A few Christmas card photo opportunities!

Take 3 or 4..lost count at this point. B & B were either sick or one certain one did not want to cooperate. Ended up choosing a card with 4 slots for pictures and used 2 of each of them...turned out nice (despite the headache of getting a good shot)

Take 2....

Take One......

thanksgiving 2009

We have so much to be THANKFUL for. This year, we stayed at home and Nana and Papa and Essie came over for the day. We ate oysters and played outside. Brock loved eating oysters and Blakely loved riding in Brock's GATOR. Brock would whizz around the yard and Blakely was laughing the entire time. We made a fire and roasted marshmallows and made smores...YUMMO! Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Blakely is 10 months old

Gosh...I cannot believe you are 10 months old. You are almost one and Brock will be 5 before we know it. This past month has been crazy and fun...here are a few milestones from October 23 until now...

-walking around furniture and standing alone for seconds before hitting the floor to crawl.

-on October 27, 2009...you did a complete flip out of your high chair...mommy had unhooked you and you leaned over and did a flip and landed on your back...Mommy panicked and held you tight...even though you were doing fine...we headed to the pediatrician's office just to be on the safe side.

-You loved Halloween and the Pumpkin Patch

-You were a dragonfly for Halloween and were the cutest ever
-You still love to sleep and take 2 naps a day. You are ready for your nighttime bottle around 7:30pm and bed soon after...you would sleep late in the am but we have to wake you at the last minute to head out the door to take Brock to school.

-You actually said MAMA...not just the sound MAAA....and you look at me...this is your favorite word and you say it ALOT!

-You love Baby dolls...you have a special Beanpod baby that you will hold and love....towards the end of your 9 months...you would even say BAAABEE when you held her and then love her and kiss her...it is very sweet.

-you started this whistle thing this month....usually do it without noticing that you are doing it...kinda funny...and not sure what it is all about.

-you will go from sitting to standing without holding on...but then back down...we have been thinking you would walk anyday now.

-You absolutely love to dance and hear music. Anytime music comes on the TV or on your toys, you will break out in a little dance. Too funny!

-you will say BA when you see your bottle and you get real excited.

-love apple juice! Starting to like a sippy cup....

-have been waving Bye-bye since last month but you do it all the time now...

-this month, you hated baths...believe it may be due to your ears...lots of infections...we are scheduled for an ENT appt. the first part of December.
-You are definitely a Mommy's girl but you are staring to love your daddy more and more...when he arrives home, you get real excited and will hold your arms up for him to get you...then you look at Mommy and it is back to her.
-still use a paci to go to sleep - and during the day...getting more and more attached to it and can find them anywhere and put them in your mouth (you also like throwing them out the crib when you are not ready to nap or when you first wake up)..Also love your special blanket (which has no name to date...we call it baba because that is what Brock's is called but we are waiting on your to give us a name)
-like push toys!
-put everything in your mouth ...
- wear 9-12 months clothes...wear size 1 or 2 shoes. Do not like socks or shoes...we get ready to leave and I put you in the car and your socks and shoes are off before our first stop.

-have enough hair to wear a bow
-stand up in the crib a lot and reach up when you want to be picked up.

-You love Brock...you think he hangs the moon...he still thinks you are pretty cool...but does not like you bothering his things. You two love to hug and kiss and he lets you climb all over him

Blakely...this has been a wonderful month. You an Brock are the best things in my life. You two continue to light up my world everyday...

Brock's Thanksgiving party

Brock and Ann McLeod

Brock and Josie

The Indian boys and Girls

The Pilgrim boys and girls

Brock's 4K and the 5K class had their annual Thanksgiving Feast at school before

the holiday break. they sang songs and then celebrated with food. They dressed

in pilgrim and Indian headpieces and ate popcorn, sandwiches and sweets.

They had so much fun...and they looked so cute~

Halloween

Halloween is here. There was a Citadel game the day of Halloween so this is how the day began...We had pictures at 9:10am at the Cabbage Patch, then directly off to the game...left the game and made it home just in time to throw on our costumes and head off to trick or treat and play games at the church. We had a fun time but Blakely (can't blame her) was very tired. Brock was Batman (the Black Knight) and Blakely was a precious dragonfly!

Blakely is 9 months

I cannot believe Blakely is 9 months old...where has the time gone. These pictures were taken a few days after she turned 9 months. I love the one of her and Brock...I took lots of pictures and got some cute ones of them each (by themselves) but when I tried to get one of them together...Brock would not smile...he finally gave a cheesy smile and Blakely is holding up her hands as to say, "Not sure why Bubba is being such a pill!"

• Since last month....Blakely is busier than ever....she no longer just crawls she practically jets to where she wants to go.
• Loves playing with all children...getting a little aggressive when she sees another child...young or old..she just gets SOOO excited about having another little person around.
• has all four front teeth...and working on 2 more on the bottom and one more on top...I have a little gap between the front two teeth...which is so cute and Uncle Lucius says this great so I will have room for all my big teeth when I loose these baby ones.
• Everyone (even strangers) say I look JUST like my MAMA. It really is crazy how much you look like me when I was your age...you are much prettier though!
• getting more and more hair...coming in as a perfect little hairdo...able to put bows in it with out them sliding out.
• sick on my 9 month day (10/23) so we went to the doctor and I weighed 20 pounds and 4 ounces.
• Blakely loves to be heard...her vocals have developed quite dramatically and when she wants something, she tells you all about it and lets you know she is in the room.
• Loves to take baths with Bubba
• Drinking out of the sippy cup with no problems...loves apple and white grape juice. Still drinking formula from bottles...
• Still napping 2 times a day, down for the night between 7:30 and 8:15ish, and up at 8 am!
• Loves sleeping with lots of pacis in the crib and your favorite blanket...we call is Ba-BA because that is what Brock calls his but we know you will come up with your own name for your special blanket when the time comes.
• love exploring
• pulling up on everything and walking around furniture...will go from one piece to another with no problems...We think you will be walking soon...OH MY! Will even go from sitting in the middle of the floor and stand completely up (holding on to nothing)...but once you realize you are standing you quickly sit back down
• Are ticklish, and love to laugh!
• You sleep in this crazy way...beginning to think you may be a contortionist (not sure how to spell this)...You will sleep with on your side or tummy at first...but I will go in your room several times before I go to bed and you will either have both legs or at least one leg by the side of your face...it is so strange...I have worried it is not good to sleep like that...I usually move you to a better place but you usually end up right back the same way.

You love your big brother and laugh at everything he does. He thinks you are pretty cool too. He loves to go in your room on school days and make some "quiet" noise to help wake you up. Even though you are still somewhat asleep, you will stand up and coo and smile at him. I hope you two will always be close and love each other this much forever. You and Brock are the best. Bees, you continue to amaze me each day...I am so blessed to have a wonderful son and daughter...I thank God each day for blessing me with such beautiful children.

Brock's 4K class visits the Pumpkin Patch

Miss Judy and Miss Judy brought the 4K and 5K classes from WPC to the Pumpkin Patch...they got their pictures taken with the Great Pumpkin, heard a story, picked out a special pumpkin from the patch, and got their faces painted. It was a fun day for them!