A Fun Weekend

This weekend our friends from Florence, AL, the Smiths, came to visit us. Ashley and Micah have two little girls also, Abigail and Mollie. Ashley and I had not seen each other in over a year so we were so excited to finally be able to get together. On Monday, we took the girls to the TN Aquarium. The girls had a great time! They also had fun each night when they all piled into the tub together. Poor little Gracie just had to watch. She'll be joining them before too long!

Build A Bear

Yesterday, we made out first trip to the Build-A-Bear Workshop. A few weeks ago, I noticed that I was constantly correcting Lindsay about the same things. We made a chart for her to earn stars when she did the things she was supposed to do, like follow directions the first time, staying seated while eating, asking politely, etc. She has worked SOOOOO hard and her reward was going to Build-A-Bear. She had a wonderful time and was so cute selecting her bear and dressing it up.


Lindsay with her completed chart...she was so proud of herself!


Outside the store


Stuffing her bear


Putting her bear's heart next to hers


We tried on about 10 outfits before we found the perfect one.


All done and ready to go!


Meet Furry!

Cutie Pie!

Our little Gracie is really getting a personality! She is such a SWEET baby. She has just started pulling up on things and cruising. Here are a few pictures that I've gotten the last week of her standing. As you can see, she gets very excited and is very proud of herself!




This one is my very favorite!

Trip to the Dentist

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Yesterday, Lindsay had her first trip to the dentist. She was such a big girl! We saw Dr. Whitmire and at his office the kids have to go back to see him by themselves. The nurse came to get Lindsay, and she just walked right back there! Tanner and I were in shock. I mean she did not bat an eye. Afterwards, Tanner and I went back and saw her and got to take some pictures. Tanner and I were definitely a proud mommy and daddy. When we left I took her picture at the door to the office. She needed her sunglasses because it was so bright outside...she was too cool.

Growing and Growing

Our little Gracie girl is getting so big. She isn't crawling yet, but she is so on the verge that it will be any day now. Here are just a few random pictures of her lately. She has been trying to get her top two front teeth for a while, but they are taking their time. She has just started saying "da da" and "bababa." She is such a sweet little baby! Her smile will brighten your day.

Silly Girl!

The other day, I put Lindsay in her room for "Play Alone Time" (this is what we do now that naps for her are a thing of the past). I had laid out some clothes that I was going to pack away because we weren't wearing them anymore. Well, Lindsay got into them. When I came upstairs to get her this is what I saw:


She had found a Halloween shirt from last fall and a pair of Gracie's pants that are size 6-12 months! They actually fit her except they looked like knickers instead of pants. She even had the pants on backwards which really added to the ensemble. She thought it was the funniest thing ever. This girl loves a good laugh, and it is the highlight of her day if she can make you laugh too!

Lindsay is 3!!!

Last month, we celebrated Lindsay's 3rd birthday. I cannot believe how fast these three years have gone by! I got Lindsay a princess cake. We see it displayed everytime we go to Publix, and she always gets so excited to see it so I thought I would surprise her with it. She was so funny when she saw it. She just stood there with her hand on hip and a little smirk on her face while we sang "Happy Birthday." She got a bike for her birthday and a set of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse toys. She loved everything.
We had a birthday party in Corinth the weekend after her birthday. This was the first year that she was able to celebrate with all of our families. We had the party at Pizza Grocery, and it turned out to be really fun. Lindsay loved it. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures to share from the party because I left my camera at home! I felt like such a horrible mother. Luckily, my mom and Tanner's mom took lots of pics so I can get some of theirs.
Lindsay could not have had a more wonderful birthday! We love you, Linds!

First Snow

It started snowing this evening about 5:30. Lindsay has been waiting on this since this summer when we told her it might snow in Chattanooga. She was so excited to get outside and see what all the fuss was about. She had a great time! I also threw in a couple pics of Gracie in the bathtub today too since she didn't get to go out and see the snow and be in the pictures.

Sorry for the delay...

I hate that I haven't blogged much lately. I feel like since Halloween we have been going NONSTOP! The last two months have flown by. We have done some many fun things. The girls have grown a lot too, especially sweet little Gracie. She is really becoming her own little person. She is such a sweet baby and has been laughing all the time lately. Here's a few highlights from the last two months:




Lindsay was Cinderella for Halloween, and Gracie was a pumpkin. Gracie had had about enough of this costume by the time I got her pic though.

At the beginning of November, we got to see my cousing Alison and her two daughters Morgan and Sadie. We only see them once a year at best! We thought it was so funny that the three big girls had on coordinating outfits...it wasn't planned.


We got to see our friends the Weinbergs in Gatlinburg. Lindsay was so excited to see Brianna and Lexi. She had a wonderful afternoon.


We went to Corinth for Thanksgiving which was very nice since it was only the second Thanksgiving we've had there since we've been married. Here's the four of us at Tanner's Mamaw's that night. Lindsay had such a big time with her cousin Laila.



On December 6, I celebrated my 30th birthday. I don't know if "celebrated" is the correct word, but it happened nonetheless. Really, it wasn't that big of a deal. I don't feel any different. My parents came up the weekend before to be with me. Tanner and the girls got me a delicious strawberry birthday cake. Lindsay was thrilled to be surprising Mommy with a cake and gifts.




We went for another train ride in December. This time it was the Polar Express, and we took a trip to the "North Pole." It was really a lot of fun. On the way up, Mary Winter read
The Polar Express. We drank chocolate milk and ate gingerbread cookies. As we neared the North Pole there were lots of Christmas lights to look at. Then we saw Santa waving at us. When we stopped, Santa got on the train and talked with every child. On the way back, we sang Christmas carols. Lindsay ate it all up! Gracie was just along for the ride.
That about covers the high points. I'll post more on Christmas, but there are too many pictures to add to this one. I promise I'll do better with my blogging next year!

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