A Very Merry Christmas

We are enjoying a great Christmas day here in Starkville, and wanted to share with all of you what we got to experience this morning. Will came down the stairs and spotted this new tractor under the tree, which he immediately jumped right on...and hasn't stopped riding for more than a few minutes since! Santa did good! We will post with more pictures after we are home from visiting all of our family next week. Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Season Events

Here are some random pictures from the past few weeks...

The first ones are from the Starkville Christmas parade. Will, Dan, and I walked in the parade with 52 Moms. It was sooo cold, but it was a really quick parade and a lot of fun. Will was mesmerized by all the people, I think. The expression on his face below never left his face the whole time!


Then, for Christmas to Dan and myself, I got us tickets to a Carrie Underwood concert in Tupelo. It was sort of a surprise for Dan. He found an envelope in the mail that had Bancorp South arena on it, when I ordered the tickets. I quickly took the envelope from him, but to keep him from trying to figure out who we were going to see, I told him that they were tickets to see the Nutcracker. He totally believed me because we have gone to Tupelo before to see the Nutcracker and so I think he was trying to get himself excited about going to see a ballet. haha :) Then, after our sonogram doctor appt, I gave him the tickets and we were off to Tupelo! It was a great surprise and Dan was way more excited about seeing his girlfriend, Carrie, instead of men in tights. It was an awesome concert and so much fun to do something just the two of us!

Happy Birthday to Mommy!

This past weekend, I celebrated my 27th birthday! Nonnie and Papaw came up to spend the weekend with us and we celebrated all weekend long. On Friday night, we went out to dinner at the Grill with Kelly and Brett. Then, on Saturday, Nonnie, Papaw, Dan, Will, and I went bowling. It was so much fun! Will behaved pretty well and cheered us all on! I think we may have found a fun new activity that we can do as a family! YEAH! Then, on Sunday (my actual birthday), Nonnie made lasagna and Dan made some brownies and we had a birthday party at home. It was a perfect weekend and great way to celebrate a birthday! Also, thanks for all the calls and warm wishes from everyone!

Will waiting with the "high five"





If any of you haven't heard of this, it is great! It's a book and an elf that you put out in your house for Christmas time. The story says that the elf reports back to Santa every night while you sleep whether you have been bad or good! Even though he is young, Will is already have fun trying to find where the elf has moved every morning. He has also named the elf, "Dale." We just asked him his name, and that is what Will called him, so Dale it is.

A kiss from my little man!

Baby #2 is a...

Boy!! We found out yesterday that we are expecting another little precious baby boy in April. The appointment went really well and the sonogranopher was able to tell very easily that we are having a boy. We got tons of pictures of the baby because we told the sonographer about a friend of ours who thought she was having a girl and found out at 38 weeks that she is in fact having a little boy. So, for our sake, she wanted to show us every angle of the baby and make sure we got lots of definitive pictures. He is 14 oz right now and looks healthy and wonderful! Dan and I are thrilled. I think it is going to be so great for Will to have a baby brother to play with! We also have lots and lots of clothes and things that will get to be used again! YEAH! I have posted some pictures from the sonogram, but I decided to leave the deciding "boy" pictures out so as not to totally violate the little boy's privacy on the web. Many of you will be able to see the rest of the pictures in person next time we see you!
ps..looks like the majority of voters got it right on this one! :)

So Much To Be Thankful For

We made a trip to Jackson last week for Thanksgiving. Dan was off Wednesday through Friday, so we were able to make a nice long trip out of the week. This is definetly one of the perks for working for Mississippi State! Will, of course, had a great time and was given so much attention that I think he is spoiled for good now! :) It is really cool to see the special bond that Will has formed with his grandparents. He is so blessed to have four wonderful grandparents and six great grandparents as well as lots of aunts and uncles who love him so much! This past week, Nonnie (or Goggie as Will lovingly calls her) got the special treatment and the rest of us took back seat to her. He even passed me up for a hug to find Nonnie and give her a hug first! HA!
Thanksgiving dinner was at Nonnie and Papaw's house so everyone came over on Thursday. Amma and Papa, Krista and Danny, Frank, Katrina, Chase, Alex, and Emma, and Missy and Sara were all there! It was a lot of fun with a lot of yummy food! Will took a special liking to Emma and followed her wherever she went. If Emma skipped into a room, Will was right behind her trying to skip too! It was great!
On Friday morning, Nonnie and I went shopping. We didn't make it up with the early birds, but we still found lots to buy and lots of deals!
We also got to spend lots of time with our friends since we had the long week/weekend. We went over to the Kirks house on Saturday for dinner and to catch up with everyone. Miriam, Kristin, Natalie, and Jesse were there and it was great to see everyone. Will and Emily Kay got to spend some time playing together too and that is always great!
As I said in the title of this blog, we have so much and so many people to be thankful for! I love you all!



Best Buds...Emma and Will


Dad (Papaw) and Missy

Will even helped with the dishes!


Will lovin on Emily Kay (Dipoo)!