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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Where has the time gone???

OK, so I have been the biggest blog slacker EVER!!! I can't believe 2 months has gone by since my last post, but there has been A LOT going on since then. Once the holidays start rolling around, it's hard to find time to sit for 5 minutes.

Well, at the end of October, my mom & I went to the Delta to have the kids' hand prints made at Red Leaf Pottery. First, we stopped in Indianola to eat at The Crown restaurant with one of my VERY best friends, Angela. It was FABULOUS!!! I can't believe in the 24 years that I lived in Leland I never ate there. Boy, was I missing out!!



After eating, we visited with some old friends before heading to Red Leaf for the hand prints. Peyton & Rebecca Potter, the owners, do such AMAZING work. They have anything & everything you can think of as far as pottery goes. I'm so excited to see how they turned out. My mom & I are making another trip to the Delta this Friday to pick them up & to meet friends at The Crown for lunch (I'm hooked).

The first weekend in November, we decided to take a little vacation at the last minute. Hamp was ready for some "time off" from work and I was too, of course. So we packed up the kids and headed to Orange Beach for a long weekend. We normally go in April & again around September, but so much had been going on and there was never a good time to go. It was a little chilly and it rained on Friday, but we had a ball shopping in Foley and we mainly stayed in the heated indoor pool the rest of the time.












And so another Thanksgiving has come & gone :( My sister & her family came in on Wednesday and stayed through Friday. Reid & Lily had a blast playing with Anna Grace & Walker. Anna Grace was such a BIG help with Lily...she's going to be a great babysitter when she's older!! Reid & Walker played 90 to nothing the whole time they were together. Thursday, my brother and sister-in-law, Breisch & Angie, came to my parents house so we could all be together for Thanksgiving. This year we decided to take the family picture BEFORE eating, that way we weren't full & tired.




We are so thankful for ALL that God has blessed us with!! HE is so good!!!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Fun at the Fair

Yesterday, we decided to go on a little family outing to the MS State Fair!! Angie went with us and was such an awesome help with the kids. The weather was nice, but turned pretty hot after we'd been there a while. First off, Hamp & Reid went down the HUGE slide. (I wasn't able to get a picture b/c I wasn't sure how to work our new camera.) Then it was off to Reid's FAVORITE ride...the trucks!!





Hamp & Reid waiting to riding the trucks



Lily wanted to go exploring. She is walking so well!!



After riding the trucks, Reid wanted to try out the motorcycles. He wasn't too sure of it at first, but once it got going, he really liked it.





Angie & Lily hanging out in the shade



After the motorcycles, we headed over to the small ferris wheel so I could ride with my little man.


Lily conked out while we were walking to the other end of the fair. How precious is she????



While Lily napped, we headed over to the TradeMart to see the antique cars and to cool off!! Angie & Reid posed for some pics infront of the antique firetruck. Reid was very upset that he couldn't ride in it.


Angie & Hamp wanted to ride this ride (don't remember the name) for some crazy reason. You know, the one that takes you up real high and then drops you without notice. I rode one similar to this when Hamp & I went to Six Flags over Georgia. I vowed to NEVER get on another one again.



Lily eating her favorite snack...Goldfish.



My precious family!!

Let's catch up!!

Alright, alright!!! I'm the world's worst at keeping my blog up-to-date! So much has been going on since my last post, but now that I have a few minutes, let's catch up.

The Saturday after Lily's birthday, Sept. 13, Angie was home from her training in Chicago. She wanted some one-on-one time with Reid, so she took him to Build-A-Bear. He was SO excited, to say the least. He picked out a cute little puppy and wanted to make him into a fireman. He named him "Sam" and picked out the cutest fireman clothes, as well as play clothes. Afterwards, they went to Chik-fil-A for lunch and playtime. He had such a BLAST!! Thank you, Angie!! We love you!!


Angie, Reid & Sam


Sam the Firedog



RANDOM PICS OF THE KIDS




Silly Lily




Hamp teaching Reid how to "snap" the ball




Reid & Lily sliding






Reid's new fascination in the bathtub....Daddy's swim goggles.