Thanksgiving in Tampa

Last Tuesday, Annlee had her Thanksgiving Feast and then as soon as Kaylin got out of school, we drove down to Tampa and stayed through Saturday to celebrate Thanksgiving with Jeff's side of the family. It was such a great trip and we had tons of fun. Maryella didn't want to leave and kept saying that she really wanted to stay at Mema and Papa's house.

Other than the traditional Thanksgiving meal, we also went to see Madagascar 2, which was really cute. Kaylin and Annlee loved it and Maryella made it through all but the last 20-30 minutes or so. We also took advantage of the Black Friday sales. Jeff and I got up on Friday (not too early - I promise, maybe about 8:30ish or so) and we left the girls with Mema and Papa. We got just about all of our Christmas shopping done! Whew! Glad to have that behind us. Last night, I got about 2/3rds of it wrapped, so it's really "beginning to feel a lot like Christmas" around here! I love it!

Here's a few pictures from our trip...

Kaylin helps Aunt Sandi get the cranberry sauce ready.

Just had to share this!

When we were in Gainesville on Tuesday, we stopped in a consignment shop that I've been wanting to check out for a while. I was so excited at what we found! They have the consignment stuff, but also new things as well. I found a darling paci clip for Elianna - I'm sure you'll see it in a post sometime next year. I also found her several outfits that are really cute. I found 2 Gymboree outfits for Maryella for just $14 each. Both were complete outfits - one had socks and hairbows and the other had a hat. Both are adorable and I am so pleased to have gotten such great deals! Every little bit helps! Here is one of the outfits that Maryella got.

Build-A-Bear

Kaylin and Annlee would like to say a HUGE thank you to Aunt Trista and Uncle Max, Aunt Heather and Uncle Rafael! They gave them Build a Bear gift cards for their birthdays and we went on Tuesday to let them make something. They loved it and had a wonderful time! What a great gift!!! (Of course, we let Maryella make something too. And then she promptly changed it's clothes when we got home. But she was excited anyway.) After you make your animal, you have to give it a name. Kaylin chose Maria, Annlee chose Hello Kitty. And Maryella (I have no idea where she got this name) chose Arlin.

Annlee's 5 Year Pictures

I'm just getting around to posting these pictures that I took of Annlee. These are her 5 year pictures. She's growing up so fast! Enjoy!

Sunday Pictures

Here are a couple more pictures from our weekend. We took these after church on Sunday.

A Fun Weekend

We had such a fun weekend with my family here for a couple days. My mom and dad, Max and Trista all came and it was great! The ladies went shopping while the girls napped and the boys watched football. Then we were back home for the Alabama game. Alabama and Auburn both won their games, so it was a good day here!

Here are a few pictures from our fun weekend. And yes, those are lizards biting Max's ears. What a goofball he is!

Oh, and huge thank you to Renee for those adorable dress up costumes! The girls LOVE them!

Over half way there!

I just realized this morning that I'm 23 weeks pregnant! I think there are babies that are born at that age that survive! Not that I'm at all ready for that, but it's just shocking to think about to me! This pregnancy has truly flown by, unlike any of the others. And I know that the next half will fly as well with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and then getting back into a school routine. I'm not ready for Elianna to be here yet, but I suppose I should start getting there. March will be here before we know it!

I haven't shared a picture yet of my belly on the blog, but I thought I'd stick this one on here. I take one at the beginning of each month to put in Elianna's baby book. This is my 5 month picture. And yes, it seems I've gotten bigger much quicker this time around!