November Babies, Santa Claus and Dumplings

Allyson, Hayes and Wes

Sweet Hayes

I ALMOST made  it to PCB before Hayes made his appearance.  Allyson and Wes arrived at the hospital 30 minutes before he was born.  By the time she filled out her paper work and got a bed, it was time to push!  OUT OF CONTROL!   Hayes is a dollface...just like his brother!  So far, Allyson's made having two look easy-peasy...Why did having two make me a looney-toon and she makes it look like there's nothing to it?



Here's "Happy, Happy, Happy"Big Brother!

 

We went to see Santa BEFORE Thanksgiving.   Sawyer liked him.  He asked him for some surprises.  Eli wouldn't go close.



Thanksgiving Day at Walker's Grandmother's House



Dumpling #1    This kid is SWEET! 


 

Dumpling #2  This kid is Sweet & a  RASCAL and a half...Whew! 



Before Walker & Sawyer's first Deer Hunting Trip...Can you tell Sawyer was ready to go?   No deer was injured, but they did see a few. 

Just cause he's cute!

Diana left our Thanksgiving dinner early, because she wasn't feeling well.  She had the stomach virus and was admitted to the hospital.  Two days later, Sweet Dyson made his arrival. 

Diana and her third precious boy!



"Feels like I'm falling for Fall..."

OH!  I fell like I'm falling for fall
I'm not prevaricating
Nor am I exaggerating
Fall has got me in its grasp, it must be said.

Autumn's such a plasin' season 
You must see all the trees in
Their blazing colors: orange, gold and red.

Should I write fall a love letter
Telling how I feel better
Every time the season comes around each year?

Or  maybe I'll just go on 
'bout how nature puts a show on
As a prelude to all kinds of holiday cheer!

I feel like I'm falling for fall
There are feelings of elation
Mixed with some anticipation
When I think of all the fun there is in store!

And my heart just gets to thumpin' 
Thinkin' bout piles of leaves I'll jump in
It's no wonder that it's autumn I adore!

I love it!!  I think Moose & Zee could have included a verse about how my Auburn Tigers play in the fall, and we'd have one of the best songs ever! 
Thank you, God, for fall!!! 
We've been celebrating the harvest season around here with a few fall activities! 
I bought the boys Spiderman costumes the end of September, and they've had them on almost everyday since.  I can't believe they lasted until Halloween, but somehow...it happened! 


I like how when a child puts on a costume, they really think they are SPIDER-MAN!



This was day #1 in their costumes.  They think they're pretty hot stuff!

Sawyer went with Walker to help Papa Pitt pick cotton several weeks ago.  To say Sawyer loved it is an understatement! 

Walker let him "drive" the cotton picker.  (He pushed the lever from slow to faster), so Sawyer likes to say he "drove" it!

I didn't like the tennis shoes look with the costumes, so we bought women's red socks at Wal-Mart and wore those over our tennis shoes on Halloween night.  Eli called them his boots. 

These are some HAPPY kids about to ride the hayride around our neighborhood.  I L-O-V-E that we did this again!  Did you notice Aubie in the picture??  ;)  Too cute!





Trick-or-Teating at the Home of the Toy Story folks

We went to the Peanut Festival opening night and these 2 characters had fun!  All 3 boys had  a blast seeing the cows, eating corndogs and riding rides. 



This is Eli, Sawyer, and Caleb all on the train. 

 Happy Fall Y'all!!   I'm looking forward to my little nephew's arrival any day!!

October 26th

Well, my baby is officially two years old.  In some ways it's hard to believe he's really two, but mainly, it feels like Eli has been a part of our family forever!  He makes me laugh a whole lot and he's such a sweet mess! 

Just an example of our conversations:

E: "Where's Daddy?" 

Me:  "Daddy's at work."
E:  Oh.


He's kind of a to-the-point kind of fella.  This morning taking Sawyer to school, we all walked through one door, but Eli just stopped and said, "Uhhhhhhhh!"  as he tried to push the other door open and refused to walk through the open door.  He definitely has a mind of his own and how things should operate.  I still think he's about the cutest thing I've ever seen, and he sure does make me smile!  We moved him up to a toddler bed last Sunday.  He was crawling out of his crib, so he just kept appearing when I thought he was suppose to be in his bed. 

So far, so good in the big bed. 

Walker took off from work so he could spend his actual birthday with us.  We decided to go fishing at Beck-Beck and Papa Pitt's pond.  Granny Beck prepared a feast (of course) for lunch to celebrate!

Eli took a little nap for about half of our fishing trip.

Sawyer helped Daddy catch a fish.

It was a fun day!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sweet Eli!  We couldn't love you any more!! 



Good times...

Have you been "Boo'd"?  I've been meaning to post about being "Boo'd," just in case some of you are like me and never heard of this before.  It totally brightened my day the other day!  This is year three for me of neighborhood life, but "Being Boo'd" was new to me this year, and we had fun with it!  You can read all about what it is here.   I thought I better share in case some of y'all might want to pass this along at a home near you. 


Sawyer being very sneaky paying forward our "boo"!

In other news...Today has been a GREAT day around here!  Guess what this sweet man did for me today? 



I like Him a whole lot!!  (even in a red shirt on a Saturday)

He bought me an early Christmas present...A (much needed) new CAMERA!  I am beyond thrilled about this gift!  I take a whole lot of pictures of my boys, and I have been making do with my old camera that has been dropped and mistreated for a long time.  I know I have a lot to learn about what this baby can do, but I'm excited I already captured pictures like this....

and this....

and these...

I was in desperate need of an "action" mode on my camera!  If you knew how crazy the delay on my old camera made me (plus all the tape that was holding it together), you'd understand my excitement!  These are pictures that I have been trying to capture since Sawyer's birth forever!  I never thought the pictures I took lived up to reality, but this looks a lot more like real life.  I'm thrilled!!  Thank you, Sweet Husband!!!

AND...Thank you, Cam Newton, for capping off my good day with a big V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!  War Eagle! 

Eli's Party

Eli's birthday isn't until October 26th, but we had a Spiderman birthday party at the park on Saturday with family and a few friends to celebrate.  We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day!  I think October may be my new favorite month!   We're thankful Gmama and Granddaddy could come and bring the Braddock girls.  I love that they have so many cousins so close in age! 

The park + friends= a fun, easy party!!   I loved it!  I think Eli did too! :)  It was honestly a little much for the little guy!  He didn't wake up in the best mood and does not love to be the center of attention, so I was hard-pressed to get a smile from E all day long....BUT...if I ask him NOW if he had fun at his party, he'll smile BIG and say, "Uh-Huh!!"  So, we'll go with that answer!! :)



Sweet Eli!  I'm so crazy thankful for this precious boy! 

Eli was happy Granny Beck was there to help shield him from some of the madness! :) 

Swingin' With Mama-he's in his comfort zone here! :) '

Cousins-minus Caleb, Grace and Caroline (and the 2 who are in utero)

He is REALLY excited about ALL the new toys! 

The pinata was a hit! Glad we did it!