Congratulations!

Congratulations to my sister, Anne Moreland, and her boyfriend (now fiancee) Brian. They got engaged Saturday night and we all couldn't be happier for them. Brian had mom throw together a small gathering of friends and family to be waiting at mom's for the newly engaged couple. Anne Moreland was so surprised to see old high school friends and family. She had no idea of any of Brian's plans. Congratulations and welcome to the family, Brian!!

The happy couple: Anne Moreland and Brian

Edward and Thomas

Uncle Will riding Edward's Mickey Mouse truck

Christmas Part 1

Last weekend we celebrated Christmas with Thomas' immediate family. They watch Christmas Vacation every year so we all gathered to watch the movie and exchange gifts. Edward entertained everyone as always!

Riding his Auburn tricycle that Aunt Megan and Uncle Clay gave him

Pot, Edward, Brooke, Ally and Nana Clay

The cousins: Edward, Brooke and Ally

Santa Claus

We took the kids one night earlier this month to see Santa. We weren't sure how Edward would react to him. Last year he was 8 months old and it didn't seem to bother him much, but I figured this year would be a different story. Let me go back and say that I love Christmas! I always have. I love decorating, wrapping gifts, the traditions and the music. I hope that my children will get this from me. One night we recorded the 1960's version of Rudolph. We introduced Edward to it and he seemed to really love it. It was this movie that got him acquainted with Santa and the reindeer. Well we got to the mall and headed towards Santa. Edward was so amazed. I was glad that no one else was there because I figured it would take him a little while to warm up. Nope! He walked right up to him and sat in his lap. He was so proud. He would look up at Santa and then look at us and grin. He loved it. He just sat there and probably would've sat there all night if we would have let him! He even told Santa that he wanted a truck and a train!!

Thanksgiving Part 3

On Saturday, we headed down to Lowndes County to celebrate Thanksgiving with my dad at our "farm". Edward had a blast. He rode the gator, 4-wheeler and golf cart. Again, he got lots of love from his Papa (my dad), CiCi (dad's wife) and his uncle and aunts. He loved being able to run in wide open spaces. Later that night, my sister and Brooke decided that they wanted to cook smores. We made a quick trip to Greenville for all the necessities and they made their smores over the fire. We had great fellowship! I hope everyone else had a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

Edward and Uncle Will

Edward and Aunt Jac

Riding the Gator with Daddy

Edward and Papa

Edward and Brooke

Thanksgiving Part 2

This year I am thankful for so many things. I am thankful for my amazing husband. He works so hard to provide for our family. He has been so busy over the last week they we have hardly seen him, but I appreciate his hard work so that I can be a stay at home mom. I am thankful for my children. I am truly thankful for the little miracle that God has created. I really did not think that I would be able to get pregnant without the use of fertility drugs. I asked God for patience and I month later I was pregnant. It is truly a gift from God! I am so thankful for my wonderful family. My brother aggravates the stew out of me, but what are brothers for? I am thankful for my mom and the hard work she put into hosting a fabulous gathering!!

Thanksgiving day was celebrated at my mom's house in Montgomery. As always, fun was had by all. Things were a little different this year. My middle sister, Anne Moreland, and her boyfriend traveled to Boston to visit a friend so they were not with us. It was so sad to not all be together. Edward got lots of love from his aunts and uncle. Every year for as long as I can remeber our family has played a lawn game called Bocce Ball. For those of you who are not familiar with the game, it is a cross between bowling and horseshoes. The men enjoyed playing this year and the women were thoroughly entertained by Edward!! It was a great day and the little one was a trooper especially with no nap!

Playing football with Daddy

Edward loves his Uncle Will

Trying to play with the big boys

Thanksgiving Part 1

We started off our Thanksgiving by celebrating with Thomas' mom's side of the family on Wednesday night. His aunt, uncle and cousin from Atlanta came down and we all met at the assissted living home where Thomas' grandfather lives. We celebrated Thanksgiving and his grandfather's 88th birthday! Here are a couple of pictures from that night.

We are still here...

I am aware that it has been a while since I posted anything. This pregnancy has had me SO sick and being the old fashioned couple that we are, we have not invested in a laptop. You see, our desktop computer is in our KITCHEN and that is a room that I have been avoiding for the last several weeks!

On the pregnancy front, I will be 14 weeks on Wednesday. I hope that I will be out of the woods and running freely from this all day sickness very soon!!!!

I know I have a lot to catch up on so bear with me as I update.