Halloween and Thanksgiving

Curtis age 5, Caroline 2 1/2, and Charles age 9






Wow time flies! We have had a great time with the girls this past two holidays and we are getting really excited about Christmas. Caroline was a fairy for Halloween. She loves to play dress up at school, so this was a big treat for her. We made it to quite a few houses, but she had the most fun answering the door. We are so lucky to live in such a safe, kid friendly neighborhood. So many houses were decorated and everyone was so friendly. Amelia chilled in the stroller in her Pumpkin PJs. I'm sure she'll be the perfect sidekick next year. Thanksgiving started off kind of rough for Miss Amelia. She had been fighting a cold the last couple weeks and I had already taken both of the girls in to have their ears checked, but they were clear. I put Amelia to bed the Monday before the holiday and she seemed fine, but woke up with a fever and a terrible cry. I stayed home with the ladies that Tuesday and took Amelia back to the doctor. It was still just a cold, but with a fever. We did end up driving up to Arlington Wednesday morning for a delicious Thanksgiving lunch hosted by Grandaddy. That evening we drove over to Athens for Turkey Day part two. Caroline had a ball with her cousins. They all played so well together even though there's a pretty big age range. Amelia had a good time as well, although she wasn't 100%. She spent a lot of time asleep in her Nana's arms. Amelia turned six months old the Friday after Thanksgiving. She is now crawling (not very quickly though) and she can sit up from laying down. She's really trying to pull up too so we broke down and lowered the crib. Amelia has finally decided that she is ready to eat solids. She loves anything that we eat, but does not like baby food. So, I blend up whatever we're having and she's happy. The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we drove back to Austin to buy our Christmas tree and decorate. It's beautiful! We have been reading lots of books about Christmas and we watched Rudolph last week. The excitement is definitely building and I have a feeling this is going to be a memorable year.

Fall Festival and Visit from Grandaddy

We drove over to Elgin, TX to a fall festival a few weeks ago. Caroline had a lot of fun with Taelyn, but she wanted nothing to do with the ponies! We might head back to Elgin to cut down our tree this year!
Grandaddy came down for a visit last weekend. We had such a nice time eating great food, watching basebal/football, and relaxing. Amelia enjoyed trying to crawl all over Grandaddy and Caroline chased Lily the whole time. We can't wait for another visit!

Amelia is 5 months old!

I cannot believe that my baby is 5 months old! Time has flown by. She is now sitting up on her own and babbling. Her favorite thing to say is "da da da". After five months of getting up every night to nurse, this is the thank you that I get? Hmmm is that fair? Oh well, she's still my sweet pea. This past weekend, she teased me by sleeping through the night 7:30 pm to 6 am two nights in a row. Unfortunately, she was up again at 2 am Sunday night and last night. I can't complain too much because she usually nurses and is back asleep in 20 minutes. She is still not quite ready for baby food. We've tried for the last month and she gags on the spoon and looks utterly repulsed by the whole thing. We tried one of the baby food "nets" that she can suck/gnaw and that worked a little better. Might have something to do with the sweet potato casserole with brown sugar that I stuffed it with =) Caroline was so ready to eat at four months and Amelia is taking her time. It's kind of nice to not have to fool with food at school yet. I'm going to try to enjoy another month of her only needing me. She's definitely easy to pack for!

Thomas the Train

We drove up to Burnet, Texas to take a ride on Thomas the Train last weekend. We met Caroline's best friend Ceci and her parents and the girls had SO much fun. I love to watch them dance and laugh together! Amelia can't wait until she's old enough to harrass the older girls =)

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Lake Rabun

It was wonderful to see all of our Brinson and Timko Family at Lake Rabun this September. I am so happy that Amelia and Caroline were able to see and meet four of their great grandparents. We are blessed to have such a wonderful and supportive family. http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=699683417506%3A280392043&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee

Labor Day Weekend

The Martin family let us use their lake house for Labor Day weekend and we had a blast! It took us a while to get there because of traffic and two stops, but Caroline thought the whole experience was an adventure. It was a nice change from whining/crying. Amelia slept the entire trip. She's such a sweet pea. The weather was actually crisp in the mornings and not too hot in the afternoon. We swam, sailed and jumped on the trampoline. Nana and Pa stayed with us Saturday night and G-Dad came in for a visit Sunday. The girls can't wait to take another trip to the lake!
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More Summer Pictures

We now own two digital cameras and two video cameras....so, it's hard to keep up with all of our pictures! This weekend, I discovered these pictures from July. We drove over to Houston for a baby shower and Aunt Allison just happened to be there too visiting friends. Nana and Pa drove down to babysit so we were able to have a mini family reunion!
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