Christmas Cookies

Well, it's Christmas time and one of my great memories of growing up was making Christmas cookies with my mom. I want to make the same good memories for my own children. So far, we've made one batch of cookies and Will loved to help me. His favorite part was licking the beaters. Addie wanted to help too, but bless her heart, her idea of helping was just playing in the flour. Oh well..that's fun too! Wyatt just watched everything from his high chair and said PUPPY (his new and favorite word).

Christmas in Canton

This is the first year that we have gone to Christmas in Canton and it will be a new tradition for our family. We went last week with our dear friends, The Bryants, and had a wonderful time. This event is held on the square in Canton and there are lots of Christmas lights, a carousel, a train, a firetruck, and horse and buggy rides. We drank hot chocolate and enjoyed the night so much.

Decorating Mimi & Papa's Christmas Tree

My mom and dad put up a small Christmas tree each year and the kids get to come over and decorate it. They had such a good time doing this. It's so fun to watch them choose the ornaments and find just the right spot on the tree to hang them. It's moments like this that make the most precious memories.

Happy Thanksgiving 2007!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. We have so much to be thankful for and try to show that thanks daily, not just on this day each year. We celebrated the day at our house and my parents spent the day with us. We had lots of good food, watched the parade, and of course, lots of football.

Wyatt's First Haircut

Well, we finally had to do it. We got Wyatt's hair cut for the first time. I just love that sweet little baaby hair, but he really did need it. Now he looks like such a big boy!!! He did really well sitting in his daddy's lap but his head was moving the whole time. He was trying to watch what the lady was doing. It was very entertaining for all of us in there.

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Addie's Third Birthday

I can't believe our baby girl is three!! We had her birthday party in the gym at our church on the 17th. We had a blast! It was a Disney Princess party and we had the castle inflatable and the kids had a ball. They also got to play with balls, ride bikes, scooters, and roller skate. It was a great birthday party and thank you to all of our friends and family who shared this special day with us. She was one tired little girl that night. Sunday was her actual birthday and she loved telling everyone at church, "I'm three today!". Happy Birthday Addie!! We love you!

Indian "Little Deer" Salter

The kindergarten classes at Rouse have been learning about Indians and had an Indian pow wow yesterday at school. They made lots of cool things and Will's Indian name was "Little Deer". He had a great time at the pow wow and he said that his favorite thing that he made was the tom tom b/c you can play it like a drum.

Wyatt's First Steps

Well, we knew it would happen one day and it has. Wyatt took his first steps by himself last night. We were at our sweet friends', the Cruthirds, and he made about three steps and then sat down on his little bottom. He did it a couple of different times and hasn't done it again since. What a milestone! Our little guy is growing up!! Since we didn't know he was going to do that, we of course didn't have our camera or camcorder with us but Randy managed to get a picture on his cell phone.

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Happy Halloween

Today I was able to go to Will's Halloween party at school. The children got to wear their costumes to school and a lot of the teachers dressed up also. The party lasted half an hour and the kids had a ball. They had lots of yummy stuff to eat and they all looked adorable in their costumes. Will was a racecar driver (Jeff Gordon). I wasn't able to find an actual Jeff Gordon costume, so his was a motorcycle racer. He didn't know the difference and told everyone that he was Jeff Gordon, number 24.
Tonight we took the kids trick or treating just on our street. We all had so much fun!! Will was a racecar driver, Addie was Snow White, and Wyatt was Curious George. Addie was supposed to be Strawberry Shortcake like she was at our church Sunday night, but she decided that she wanted to be Snow White. One of our sweet neighbors had a SW costume, so she got to wear that. The little girl in one of the pictures dressed as Glenda the Good Witch is Sarah, who lives in our neighborhood and we carpool with. It was such a fun Halloween!

Addie's First Field Trip

Today was Addie's first field trip and it was to the Nichols Boyd pumpkin patch. We were supposed to go last Tuesday, but got rained out so they rescheduled it for today. We had a ball! This is the same one that we go to as a family every year. We got to go on a hayride, pick a pumpkin, play in the hay maze and swing. During the hayride, we got to stop and look at the animals and watch them feed the fish and the goats. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time with our friends. Addie got to sit by and play with her sweet friend, Hudson.

Trunk or Treat 07

This past Sunday night, we went to Trunk or Treat at church. This is where the backs of vehicles are decorated and filled with candy and the kids dress up in their costumes and trick or treat from trunk to trunk..lots of them had little games for the kids to do or questions to answer before they could get their candy. There was also inflatables, pony rides, and food. We had such a great time! This year Will is a racecar driver (Jeff Gordon), Addie is Strawberry Shortcake, and Wyatt is a monkey (Curious George).

The Pumpkin Patch

This past Saturday, we went on our annual fall trip to the Nichols Boyd pumpkin patch. We look forward to this outing every year and this year was no exception. The only thing was this was by far the hottest hay ride we've ever been on. Only in Mississippi can you go on a hayride when it's 85 degrees outside! We all had a ball. The kids loved the hayride, seeing the animals, playing in the hay maze, and of course, picking out their pumpkins.

Field Trip to the Fire Museum

I had the opportunity to go with Will's class this morning to the Fire Museum in Jackson. We all had a great time. Ms. Sherry, the museum curator, gave a presentation on fire safety and all the children got to stop, drop, and roll; then they got to crawl through a room filled with "smoke", and slide down the fire pole. Then we took a tour of the museum and saw all kinds of fire trucks, from current ones to vintage ones. The kids got to sit in one and ring the bell...the highlight of the morning for Will!! The firemen talked to them and let them see where they eat, sleep, and live during their shifts. One of the firemen got in a truck and turned on the lights, horn, and sirens..after that, they loaded back on the big yellow school bus and went to LeFleur's Bluff park to play and have a pizza lunch.