November in a Nutshell

Wow, I didn't realize that I had not posted anything since Halloween! November has been fun and busy. We have had a lot of family events. Mitch and I went to the UK/Vandy game with his brother and our sister-in-law and Annie stayed the weekend with Nana and Papa and had a great time! We celebrated Thanksgiving with both of our families and Annie loved spending time with grandparents and cousins! She also loved eating, her favorite part was probably the desserts! She also loved macaroni and cheese!
It's hard to believe that Annie will be 2 in a month! She is learning and getting smarter by the minute! She is super talkative, although sometimes shy around other people. Her favorite thing to do right now is sing! She can sing her "ABC's", "Jesus Loves Me", "Jingle Bells", "Wheels on the Bus", "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and several others! She can say anything! One of our favorite phrases is "Hotttt, Coffee!". It is hilarious to hear her say; she sounds like she works at a diner!
We are looking forward to this Christmas season! It is our favorite time of the year and can't wait to spend it with our little girl!

Annie and Morgan being silly!

Cooking up some yummy food!


An entire weekend in KY and this is the only picture I took! Sam, Annie and Max cooking together at MeMomma and G-Daddy's house!

Mommy's little helper!

Finally finished!

She thinks the beads are a "necklace".

Tasting some yummy icing that Nana made!

Helping Daddy rake the leaves!

Crazy, sleepy head!

Smelling the flowers!

Bubbles!!

Halloween Fun!

We had a great Halloween! Our day started off with sprinkle and pumpkin shaped doughnuts from Krispy Kreme! Then we shopped around the mall for a little while. We came home and Annie and I drew a face for our jack-o-lantern and then Mitch used his skil saw to "carve" it! It is so much easier and faster using the saw! After Annie woke up from her nap we got her dressed, tried to do a photo shoot and headed over to Nana and Papa's house. We ate over there and did more pictures with a super cute pirate and Jasmine (aka Morgan and MaeLing!). Then we headed out to get some good treats! We went to a trunk-or-treat at the girls school. They had some fun stuff, including a bouncy house that all three of them loved. It took forever for us to lure Annie out with candy! We did some more trick-or-treating and headed home. It was a fun day! Enjoy the pictures!

Our super cute UK cheerleader!

Papa and Annie

Nana and Annie

"Go Cats!!!" at the top of her lungs!

Helping draw a face for the Jack-o-latern. She really thought she was doing it!

She said "Eyes and happy face".

Loving her doughnut!

Starting the day off with Krispy Kreme! One word- yummy!

"I'm Gorgeous"

Well, let's face it, she's cute! We always tell her that she's pretty and all of her grandparents tell her she is gorgeous so, she is bound to say it too! A couple weeks ago we were walking down the hall at church and our preacher walked by us. He turned around to talk to Annie and I and said "Well, aren't you pretty!". I know was being honest because 1. He is the preacher and 2. We were in church! She flashed her smile at him and I said "She knows it, and she will even say so!". He laughed and said that was good because it meant someone had told her that about herself!

Her very own stylist!

She looks like a big kid in this one!

Hollywood Glamour Girl!

Mmmm...Lotion

Every night after Annie gets out of the bath we put her bed time lotion on her. I always squeeze some on her belly and on both of her legs to start and we count, one.. two.. three. Then Annie starts to rub in the lotion that is on her belly. For some reason, maybe because it smells so good, she always gets a little on her finger and tastes it! Strange, I know, but she does it every time. So I always say, "We don't eat the lotion, that's gross". Tonight, like every other night, I put her lotion on her belly and legs. She looked at me and said "Don't eat it." Then, she tasted it and said "That's gross!". I guess a little Johnson's baby lotion can't hurt!

A Day at the Pumpkin Patch!

On Saturday we took Annie to the Pumpkin Patch! We went to Bottomview Farms in Portland and we loved it! I was really excited, probably the most excited one of the three of us! I love pumpkins, fall, etc. and that is the first thing that pops into my head when the weather gets cooler! Speaking of weather, the weather on Saturday was perfect for pumpkin picking!

That morning we woke up and got Annie dressed in her Halloween shirt, socks and bow (of course) for super cute pumpkin patch pictures. Mitch wanted to stop by the Hendersonville Farmer's Market on the way and I kinda gave him a hard time because I was really excited. Did I mention that I was excited! I'm glad we stopped though because we bought some really yummy veggies!

Annie loved the farm. She loved the animals. I think her favorite was this chocolate Lab that she kept chasing and petting. She even gave it a kiss! So sweet! She loves all animals. She wasn't even scared of the big cows, donkeys, or llamas! She had a ball on the hayride and Mitch and Annie went on a train ride around the farm. We went through a hay bale maze and then grabbed a hot dog before we headed home. Annie was asleep in less than 2 minutes in the car! I think that means she had fun! Happy Fall!

Going through the hay maze! She loved leading the way!

Me and my girl!


Petting the goats. Then she yelled and scared them all away!


Petting a big cow. Did I mention she loves animals?

Daddy, maybe you can get this one!

Annie with all of our pumpkins!

Perfect size for her!

Excited about the hayride!

Mitch and Annie as the wagon started moving!

Copy Cat!

Mitch and I are loving the stage that Annie is in right now. She is so fun and watching her constantly makes us laugh. She wants to do and say everything just like us. She repeats EVERYTHING! Don't tell her a secret if you don't want to get the word out! Most of the time it sounds like the word but even when it doesn't it is still so cute and funny. She is also really bossy. She tells Biscuit what to do all the time. Mmm, I wonder where she gets that? She says "bed!" and points and then when she goes to her bed she says "stay". It actually helps me out sometimes! Oh, and speaking of helping. This kid loves to help. She is great at cleaning up her toys and putting things back where they belong. She also loves to help me transfer clothes from the washer to the dryer. She gets upset when I quit handing her clothes but is easily satisfied when I tell her to close the dryer door. :) Overall, she is a pretty sweet girl! Stay tuned for more pictures!

It's great to be a Tennessee Vol!

Go Vols!!

Tennessee Baby!

Eating lunch in the living room so we could watch the game!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!!!

Dance party to Splish Splash!


Hot mamas!

My pretty princess!

Annie and Mitch playing in the house.

Annie loves her new tunnel and Dora play house!