Happy Halloween

We weren't sure if Mommy and Daddy would get to celebrate Halloween with Anna this year, but Ella is content in Mommy's belly. We had a great time yesterday and today celebrating Halloween. Yesterday we met Rhonda, Fran, and Lauren at Cracker Barrel for a Halloween breakfast. All the kids were so well behaved. We even got to sing Happy Birthday to a sweet lady who sat near us. Then today Anna, Nana, and I went shopping and then to a great Halloween party. Thanks Kristi for having us over today. We got home late and Anna and I took a long nap after the party.

Frannie the cat and Sara the pumpkin (as Anna says now). 3 days until we meet Ella!!

Kristi, thanks for the goody bucket.

Sorry this picture is so bright. My camera was acting up today.


Anna and Nana decorating a cookie at the party!


We went to visit Daddy at work yesterday.

Playing checkers...


What a cute bumblebee!

Rhonda, I think you need rocking chairs at your house!

Anna didn't recognize Jack at first! Great costumes Jack and Jake!

Anna and Joel the cute pumpkin!

The whole crew...

Anna and Joel took a bath together! I don't think Joel knew what to think about having a big girl in his tub.

We went to Josh and La La's house the other night. We just put Anna in a sleeping bag at 8:00. She laid right down and went to sleep.

22 Months

Anna was 22 months old on Tuesday. I cannot believe my baby (but now a big girl) is 22 months old. I think she is ready to be a big sister and is going to be a great helper for Mommy. Lately, all she has been talking about is Ella coming out! If all goes as planned, I will be induced Monday night (well at midnight) and we should meet Ella sometime Tuesday!!!

Anna and Mommy made brownies for the McKeehans Tuesday night. She was so proud!


Swimming in Mommy and Daddy's tub. Anna loves to take baths in our tub now. I am not sure if she will want to go back to her tub.


Anna loves to wear any kind of jacket, especially ones with hoods. She did not want to take her raincoat off the other day.

Ready for bed Tuesday night.

Catch Up

I honestly have not taken many pictures in the last few weeks. We have been busy getting ready for Ella's arrival and I just haven't felt 100%. I go back to the doctor Wednesday to see if I have dialated any more. Last week I had only dialated 1/2 cm, so we have a long way to go. At this point we do not think Ella will come until our induction date, which is next Monday night. We would love for her to come early because I am starting to be miserable. Here are pictures from the last few weeks.

TVA had a baby shower for us and the Vineyards last week. It was so nice of them to do that!

They had a special gift for Anna! She was so excited!

Anna sporting her name tag like Daddy's!


One of Anna's favorite times of the day is getting the mail with Daddy. Thursday she had mail of her own. Ma sent her a Halloween card and $5.00. She was so proud. She and Daddy put the money in her piggy bank!

We went to Soccer Taco for dinner Friday night. Anna loved the music and all the TVs.

We went to visit the McKeehans Friday night. Anna did great at the hospital and loved seeing Hudson. I think her favorite part was playing with Pastor Mark and the sucker he gave her.

Carrie and her sweet baby Hudson. Hudson was born Friday at 3:01 and he weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. They are home and doing well!

As our Serving Knoxville as 1 project, we went to Trinity Hills to host a tailgate party for the Alabama game Saturday. Joe and Anna came after her nap and she had a ball playing with one lady. I was so proud of Anna because she is usually very bashful around strangers.

Maternity Pictures

Rhonda took maternity pictures a few weeks ago, but I just haven't had time to post them. Rhonda, thanks so much! We love them all!

Ella will be here very soon. We will be inducing two weeks from today unless she decides to come early!

Playdate and Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Oakes Pumpkin Patch on Saturday morning. We had a lot of fun watching Anna run around and play. Here are pictures from our morning.

Our family...

They had beautiful places to take pictures.

Driving the tractor...

As you can see, Anna was not real thrilled about sitting on the slide. Fran, she definitely would not slide down it.

Anna in the hay bale maze.

They had a corn maze just for kids...thank goodness because Mommy couldn't have made it through the big corn maze this year.

My little pumpkin!

Mommy and Anna

Daddy and Anna ready to find the perfect pumpkin.

On the hayride...

Anna likes wearing Mommy's sunglasses in the car.


Anna trying to find the perfect pumpkin, but she wanted to be able to pick it up herself. She had a little trouble finding one she could pick up.

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We had the Thompsons over for a playdate on Friday. I had a craft for the kids to make, but Rhonda and I decided a few minutes into it that they aren't ready for this type of craft yet. Maybe next year. Then we decorated and ate cupcakes.

The whole crew...

Anna having fun decorating her cupcake!

Faithy concentrating hard on her cupcake.

What a cute smile Parker!

Poor Paige couldn't reach the table, even sitting in the bumbo.