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The weekend

December 8, 2015

Good news, Spencer woke up Monday feeling SO much better! I even got a few belly laughs at breakfast! Thank goodness!

spencer

Other than dealing with a sick Spence, we actually had a great weekend. We delivered some Christmas goodies to friends, cleaned out closets, and enjoyed the pretty weather. We also watched some football! Samantha kicked back and enjoyed the game…

football

and Robert enjoyed getting to watch with his little sidekick!

football

She was quite the cheerleader…

football

and gave the final score a thumbs up!

football

SEC Champions! Roll Tide!

On Sunday afternoon while Spencer and Samantha slept, Maxwell and I walked over to the Christmas Parade in the village. It was fun and they threw out candy which Maxwell obviously loved. 🙂 The parade ends on a high note with Santa on the fire truck!

santa

Well, Maxwell told me that it’s actually just one of his helpers and not the real Santa. I think he’s right!

santa

I loved some one on one time with my buddy!

momma and maxwell

Make it a great day!

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Sick sick sick

December 7, 2015

Sick, sick, sick. That’s the only way to describe Spencer this past week. We came home from the mountains last Sunday and Spencer was showing signs of pink eye. Yuck. Unfortunately, it was pink eye plus fever and congestion! I took him up to the doctor Tuesday morning thinking he might have strep. No strep and the doctor said it must just be a virus that had to run its course.

doctor

Well, it has run its course and it’s been brutal! His eye has been so incredibly swollen and red, he cannot breathe out of his nose, and I have never seen so much snot come out of one little boy’s head! He just kept saying all week “I not feel good.” Poor, poor buddy. By Thursday, he was still so bad, I took him back up to the doctor.

spencer

Even though he was really pitiful he was still in fairly good spirits and my happy little buddy!

sick

They did give him an antibiotic this time to try and help with the eye infection and also gave us a prescription decongestant. I was hopeful that would clear it all up quickly but, no such luck. He continued to get way worse. Even after 2 days on the medicine, he still looked like this.

sick

He obviously wasn’t sleeping well and Robert and I were getting up SEVERAL times each night to wipe his nose, etc. Finally on Sunday he seemed to start to turn the corner. His eye is still swollen but looking a little better and we only had to wipe his nose 130 times instead of 170!  🙂 I kid but it really does seem like it’s been that often! I’ve honestly never seen him so sick. I’m hoping he continues to get better and no one else gets this mess because we have too much fun Christmas stuff coming up to be sick!

Need a little palate cleanser after all that sick? Yea, me too. Here ya go…

mantha

mantha

I’m ready to start seeing smiles like that from Spence again!

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Birthday!

December 6, 2015

It’s a special Sunday post for a very special person!

daddo

Happy Birthday Daddo!!

birthday

Sending you wishes for a sunny Florida day and all the chocolate you can eat! We love you!!

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More mountains

December 4, 2015

Just a few more pictures from Highlands that I took with my big camera…it was beautiful up there!

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highlands

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I think this one’s a framer for sure…

highlands

Happy Friday! Make it a great weekend!

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Thanksgiving in the Mountains

December 3, 2015

On Thanksgiving morning, we loaded up and drove to Highlands, NC to spend the long weekend with Robert’s parents. It was a GORGEOUS weekend and we had a great time! We loved getting to bundle up in our coats but still feel the sunshine on our face. We had a fantastic Thanksgiving meal thanks to LuLu, a great dinner out with our good friends, Patrick and Liz, and even made a trip to a Mexaurant! All the kids slept better than I could have hoped. We hiked and ran around the golf course and even saw Santa Claus light up a giant Christmas tree! The only disappointing thing? No mountain lions were spotted…much to Maxwell’s dismay!  🙂

highlands

highlands

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I took some new Christmas pjs for the kids to wear on Thanksgiving night. A good kick-off to the holiday season!

christmas pjs

On Friday, we hiked up to the top of Sunset Rock with Patrick and Henry.

sunset rock

sunset rock

sunset rock

sunset rock

On Saturday night we went into town (Robert even left the tv halfway through he Iron Bowl! Shocker!) to meet up with the Woods to drink hot chocolate, sing Christmas carols, and watch Santa light up the tree right in the center of town! So neat and quaint! 🙂

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ps – that’s not the tree. 🙂

Here’s a few more pictures from the fun weekend.

highlands

It was a great Thanksgiving and I’m so THANKFUL we got to spend it in the mountains! Thanks for everything Lulu and Granddaddy!

highlands

See you tomorrow!

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