Turkey Day!

What a FUN Holiday Week!  Barrett has found pure joy in decorating the house for Christmas, Gamma and Poppy came to visit, AND we spent Thanksgiving Day at Nana and Papa's house. 

 Decorating The Kid Tree Upstairs

Coloring is Fun!

Best Way to Grocery Shop: Holding a New Book Gamma Bought You

 Watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving with Gamma and Poppy

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Decorating The Downstairs Christmas Tree

Nobody in this house is impressed that Mommy used to dance in the Macy's Parade.  Someday .... 

Macy's Parade, Pumpkin Pie French Toast, Mimosas and Bloody Mary's 

Thanksgiving BREAKFAST

 Headed to Nana and Papa's for Thanksgiving Lunch!

The twins are in the car, I promise!  Little ones are just turned around backwards still.

 Saved Uncle David a Very Special Seat

 My Little Buddy

 This May Be Her Favorite Holiday

Hey Grandma Carol!

 Thanksgiving Couple Pic

 We Think We're Cute

 Rachel Photobomb

We surprised the kids after dinner by taking them to see The Good Dinosaur.  Barrett was SO EXCITED!   He loves going to the movies. 

"We're going to see the Dinosaur movie at the theater?!?!   YEA!!!!!!"

Never Stays Still

She really thought she was in her own personal playground. 

Movie Time

Hey Payton 

Watching the Finding Dory Preview 

As long as we kept giving the kids popcorn, they sat pretty still. Every time the dinosaur got hurt or scared the twins would look up at us and say "Di-sore okay? Di-sore okay? Di-sore okaaaaay??? Moommmyyyy?!?" Good thing nobody expects kids to be quiet in a kids movie! 

So much to be thankful for this year, and we had a great day celebrating with our families! I keep getting so emotional when I think about what a great little family I have. This is going to be such a fun holiday season with the littles! In the past, some of our holidays have been hard due to heartache and loss. After putting on a smile to make it through some of those days, each Thanksgiving and Christmas makes me appreciate what I have all that much more. God has blessed me way more than I deserve.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Oh! Heeeeeyyyyy Christmas!

Big Boy Bed

The time has finally come.  

I tried to pretend like it wasn't going to happen.  I told myself he was still a baby, and my baby needed to stay on his crib mattress. The bed frame was technically still his crib.  It's the only bed he's ever slept in.  

But I couldn't deny it any longer.  Sweet boy ran out of room on his crib mattress.  

It's time ... For a Big Boy Bed. 

Mommy's heart wasn't quite ready.  But Barrett sure was excited!   

Helping Daddy Take Down His Baby Bed

I'm Ready!!!

At Least HE Likes It!

Night Night Kisses For Brother

Sister Wanted Under the Covers Too

Ready For Story Time!

Night Night Y'all 

Fall Is In The Air

It FINALLY feels like fall! We have spent our days enjoying the cool weather outside, getting ready for the holidays, and playing HARD!  My favorite noises these days are the seals and pitter patter of little feet running all over the house.  

Post Nap Snuggles With Daddy

Getting Ready for Winter

When You Don't Feel Well and Your Mommy Drags You To Story Time Anyway

Found Our Favorite Book!

"YEA Payton!"

I forget what she did.  But she was VERY excited

Making Her Sister Feel Better

Must Have Done The Trick!  The Next Day She Felt MUCH Better!

Wanted to Lay Down Like Sissy at Preschool Pick Up

Hello?

School Pictures

We didn't order them because this was the best one.  Really.  But at least I've got it documented somewhere :)

The twins have found a new passion in life: the slide.  They probably took turns going down this slide for a good thirty minutes at the park.  Love that they can do it themselves! (Well.  After Payton fell off of it the first 10 times she did it, she finally learned how to stop at the bottom of the slide without face planting.)

It cracks me up how DIFFERENTLY these two actually approach the slide.

Someone, who will remain nameless, has learned a lot about time-out the past few weeks.  Sweet girl, if you stop throwing your food, you can stop doing to time-out!  

She was breaking my heart.  So naturally, I took pictures

It's Ok Baby! Mommy's Coming to Get You

Always Love Snuggle Time with This One 

Whenever the two of us hang out by ourselves, it's always a really sweet moment

Barrett the Photographer: I'm ALL THE WAY in the Picture!

Barrett Taking Christmas Card Pre-Pictures

Date Night With My Favorite Little Dude

And Movie Night With My Little Twincesses

Daddy And His Girls

Mommy's Very Own Life Size Dress Up Dolls

Coloring With Hannah

Another thing we've discovered recently is the ponytail!  So we had a pigtails and ponytails day ...

I Can't Get Enough of These Cuties

Helping Mommy Paint Brother's Bed

Shopping With Mommy

No Lovie? No Problem! Just Use Brother's

Early Christmas Dancing

Hey Buddy, Make Your Grinch Face

Love This Kid

Night Night Snuggles

Showing Off His Thanksgiving Hat

He Loves It

Birthday Party With Old Friends 

Giving His First Love Note to a Girl

He was so excited about drawing a "perfect B" on this little piece of paper.  He just KNEW she was going to love it.   When he gave it to her, they were standing in a circle of adults ... All watching what was going to happen.  She totally played in cool in front of him, but her mom told me she talked about this little note the whole way home.  I love these two. 

We Brought Home Party Favors for Sisters

"Night Y'all!"