In the Spirit of Thanksgiving

I'm thankful for so many things in my life. Today I'm thankful for my Father in Heaven and his Son, Jesus Christ. I'm thankful for the fullness of the Gospel and the everlasting joy it brings me. I love the teachings of our prophets and apostles.

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Georgia loves......

to kiss but especially kiss her Mam-Maw!

The Polka Dot Daisy

I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Amy, owner of The Polka Dot Daisy. I have been blog stalking her for a few months now and asked if she would take some pictures for our Christmas cards. We are not a formal family when it comes to pictures so I didn't really worry about dressing them up in Christmas clothes. These are two of the moments she captured. More to come!



I don't know how she did it but she captured Christian saying so much. How much he loves his sister, how much fun he is, how much he loves to play with her, the list goes on and on.

If you want some really beautiful photos of your kid(s) and family I highly recommend her. Her email is daisy@thepolkadotdaisy.com.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!

This is a day for celebrating! My wonderful Daddy is 57 years old today. I'm such a Daddy's girl so today is a BIG day for me. My mom is working nights so tonight I'm going to his house and make him dinner. He doesn't really have a favorite meal, he has favorites that people make but I've never really been his favorite cook so tonight I'm making what I wanna make! I hope he likes it. What's not to like? It's chicken cordon bleu casserole. Easy! Cheesy! Yummy! We had cake and ice cream last night and he really shouldn't have too many sweets so I'm debating on a cake tonight. His favorite cake is chocolate (like father like daughter!) but Casey made him a chocolate cake last night. I could make anything really. He is diabetic but he just loves the sweets. In our office we made cookies for all our closings. To get from his office to the bathroom you had to pass by the kitchen area where we baked the cookies. Almost daily you would see him leave the bathroom and head back to his office wiping his hands with the paper towel. Nothing unusual until you went to his office and realized he would use the paper towel to mask the cookie he was trying to hide. My daddy has massive hands, so big in fact that he could literally be carrying a cookie in his hand and you would never see it. I call his hands his paws. So I started the practice of asking if he "pawed one of my cookies" every time he passed by them. I have to admit, although I've heard his jokes a million times, he is still one of the funniest people I know. I could sit and listen to him talk for hours. (Which is probably a good thing cause he will sit and talk for hours!) I love you Daddy! I'm so thankful for the 34 years I've had with you and look forward to as many more as the good lord will allow. Happy Birthday!

My favorite Big Johnisms

1. They call me Big John, I don't know why

2. AMF

3. Take a shower with Pap-Paw

4. Let's go bye bye

5. You're burning daylight

6. Making memories

7. I just wanted to make sure you were awake

8. Your Momma is maaadddd at me.......

I just asked Christian what's one of his favorite things about Pap-Paw and he said

1. He's really nice and

2. I'm glad he taught you how to pop people's toes (typical Gullett tortue that my boy finds cool!)

5 Months Already!

I can't believe my baby girl is now 5 months old. Truth be told I really can't believe her brother will be 13 in less than a month. Where does time go? I knew before I had her I needed to savor every minute because you wake up one day and your beautiful baby is a month away from turning 13 and incredibly independent. I just don't know what I would do without my Christian. He is not only a loving and caring brother but he is the most well mannered, thoughtful, considerate child a parent could ever wish for. I didn't savor every minute with Christian. I was too busy trying to figure out how to be a Mommy. Don't get me wrong, I remember him as a baby and the funny things he did. I mostly remember those beautiful baby blues and that adorable red fuzz on his head. He has always been patient with me as I try to figure out this journey we are traveling on. He loves his sister. I hope one day my Georgia realizes how lucky she is to have Christian as her big brother. He is so protective of her and her feelings. Any time he holds her he kisses her all over. He makes sure to kiss her goodbye on his way to school and always greets her when he comes home. When she hears his voice you can see her looking for him. We were in the living room one day and he had come home from school, played with her for a little bit, asked if he could get some juice, went to the kitchen and as soon as he was out of sight my Georgia started screaming. As soon as she could see him again she settled down. My Christian is just what I need!!

Funny, this was supposed to be a post on my Georgia and how big she's gotten but this picture just reminds me of my sweet Christian. I hope he knows how very special he is to me and how this family just doesn't work without him. As a matter of fact I will close this now and go tell him myself.

Too Young?

Are you ever too young to enjoy TV? Georgia really loves spending time with her Daddy, even if it involves watching Mythbusters!

I've never had a daughter before so I didn't realize how quickly they become a Daddy's Girl. I should have known, I am one myself. I was telling my Daddy about Georgia LOVING her Dad and I asked him, how old was I when I officially became a Daddy's Girl? He said, Oh, you were about an hour old!

From the Mouth of Babes

Christian left Saturday for Scout Camp in North Carolina. He will be gone an entire week. This is the first time I have ever been without him for this amount of time without him being with someone in my family AND me not being able to call him. The last time he was away from me for a solid week was mine and Jason's honeymoon 4 years ago but even then he was with my parents and I called daily. (if not more!) So we bought all his camping gear and come Saturday morning he was off. (Does he even realize I couldn't stand to leave the parking lot until him and his scout troop were leaving??) I called the Scout Master on Saturday to see how things were. He'd only been away from me for 7 hours. You know I never knew I was "THAT" mom. I laugh at those moms. Come on, you're kid is leaving for a week? ENJOY YOURSELF. That's what I would tell them. Now it's me and when my husband tries to say anything I bite his head off. Monday evening came around and Jason's phone rang. It was the Scout Master. Oh the emotions that went through my head in those short seconds before I answered the phone. Is he hurt? Is he OK? Has he broken something? WHAT'S WRONG?? Then I heard the sweetest sound I had heard in days. Hi Mommy. Oh the happiness that flooded me. Hi Son! What's going on? I'm drinking a Cherry Wine (a what??). That sounds awesome I told him. Then I said to him Christian, I miss you so much! Normally this is the point where he says I miss you too, Mommy but he didn't. What he said next will ring in my ears forever. Parents always wonder when did my baby grow up? Well, what he said will always scream to me that he is growing up whether I like it or not. Again, I said, Christian, I miss you so much. And he said, "I know!".