Thanksgiving 2010

We started our day out with a fun family run. The Turkey Trot is an 8K road race, and it was a blast doing it together as a family! Here we are before the race:

Here we are after the race: Celebrating that it is all over!

Next it was time for family and friends to gather at a beautiful feast:

Grandmother holding her great-grandson:

Newly-wed cousins Ashley and Jared:

Sisters:

Granddaddy and Grandmama with their grandson:

Uncle Nathan with his girlfriend,Laura:

Grandmama was talking to him, and he could not stop smiling:

Getting sleepy, and trying out a new trick!

I have so much to be thankful for this year! I am glad for a day to spend time with family and count my many blessings!

Amatuer Photography!

I really don't know what I am doing when it comes to photography! I have so much to learn! But, when a friend asked me if I would take some pictures of her and her boyfriend, I couldn't refuse the opportunity to practice. Thanks to Ashley and Ben for being patient with me and letting me practice on them!! The setting was beautiful and the couple was so photogenic that it made it easy for me! I had a ton of fun with them, and I have to give a shout out to Ben for being a such a great sport! ;) I have lots of favorites, but here are just a few in random order:

Fall Cookies!

It is time for my annual fall cookie bake! I have so much fun baking and decorating these yummy treats! Just take a little of this: Following this recipe:

Listening to a little country music:

Roll out the dough and cut out using this cutter set:

And you end up with something like this:

That soon turns into this:

72 cookies (not counting all the ones eating in process ;)

Recent Happenings...

I got to see my little cutie pie this past weekend, and he stole my heart with his precious smiles! Loving the dimples on my little buddy! Such a happy boy!

The little boy who was a ring bearer in Ivey's wedding knitted this hat for him; pretty impressive!

Outside for a fall photo shoot!

Love his expression!

In other news, I worked on Halloween, so I needed a costume that the children would enjoy! We have a little bee called Buzzy that we use with the children who are getting IVs. It helps to distract them from the poke part. So, I decided to dress up as Buzzy! Here are some feeble attempts at some self-portraits!

My co-worker and I dressed alike! Here we are at work holding the "real" Buzzy! One little boy called me the "fun bee!" I love my job as a Child Life Specialist, and especially so last night--lots of smiling faces in the Emergency Room!

The "Buzzys" with a sea creature! Fun times :)

Humpty Dumpty

One of my friends at work is having a nursery rhyme theme for her daughter's first birthday. I told her I would try my hand at making Humpty Dumpty for her. I found a pattern online, and he turned out so cute!

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall..... Humpty Dumpty had a great fall....

All the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again!

But, thanks to Velcro, we can!!

Wedding Weekend in the Mountains

We had a wonderful weekend at Big Canoe celebrating our cousin Lisa's wedding. The weather could not have been prettier, and the food and fellowship were outstanding. We were at a wedding, but from the looks of my pictures, it appears that a certain number of people were more fascinated with a precious little boy, who threatened to steal the show with his expressions and overall cuteness!!

Thomas was sad that he did not get a better view of the "flower dog" running down the aisle.... But he turned that frown right upside down when he saw all of his family there waiting in line to hold him!!

Loving his Granddaddy.....

Loving his Grandmommy....

Getting smothered by the aunts..... Loving the uncles (and an aunt).....

Now on to the actual event we were there for....Lisa and Andy during their first dance Uncle Bobby doing the dip....

Beautiful fall flowers:

Lots of yummy food!

Overall, it was a spectacular night!

The next morning, we headed off for a tour of the lake. The boys tried their hands at fishing, but no bites today!

Little buddy all bundled up for the ride:

Later that afternoon, we went here:

The sisters (plus a little buddy):