Thanksgiving

There is so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, and everyday.

I'm so blessed to have a wonderful husband who is so loving and an extremely great father. I'm so blessed to have such a healthy and beautiful daughter who calls me Mama. I'm so blessed to have such understanding parents and a brother I can confide in. I'm so blessed to have such great in-laws that took us in for these next couple months while we house hunt. I'm so blessed to have such true friends that I can laugh and cry with and that take me as I am. I'm so blessed to have my fur baby, who comforts me in sickness and health.

I'm so very thankful for each and every person in my life. I couldn't have asked for anything more.

This year we were so lucky to be able to spend Thanksgiving with everyone.

We started Thanksgiving in Niceville, surrounded by friends and family - minus my daddy, who might I add was missed dearly (but I still got to talk to him a lot throughout the day). Then we finished up the day with another Thanksgiving in Brewton - surrounded by more friends and family.

We even got to have Thanksgiving a 3rd time: Turner Thanksgiving. Joseph has such a larger family that it's hard for everyone to get together on the actual holiday. So they have their very own Turner Holiday's. So we had that on Saturday :) More food & more family!

It really is wonderful being back close to everyone. It makes these special days that much more special.

Caroline's first Thanksgiving was a success. She had some mashed potatoes... how she felt about them is still up for debate ;)
 

Double Digits ;)

Caroline Ann has hit the double digits

and is 10 months old!

We just moved and are working on settling in..

with all of that craziness I feel as if I slacked this month on her pictures.

HOWEVER.

There are 2 pictures every month that are a necessity:

laying on daddy's chest & laying next to Ellie the Elephant. 

As long as I don't miss those two, I feel accomplished. 

Not to mention, I take 20+ pictures a day of this little beauty so all I'm missing is the posed ones.

And sometimes impromptu pictures can be better :)

So i don't feel as bad!

This little girl is growing like a weed.

And she is smart as a whip!

Fun Facts About Caroline:

• weighs 21 pounds
• is 28 1/4 inches long
• loves "Wheels on the Bus" and "Old MacDonald"
• bounces and dances to music, especially the songs on the Kia Soul commercials 
• walks by guiding herself on furniture
• thinks it's funny to make popping sounds with her mouth
• her newest favorite game is throwing toys for us to pick up
• doesn't like to sit still for pictures
• loves her puffs
• has figured out how to get around in her walker - forwards, backwards, u-turns etc. 
• has gotten her flu shot 

#letsgo

We're moving, we're moving, la la la la la!
If only you could hear the excitement I have when I say this!
I'm ecstatic. I'm dying with excitement over here and I can hardly contain it.
Everyday I remind my husband: "This is our last Thursday in the house; This is our last Friday." And guess what..? Today is our last Saturday in this house! Woohoo!
Not just this house, but also in good ole Lake Mary.
It's been good, but we're ready to bounce ;)

We are counting our lucky stars.
Joseph accepted a new job opportunity that we just couldn't pass up.
It became available much earlier than we expected, but we jumped on it and are getting gone!
It is in the location we wanted, with the perks that we wanted.
We will be close to home. aka friends and family :) Finally.

My house is stacked. box on box on box. 
My child is loving it. She likes playing in the boxes. Although we have had to stop letting her in them due to the fact that her goal is to tip it over .... ummm no more of that. 
My other child is loving it too. Ace loves that the dining room table is no longer in the dining room. What does this mean? lots of running room. (The weather has been nice lately, so Ace now runs out the back door, back in and through the dining room around the kitchen and back outside. It's quite entertaining.. as long as you're not in the running route. 

We're moving!!
I literally cannot hold back my excitement.
The overwhelming tasks of moving are not evening phasing me.  
I've got my countdown calendar going and getting things done..one thing at a time.

Wish us luck in the big move!
Safe travels, no traffic, good tunes, a cooperative dog and sleepy baby for the 7 hour trip.  #letsgo