Pig Tails are BACK!

After Summer lost most of her baby hair this summer, she absolutely refused to put pigtails back in her hair.  I am  happy to report that she wore pigtails today and was actually happy about it.  The older she gets the more demanding she is about her wearing what she wants to wear and her hair has to be just how she wants it. Shocking that she is headstrong with Steven and myself as parents...

Having a serious discussion with Grandma

I am resting Grandma, please don't look at me.

I'm Hiding!

Peek-A-Boo I see you!

New Year's in the Keys

When Stacey and Drew decided to have an intimate wedding in the Keys over New Year's, I immediately said SIGN ME UP!  What a wonderful, relaxing, and adventurous get-a-way week for us.  We sent Summer to the mountains with Meemaw and Bubba and headed down Tuesday evening to Orlando to spend the night with the Downen's.  Jennifer and Brian Drawdy met us in Orlando around lunchtime Wednesday and we headed south to Marathon.  Thursday and Friday night we stayed on the resort with The Clicks, The Prestons, CLC, and the Drawdy's.  It was a houseful, it was a riot and it was fun.  I am so blessed to have all these amazing friends in my life.  

When I look back at the weekend here are a few things that stand out in my mind.

• A dead body on the side of the road
• Two full size beds within spitting distance of one another
• Lizard poop
• Kayaking in a broken kayak
• Iguana's
• Overflowing hot tubs, wine and spirits
• Sparklers
• Broken air conditioner
• Sunset Grill-man that She crab soup was good!
• Talks of hangovers, babies and  times remembered
• Overall - friendship built over the years and many many memories

 Congrats again to Stacey and Drew Smith....

Brian & Jennifer...notice his redbull vokda at 8am...Happy Vacation!

Been friends since we were 5... the fun still continues

Oh Brian, my hands HURT after all that rowing!

In front of the pool that we never swam in

Teamwork

The mansion we went and explored

Jennifer's pet iguana...if I had captured her reaction I would have won on Funniest home videos!

Relaxing by the pool at the resort

Before the rehearsal dinner-Sadly I have no pictures from the actual wedding night.

Santa Was Here

Christmas was hilarious this year...the joys you get from watching a little one in the moment of pure enchantment is indescribable.  Thanks be to you Summer for making our holidays, heck life so delightful.

A "little sandwich" to help Santa have a "healfy meal for his body"

The loot...Santa's elves were busy

The look of anticipation as she exclaims "SANTA WAS HERE!"

Santa is the best... as Mommy and Daddy NEVER let me eat cheeseballs

So much stuff!

A touch of December

I will never be able to catch up on this blog as December is such a huge month filled with jolly memories, tons of food and lots of friends and family.  So, here are a few pictures to take us down memory lane.

Playdate with RoRo and Katie V

Class Christmas party



Meemaw came to help me so I could wrap presents



Grandma came to town the weekend before Christmas to celebrate

She brought Grandpa too:)

All dressed up for the General Dynamics Christmas party at Golden Eagle

She chooses her own clothes...notice the green bow, silver shirt and hot pink shoes.

Christmas morning snuggles with Aunt Mame and Troy

Emily showing off Summer's Christmas Card face.

Gran Gran's house Christmas morning...overwhelmed with presents

Granny aka Gran Gran with Brett

Girls at Collins,Letchworth Christmas...sadly the last with Gran Martha

And we wonder...

why our girls get sick every time they are together!

Obsessed

Summer has a small obsession with other peoples babies...When she sees the siblings of the friends in her class she sneaks over just to kiss them or try and snuggle them.  (Sometimes a little too hard.)  It is to the point where she tells her teachers "tell my mommy I want to be a big sister."  And my response to her teacher and really everyone that asks if we will have another baby...not today my friends, not today!

Busted trying to sneak a peak

Maybe mommy won't notice if Isnuggle this one instead!

Summer "keeping her babies safe" while she naps

Nice to meet you

General Dynamics hosts a family Christmas party every year at Zoinks.  Up until this year we never really talked about Santa with Summer, as I really want to focus on the true reason for the season...Christ's birth.  Well, we didn't have to focus on Santa because everyone else did! So when we told Summer that we were going to meet Santa at the party she was SUPER excited. In fact the whole time we waited in line she had a grin from ear to ear. It was our turn and she went right up to Santa handed him her left hand and said..."It's nice to meet you Santa, I'm Summer."  Gotta love a little girl with manners.