30 Isn't So Bad...

Alex turned 30 on November 30th. Golden birthday AND beginning a new decade in life. How should be celebrate???? What a pressing question. There are endless possibilities!!!!

Wait.

Nope.

Just one possibility.

It's the last day of the month.

The choice is obvious.

Work. That is how we celebrate. Alex will go to work.

So that is what he did!!! He got up like he does every other day of his life and he went to work. Isn't it kind of sad how your birthday becomes just another day the older you get????

So Aunt Kathy and I dressed our two crazies in their party clothes and headed into the thriving metropolis of Columbus. We got a delicious lunch at Chick-Fil-A... to go...

And we stopped at Gigi's Cupcakes for some delicious fattiness in a cup. I sent Aunt Kathy in to pick them out. She came back with this fabulousness...

We headed to the dealorship to see the man of the day! Charlotte knows the Gigi's Cupcakes box. Sad but true. So she didn't care about Chick-Fil-A. She wanted some fattiness...

She got her way. She loved the little "white balls" on it...and the icing...not the cake part so much. 

What more could someone turning 30 want for lunch? I mean, the best chicken in town and chocolatey perfection.

We had a wonderful lunch with daddy. The kids love going to see him. He ended up getting a customer so we hightailed it out of there. But not before a picture!!!

We went home afterwards for the rest of the afternoon. We were productive at home and the kid splayed with Aunt Kathy. She is really getting to know how to deal with Sawyer's fits/crying/screaming. It is so very nice to have someone be able to take him for a few minutes when he is like that.

We got some flea medicine for our stray cat "Baby" (who I am pretty sure is someone's outside cat.) I feed her. She was REALLY skinny so I started feeding her.

When Alex got home from work, we informed him that his only present was a stray cat. Naturally that wasn't the only present. Charlotte helped me wrap them and she was excellent at unwrapping them.

We had a wonderful day. Alex is such a great husband and dad. I love him with all of my heart. He is amazing. I appreciate all that he does for all of us. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUSBAND!!!

Aunt Kathy Is Back!!!

Aunt Kathy came back to visit!! We were so excited :) We love when Airtran or Southwest have specials going on because Aunt Kathy takes the opportunity to book a flight (or 2) to come see us! 

Her flight got in really early (she usually takes the 7 am flight out of St. Louis which gets her into Atlanta at 9:30). We were at the airport ready and waiting! Charlotte was SO EXCITED when Aunt Kathy came up the escalator. She was ecstatic. It's funny bc sometimes she can't believe it's really that person with us. It's like she is shocked. That's how she was with Aunt Kathy.

We got loaded up into the Tahoe and headed home. Aunt Kathy sat in back with the crazies just in case a meltdown happened...which it did. 

We got home and Charlotte had to get her clothes changed due to a food mishap. So she is rocking a really fabulous ensemble in these pictures.

SHE IS REALLY HERE!

Charlotte was SO EXCITED to show Aunt Kathy her big girl bed!

This cracks me up.

Oh yaya (that's what she calls her paci)

Aunt Kathy ALWAYS brings presents for the kids. She got Charlotte a little package of Minnie Mouse accessories. These FABULOUS glasses came in the packet.

This picture is priceless. Aunt Kathy will DO ANYTHING for a child... anything. But looking is just something that comes easy for her on a normal day.

GOOD MORNING!!! Everyone was so happy when they woke up and Aunt Kathy was still here!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS.

We ran into town Thursday the 29th. We ran errands and went to the grocery store for a weeks worth of food. It was a fabulous day and as always, the kids and I both loved Aunt Kathy being there to help us. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at Jason's Deli as well. AMAZING.

Charlotte loves bath time when we have guests. It's someone knew to play with her. She also loves straws, water and bubbles. Aunt Kathy thought of a way to combine ALL of her favorites. She puts water in the cup and secretly adds baby bath without Charlotte seeing her do it. The she blows through the straw to make a bunch of bubbles. Charlotte was AMAZED. She thought it was the BEST trick!

 In this picture, Charlotte is looking at Aunt Kat like she is THE COOLEST person in the world.

Blowing and blowing and blowing

And at the end of the night...let's just look like a bum... she is so tired in this picture.

We are so happy Aunt Kathy came all of the way down here to spend a week with us (well, six days.) We are also loving the fact that she came during "The Holidays" so she could experience our first Christmas in Georgia with us. So excited to see what this week holds for us!

Oh Christmas Tree

We had a very productive day on Tuesday November 27. It was Alex's day off and we had a LONG list of things to do. We got stuff done around the house and then headed out to get our Christmas tree!! We stopped at Target for a few added decorations and we ended up with a small tree for the playroom for Charlotte :) We then headed across the street to the Christmas tree lot.

We walked up and they asked us what kind of tree we were looking for. We told them. They showed us one they had on mind that they thought would be perfect. We said ok. Done!

Charlotte was so excited about getting a Christmas tree!!

Our Christmas Tree.... Sawyer's FIRST Christmas tree

Charlotte admiring the tree's beauty

She was so funny :)

She found some twine. That's all that mattered at that point.

Kind of a creepy picture.

All strapped on and ready to go! Yes, Mom, we are one of those people with their tree on the top of their car.

The reason I wanted to go to this lot was because I had seen this beaut in the parking lot the day before. I was thinking, "I want to go to a tree lot with a creepy camper." SOLD.

What it's like in the seconds before a cute picture with Charlotte. Check out the patience in Alex's face.

Ten seconds later, we have THIS.

The sweetest boy and I.

We loaded up and headed home. Charlotte couldn't believe that we were bringing the tree with us.

Time to get the tree for the play room. 

Decorating is haaaarrdd work.

LOVE THIS PICTURE. Charlotte was reading Alex the directions on how to put the tree together.

Do you love the decorations???? Esp the gaudy ball of stuff in front?

Looking good!

The best picture I could get of them together in front of the tree.

Such a sweet happy boy.

A few finishing touches...

SMILE!

Love this one. Charlotte has to sit ON Sawyer. Sawyer is ready to hit someone.

 The cutest little present under the tree.

He Keeps Rolling Rolling Rolling...

It was a THANKSGIVING MIRACLE :)  Well, not really a miracle but it was an exciting Thanksgiving for us. While we were at the hotel getting ready to leave, I decided to lay Sawyer on the floor and let him try to roll over. He had been acting like he had wanted to try for the last 24 hours. So, against my better judgement (due to my phobia of hotel room germs), I laid a blanket down and let him try. Within 60 seconds he was rolling over!!!!!

You'd think that since I planned to let him try to roll over that I would have had the camera ready before I put him down. Nope. Of course not.

Here he is right after he rolled over for the first time. Isn't he so happy and proud of himself??!!???

Second roll.... check out that form...

Charlotte was so excited for him! She was totally pumped...and she could tell how happy we were so she was going nuts.

He just wanted to show off his sweet looking bootie.

I LOVE THESE NEXT THREE PICTURES.

He is so serious here!! He looks like a miniature man! Curly hair, hands clasped, a furrelled (sp?) brow...

And a little bit of spit up.

Our little man can roll both ways now!!!!  He hasn't had much chance to try to roll because we can't lay him flat very often bc of his reflux. But, even though he never gets the chance to try, he still rolled over like a champ!!!