Thanksgiving 2009

Jacey-Kate had a wonderful 1st Thanksgiving and is gearing up for an amazing Christmas!! We had Russ' family for Thanksgiving week which was so much fun. My parents drove down for Thanksgiving day which was so nice since we all haven't been together since our wedding almost 3 years ago. The week went by so quickly, we worked really hard on the back yard, loved on Jacey-Kate a lot and enjoyed lots of yummy food as you'll see in our scrapbook below. Hope your Thanksgiving was as much fun!

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4 Months OLD

4 months can seem like an eternity when your baby is screaming at the top of her lungs and nothing you do helps, but it can also seem like the blink of an eye when you look back over those 120 or so days and remember the happy moments. Jacey-Kate's personality has really come alive over the last couple of weeks. She's always smiling and giggling which makes us laugh. The stage she's in right now has her putting anything and everything her little hands can get ahold of in her mouth. She's found her feet and usually holds onto them when we're changing her diaper. One of her mommy's favorite things is watching her focus in on a toy that's in front of her and then bringing her little tiny hands up to grab ahold of it. She's just precious. Russ taught her how to kick a soccer ball this week. Every time he put the ball in front of her foot, she kicked it. She's a natural....just like daddy!!! We started giving Jacey-Kate homemade applesauce with baby oatmeal. She loves it and eats a lot!!! We spent Russ' birthday in Asheville at the Grove Park Inn. He had to attend a conference for work there, so Jacey-Kate and I tagged along. We were lucky enough to have lunch with Jill Hawkins at the Biltmore which was so much fun. We're looking forward to Thanksgiving with the Kiefer's, they fly in tomorrow. We have SO much to be thankful for!

NJ and Halloween by Jacey-Kate

I went to see my great grandparents in New Jersey two weekends ago. They were really really sweet and I loved sitting on my great grandma's lap. I was a good girl all weekend long, even on the 2 hour plane ride. Each night when I went to sleep, I decided to try my new trick on mommy and daddy....I can roll over now! We had lots of fun with my great aunt and uncle, great cousins, grandma, grandpa and aunt Laura. Great uncle Gregg was the funniest guy I've ever met! He told me lots of funny things to do to my mommy and daddy. :-)

My first Halloween was so much fun especially because my Lulu, Dee, Uncle Jared, Aunt Christy and my cousin Luke came to visit. I got to be a pumpkin and went to a Halloween party in Serenbe. It was definitely past my bedtime, so I only stayed for a little while. Long enough to drink my bottle and give everyone a quick smile. I can't wait until next Halloween. Mommy has a great idea for a really fun costume for me! Hope you had a Happy Halloween, too!!