January 2012, so far..............

So far, January has been filled with.............................

Watching Sophie grow.....12 weeks

And watching my favorite boy play basketball. I am so glad he loves to play it!! (It was my favorite sport to play :)

GO TITANS!!

December Recap

I know it is mid -January, but I have not had much time to blog lately.  Having a puppy, is a lot like having a baby again.  :)


The kids had many Christmas programs.  Ella had a dance recital and Braden and Ella both had a Christmas performance at school.  I just LoVe watching my kids perform on stage.

 Braden was part of the Elvis Possey!!

 Ella was an elf.

 Christmas dance recital 2011

 We  had fun playdates with friends.

We had a great Christmas filled with friends and family. Christmas Eve we spent in Glennville with Marc's family, then we headed home early to get ready for Santa. We had an awesome Christmas morning!

 And finally, Santa arrived!!

 Best present of all- Sophie Kate.

 

Puppy Love

The kids have been wanting an inside dog for awhile, and I would have to say that I have been wanting one too.  So, when Ella put a puppy on her santa list, we agreed to it.  Marc had to take a little more convincing, but he finally agreed.  We lost Katie, our chocolate lab a few weeks ago (she was 14), so the timing was good. 

Christmas morning, when the kids awoke, there was a new puppy in the house.  Braden was the first one up and I was sleeping on the couch with the puppy so her whinning did not wake the kids.  I think Braden was a little shocked that there really was a puppy.  A little later, I put Sophie in the bed with Ella, and at first Ella was trying to push her away since she did not know what was licking her. When she realized it was a puppy, it was priceless.  She immediately sat up, and in a high pitched voice, very sweetly said "My puppy!"  It was so sweet!! 


Ella said that she wanted a Yorkie, but she got a miniature poodle.  The kids named her Sophie Kate.  I would have to say that she is a really good puppy.  She is doing well with potty training, and she always had someone to play with.  I think a little more than she wants at times, but at least she sleeps well at night!! :) And I must add that I love having a puppy in the house!! I miss my two poodles we had growing up, and Sophie reminds me of them so much!!  She is really loved by all- even Marc, who says that he cannot believe that he has a foofy dog named Sophie!

WE LOVE YOU SOPHIE KATE!!!

October 2011

I cannot believe that it has been a month since my last post.  We have been really busy, and I just cannot seem to find the time to blog! So, here comes picture and information overload.......

We started the month with going to the pumpkin patch with Ella's class.  She has such a sweet group of friends at her new school and they all get along so good together. 

Next, I took Ella to see Disney on Ice! This was the first time she had gone and she loved it! Especially the snow cones and the cotton candy!!  Give that child some food and she is good. 

Then, Braden received an award at school for making High Honors for the first nine weeks of school! We are soooo proud of him.  He LoVeS school and tries very hard to please.  He does not like to make anything less than an A!! And my Ella is doing well in school also. She is quickly learning her sight words and is beginning to read! She loves her teacher and plays teacher everynight after school!! It is funny to listen to all the things that she says...I can tell who gets in trouble at school and the sweet little things that her teacher says to them!!!

Next, we had character dress up day at the kids's school.  Braden was Robin Hood and Ella was a cat from If you Give a Cat a Cupcake. They were mighty cute if I say so myself.

Finally, we celebrated Braden's 9th birthday!! I cannot believe that he is 9! I still remember the day we brought him home from the hospital! :(  We celebrated Braden's 9th birthday with his classmates and cousins at the local movie theatre.  They watched Spooky Buddies.  Braden decided that he wanted to collect donations for the Oconee regional Humane Society instead of gifts.  Together with his friends, he collected $140.00 for them! He was very proud of that! He cannot wait to go get some pet beds and things for local animals in the shelter. A sweet, teacher friend I used to teach with made the awesome goodie bag toppers, cupcake toppers, invitations, and water bottle labels for Braden's party! She also made the goodie bag toppers for Ella to give to her friends in her class!  She is just great!!

 We had a great time celebrating Braden's birthday with our cousins Emma and J.P.!!

 And finally, trick or treating at Reynolds Landing.  It is definitely not what we are used to....it took us 2 hours to go to 18 houses.  It takes forever when you have to drive house to house....but it was fun!!! :)

  HAPPY FALL FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS!!!