Mom's New House....

....here are some pics of my mom's brand spanking new house that she built.....it is beautiful!!!....she took very little furniture with her from her old house ~ she wanted to start fresh, i don't blame her ~ so most of the rooms are still a bit bare......which is why we had thanksgiving at my sister's house this year (see post below).....good job mom, good job the house is amazing :)

of course, i threw in a couple pics of my children enjoying their grammy's new house.....snacks on the screened in porch, PERFECT!!

Thanksgiving Round Two....

.....fun, fun...we had a great time in montgomery at my sister's house for Thanksgiving.....Audrey started the night before by helping my mom make the stuffing and i made another pecan pie.... thursday morning we headed over to lisa's with the turkey in tow -- ok, here's something crazy but lisa and i, especially me, refuse to cook the turkey...so mom cooked it at her house and then we carried it to lisa's for carving and consuming....i realize i am in the medical field and shouldn't get grossed out but the thoughts of cleaning the turkey makes me sick! -- the girls had a blast playing togther as usual....lots of food, naps, & playtime ~ good day! after lunch the little ladies dressed up like the princesses they are...wrote their christmas lists....danced to the jonas brothers on tv, whoohoo....and proceeded to "teach" grant how to ring-around-the-rosie.....god love my sister's neighbors....we are far, far from a quiet bunch of people....we ended the night with the little one's watching this great movie and my nephew in the bed, ol' payton didn't feel too well....enjoy the pics...

Happy Thanksgiving....

May your stuffing be tasty

May your turkey plump,

May your potatoes and gravy

Have never a lump.

May your yams be delicious

And your pies take the prize,

And may your Thanksgiving dinner

Stay off your thighs!

Thanksgiving Round One...

....we had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Georgia with brett's family....we were able to have our dinner at Uncle John & Aunt Cinda's farm in Cleveland, GA again this year.....it is absolutely beautiful!!! It is also so nice to be able to have everyone in one big space.....thank you again CiCi and John for hosting us :)

.....alot of people have asked about the farm and tumbleweeds....below is a slide show.... Tumbleweeds, is a gathering place that was transformed from a chicken house...it is amazing, i hope the pictures do everything justice...

....Round Two starts Wednesday, we will be going down to Montgomery/Wetumpka to spend turkey day with my family ....lots of pics of that to follow as well :) ....can you tell i am LOVING my new camera??

We are in Georgia celebrating Thanksgiving with Brett's family.....We'll be back Sunday night...Pics from the farm to follow.....Enjoy your weekend :)

it's clean....i promise...

if you ever come to my house and see this......

or this......

just know that yes, it is clean toilet paper. you are more than welcome to use it or get some fresh from the roll......this is why, all that up there, happens........

destruct-o maniac in his finest....

also, if you feel a cool breeze coming from the kitchen....it's because of this....

in which he is trying to get this....

well, at least he serves himself!!

a day in the life of the BigMan....

silhouettes...

when audrey was 17 months old i had her silhouette cut by an amazing artist at a local christmas market in georgia....beautiful.....

naturally i wanted grant's cut as well at the same age....i made all the plans to go back to the market and have it done.....well, sweet kathie has stopped traveling!! oh no, this can't be i thought.....but behold...i found a solution....she can cut a silhouette from a pic....ok....that's perfect....just get BigMan to hold still and snap a good profile shot.....HA!HA! are you laughing too?!?! yes, getting grant to be still long enough for anything! well....he finally did and it's perfect!! see for yourself...............

this isn't healthy....

no one should have this many boxes of christmas decorations....it's just not right.....i went from decorating three levels to decorating one, itsy bitsy, level....i am feeling the need to downgrade/size some decor....well, after Thanksgiving i will tackle these boxes....fun, fun....audrey is ready to decorate now and grant well, it's something new....hey, want to take bets on how much gets broken this year from captian destructo?!?!

old pic, old love....

