Davis' 5th birthday party~

I can't believe my baby is turning 5. I still have a few days left... he doesn't turn 5 until next Thursday. We had his birthday party today. It wasn't anything extravagant...he wanted to go bowling, so we took the whole family. Everyone bowled and had a great time! Then we ate Transformer cupcakes and opened presents. It was a fun day and we all had a blast!

I still can't believe he's going to be 5....sniff sniff.

Davis' first soccer goal- Game 1

After practice number 2, we had our first game against another team. It was the Eagles (us) vs. the Cobras! Of course there's no score keeping, but we totally won! :)

Davis did great! I was so proud! He played so hard and was so good! He made his first goal today...check out the video! He's a natural.

March roars in like a LION!

We woke up this morning and to our delight had snow on the ground and it was still coming down. It was such a beautiful sight! I laid in bed and just watched it come down. It was so inspiring. I knew as soon as Davis' feet hit the floor, he would want to head outside and play! I must say we had a great time playing snow-ball fight, making snowmen, and of course snow angels. There is nothing better for the soul than to play like a kid! We even made daddy get out of bed to join us. It was nice hearing the screams of the neighbor kids too. I think everyone enjoyed the snow day. It was so pretty and kept coming down all day until about 2:00. We got to outside several times and enjoy the fresh new snow, which hot chocolate breaks in between. I was sad to see it go. It was such a surreal sight and made for a very enjoyable day.

Good bye snow...maybe in the next 10 years!

Baby Kealy

We went for our ultrasound today. She is still a girl, and there is still only one of her! She is so stinking cute! I just can't stand it! But, I am sad to say that she has been cursed with my BIG feet! I do wear a 9 1/2 boat or ski, as keith calls it! Her feet are huge...so i'm hoping one day we will be able to share shoes!

Overall things looked really good. She is healthy and growing right on schedule. I can't believe we are halfway there!!

Christmas cookies

It's our normal tradition to make Halloween sugar cookies from scratch...but I was just too darn tired during October. Well, now that I've gotten some energy back, when Davis was out of school for Veteran's day, I decided we would make Christmas sugar cookies. Davis had a blast, but I was exhausted by the end of it all. But, I must say, there's nothing better than a homemade sugar cookies with homemade icing and dinosaur sprinkles!!!!

It's Beginning to Look alot like Christmas!....

Well, we just couldn't wait. Davis actually put up his tree a week and a half ago! I just couldn't hold him back any longer! Then last weekend, I begged Keith to be able to put up the big tree. (like mother, like son I guess) But since we are going to my parents' for Christmas this year, we are not getting a real tree, which means we can put up the fake tree anytime we like! I bought it after Christmas last year at a huge steal. Can i say I LOVE that it's pre-lit! What a great invention. It knocks the most frustrating part of decorating the tree right off! It's fabulous. So, we put up the tree and cranked up the Christmas music and drank hot chocolate. What a great way to spend a Saturday before hectic December arrives...

It still cracks me up how Davis wants to put every single ornament on the same limb of his tiny tree! Precious!

Oh- and the ornament is our 2008 family ornament. It's tradition that we get one each year. This year shows my pregnant belly and little Davis peaking around from behind. Too cute!

Halloween 2008

Halloween 2008-

We made it further this year, than last. I guess it comes with age, but Davis made it all the way down our street and back this year, and then we ventured into the Preserve neighborhood behind our house hoping they were giving away gas cards! (it's a wealthy neighborhood...the neighbors behind our house have just put in a full size tennis court and full size basketball court in their back yard! WOW!)

Davis was the "Red, Jungle Fury, Power Ranger"...and I was Sarah Palin. I won my costume contest at work! YAHOO!

It was a fun-filled day and now we have more candy that we can ever eat! Although the baby seems to LOVE chocolate. (wonder where that comes from) he he he...

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Davis' class went on a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch in Clanton. It was the first of the cold snaps and was quite chilly!

We had a fun day...we did the bouncy area, the petting zoo, rode a pony, rode the "Twactor Train", and then went off in search of the perfect pumpkin.

