Merry Christmas!

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! We certainly did...except for Aubrey's bout with a stomach virus! She started coming down with it on Tuesday of last week and by Christmas Eve, it was full blown. Luckily she never threw up, but "the other" got pretty bad. Despite a sore bottom and tummy cramps, she was still all smiles for her first Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve with my family - we started the evening off by going to Christmas Eve service at my parents' church. (Aubrey made it through part of the service before Corey took her out to the lobby). Then we headed over to my parents house for supper and presents. After all of the festivities we headed home to wait for Santa to come to our house. Christmas morning we woke up to find a lot of goodies left by Santa for Aubrey Claire - she was definitely on the "Nice" list this year! Around lunch we packed up and headed down to Corey's parents house for more Christmas. Aubrey was really getting the hang of opening presents - she loved the tissue paper and the ribbons! By the end of the evening the three of us were worn out and ready for bed. All in all, it was a great Christmas...full of family and fellowship. As for the stomach virus - Aubrey is still trying to get over it!

Nana and Gigi

Sorry for the delay in posts - my internet was down for what seemed like forever! We're back up and running now, so I decided to do a quick post. Last week Aubrey and I went to my Ladies Bible Study Christmas Party. All of our friends were there including Gigi (Laurie) and Wyatt. Nana, Aubrey, Gigi, and Wyatt were sitting on the couch together and I just had to snap a pic!

This is what happens when Daddy is in charge...

How cute is that?!?

Corey's Birthday

Tuesday was Corey's birthday - He had a training class in Tuscaloosa all day, so I decided to make a special dinner for him when he got home. He loves my Beef Stew, so I made Beef Stew with French Bread. He's not a big dessert eater, but you have to have a birthday cake on your birthday, right? Baking really isn't my "thing", but I decided to try my hand a making a cupcake-shaped birthday cake. Baking the cake wasn't so bad...decorating it was a bit tougher. Oh, well! Its the thought that counts right?

After Corey blew out the candles, Aubrey looked like she wanted a big ole' handful of chocolate icing. Luckily Corey caught her before she stuck her hand right in the middle of his cake!

Happy Birthday Corey!

Happy Turkey Day!

This was our first Thanksgiving as a family of three and it was FABULOUS! We started the day off with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Aubrey sat in her swing and watched it with us while Corey and I made sweet potato casserole. Around lunchtime, we headed over to my parents house for Thanksgiving dinner. My dad fried a turkey (YUM!) and we had ham, green bean bundles, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, corn pudding, deviled eggs, and two different kinds of pies! After indulging in all of the fabulous food and spending time with family, it was time to go home and take a nap! Isn't Aubrey just adorable in her turkey shirt?!? Friday morning my mom and I headed out bright and early for Black Friday bargains while Aubrey stayed home with Corey. We were at Wal-Mart by 5am and it was packed!! There were specific things that we were after so we went in, found what we were looking for, and left! Then it was on to the mall - it was pretty crowded too, but nearly as chaotic as WalMart. By 9am we were finished shopping and it was time to head home for a quick nap. Traditionally Corey and I have Thanksgiving dinner with his family on Friday - its just easier to split it up into two separate days. That way we get to spend more time with each family, we get to enjoy dinner twice, and we go home with twice the left-overs. So after a nap for me and one for Aubrey, we headed down to the Kennedys for another delicious Thanksgiving dinner. All in all, our first Thanksgiving with Aubrey Claire was very special!!