...so, between a VERY laid back weekend, busy monday with dentist appointments, errands, basketball game, bible study, laundry, etc....i have no new pics of children or anything of any importance....CRAZY, i know!! but if you do want to see some pics of two VERY CUTE kids click here. i love these girls and their mommy too :)

but i did happen upon this pic from this summer, it is one of my all time favorites....there is something to be said about the love between these two, old love...the kind that will sustain for years and years.....when audrey first laid her eyes on her big cousin payton 4 years ago, the connection was instant....she loves this little man like no other!! he plays a close, very close, second to her daddy....

....though audrey doesn't have a big brother, she will always have her PayPay to look out for her.....but at the rate grant is growing he will probably be mistakened for her big brother!!

We love you Payton Lane Mixson!!!

the first meeting you ask?? ahh.....here it is....sweet, sweet love...

good weekend....

May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.

May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.

May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue.

And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.

~Irish Blessing

....our weekend is going to be pretty low-key and well DESERVED!! i actually haven't even gotten out of my pajamas yet :) i am on my way to the shower, i promise....i've been catching up on everyone's blogs....i love this new world of blogging that i have joined...i know to some of you it is old news but to a newbie like me it is still great...i love being able to check-out what is going on with everyone and seeing pics of their families....ok, rambling....anyhoo, the point of this post was to bless you all with a wonderful, restful weekend....and to get ready, the holidays are just around the corner and we will all be crazy!!!

....also, a few of you were wondering what the new house looks like....well here it is in all it's summer time glory....the yard is now covered in leaves and you know i have my rockers on my porch :)

sweet things...

3 sweet things in my life right now....

an amazing, sweet big sister who gave me and my husband the most wonderful journals for our 30th birthday and who gave me the most precious letter ever and i will treasure it forever...

a sweet, sweet sleeping baby...he is such a joy and blessing in my life....now, if he can keep that sleeping to his own bed and not ours :)

a daddy's girl....there isn't much like the love of a daddy and his sweet baby girl...these are two more blessings in my life...

Park Pics...

alas, the pics from the park....ok, so the slideshow has like 40 pictures - sorry!! i couldn't decide which ones :) you know, there are a few beautiful children in the world and every mother calls them her own!! well, here are my beautiful children enjoying a day at the park......audrey could go to the park everyday and as long as grant is outside anywhere he is happy....

appetizer...

we had a play day at the park today, amongst other things.....thoroughly enjoyed our family time together on a week day.....more pics to come, thought i would send this out as an appetizer....main course to follow tomorrow....be patient, i actually get to work tomorrow (whooohooo!!), so the post will be delayed...

gotcha!! meet alvin....

we have a soft, cute, furry issue at our house..... CHIPMUNKS!!! well at least one for a fact, we are sure there are more......yes, yes, i know they are just so freakin' adorable but when you step in one of the many holes they have dug in my backyard and twist your ankle, let me know how cute you think they are!!!

our son has become quite amused with one of it's particular holes.....he goes over, sits down by it, plays in the sand we have tried to fill it up with and babbles as if he is keeping up quite the conversation with the furry vermin that lives in the hole, "run, little alvin, run ~ mommy and daddy have bad plans for you!"....we have tried lots of humane tactics to keep them from returning..... sand, dirt, bricks, rocks all strategically placed in their holes....only to emerge from our cozy house the next morning to see our filled up holes dug out!!!! UGH!!
well....today i captured a pic of our little backyard guest.....kinda sweet looking, so is a polar bear but i dare you to mess with her cubs! he just sits on the back porch every morning...sunning himself, warming from the cold earth he has inhabited all night....any suggestions????

yard work....

while brett was being lazy and enjoying his birthday yesterday, audrey and grant headed out back for some good ol' yardwork.....this was preceeded by my nephew payton raking leaves saturday afternoon to help out ~ what an amazing kid!! he was worried that uncle brett would have to finish it all by himself....he didn't know that two other little helpers had plans for those leaves too! i am going to save all these pics because in just a few short years raking leaves won't sound nearly as fun and we will probably have to pay them to do it!!

with a little help from audrey's MiMi she came up with quite a creative way to get the leaves from here to there......good idea.....grant, well he just aggrevated audrey.....she was afraid he was going to "mess up" her pile of leaves....oh, the OCD child....miss priss is looking forward to jumping into the leaves....hmmm, maybe tomorrow when we are all off for veteran's day...