And She's Off!

No, we're not talking about the Kentucky Derby, Faegan is crawling! She started last weekend while we were in Georgia at my parents' house. I am pretty sure that being with Miss Busy Blair all weekend may have had something to do with it. Here are her first moves, complete with all the happenings of my parents' ever busy household!

 

Here is a week later. She has picked up the pace for sure!

Don't you just love all the grunts?!?

She is growing up too fast!

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The Peach State

Faegan and I packed it up this weekend and went home to the wonderful peach state. It is always so refreshing to drive those familiar roads where I grew up. I love living in the mountains, but since we live in a valley, I don't get to see beautiful sunsets too often. This was just before turning in to my parents house and it made that Friday-afternoon-through-Atlanta-traffic-with-a-not-so-happy-baby drive more than worth it. 

We had a pretty laid back weekend with my family. Saturday was filled with shopping in some local shops and talking to a few people at the Peaches to the Beaches yard sale. We didn't do much shopping with them, but I did manage to get Faegan some new shoes for $5 and $6. We also hit up one of our favorite children's boutiques and stocked up on summer hair bows and some summer sandals. 

We were trying to keep Faegan awake a little longer and resorted to, what else, food! I have been dying to let her try a strawberry and mom had a flat from Sam's that I couldn't resist. No surprise, she loved them! She ate three whole (huge) strawberries! 

Ash decided to spend the night on Saturday. We all (minus the boys) went and ate sushi on Saturday night and it was fabulous. I think I could eat sushi every week and not get tired of it. 

Faegan is absolutely enamored with Blair. Every time she sees her she kicks her legs and says "mmmm mmmmm". Blair is still wonderful help and is going to be the best big sister. 

Watching Elmo perched upon Ash.

Our trips to Georgia are always too fast and we never want to leave. I think we are both looking forward to the summer when we can stay longer!

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Hello Spandex!

To say that I am enjoying my Christmas break would be an understatement. I am pleading the days to go by slowly so I can soak up every bit of vacation and family I can. Ben and I packed up the Christmas presents early on Christmas Eve and beat the Atlanta traffic on the way to my Mom and Dad's house. We had a wonderful weekend and I am still celebrating! Ben headed back to Alabama yesterday and I am camping out at Mom and Dad's until New Year's Eve.

Christmas is always special and we spend the entire day with family. Christmas breakfast has been a tradition as long as I can remember and it is always delicious. We were so fortunate to have a wonderful Christmas morning in Georgia surrounded by family. Unfortunately we missed the white Christmas in Alabama, but I was ok with that. I got to eat breakfast casserole! Besides spending much needed time with my family, I do believe that it is one of the best things about being at home for Christmas. 

 Mom's delicious breakfast casserole

 Ambrosia is on the menu every year and yours truly is in charge of cutting all those oranges! (I did give up a little over half way through this year and called in the reinforcement. Thanks, Mom!)

 We usually have some sort of muffin because we usually have one or two who don't eat breakfast casserole. This year we had lemon poppyseed. 

 Mom's glorious homemade biscuits. She taught me how to make them and I credit them with winning over my husband's love and affection :)

 The most delicious grits that will ever enter your mouth.

 Mom always has the dining room looking so special for us on Christmas morning.

 Ben piling it on!

I piled it on too!! 

However.....

I do have an excuse as I am currently eating for TWO!

Bring on the elastic waistbands!

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Happy Fall Y'all!

I just love fall, don't you? I honestly wish that the weather was like this all of the time. However, I know we would not appreciate these cooler temperatures if we did not have to endure the 100 + degree temps in the summer months of Alabama. We are in the foot hills of the mountains, so we get some cooler weather quicker than we did at home in Georgia. A lot of times we miss this fall weather and go straight to winter, but this year we have been lucky.

With Fall brings the Georgia National Fair. It is mighty convenient that Blair's birthday falls on a holiday weekend that the fair is in town. We have been to the fair every year since I can remember. We used to get a "fair day" at school! (I really think it was Columbus Day, but that was their incentive to make us reach our fundraiser goal!) Where I used to love the Gravitron and the Double Ferris Wheel, those now make me as sick as a dog and the food is the reason I go to the fair. After Blair's big day, I was lucky enough to join my mom for a Josh Turner concert. He is such a cutie and it was a really good show.


Since we didn't have much time to browse around before our concert, we loaded up the family and headed to the fair again on Sunday night - operation eat all the fair foods you like because you won't get to eat them again for another year. Molly's boyfriend, Josh the pig man, got us in free and close parking too! It was really nice of him and we felt like VIPs. I think we played the ag part very well with my BEEF tag on my car!

Now, back to the reason for the fair - or my reason for going!
I had yummy gyro loaded with cucumber sauce. I think this was my favorite thing and I am always disappointed if I try something else and don't eat one.

I also had a Granny Smith Apple Dumpling. It was massive. I ended up sharing with Mo because I would have eaten myself into a sugar coma if I had not stopped!


Everything is yummy yummy there and I can't wait for the fair to come back next year! Look at all of those ribs. I bet they aren't as good as my father-in-law's!


Since I was feeling in the fall season, I decided to make a few fall cookies. They are just the happiest little cookies and unfortunately are sitting in my kitchen waiting on me to come home every day just when I need a little snack.


I hope everyone is getting out and enjoying this beautiful weather! Happy Fall!
Check out my sister's awesome giveaway! I want to enter, but I think the sister card rules me out :(

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