Thanksgiving in Memphis

Please prepare yourself. There are a bunch of pictures. I guess that is what happens when I wait over a month to post a new blog. I need to be better about it, but I guess life just happens sometimes. I always say that I will update "tomorrow" and tomorrow comes and goes with no update. We went to Memphis for Thanksgiving. It was Mary's first visit and there were many people to meet. Hayden had such a good time while we were there, she didn't want to leave. She kept asking if she could go to work and stay with Grandpa.

Hayden with Lennox and Allie or Lennie and Alex as Hayden calls them:

Mary with Grandpa:

Hayden always has the best time playing with her Uncle Todd. He is so great with both of the girls. Hayden and Uncle Todd:

Leanna is always entertaining the girls. She is really great with them, too. I think Hayden is going to be so jealous when Todd & leanna have their own kids, She is quite possessive of them both. Aunt Leanna and Mary:Mimi and the girls:

Mary finally got to meet the family. Here are some pictures of Mary and everyone.

Mamaw Duff:

Pa Duff:

Aunt Lisa (Jason's mom's sister):

Aunt Sherri (Jason's mom's sister):

Katie *Jason's cousin):

Several of our friends came to visit us while we were in town so they could meet Mary and see Hayden. We have some great friends that we don't get to see enough. We need to stay in town for a week so that we can see everyone.

Dave:

Shanda:

Bryce:

Cindy:

My best friend growing up is Sara Shelton Brock. She and her husband live in Memphis and it never fails that on every holiday, we are in opposite cities. When she is visiting family in Nashville, we are in Memphis and vice versa. This year, we met at a Pilot gas station on the interstate so we could see each other. Sara & her husband, Jason with Mary:

Hayden obviosly loves the camera. Some pictures of the girls:

Halloween 2008

I wanted to share some pictures from Halloween. Hayden was a cat this year. Forgive her makeup, but I am new at Halloween makeup application. Hayden made quite a candy haul and was exhausted at the end of the day. She really knows how to turn on the charm when there is a reward.

Hayden trying to recover.

Kung Fu Pandas 2008

We went to Hayden's soccer party last week. The team got together to celebrate a great season and receive their trophies. Her trophy actually has her name on it. One of the player's grandmothers made these great soccer bears for everyone. Their team name was the Kung Fu Pandas as you can see from the bear's t-shirt. Here are a few pictures from the festivities.

Have you seen me?

Call the police, our pumpkin has been stolen! When I got home yesterday, I realized that our pumpkin was missing. It was at the bottom of our stairs leading up to the porch. I know kids steal and smash pumpkins, but I really thought that they waited until after Halloween. I am pretty ticked off about it.

Back to Work

Hayden's Soccer Picture:

Hayden's Pre-school Picture:

Such a great big sister:

Well, I returned to work on October 13th. It was really hard to leave the girls. We have actually done pretty well getting ready in the morning. I just have to do quite a bit of prep work the night before. Mary is getting so big. She weighed in at 8lbs., 13 oz. last week. This puts her in the 5 percentile for weight, which means 95% of babies her age are larger than she is. At least, we have finally made the charts!! She has actually slept through the night a few times. She is spitting up quite a bit though. They say her stomach can't handle more than 3 oz. at a time. When she does wake up, it is usually because she has spit up. I am so paranoid that she is going to choke in the middle of the night.

My uncle Kerry & Mary:

We went with the Lambs to the pumpkin patch at Ring Farm. The kids had a blast on this tubular slide and seemed to enjoy the hayride. As you can tell, we had a bit of trouble getting them to pose for a picture together. Drew led us all around the corn maze and it was a good thing because, the map was terrible.

Hayden & Drew:

Hayden & Justin:

Hayden & Daddy:

Hayden finished up soccer last Saturday. She reallyenjoyed it. Although her favorite past time was chasing her shadow during the games, but at least she got out there. Better luck next time. Her coach has the patience of a saint. Hayden really loved him and will miss him. She is always asking "Where's coach?"

Jason and Hayden carved pumpkins this weekend. I think they turned out pretty well. Here are some before & after pictures.

Holding her head up: