November 2010 - Part 1

We are quickly getting ready for Thanksgiving which is less than a week away! The MDO program at her church had a Thanksgiving Feast last week. Georgia had fun seeing her friends and they made lots of neat crafts for the holiday. She wore her turkey overalls (so darn cute) that her Gemma sent her.

My friend Stacy had extra passes to the Disney Princesses on Ice last week. So we went with her and her sweet girls to the event. They had so much fun and it was actually really neat! Georgia had a blast and especially enjoyed dancing to the music, along with eating popcorn and drinking coke!

Halloween 2010

Georgia was a kitty cat for Halloween this year. We looked at pictures in catalog and this is what she picked out - I had narrowed it to a couple of things for her =). I tried to paint whiskers and a nose but that didn't go over very well and caused some tears so we decided to do away with that plan. Jacob and I got her ready and off we went to trick-or-treat!

Our first stop was at Mama Jo's.

(Notice the tail - it was so funny - but she didn't care for it one bit!)

She didn't know what to think about the whole trick-or-treating experience but she sure did like the candy!

Thomas the Train - October 2010

October was a whirlwind. We had been busy with county fairs and state fair and it seemed like every time I turned around Georgia was sick or I was sick! Between a lovely cold, then sinus infections for both of us, then a viral skin rash - I had just about had it! This also made for problems being able to go anywhere which meant the weekend we had originally planned to go see Thomas the Train had to be rescheduled because Georgia's rash was contagious and we didn't think it would be a good idea for her to be around her cousins, Josef & Johan. So Jacob let me slip away the Saturday of our bull and heifer sale to go with the Grotegut family to Rusk to take a ride on Thomas the Train. We left in plenty of time to make it that morning on our train ride. However, when we were about an hour away, we drove up on a very bad accident about 15 cars ahead of us. We sat at a dead stop for over an hour (life flight came and everything). So we tried to keep our spririts up with the three toddlers in the car and contacted the train office. They were very nice and helped us move our train time to a later ride. FINALLY we got there. The kids were so ready to get out of the car and check it all out. We rode the train, had lemonade and corn dogs, played in the jumping gym, played at the bubble table, went to the petting zoo, played at the train tables, spent too much money at the gift shop....Several hours later, between tired kids, scrapes and bruises, and three worn out parents, we were ready to hit the road. They had a blast and both Georgia and Josef were not happy that we had to leave. When we got back we went to mass and then met up with the rest of the family for a yummy dinner at Outback. It was full day, but we really enjoyed hanging out with the Groteguts!!! Georgia is always talking about the "boys" now! LOL!

Georgia's First Haircut

Early October 2010...Contrary to how it appeared, Georgia's hair was getting really long! It was down to her shoulder blades and the curls were becoming a bit hard to manage. So we enlisted Tiffany's mother, Dawn, to help out us with giving Georgia's hair its first trim! So we loaded up and went to Sassy Up in Thorndale for an evening at the salon and followed up with dinner at Downtown Cafe.

Of course, it would only be appropriate that Georgia wear the outfit that Miss Dawn gave her for her birthday!

Georgia got pretty serious once she got in the chair.

We convinced her to wear the fun cape (after I got conned into wearing a zebra cape) and she sat up perfectly. Dawn sprayed it down, combed it out and off she went to trimming!

She trimmed it up and restyled it as good as new! Here she is with Dawn after the haircut. Georgia did so good and Dawn was so sweet with her!!! Great experience and we were pleased!

Georgia is 2!

Hard to believe it.... Georgia is 2! She had a very fun birthday. We assembled the playhouse that her Gemma gave her for her birthday (this took alot of time and then we started on the swingset which we finished the next day). Between this and going to our local county fair, she had quite the day. When we got home that night we let her open a few gifts from us and have a birthday cupcake.

Here she is with the Dora card from her Poppa and Nani. Uncle Jared gave her a Dora sleeper sofa. She loves it and I haven't hardly been able to get her off it since!!! Needless to say the remaining birthday gifts got put on the back burner.

2 years.... goes by fast!

