So Thankful!

Once again, I'm overwhelmed with all I have to be thankful for. God has blessed us beyond measure, and Thanksgiving is the perfect day to reflect on that. We had a relatively small (11 people), but bountiful dinner at our house yesterday. I had lots of help with people bringing things, so the head chef was able to relax and enjoy time with family. The girls had a splendid time with my cousins - what could be more fun for two little girls than two men in their late teens/early twenties?! We enjoyed the warm day out on the patio, watched a little football, ate way too much, and had fun chatting. A great time was had by all! We are so thankful!

Ryan carving and Sissy gravy-ing

Getting ready....

... to eat this yummy feast!

My momma and me

Mom (with kooky eyes) and her girls

Traditional After-Dinner Polar Express Party

The end of a great day!

T-E-N!!!

I'm not sure how this happened, but my baby turned ten this week! I'm telling you it was just yesterday that I was holding her in my arms for the first time - so overwhelmingly in love my daughter and scared to death to be in charge of her! She has grown into a young lady that we become more and more proud of every day. Emma Grace is smart, beautiful, compassionate, sensitive, responsible, creative, artistic, and joyful! We are so blessed to be her parents, and can't wait to see all that God has planned for her!

A new bike! -Same size as Mommy's!

"I love it!"

Serenaded by her grandfathers...

Rubic's 360 - one of very few "toys" for this grown up lady

Headed to school, treats in hand, on her special day

Ice Cream Sundae Celebration with her sissy on the actual night of her Bday

Disney "Whirled"

We had an awesome trip to Disney World last week! I'm not sure that I can do the whole trip justice in a blog entry, so I'll just give you the jist. We drove down with Ryan's parents through the night on 10/30. The girls slept all night and woke up to Halloween breakfast at Perkins in Savannah. We stayed at my parents' time share in Orlando. We were so blessed to be able to spend the whole vacation with both sets of grandparents! Our parents not only get along, but actually enjoy each others company - it's wonderful, and I don't take it for granted! The girls got to experience a week at Disney World with all four of their grandparents - unforgettable! :) We had so many great moments, but here are a few:

The only picture of ALL of us together!

Enjoying one of many ice cream treats - it's good thing we did a lot of walking!

Mickey and Minnie together! Yeah!

A rare, but coveted meeting with Cinderella

We met up with three other families, that were also vacationing that week, for Fantasmic - a nighttime show. It was so fun to share part of our vacation with good friends!

Watching the parade

We loved Donald!

Poinsettias and Christmas decor went up overnight!

Gappy was always game for a swim

Our last night at O'hana. Lila fell asleep at dinner and didn't make it to our family picture.