heaven was SOOO excited until she realized I wasn't going in the door too!

She'g got her bag that also included Bambi and Pablo

Let's go Mom! Does she like it now? The verdict is still out...she does once she gets there. But getting there usually results in a trip to Chick-fil-A or some other form of diversion! We love the school and her sweet teachers though! And they love her too!!! Should be a good year.