Tay Tay Turns Three...Almost- November 5, 2007

My sweet baby girl had an early birthday party(real birthday is November 24th) due to the upcoming birth of her sibling. We had so much fun planning her princess party! She loved the crown cake and cupcakes I made for her and that made my heart melt to see her excited face when she saw them. Here is one picture of the location. We had her party in the Rainbow Party room at USA Baby Superstore. What a great place!!! It is all indoors, padded floor for the children, painted in a great jungle/underwater theme, and climbing toys. She was so tickled to share the space with her friends.

These are just a couple of shots of her party. I will add more if needed, however I don't want to bore you all with my ST's (Jen, you know what I'm sayin') third birthday party pics.
She loved every minute of it and THANKFULLY we pulled it off before the new addition to the Reid's arrived.
Thank you to all of our friends and family members that braved the weather to come out and join us. I know some of you were sick and couldn't make it...you were missed. Thanks to everyone!

Chicken and Bear become friends-October 31, 2007

Is this not the most precious chicken you have ever met? My sweet niece, Ella Grace, was a chicken for Halloween. She was ready to go Trick-or-Treating for the night and grabbed the black bear upon walking out the door. I just had to get a photo! She was such a trooper for being a "big girl" one year old. We could eat her up! Now, would she taste like chicken? JK

Where do you go for a '91 Bonneville headlight and taillight? October 27,2007

Why Pull-A-Part of course! You see, after the Church Halloween festival the night before, Daddy got pulled over for not having a working headlight and taillight. The policeman was nice enough to let him go with a "I use to have an old car as well" sad story. Once we all arrived back at the house, we were frustrated that NONE of the local car part stores carried the parts for a 1991 Pontiac Bonneville so that we could fix 'ole Bonnie Blue.
Well, THANKFULLY there is a local Pull-A-Part ("junk yard" as Gavin calls it). The catch is you have to go out on the lot (ages 16 yrs and over) and dismantle the car on the lot yourself in order to purchase the parts you need. Daddy grabs his tools, pays the cashier a $1 and heads off into the wild car yonder - not to emerge again until 2-3 hours later. Oh, but when he came back, We saw the biggest smile on his face and a crate FULL of parts for 'ole Bonnie Blue. Talk about our lucky day.
The photos above show you what children 16 and under do to bide our time. In one, Tay is playing up the camera and the other she is flexing her muscles while Gav-man observes a strong cheerleader.
The photo below shows the cheerleader helping her father install the "new" part for Bonnie. We won't get pulled over for lack of effort now. She actually is in "better" shape then when we drove to SC for her purchase. Good 'ole Bonnie got a face-lift!

Spiderman meets Cinderella at Church-October 26, 2007

Here are my angels in their Halloween costumes. They are precious to me. Spiderman was unrecognizable by his friends which made him so excited that he could be so secretive. My Cinderella was down right adorable. With it being so chilly outside at church, she had to wear her jacket which covered up the princess part - however she didn't know the difference. I loved seeing them so happy to share their costumes with their friends. Posted below are some other photos of them with their friends.

Concentration-October 20, 2007

I love watching this sweet boy concentrate on the soccer ball while in the game. I am living through him during these games. I can remember that awesome adrenaline rush like it was yesterday. Now granted, I am NOT able to relive those days right now, but someday in the near future I will be back out there playing with my sweet boo bear.

Gentry's Farm-October 14, 2007

We made it to Gentry's Farm this year. This was the first time we have attended this incredible event. We have heard so many good things about it, however we felt like the children we not old enough to "get it", so we simply didn't go. Now it will be attended by the Reid's yearly.
One of Chris' football coaches at BA was coach Jimmy Gentry, so this event also had a special meaning to him. Here the famous coach sits with Chris and the kids. Well, Tay and Gavin we not so sure, however Chris and Mr. Gentry are all smiles with the reunion.
Another cool aspect is little cousin, Ella, came to the farm and surprised us! Here she is in her USC Gamecock cheerleading outfit. Doesn't she look precious?!
Oh, the tire swing! As you can see in the picture above and below, Gavin and Tay loved the tire swing. I forgot about having so much fun on the tire swing as a kid until I saw their faces. What fun!
Now it is time to go pick our pumpkin and leave. I just love this photo. Daddy walking with his babies. What a sweet moment!

Weekend Away

Here we are! All smiles! This picture was taken right before we got in the car to head to Gentry's Farm from our weekend away with Fluffy and Giggy. We had a great time!
Can't leave out Alexander in the stroller and Superman in Gavin's arms!

Q-dog

My cousin, Quinton, is my only cousin on my mom's side of the family. He is such an awesome guy! I find it interesting now that I am 30, what type of relationship with either family members or friends really "last" through the years. I am so grateful that my relationship with Q has turned out the way it has. His wife Erin is precious and their little girl, Taylor Paige, is just as cute. They made the trip up from Jacksonville, FL to see family and friends and we are so thankful we are on the short list.
They are due with their second child January 22. I sure do wish our grandparents were alive to see the family blossom!
And yes, those are little mermaid panties Tay is sporting for the camera. :)

Fall Fesitval/Church Picnic

We had a blast at our church's fall festival. The kids enjoyed the games and the parents enjoyed the fellowship. Here is a picture of a dear friend of mine. Amy, her husband, James and myself went to high school together. Now we live in Franklin and go to church together. Amy was pregnant with Annie at the same time I was pregnant with Tay, so needless to say the two girls are twenty days apart and in the same two year old class together. Now by looking at the picture, you can tell we are pregnant at the same time again. Not planned I promise. She just gave birth to a little boy...wonder how far apart these two will be???
Here is a precious picture of two awesome daddies and their sweet daughters. Our friends Erron and Julie came out to the picnic and brought their three little ones to play. We had a great night!