Oh- and the part Davis was the most excited about? Bringing his lunch. I guess because he eats at school, this was a novel idea to be able to pack his lunch. He carried that lunch sachel around for weeks. Even on the way home, it was in a death grip!

Interesting fact: one of the other parents on the trip knows the owners of the farm and they said that they have so many visitors each year, that they can only grow enough pumpkins for the opening day! After that, they have to truck in the pumpkins! So, if you were wondering how all of those perfect pumpkins are sitting so neatly and already cut from the vine, now you know!

New Baby!

Well, for those of you who don't know...we are expecting baby #2! Yes, we finally took the plunge. I am currently 9 weeks and counting. Feeling tired and yucky most of the time. Oh...and the hormones! Yes, the hormones. Oh how I forgot the rage of hormones! Laughing one minute, crying the next! Oh joy...
I digress...
Davis is so excited about his new baby. For the record, he wants a baby brother! He is going to teach it everything he knows, so he says! We'll see about that! But I think first on his list, is teaching him karate. That should be interesting!
But the story I had to share is this:
I went to pick Davis up from school last Friday and on the bulletin board, the teacher had the typical Fall motif with the big tree and each student had made handprints with paint in different colors to put on the tree for the leaves. Well inside each hand, the kids got to write something they were thankful for. In Davis' hand, he had written "New Baby". Isn't that the sweetest thing ever. I almost cried right there! He really is excited. I hope he can last another 31 weeks!

Bella Turns 3!

Davis' friend Bella had her 3rd Birthday party at Pump It Up. The kids (and adults) played very hard! It was a ton of fun.
Happy Birthday, Bella!

Katherine turns 1

My friend Samantha's daughter, Katherine celebrated her first birthday Fiesta-Style!
We had dinner at Habaneros and ate strawberry cupcakes from Edgars. Everyone had a blast!
Happy Birthday, Katherine!

Concert Night

Keith and I were married 8 years ago in July. "Our dance" was to the song "True Companion" by Marc Cohn. If this doesn't sound familiar to you, he is well know for the song "Walking in Memphis". Anyway...our local Hoover library has an awesome theatre and they bring fantastic acts during the year. And to my surprise, Marc Cohn was on the list this time! I marked my calendar for the tickets to go on sale and casually sent Keith and Davis to go and "pick them up". Well...Keith called an hour later and said the line was wrapped around the building and it would be at least another hour! I was shocked. I mean, it's the Hoover library for goodness sake! But- they were selling tickets for the entire Fall Season. Anyway, Keith so graciously stood in line (and Davis too) and brought home the tickets. The concert was last Thursday and was FABULOUS! Oh, and did I mention we ended up getting front row tickets!!! Oh Yeah! Then afterwards, we got to meet him and get his autograph. It was very cool. If you are interested, he has a really cool song on his new album about New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina. If you like music, you should check it out.

Play Dough on a Rainy Day!

It was kinda dreary...so we dug out the play dough! There's nothing better than making pretend food or snakes with a little dough every once in a while. The only problem, Davis has these Play Dough guys that when they "eat" they grow hair. The hair looks pretty cool, but it still kinda creeps me out!

Fall Ball 2008

Yes, that right...we signed up for Fall Ball. Which is basically T-ball, without teams....more like a T-ball camp. This season they are practicing from 1-3 on Sunday afternoons. (not the best time plus it's HOT!) They practice doing drills for an hour and then play a "game" for the last hour. It's really too much for 4 year olds. Their attention spans and even energy are gone after about 30 minutes. So far, it's been a trying season. Needless to say, I'm not so sure Fall Ball is in our future!

Baron's Game with Dora!

We went to the Baron's game last night. We had a blast!

As soon as we sat down in our seats, Davis won us a free pizza!

Then we had a guest appearance and had a picture made with Dora! WOW! (She's bigger in person than I thought she would be!)

Then Daddy caught a fly ball! YAHOO!

It was a fun evening for all. Plus, you can't beat 25 cent hotdog night!