card wreath

i started with some scrapbook paper, a piece of cardboard, glue, and some clothespins.thanks to the tutorial, i ended up with a nice little wreath to hang Christmas cards on. and it's not so Christmasy that i can't use it throughout the year for other things. i may just change the red velvet bow to a light teal bow and find another use...

coolest Target ever!

B and I took the little ones to the Hoover Target superstore last week. It happens to be the largest Target in North America. It was so cool, I told Ron I wanted to get a babysitter to watch the kids so he and I could have a date just walking around the store. It was awesome...

iPhone images

we braved the cold air and played outside the other day. laney was loving the soccer ball. she's been warming up to bows for the past few days too.

photo workshop

i went to a click workshop just over a week ago and learned a lot. dave, jennifer and i all went together and learned how to operate our cameras in manual mode. i got in on the deal via groupon. (love groupon, btw...)

as you can see, i learned how to properly expose a picture after incorrectly overexposing. i'm still figuring this out a bit.

we had the cutest little models! these girls were adorable...

then after a full afternoon of all things photographic, we went to b and pops' house for a belated thanksgiving feast. my brother definitely out-ate everyone! love you, bro.
laney even got in on the action at the adult table. she leaned in as if she was taking part in the conversation. what a nice saturday.

sweet cousins

luke and kole had some one on one playtime the other day. and they even dressed appropriately. war eagle!

which gray?

i was almost certain i had picked out the gray i wanted for my living room until i took this picture. i definitely don't like the 3rd from the left. the others are similar, but each have different tones. who would have thought gray would be so confusing!

camp-in

i just got this picture from pops. the kids spent the night at their house last night. the boys slept in a tent in the den and it looks like laney joined in on the fun this morning. cuteness!

I'm thankful...

i'm thankful for:

a nice day at home

my hilarious kids

living in birmingham

my hubby, day 2 after his tonsillectomy, and he's feeling good

our country

getting to see b and pops today

a visit from the philleys

today, which is ron's 33rd birthday

cameras, as silly as that sounds

good movies

date nights

grace

pillow-filled shirts so boys can play rough...

i'm thankful for a lot. right now, 10:45 pm, i'm thankful that i'm heading to bed...

a visit with Jim and Sherry

It took Laney a while to warm up to the Banks'...

Sam warmed up to Uncle Jim right away...

By the end of the night, they were all smiles... except maybe for Laney.

Monday night was a very special night. We went to B and Pops' house and had dinner with all four grandparents. The Philleys were in town to help out with Ron's big tonsillectomy. My aunt and uncle were visiting from Florida. So we had a nice little family dinner. Our kids were in heaven getting to be with Grandee, Pappy, B, and Pops at the same time. And they enjoyed Jim and Sherry as well...