Ho, Ho, Hmmm?

Aubrey Kate's experience with Santa was not so pleasant. The first time she saw him was at the Bass Pro Shop. She was very tired and not in the mood to make new friends. After many talks about him, I took her to the mall for a visit. As soon as she saw him, her body got stiff, the look of sheer panic came upon her face, and then she let the tears flow. We had to wait in line for about fifteen minutes, and by that time she had calmed down (or so I thought). I told the picture lady to snap the pic just as soon as I sat her in his lap. This is the result. I'm sure he still has bruises on his legs from all the kicking. Santa sure is a good sport. The funny thing is though, when we are not around him, he is all she talks about. Throughout the day, she will frequently say "sit in Anna Cause's ap" (aka: sit in Santa Clause's lap). Oh well, maybe better luck next year! Merry Christmas!

Christmas Cheer

Here are a few pics of Aubrey Kate helping me bake some Christmas cookies. She's a pretty good decorator! Also, a few pics of our trip over to Winner's Circle park. We saw some beautiful lights and Santa Clause.

Baby #2

Just wanted to let you all know that we are expecting baby #2! The due date is July 3rd, however, we will have to schedule a c-section for the last week in June. We are very excited! Aubrey Kate will make such a great big sister.

Surprise, Surprise!

Michael sure does know how to help take the edge off of me turning thirty! My birthday was Thursday (29th) and I knew he was up to something. The morning started off with three dozen roses and two of the sweetest birthday cards, one of which was so beautifully decorated with scribbles from crayons! Next, we loaded up Aubrey Kate and met my dad to drop her off for a few days at Papaw and Mamaw's house. Then, to Natchez we went! This was my first surprise trip, ever, so it was really exciting. Plus, I've never been to Natchez and it was one more place I could mark off my list. We stayed at the Monmouth Plantation, which was super nice. Michael and I had a great time exploring the city and sitting down by the Lazy Mississippi watching the boats pass by. On our way back home, we took a detour and visited the Ruins of Windsor. It is the remains of a gigantic antebellum home which survived the Civil War, only to later be destroyed by a house fire.

All in all, turning thirty wasn't so bad, we'll just see how the rest of the year turns out! A big "THANK YOU" to my sweetie for the best birthday ever!