I am Thankful

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Savannah with my family.  We had family members there that I had not seen in years.  It was a wonderful, relaxing weekend!  I am so thankful!

The girls with my dear Grandmother and Aunt Mary Lyle. 
Two of my most very favorite people!

Ann Charlotte and Gracie.  She wanted to do everything she did.  Can you tell?

Ann Charlotte collecting money for the Neighborhood Christian Center.
She is a great little fundraiser! 

Daddy's Girl

It's official, Ann Charlotte has become infatuated with her "prince charming" as she calls him.  Of course she has him wrapped around her little fingers too!  Today at lunch she said, "Mommy, you sit over there, I am sitting next to daddy because I LOVE him!" 

She Can't Get Enough

Books and puzzles!  Ann Charlotte "reads" books 20 hours a day (it seems) and wants to work her puzzles the other 4 hours!   She walks into school, checks in and goes directly to the reading center.  She comes home and picks out her books and then wants to work puzzles.  She is actually getting really good at the puzzles-some of them have over 40 pieces and take Trey and I several minutes to work.  It is so fun watching her little personality grow!
Here are some shots of her in action:

Reading in the Car

Reading Center at School

Proud Puzzler

Puzzle Wiz

This weekend with friends: Note Ann Charlotte, sitting on a stool in the background reading.  The chaos didn't phase her.  She kept on reading her book!

Ann Charlotte's Words of Wisdom...

On our way to meet my parents half way in Walnut, MS:Ann Charlotte:  Mommy, are we almost to peanut?

Mommy:  What honey?  Peanuts?  I don't have any peanuts we can get some when we stop.  Are you hungry?

Ann Charlotte:  No Mommy, are we almost to meet Acey in "peanuts" (aka "Walnut")?  

At least she knows her nuts!

Playing Candyland:
Ann Charlotte:  Daddy, you need to go faster!  You are going too slow! 

As she is winning the game!
On our way to school:
Mommy:  Ann Charlotte, Thanksgiving is next week.  Thanksgiving is when we talk about what we are thankful for.  What are some things you are thankful for?

Ann Charlotte:  Hmmmm,   Jesus, Santa Claus and God.

There you have it!  They are all pretty important to a 3 year old!

Halloween Happenings

Our friends, the Grantham’s, have an annual pumpkin carving party. It was a lot of fun! I think we selected the most difficult design. It is supposed to be a witch-use your imagination!

Cedar Hill Farms with Ann Charlotte's best buddy-William!  Pig races, hay rides, corn maze, pony rides...you name it-they have it. So much fun!

Acey bought us a re-useable gingerbread house!  How fun to decorate for every holiday!  Here is our first attempt at our fall cottage :) 

She was so excited for school this morning that while I was making her lunch she came in to the kitchen in full costume.  So, yes, she can take off her PJ's by herself and yes, she can dress herself.  Who knew?  Now I do!!  We had a full day with a Halloween party at school.  Her class is so adorable!

The whole class dressed up--some costumes were just too big to leave on all day :) 

Sleeping Beauty insisted that she needed a prince. When I asked her who her prince was, "Daddy is my Prince, Mommy." So we made sure that Sleeping Beauty had her Prince! I decided to go as the Queen as an afterthought. It was a lot of fun dressing up!

Such a fun season.  Such a fun night!  

Praise Him from whom all blessings flow!

Proud American

Great Grandparents are the BEST

My grandparents have been wanting to come to the zoo with Ann Charlotte since she was born.  They love the zoo-who doesn't!
So, my Mom came with them and we had a blast!  While they were in town, they volunteered to come back the next weekend and help me run our yard sale!  They were a LIFESAVER and it was so much fun spending so much time with them.  Thank you Grandmother and Daddy Bob!  We love you!

The Best Pumpkin in the Whole World

Fall fun...

Posing at the Corn Maze

And she is off...without a map...

Which way do we go?  Hmmm...

Daddy is following the leader.  Will we ever get out of here?

Whew!  We made it and AC and Daddy shot the corn gun
and won us ice cream from Sonic!

Saturday night football fun!  Actually Toy Story fun for them!

UT vs. Georgia

On the hunt for the "best pumpkin in
the whole world!"

Cheese!

Found one...

Found my good buddy Edwin at the Pumpkin Patch

Three winners!  Ann Charlotte said it was the "best pumpkin in
the whole world!"  They do look good!

Pearlie Whites

Upon her third birthday, Ann Charlotte made her first visit to the dentist.  She was so excited about it...until it was time to sit in the chair.  After some heavy convincing, she finally opened wide and gave Dr. Wilkinson and the hygienist room to work.  All went well and we have a very nifty, colorful, bouncy ball from the prize wall to show for it!  We also went to Chick-Fli-A and met daddy to celebrate!

We loved the fun waiting room!  So colorful and so many books!

Not happy AT ALL!

Celebration lunch with Mom and Dad!

It's a...

We are thrilled!

We shared the news with Ann Charlotte today.  Here is how she found out she was going to be a big sister. 

Tonight she prayed for her little brother and kept wanting to knock "gently" on my tummy to talk to him. Such a special day!

Mommy, Your Hands are Dirty

A few nights ago I was putting Ann Charlotte to bed and our conversation went like this:

Ann Charlotte:  Mommy, you need to take a bath.

Mommy:  Well, well, why is that?

Ann Charlotte:  Your hands are so dirty!  Look at your fingernails.

Ha, ha!  The new fall fashion colors haven't hit Emmanuel yet!

Seaside 2011

We went on vacation with some friends of ours--the Warmath's.  William is Ann Charlotte's best friend.  Words cannot express how perfect the week was!  I will try to express it in pictures...

  
 
  We did have a family picture made during the trip but I may save it for our Christmas card :)