Thankful

Today as Mark, Zoe and I celebrate Thanksgiving, I am forever grateful that I have both of them and that they are healthy (and I am healthy). I am forever grateful that we have a warm house and wonderful food to eat (yes...I'm proud to say I prepared it). I'm thankful that both Mark and I have great jobs that allow us to afford a good life. We don't want for much and I'm ashamed when there are times when we grumble about this or that and then I look around and see that we are most fortunate in this struggling economy. I'm grateful to have the best parents in the world and ones that love all three of us unconditionally and without judgment. I'm thankful for all of Mark's family and I'm grateful for wonderful friends and their children. And I'm very grateful to live in the best country in the world! We are truly, truly blessed.

So, I asked Zoe this morning what she was thankful for after speaking to her about the perils of the world and how fortunate we truly are for all we have (well, as much as you can to a three year old). What does my three year old say? She says, "I'm thankful for my Snow White house (apparently the new name for her Barbie house) and my Snow White Barbie (apparently something else she has added to her ever growing list) that I'm going to get for Christmas." I say, "Zoe, that's nice, but you are supposed to be thankful for things you already have." So, Zoe ponders it for a moment and says, "I'm thankful for Handsome Prince's clothes." And there you have it. If you go back and read this post, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Thankfully, Daddy solved the problem of Handsome Prince's lost pants by going and buying him a new outfit a few weeks ago! Ah, the things we are thankful for!

Don't Knock It......

......'til you try it! My boss, Todd, bought me a Snuggie for my birthday back in September. I gather you're thinking, "A Snuggie? Seriously?" But seriously, it's what I wanted and there had been "inside jokes" going around in our area at the office about me wanting a Snuggie! Anyway, I was super surprised when I got my Snuggie and I took the pic below with my phone to send to Todd to let him see just who was using it.....

It's good for the whole family!!!!!

Elf Yourself

Can you believe it's already that time of year again? Enjoy!

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Barbie & Graham Crackers

So, I mentioned in my last post that I was going to try to be better about writing down the funny things my child says...well, I have another one! Zoe and I were working on writing some letters. Okay, I'll admit it's not so much fun for her, but I made her do it. Okay, I can't lie...I BRIBED her to do it. I'll also admit that I have my Christmas shopping done and wasn't beyond going to the closet and pulling out a $5.00 video I had bought for Zoe as a stocking stuffer (I usually just get something out of the dollar bin at Target, but I was fresh out in my stash and Daddy is out of town). She did great working on her letters and I gave her a Barbie movie called The Nutcracker. I know I've mentioned that my child is a fanatic for anything barbie so the movie was definitely a big hit. I told her she couldn't watch it until after her nap so when she woke up a little while ago she said, "Hey Mommy, can I watch Barbie and the Graham Cracker now?" You'd be so proud of me because I held a straight face and said, "Sure Baby! You can watch Barbie and the Graham Cracker now just like Mommy promised!" Funny, huh?

The Things They Say.....

You know, I've been meaning to write more stuff down, but I tend to forget. I need to follow my buddy, Shelley, and make a list and as I have time, Blog about it so I will have it to make into a scrapbook at the end of the year. Anyway, I went to pick up Zoe yesterday from school and she immediately brought me a picture she had painted for me using "dot paint." Ms. Gina and Ms. Jennifer told me that I needed to read Zoe's daily sheet because she had said something funny about the painting when she finished and they made sure they wrote it down for me to read. I pulled out the sheet and it said "Zoe really enjoyed painting today with the dot paint today. When she finished her picture for Mommy, I (Ms. Gina) asked her what it was a picture of and she said "it's the happy rainbow of my life."" I laughed and said, "Well, Zoe, your picture is beautiful and you're the happy rainbow of my life." Zoe said, "You're my life too, Momma!" Isn't that the cutest and sweetest thing ever?!? I cherish those moments and want to make sure I get everything written down for my scrapbook!

I Can't Wait to See Them BOTH AGAIN!

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Honeysuckle Hill Farm

Today was Zoe's first class field trip, which was VERY exciting! I took the day off from work to go with her and thoroughly enjoyed every second. Her teachers decided on going to Honeysuckle Hill Farms in Springfield, Tennessee and the kids enjoyed it so much. I think Zoe's favorite part of the day was getting to "milk the cows." Of course, they were fake cows with water, but she still had the best time! Enjoy the collage and videos below....

Here's Zoe milking the cow.....



Here's Zoe and one of her best buddies, Meredith, having fun on the slide....

Halloween 2009

I can't begin to tell you how much fun we had on Halloween this year. Our great friends, The Cassidys (Rich, Lisa & Ava), had another Halloween bash at their house. Mark took his 4-wheeler over and we had the "hay ride" again while taking the kids trick or treating. Good times were had by all. Below are some great pictures from the night.....I think you'll notice that the costumes were stepped up another notch this year. Well, I think that's an understatement. I'm disappointed that I didn't get more pictures, but I did the best I could! First and foremost, here is Snow White...the cutest one EVER!

Below is the witches brew (a/k/a chili)....The Cassidys go all out don't they?

Mark and I (and many other couples we know) are BIG fans of the HBO series True Blood. Anyway, we decided to dress as some of the characters this year. By far, the funniest one was Mark who decided to dress up as the character Lafayette. Look below for a comparison and I think you'll agree.....


I dressed as Sookie Stackhouse...the telepathic waitress from the series. I think I did pretty good, don't you? Of course, I wasn't near as funny as Mark....I don't know that anyone was as drastic as Mark!

Judd dressed as Sookie's boyfriend, Vampire Bill Compton. I think he did great, don't you? Oh...and little Seatharoni was the cutest dragon ever!

One of my best buds, Julie, dressed as Maryann Forrester from the series. Those of you that watch the show will totally get how she's dressed. And, yes, Lafayette just had to pose...again!

We also had the most beautiful fairies! Shyla & Mya dressed up as fairies, but I don't have a picture of Mya where she's looking at the camera. Poor Myra is VERY shy, but that's okay. She looked beautiful and below is the beautiful fairy Shyla!

Our hosts, Rich and Lisa, were dressed as "Mummy & Dead-dy" complete with coffin and duck tape! My first question to Lisa was, "Oh my gosh! How do you pee?" Sounds just like me, huh?

We had the best animal rescuer around for miles....Ava!

We also had Cruella Deville and one of her dalmatians! Good thing there was only one so I don't guess she'll be getting that coat this year!

We also had a "boom box boy" with a total throw back to the 80s! Isaac did great and his costume was totally wired for sound! He's so smart! We had great jams for Halloween...complete with the King of Pop....Michael Jackson!

And what would a party be without Elvis and Priscilla? Of course, the King got a little upset when he found out Isaac's boom box didn't have any of his hits on it. And we had a rule at the house for the evening....if Elvis was in the bathroom for longer than 2 minutes, we had to go check on him because he didn't want to repeat history!

Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf showed up with lots of goodies!