It's Christmas Time

Let's get this party started!

 Perfect!

 Jax and his tree!

After a delightful Thanksgiving, we set our sights on the season of giving.  The decorations came out and the tree went up.  Jax loved helping this year.  We usually put the star on the tree after it is decorated but he could not wait.  He helped me decorate our tree and then we decorated one for his room.  He had so much fun and is very proud of his own Christmas tree complete with a star on top!  John put lots of lights outside this year.  Now we just need a few presents under the tree.  We are looking forward to a wonderful Christmas season with family and friends.

Our Thanksgiving

My beautiful family - how blessed I am!

 My brother Jay and me.

 Thanksgiving cards for Daddy, Mema, Granddaddy and Uncle Jay from sweet Jax!

 Jax with Mema and Granddaddy.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my parents and brother.  Jax is always so excited when we have something special at our home.  He greeted Mema and Granddaddy with great enthusiasm and was equally delighted when Uncle Jay arrived.  We enjoyed a delicious meal featuring HoneyBaked Ham and Turkey, sweet potato casserole, cornbread dressing, sweet peas, celery sticks with pimento cheese (a family tradition) , cranberry salad, broccoli rice casserole, steamed rice and warm yeast rolls.  What a feast!  Afterwards, we enjoyed a not so traditional Thanksgiving dessert - banana pudding - yum!  It is such a blessing to be able to spend time with family.  John, Jax and I are truly blessed to have a family that loves us so much.   Thanks Mema, Granddaddy and Uncle Jay for spending your Thanksgiving in our home.  We love you! 

An Indian Feast and a Little Turkey

One Little Indian Boy

 Gobble! Gobble!

 Gobble! Gobble! Gobble!  Thanks, Mom!

Jax had an Indian Feast at MDO last week.  I made these adorable Oreo turkey pops for his class.  Of course, Jax had to "test" them out before he took them to school the next day so I made an extra one.  Luckily they passed the taste test and were a hit with his friends.



Happy Thanksgiving

I am so thankful for this little guy!  What joy he has brought into our lives!  Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving filled with love, laughs and yummy turkey!

Family Game Night

Halloween

Let's Make a Jack-o-Lantern

Jax and John carved an adorable Jack-o-Lantern for us.  Jax didn't like cleaning out the seeds but he liked helping Daddy carve the pumpkin.  We actually forgot to carve it until Sunday afternoon but it was fun.  We lit it for about 5 seconds before Jax blew out the candle.  Oh well.... gotta do the tradition thing anyway!  Next up... trick or treating! YAY!

Parades and Parties

What a fun day at Mother's Day Out!  The day began with a Halloween costume parade and ended with a party filled with games, crafts and yummy treats.  Jax loved walking around the "big room" dressed as a fireman.  All of his little friends were adorable and had lots of fun showing off their costumes.  His party was later in the day.  They played musical pumpkins, colored a Frankenstein mask, made a gummy worm pudding treat and enjoyed snacks and juice.  Of course, there was lots of candy, too.  I'm glad I got to go to his party this year.  It was fun to see him interact with his classmates. 

Let's Go 'Bama!

John, Jax and I enjoyed watching the Alabama - Tennessee game on Saturday.  Jax makes his daddy proud when he says "Roll Tide Roll"!  We were very happy with the outcome!  Go 'Bama!

Pumpkin Farm Fun

John and I took Jax took to Gentry's Farm last Saturday for a morning of pumpkins, chickens, games and more.  The weather was perfect  - a beautiful blue sky and warm sunshine.  Jax checked played a few games, went through the barn maze, checked out the chickens and petted the goats.  Then it was off to see the cows and farm.  The hayride was fun and we saw a few newborn calves. After the hayride it was time to pick a pumpkin.  Jax found the perfect pumpkin for carving a Jack-o-lantern and he found a "baby" pumpkin to go with it.  I love family days like this.  We all had a great morning and look forward to going again next year.

PJ Day

Last week Jax had Pajama Day in his Mother's Day Out class.  It was very odd to say to him "let's get your pjs on" as I was getting him dressed for school.    When I picked him up I  forgot to take a change of clothes.  Not a big deal except I had promised him that we could go shopping for a Halloween costume that afternoon.  I offered to take him home for a quick change but he was totally content to go shopping in his pjs so off to Target we went.  He decided to be a fireman this year and we found the cutest jacket and hat.  He couldn't wait to get home to try it on.  He is an adorable little fireman.  I hope he actually wears his costume this year since last year he refused.  I think he's really excited  so we will see.