This past weekend we celebrated with a party with family and a few friends. Originally it was going to just be a cupcake party but then we decided to incorporate Dora into it since she loves Dora so much.

I decided to make these cupcake pops from Bakerella.com . Wow, alot of work but they did turn out cute.

Georgia and her friend, Lilly

Georgia was so happy when her cousin Sam arrived.

Reaching the top of the swingset playhouse with Sam They had a ball in the playhouse

What a party. They were pooped!!!! A sweet ending to a wonderful day.

Visiting with the Page's

My sister, Johnna, and her little girl, Quincy, came to visit for a couple of days last week while her husband was in work meetings nearby. We had so much fun spending time together and the girls enjoyed it too! Quincy is 9 months old and sooo precious. Georgia just loved her and was so sad when they had to leave!

Labor Day Fun With Sam!

Georgia had so much fun playing with her cousin, Sam, this weekend. Alot of family came in so we cooked fajitas and spent time together. Sam brought along his new truck he got for his birthday. Georgia loved it and we laughed so hard it hurt watching these two!!!

The only problem was when we had to go in for dinner and this meant no more playing with the truck. Needless to say.... this resulted in the worst temper tantrum for Georgia to date. It wasn't good and I put her in time out. Wow... we have entered the world of terrible twos!!!! =)

August 2010

Man did August start with some heat!!! The grass was pretty green at the beginning of the month, but the over 100 degree days sure dried everything up in a hurry. Dana "Gemma" sent Georgia a big surprise at the beginning of the month. A swingset, play house, and pickup truck! So exciting. Unfortunately the days have been so hot for this, but now that the weather is cooling off a bit Georgia should be able to really enjoy all of this. Dana is so generous and treats Georgia like a queen. She is spoiled rotten. Thanks GEMMA!!!!

It was very busy for me at the beginning of the month as I was on the planning commitee for my sorority's scholarship pageant we had been planning since February. The pageant was a ton of work but it ended up being a great success! This was the first year we have had the pageant and considering this, it went well - We had 14 contestants and over 220 people attending the pageant that evening. The winner was Hannah Browning and she is being awarded a $1000 college scholarship. Way to go Hannah!!!

We bought Georgia a potty. She likes to sit on it (although nothing has happened yet). We are not encouraging this yet, just introducing the potty to her. I figure it won't be long. Who knows? She sure knows how to boss around her babies on how to use it!

My 29th birthday was this month. It was a very special day. Sandy made a lovely breakfast and then we went to Waco to meet my Mom with Georgia. Georgia had stayed with my parents, MorMor and Pop for a couple of nights. Georgia attended open house at the church she is going to Mother's Day Out at this fall. Then we took my mom to get a haircut at my hair stylist's salon. It turned out so cute! Then we had a nice lunch and headed home. Sandy and Mama Jo surprised me with this cake - one of my favorites!!! Jacob and I cooked out on the grill and had a nice evening - it was a very special and thanks to all of you for remembering me on this day!!

My last "big" sorority project in August was our AKS Beginning Day. THis is the first social of the year where we all get together to meet the pledges. This year the theme was "BUNCO" and it turned out really cute. We had t-shirts made that said "AKS Bunco Babe" with pink dice. The decorations and food turned out so cute and everyone had a great time playing bunco. Here is the cupcake display that my friend, Stacy, worked hard to prepare! Isn't it awesome?

Here is Georgia on her first day for Mother's Day Out. She is going one day a week. It was an early day for us and the only way I got Georgia going was surprising her with the new Dora shoes I bought her for her school. She loved them so that helped a bunch. (She is obsessed with Dora and Max & Ruby right now so this is a great incentive for me to get her to do anything - ha!) She did great at the church and didn't even mind when I left or picked her up! I think she had a really good time. However, she did not want to participate in the craft (hand painting) which did not surprise me because she is so girly and doesn't really like to get very dirty. She also told all her friends to "eat" at lunch (yes, she can be bossy) - I was proud that she did take an 1.5 hour nap! She sure loves naptime. All in all it was a great day for us both and I am happy that she was happy!