Christmas Eve

We always go to my mom and dads for Christmas Eve. I had my camera, but didn't hardly take any pictures. Here are a few that I got.

McKinley loves the pirate ship that Aunt Tammy and Uncle E gave him. As a matter of fact this morning he was wheeling it around the house playing with the cannons and little pirates. One of the little pirates fell out onto the floor, he informed me that the pirate must of had too much brown liquor! Where does he come up with these things!

Kate loved the trunk of dress up stuff that Uncle Brian gave her....here she is trying out a few of the pieces.

Gore Kanfield Christmas

Monday night we had our annual "Gore Kanfield Christmas" This year the Kanners hosted at their house. We all had a great time especially the kids. The kids had the greatest time playing on the twins slide upstairs.

Kate's musical tutu and magic wand were a big hit!

McKinley loved his pirate costume set. Argghh.....ahoy matey!

After playtime, supper and present opening, the kids had a great time decorating gingerbread cookies.

Thanks Holly & Scott for having us over.......There is nothing better than spending the holidays with people you love!!!!

Superman

McKinley loves to take his white blankie and tie it around his neck like he is Superman. Well, I just happened to remember that another little boy use to like to play Superman. Thank goodness that Andy's mom still had the costume and a picture.

Like Father, Like Son.....

Here is Andy in his Superman outfit, handmade by his mom. (This picture was from 1982, so Andy would have been about 5.)

And here is McKinley....in the same outfit....tights and all!

Family Tradition

I just thought it would be neat to post McKinley and Andy with "Buster Clause". McKinley and Andy are about the same age in both of these pictures. Buster has worked with the Newnan police department since Andy was a little boy. He is now the Newnan Chief of Police and is still playing Santa.

(Thanks Debbie for the picture!)

Fantasy of Light at Callaway Gardens

We made our annual trip to Callaway Gardens tonight. This is the first year that McKinley made it through the entire lights without falling asleep! Here are some pictures from our night.....enjoy! (I have gotten a picture of him in this butterfly chair every year!)

Andy's Christmas Party

We went to Andy's Christmas party last night. The highlight of the night was the arrival of Santa Clause. McKinley could not wait to hop in his lap. Here he is telling Santa all about "Spike the Dinosaur".

This is a special santa because this is the same santa that Andy use to see when he was little. We can't wait for Marley Ann to get to meet "Buster Clause" next year too!

First Trip to the Movies!

McKinley and I pretty much stayed around the house all week, so I thought we would get out and do something fun today. I've been wanting to take him to the movies, but was not so sure how well he would do. I decided we would give it a try, so we went to see the new Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa movie. Overall, I would say that for his first trip to the movies he did pretty well. As you can tell from the picture he was well stocked up with popcorn, coke and Reeses. He especially liked to dance around the aisle whenever they played " I like to move it, move it". I only had to threaten to take him home twice! Once was when he was playing with his seat. The seats are the stadium seats that fold up and down. He thought it was fun to bounce the seat up and down....well the seat folded on him and somehow the little booger got his feet stuck up in the seat. He was crying "Mommy, I am really stuck...Help Me". I finally got him loose, but it pulled his boots off, so then I had to fish on the floor for his missing boots!!! He kept telling me all day thanks for taking him and that he had a good time so it was well worth it!

Happy Turkey Day!

Check out the kids plates.....they ate until they were stuffed turkeys!
My two favorite turkeys!

McKinley took this picture.....not that bad....just a little crooked!

Our last Thanksgiving as a family of 3!

Already a Princess!

We have slowly been working in Marley Ann's room. She is already a spoiled princess. Thanks a bunch to Aunt Tammy, Aunt Holly, Baby Kate and the Twincesses for all the clothes! Check out her closet and look at all the pink! 26 week Baby Update: I went to the doctor this week and Marley Ann is doing great! I start going every 2 weeks now instead of every 4! Her due date will be here before we know it. I am super excited because if all goes well, we are going to be able to have her at 38 weeks. That will be around the middle of February! This is great news for us because 1-the doctor is hoping that by having her earlier it might make my delivery easier and she won't be too big and 2- there will be a few weeks difference betweeen her and McKinley's birthdays instead of just a few days!

Halloween 2008

McKinley had a BIG day yesterday. His class made Halloween t-shirts for the Halloween Celebration at school. He came home with a bookbag full of candy and treats! After Daddy got home and we ate supper, we got Peter Pan dressed and got ready for some trick-or-treating!
McKinley had to stop by and see Jake on his first Halloween. We caught up with Addie the Angel there too!

Finally we headed to the church for Trunk-or-Treat!

Captain Hook and Peter Pan pose for a picture before the excitment begins!

Look at the Cutie Ladybugs!

Tinkerbell and Peter Pan....What a pair!

This was the first year that our church has done Trunk-or-Treat! The kids had a GREAT time going from car to car and it was a parents dream. The kids were contained in a safe area with family and friends!

What a great way to end the night.....a yummy smore!