No Excuses

Hello Friends! There will be no excuses as to why this is so long in the making! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving....the Smith family sure did. It is always a challenge to eat 2 Thanksgiving meals in one day! They were spread out better this year, so that helped! We had a lot of fun with family! I don't know where to start writing so I will just start with the pictures & comments :)

Wow, I think she is getting more beautiful every day! It is hard to believe she is 7 months old! I want her to stay little....Hannah is growing up fast enough! I was worried before Sadie was born because Hannah was barely talking in 2 word phrases. No need to worry....now she is talking in sentences, paragraphs, and gets a little bossy from time to time :)! She is becoming my best little helper! I love it when I ask her to do something and she says "Sure I will Mommy!" It is so cute!

Meet Jack. This is just the beginning of his transformation! See below....

Hannah really does not like to get dirty unless it is on her terms! She had no idea what this pumpkin adventure would involve!

Seriously, she was not too happy about this! But in a way that only Daddy can....he convinced her it would be fun!

Now it looks like it was her idea to begin with! Thanks for the cute shirt Ms. Carrie!

Sadie is just chillin' watching Daddy and Sister get dirty. She did find her thumb! And while it is cute for a picture or 2, we will not let her suck on it with us around!

Saving the pumpkin seeds for Mom.

Now the fun part.....we are going to paint Jack. If you haven't noticed...there is not much that we do that is normal! But we are fun!!!

Doing a little painting of Hannah too...and Daddy's knee :)! This is the way 2 yr olds paint apparently...everything nearby gets a coat too!

The making of a masterpiece!

What is a painting without some glitter? She is definitely a girl!

Not only did I find my thumb....I found my toes too! What a big night for me!!

Glitter is good....but a WHOLE can of it??? A little gaudy as you will see!!

Supposedly the glitter is Jack's hair! Poor Jack. He had no idea a 2 yr old was in control of his fashion!!! But he is definitely original wouldn't you say?

Showing off her sitting up skills! The boppy is just there for Mommy's piece of mind....she doesn't need it!

Here I am sporting Hannah's Debbie Gibson hat!

Can't quite seem to get it off, but it is fun!!!

Okay Mom....enough pictures! I love those cheeks!!!

On to my niece's birthday party! It was a dress up party! Here is Bailey (my niece) singing some Hannah Montana!

Hannah has no idea that you eat a hot dog in a bun! I guess I should buy some and let her practice! She just took the hot dog out, took a bite, and put it back in the bun! I think the bun was just a holder in her mind..cute though!

Liz and Bailey with the Hannah Montana cake of course!!!

Kason and Sadie playing! Not sure why Daddy put Sadie on the picnic table...but she had fun anyway!

Sheer Joy!!!!Bailey's reaction for her parents present.......Hannah Montana tickets for the next day in San Antonio!! Oh, and the Jonas brothers or boys will be there too! Apparently, Bailey and Mamere and Liz think they are pretty cute!

Kiley and Mamere posing for a picture at the party.

This is where the non-walkers sat as we went down to the river. Sharing some cousin bonding.

Fun with Mamere!

Jake performing Kiley's baptism in the river....burr! (Kiley dunked herself before the baptism to get ready for the temperature of the water....only a 9 yr old would do that :) )

Congratulations Kiley!

After the baptism, Kiley had her first communion and received a study bible from her parents to celebrate!

Hannah watching the baptism....wanting to get in the water or at least near it! No one would let her.....seriously.....what good is that much water if you can not play in it!

The after party....Hannah loves swinging so much she was even willing to get in the baby swing that swings at a diagonal!

Sadie could not handle the after party and went straight to sleep! She was so good...especially for being completely off schedule!

Soooo sweet.

Apparently Sadie is doing the tiger here at cousin Lincoln! She is making such a funny face. These were our first Unger family photos in a long time. It is a little challenging with 3 kids that are 3 and under. Thank you Liz for your skills and patience!

If only they would both smile and look at the camera at the same time! There was quite the audience in the back .....so it was a little distracting :)

Sugar and Papa with their 3 grandchildren.....#4 is set to arrive next July!

I love this picture! It is hilarious! They are ALL smiling......at the same time....just at different people! Pretty cute! We have the Smith family photo shoot in December so we will give it another go! One thing we do not lack in this family is pictures....I love them....I love taking them....I love looking at them....so I have taken about 5000 since Sadie was born. Crazy!!!! Thank goodness for digital cameras....you can take all you want and edit/delete later!!!

Thanksgiving Day brought snow in Abilene. Here is the beginning at the Smith meal.

This is across the street from the Unger house just a couple hours later!!! Crazy. Needless to say these San Antonionians were not that prepared for all the white snow! But what a memory it was.

A funny Hannah story....while Jacob and I were talking in the living room, Hannah walked up to us and said, "Guys stay here (with her hand out in the stop signal) I'm just going to check my me-mail! ok?" Hilarious!!! She has also mastered escaping from the crib.....so I guess a big girl bed is coming next :(!!

Have a wonderful week! Good News...I am 90% done Christmas shopping! That is a first for me...I am excited!! Just a few more gifts to finish up and I am ready to wrap!!