Thanksgiving.......

I am so thankful today for so many things.......I am thankful for my husband and for how absolutely wonderful he is. I am thankful for my beautiful daughter and how she makes me smile everytime I think about her! I am thankful for this little girl baby in my belly and what a miracle and blessing she is........

We were talking today about how blessed we feel to be surrounded by so many people that we love..........we are so grateful for our families and our friends and for how much they mean to us.

We sometimes wish to be closer and see each other more often, but we know that we all love each other very much and that is what matters the most.

I especially want to write and say how thankful I am for my beautiful Grandmother that passed away last month. I have been wanting to write about her but have just been a little sad and not able to. But today I was thinking of her and how much we all miss her and I am just so thankful to have had her in my life for so long and for all the memories and love I was able to share with her. She lived 93 amazing years and was a Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and even a Great, Great Grandmother...........she was so wonderful. Our family got together last weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving and it was the first time in my 31 years that she wasn't there to celebrate and be with us all........we were sad, but just looking around the room at all the family she created and brought together was truly a blessing to see. She was loved by so many, and very much by me.

So a heartfelt thankfulness goes to my Grandmother, all my family, my friends and the many blessings I am given each and every day.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

Thanksgiving Party at School

I headed up to Aubrey's school today for their Thanksgiving celebration and we had so much fun. The kids did a smashing rendition of "Turkey Tango" for all of us adoring parents and then the sweetest Thanksgiving prayer ever before we feasted on some yummy Thanksgiving food!

It was a great day and a great way to kick off the Thanksgiving holiday.....I must say I am looking forward to eating at least a few more Thanksgiving meals in the next week or so!!

Baby Katz........

Is a Girl!!! We went for our 18 week ultrasound today and found out we are going to have another baby girl. We are so thrilled and excited! Aubrey can't wait to have a sister..........

She may be another fiesty one like Aubrey....she was moving around so much the nurse could hardly get the pictures she needed for the ultrasound! We can't wait to meet this precious little baby girl and we are so thankful for her!!

Blue Ridge 2008!!

This past weekend we went up to Blue Ridge, GA with our friends for our second annual Blue Ridge trip and had a wonderful time! We made stops in Blue Ridge, Dahlonega, and Ellijay to do some antique shopping and a little local dining and deserting too! We had a blast at the cabin enjoying the views, eating some great food, and the kids even enjoyed a little hot tub action! We also built a bonfire and sat out under the stars which was awesome..........It was chilly and the leaves and trees were just amazing. It was a perfect fall weekend! I included a video of all of our shots..........

Halloween 2008!!

Halloween was a blast this year! Aubrey definitely had a fun filled week as she had 3 Halloween parties in 2 days!

First was "Fun Day" at ballet class where they all got to dress up for ballet in their favorite costume......tons of princesses of course.

Then on Halloween Friday she had a big party at school where she got to dress up again! So we made a trip to the playroom and let her pick from one of her many princess dresses her grandparents have given her over the past couple of years!! For school she chose to be Belle and everyone thought she looked just like her! Precious I thought.........she wore the dress the whole day at school and loved every minute of it........I wish I could wear princess dresses to work!! :)

And of course there was Trick or Treating on Halloween night! And of course once again, Aubrey was a princess......this time a pink princess named "Annalise" from one of her Barbie movies that she loves! We had a little driveway party with our neighbors and friends and the kids ran around, ate tons of candy, and just had so much fun. Aubrey definitely had a sugar high since she refused to eat her dinner and instead ate from her trick or treat basket! Ah well........the one night you get to go nuts with candy right??? She loved it and we actually managed to make it to bed without a post-sugar meltdown which was wonderful!!! All in all, we had a fun, festive and memorable Halloween this year........OH, and little baby Katz in my belly was having a party of it's own last night as I sat there and felt it kicking and movin' and groovin after I had my own piece of chocolate!!! It was a wonderful feeling.......next year Aubrey will have to teach her little sibling the finer points of trick or treating and eating large quantities of candy!!