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!!

Pumpkin Festival

Today we headed over to the Stone Mountain Pumpkin Festival and enjoyed a beautiful day together! The weather was sooo nice and breezy and really got us into the fall spirit! Aubrey had a blast running around all the different pumpkins, painting a pumpkin, and rolling and running around on the great lawn. The only bummer to the whole day is that we didn't get to eat any pumpkin pie!!!

Baby Katz # 2 is on the way!

So I am finally feeling like it is time to announce to my blogging world that we are having another baby! Finally! We are so thrilled and excited. The past two years have been a long journey as we have tried for another child and a sister or brother for Miss Aubrey, but it has all been completely worth it. We were so blessed to have found amazing doctors who knew how to help us and we are thankful to them, and to our family and friends for all their support and prayers.

So far I am going on 13 weeks pregnant and the baby is looking wonderful. We had an ultrasound last week and things looked great! We just continue to be thankful for this amazing little blessing and pray for a happy and healthy baby! Aubrey is so excited to be a big sister. She calls the baby "our baby" which I think is just perfect.

Here is our latest and greatest pictures of baby # 2! We have to start now otherwise we'll never get caught up with all the pictures we have taken of Aubrey over the years!!!

Fall....

Just a pretty fall day here in Atlanta and a cute little outfit to go with it!! She was very excited to finally get to wear her tights today since the weather finally turned cool!

Aubrey learned the Pledge of Allegiance at school today and I must say it is pretty precious to hear her pronouncing all those big words! She also went to the doctor today for her big 4 year old checkup and she is 36 lbs. and 40 inches tall and just perfect!

Aubrey's Party at the Children's Museum

We had a great birthday party for Aubrey at the Children's Museum in Downtown Atlanta!! She loved having all her friends there and everyone had a fun time!! She is so excited to be 4 years old now.........she loves to tell everyone that she is a big 4 year old!!
Here are some favorite pics from her birthday weekend.........

Happy 4th Birthday Aubrey!!!!

Well, I can't believe it, but today is my baby girl's 4th birthday. How is it possible that 4 years have already passed? I will never for a moment forget 4 years ago today and how excited and emotional and just how blessed I felt for this little girl that came into our lives. These past four years have been so amazing as we have watched her grow from a colicky, crying, fussy, but always beautiful baby into our independent, strong willed, smart and ever so beautiful "big girl". I could not be more proud of her and how simply amazing she is.

So that is all my mushy stuff for today!!!

Now to tell about Aubrey at 4 years old.........

She is a princess through and through. Favorite color, pink. Favorite clothes, dresses. Nail polish, tea parties, ballet, allllllll girl. She still loves to dress up in all her princess costumes, and thanks to her grandparents, has managed to collect every princess dress I think they make!

She still also loooooves horses and unicorns. She has quite a collection of horses; plastic, stuffed, with real hair, life size, you name it. But there is not one that goes without getting played with daily. She entertains herself for hours just imagining and creating stories with these horses and princesses and acting them out. She has such an amazing and vivid imagination.

She has really started to love to draw and paint as well. She loves to draw her friends and family and make up stories about all of us. She loves her friends and family. Every night we say our prayers and she spends a good 10 min. going through the list of everyone she loves.........she has a big soft heart.

She was very excited to wake up and be 4 today! We took pink cupcakes to school and celebrated and tomorrow we will be celebrating with all her friends at the Children's Museum in Downtown Atlanta, one of her favorite places. Pizza, more cake and lots of fun. I will be downloading all the fun pictures tomorrow after the party, but couldn't go to bed tonight without a blog to mark the big birthday today!!

We love you Aubrey Michele Katz!

Happy Birthday baby girl.........