Thankful!

We had a great Thanksgiving with my parents. It was a very low key relaxed day and we all just enjoyed being together. Today (Black Friday!) we decided to brave the crowds and go to Fresh Market and the MALL! Yes, we are crazy! But we wanted to go to Belk to take advantage of some of the early bird sales so that Jimmy could get a sport coat and some new pants. He doesn't have to dress up for work and has a couple of suits for church and a tux but needed some more casual dress clothes so that he doesn't wear the "college" uniform of khakis and a blue blazer. We got a couple of really good deals on some Ralph Lauren items. He is going to be looking good this holiday season!

Here are a few pics from my parents yesterday:

Thanksgiving Feast

Jimmy had a Thanksgiving Feast at school on Tuesday. Several classes of preschoolers ages 2-4 all came together for one big feast as Pilgrims and Indians. They ate turkey, corn, green beans, corn muffins, and pumpkin bread!! Looks like Jimmy was a pilgrim. I would like to know how much of the yummy food he ate. Probably just the pumpkin bread! Ha! Jimmy's teacher Mrs. Hibberts is wonderful and often shares pictures of what they do during school. Here are a couple of her pictures from the big feast! Of the many things I am thankful for this year, I am definitely thankful for our wonderful church and the amazing preschool program and his teachers!

Jimmy-6 weeks

I didn't have a blog when Jimmy was a baby. I don't think I knew what a blog was at that point. I think I thought blogs were only political since I had heard about them in the 2004 elections. So, I wanted to post a pic of Jimmy at 6 weeks just to compare. Do you think they look alike? Does one favor Jimmy or me more?

Jimmy-6 weeks:





Cecilia-6 weeks:

Cecilia-6 weeks

Cecilia is 6 weeks old as of last Monday! I feel like she has gotten so big! She is starting to smile which is fun. I think she can recognize my voice and will follow me with her eyes if I am not holding her. She is sleeping pretty well-about 3-4 hours a night. She has been a pretty easy going baby. Doesn't fuss or cry too much and when she does we can pretty much figure out what she wants-food, new diaper, just to be held, sleepy, etc.

She is smiling here because she just spit up (which is why her clothes are half on/half off) and I think she felt much better!


We are looking forward to our first Thanksgiving as a family of four. We have so much to be thankful for this year. It will be a low key Thanksgiving as we will be going to my parents house and it will be just the four of us, Jimmy III and Cecilia.

Potty Training Woes

Potty Training=NIGHTMARE!!! Jimmy will be three on December 6 and has off and on showed interest in the potty so we decided to try potty training this past weekend. Needless to say that he is still pooping and peeing in his pants. I've read and asked for advice and the main common thread I see is that it is different for every child. Would you agree?? He now refuses to sit on the potty and the potty surprise bag is not enticing him at all. He even went to Wal-Mart with Jimmy to pick out his potty and get some big boy underwear (though Jimmy got size 4T! I had some others luckily!). I think we are going to have to try again in a few weeks. I am praying for patience.



Curious to hear if anyone else's children potty trained between 3-3 1/2 years? I feel all I hear is that most train before 3.

Show Us Your Life-Pets

Show us your life Friday at Kelly's Korner is about pets and I have a few...

We have three cats. I know, I can hardly believe it myself coming from a girl who grew up with 0 pets. We did have a little box turtle named Charlene for a few weeks if that counts. But she died when we went on vacation. Other than that no pets. My parents said I was allergic to pets as so was my brother. I am a little skeptical of that now as I have three cats and no allergy problems. Maybe my brother was allergic and it was just easier to say I was too so that they wouldn't hear the constant nagging to get a pet.

Jimmy grew up with lots of pets. Dogs, cats, bunnies, flying squirrels to name a few so a few months after we got married he suggested we get a cat. We went to the Humane Society and got Pumpkin, who turned into our very large tabby cat. Then we decided to get a second cat to keep Pumpkin company and we got Jack from our vet. That was it, until a pregnant calico cat showed up on our back porch in Ardsley Park. We took care of her and gave away her kitties and she ended up as ours as well. When we moved to Isle of Hope she quickly transformed into another lady of leisure and adapted well to being an inside cat as all of ours are. So here are a few pics:


Mama Kitty (such an original name, but she came to us pregnant so that is what we called her)


Pumpkin in the back, Jack in the front. Pumpkin is not very friendly but likes to eat.


Jack is the friendly lap cat and is always in the middle of it all:




No dogs, yet.

Indian Cookout

Jimmy had an Indian cookout at school yesterday. They had special Indian snacks (cheerios, raisins, marshmallows, m&m's) and cooked pretend buffalo meet (big marshmallows) over a pretend fire. Jimmy made such a cute little chief!