Hunting and Haircuts

Justin took Emma on her first deer hunt the other day. They didn't

 see anything, which may or may not have to do with the fact that

  my girl has a hard time with the whole being quiet business. She 

 said she had a good time and she wants to go back, though, so it 

 wasn't a total loss. She definitely made her daddy proud. :)

 

Daddy had another first this week...taking Luke to get his hair cut.

I'm thinking this should become a regular part of his list of chores;).

 

Happy Birthday Nana!

 

 

We may not be very interested in picture taking,

but we do love you to the moon and back! :)

SEC Championship

You know, Mondays are generally pretty dreary...unless you find out you are going to the SEC Championship game on Saturday! Then, it's all you can do to keep your mind focused and make it through the week;). 

On Friday night I got the kids settled and headed to Atlanta to pick up Robin at the airport. We stayed the night at her in-laws' and headed to the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon to watch a nail biter of a game. Going in we knew one of us would be leaving as the loser, and I sure am glad it wasn't me...Roll Tide! Now if only someone would surpise me with National Championship tickets;). 

Justin and E went to the Christmas play Friday night...
 
Luke hung out with Nana all weekend. They
 sent me this sweet pic on Saturday morning.

 

Now onto the good stuff... 

 

 

The Tide accepted the SEC Championship

 trophy after a 32-28 win over the Dawgs:).

"The" Stomach Virus

I got a call from school yesterday saying Emma was throwing up. I picked her up and took her to her daddy, but she never was sick again...until 11:30 last night when she threw up all in her bed and then continued to throw up until she dry heaved. Several hours later we were settled back down and finally dozed off...only to be woken up around 4AM to the sound of Emma falling off my bed onto the hardwood floor. At 6:30AM I decided I would take a gamble and try to find a sub...as luck would have it I was able to get one, so I turned my phone on silent and we are at home today. 

When I got home from a midnight trip to Mapco for Sprite

 and Pepto Bismol I found them sound asleep on the couch. 

 

Today we are playing in our PJs and thankfully NOT sick:).

 And here are some other random pics of my sweet babies. 

 I absolutely love watching them play and interact together.

 

 

 

Children's Christmas Program

Tonight the kids at church performed their Christmas program. They sang two sweet songs and decorated the church tree while we sang Christmas songs.

 

 

 

 

 

Before church we FINALLY got our big tree up and decorated.

  And, actually, our big tree isn't so big this year. We downsized on

  Black Friday with a "skinny" tree, and it's really growing on me!!

 

Thanksgiving(s), Elmer & RTR

Thanksgiving snuck up on me this year! I didn't participate in the "Today I'm thankful for..." posts on Facebook, but it's not because I don't have a million and one things to be thankful for. I am blessed beyond words, and I thank God for all that He gives me and all that He shows me each day. 

Wednesday we did our annual cooking at Nana's to get ready for Thanksgiving lunch. This year Uncle Bruce, John, Carrie, Josh, and Brad were all here (in addition to the regular crew:), and it was so nice. I wish we could breathe the same air more often! ;) Apparently we were so busy visiting that I did not snap the first picture of all of us. Luckily, we will all be breathing the same air again in about a month when we fly to Houston for John and Carrie's wedding!! :) 

 

 

 

On Thanksgiving night Justin was kind enough to hang out with Luke so I could go hang out with the crazies at Walmart. Oh, how I love Black Friday:). On Friday morning Elmer showed back up. And let me just tell you that I am so thankful Elmer is not the kind of elf who likes to tear things up, make messes, or bring presents, because Heaven knows I don't need anything else to clean up after and we certainly don't need anymore junk. ;)

 

Saturday was gameday and Thanksgiving with the McCollums. The

  kids LOVE watching the train at MawMaw's!  Sweet memories...

 

 

That afternoon we went to Logan and Megan's to watch the Alabama/Auburn game...and I use the word game loosely. It was more like a demolition, and I actually felt sorry for them...sorry enough not to even post a good ole Rammer Jammer on Facebook. These divided friends didn't watch a snap, but they did try on and stomp around in every pair of Megan's high heels they could find. :)

 

Christmas Card 2012

I decided to get a head start on Christmas cards this year. Since I don't have my big tree up yet we went to the church to get pictures against the rock wall. I was pleasantly surprised at the outcome. Of course, when you are taking pictures of kids there are bound to be some outtakes...