Thanksgiving Recap

This year, like every year before, we went to Shreveport for Thanksgiving. Both sets of my grandparents live there, and we always go to both homes to eat. (It's Sunday, and I'm still full.) Then, we came home on Saturday and got to have Thanksgiving with Eric's side of the family. We had a great time visiting with family and just getting to relax for a few days. Here is a little recap: Uncle Greg carving part of the Turkey...yum! Nana and Aunt Mary Beth are supervising.

This was a funny moment. (I'm sure it's only funny to me, though.) I decided I would take pictures, and then my Paw Paw grabbed his camera so he could get the good pictures before I did. Guess I got one he didn't, huh?!

Poor Baxter--he had to be in this cone the whole time!! He got stuck under this table. I had to take a picture before I got him out.

Tilly and her "G"

Pa Paw and Bailey (our cousin) and Tilly. Tilly was trying to give Bailey some "sugar" as we refer to it. Kinda looks like Baby-Godzilla!

We are trying to teach Tilly to call the HOGS. Oh that win was even sweeter in Tiger Country!

Allison, Eric and our new cousin Josh. I hope his first Thanksgiving with us didn't change his mind about marrying our cousin Jessica...Our family can be a lot to take!

Here are the newleyweds.

Tilly and her "DeDe."


Tilly and Uncle Brock.

Ashli and Keeli--such beauties!

One of the most memorable parts of the trip was snapping this photo. In it is five generations! Grandma Viola, her daughter, my Maw Maw, her son, my Dad, Me, and Tilly. It's not every day you see this--what a great thing for which to be thankful!

Growing Up In the Hood...I Mean in Hoodies

We had dinner at Josh and Mandy's last night. Tilly got to play with Noah. Actually, Tilly played with her things in her corner of the room, and Noah played with his things in his corner of the room. They weren't really in to each other so much, so we decided they were both playing hard to get. To get these photos, we had to physically put them beside each other and snap the shot before one of them tried scooting away.

See them holding hands! How sweet!

A Day of Decorating

Because I have a tendency to be whatever the opposite of a procrastinator is (anal, some might say), I went ahead and decorated my house for Christmas today. Actually, I had my good friend Brandon Baker do it for me. He is fantastic! We went to Hobby Lobby this morning for some odds and ends, then we came home, and in what seemed like only five minutes, he was completely finished. (Oh yeah, we also stopped in to Silks-a-Bloom to pick up two items....dare to dream!! If you've never been--GO!)

I am so proud of the tree! Thanks so much Brandon!!

Here is Brandon hard at work.

The mantle.

A close-up of the top of the tree--my favorite part! (Minus the air vent, of course.)

A few of my favorites.

The finished project!

Tilly was there too. Hopefully, she will not be the tree's demise.

After Brandon left, I vacuumed the living room. I couldn't believe all the glitter on the floor--I felt like my living room was Time's Square after New Year's Rockin' Eve!

I just finished wrapping the first present and stuck in under the tree. Just to let you in on how anal I am...I actually did it so I could place it on top of one of the cords that was showing. I'll bet you'll never guess whose present it is....

Trip to South Carolina

About two weeks ago, we went to Columbia, South Carolina. We went there because the Razorbacks were playing, and our good friends Kyle and Candy and their sweet, sweet, sweet little boy Kohen live in North Carolina. So, we met up and got to spend a few days together. We ate so much and had a great trip overall. All together, we were off 5 days in a row because the drive was 12 hours one way. Of course, we did a little shopping, but we basically got to hang out and enjoy the BEAUTIFUL weather. I know I sound 87, but the leaves and trees were stunning--we couldn't have asked for a better trip. Here is Mr. Kohen. If you look really closely, you can see that Kyle is really smiling big (I mean, giving the big cheese!) because he thought I was taking a picture of him. :) Sorry to disappoint you, Kyle!

This is the stadium from where we were tailgaiting. You wouldn't believe the ATMOSPHERE at the stadium. At least that is what Eric said at least 92 times.

Here is Tilly sitting on the rocks just off the lake. She had a pretty good time as you can see!

Nanny 911

Kohen saying "Go Hogs!' (Cheering like his daddy.)

I think they are really sizing each other up...

Did I mention that both babies were teething?

Can't wait to do it again!

Good Hair Day!

Much to my surprise, Tilly's hair was incredibly calm today. Ususally, she wakes up with the true bed head, but for some reason, it was very calm and tame this morning. I had to take a picture. To some, this may seem really over the top. However, from the moment I laid eyes on my child, I have worried that she will have my hair--curly, frizzy, messy! So, today gave me a little encouragement that Tilly won't have the torment of straightening her hair daily, but we'll see...

The Beginning...Eleven Months Late

After many, many, many times of telling people, "yeah, I'll do one of those blog things one of these days," I finally decided to do it (even though I am positive I said I would never really do it.) I understand that I am far, far behind, but here are a few photos of Tilly up to now. I guess this is my way of making up for lost time.

Here is Tilly when she was first born on December 20th, 2007.

Tilly a few days later.

Eric and Tilly taking a little break. Guess who was AWAKE to take the photo...

Baxter and Tilly...fast friends!

Valentine's Day...not quite 2 months old.

Bath Times are Happy Times!

Easter Sunday

Getting Ready to Crawl...who knew it would only be about 6 months later that it would actually happen!

Starting to scheme already...

First trip to church. We took her in to the service instead of going to the nursery. She slept through the whole service. However, I was so nervous that she WOULDN'T sleep that I paid no attention to the sermon. That was the last time Tilly went to "big church."

As far as I know, this was Tilly's first smile in a photo.

The exersauce was certainly our friend. How cool does Tilly look?!

Clearly, Tilly likes to eat. Here is Nana helping her out.

It is true what they say...you can't turn your back for one second! I had a neat, organized (alphabetically, no less) stack of mail, and Tilly decided that the mail would be really fun to play in. Thanks for your help, Til!

Fun in the sun!

Here is our little family on a Razorback game day.

And here is Tilly in a Razorback top. It may be a little misleading...it says "smallest fan." That could be up for debate.

Tilly at the Pediatrician's office. She has had her share of ear infections, but overall, we have been blessed with a very healthy girl. She is always around the 99th percentile for weight...

...though I can't imagine why! Only kidding. She scooted herself over to the plate of cookies, picked one up, and crammed it into her mouth as quickly as possible. I HAD to take a picture of it. Of course, one I took the picture, I took the cookie away--needless to say, she was less than thrilled with my decision.

Growing up and pulling up.

Tilly and Isabel Sory. As we say, "Friends whether they want to be or not!"

Walking. That's right--WALKING! This started at 10 months and three days! She is now all over the place and into everything. By the way, that's the remote control in her hands. She would rather have that and/or a cell phone than any other toy in the world.

So, there is the "Reader's Digest Version" of things in our lives over the last 11 months. (I realize that everything you've seen has been about Tilly, but she obviously is the highlight of our lives!) I hope you have enjoyed the recap. My goal is to try to post at least once before Tilly's senior prom. No promises, though!

PS: I realize that the vast majority of the photos are tiny. I downloaded them from another website as opposed to taking the time to upload them from a camera. I'll get better at this...