Disney on Ice

On December 15 we treated ourselves to an early Christmas gift. We went to see Disney On Ice in Tupelo! We all LOVED it!

Breakfast with Santa

The boys were both excited to see Santa, eat some pancakes, and do a little Christmas shopping in the $1 store at FUMC.

Joe quickly changed his mind about visiting with Santa, but Jack enjoyed his visit.

We've enjoyed this breakfast with the Adkersons for the last 4 years!

Jack is a "ring barrel"

We were so honored that Allegra asked Jack to serve as the ring bearer for Arthur's and her wedding. He and the flower girl were a great match. They had a great time playing and dancing, and they both did their jobs during the ceremony perfectly! (Jack referred to his role as the "ring barrel" :-)



Brent, Jack and I went to the new Muppet Movie. It was GREAT!

The weekend after Thanksgiving, we picked out our Christmas tree.

(We spent the weekend before Thanksgiving in Natchez with Sue, Todd & Bec to celebrate Sue's 70th birthday. Then, on Wednesday, Grandmommy, Grumps & Mimi came up to Starkville for Thanksgiving...but my camera was dead, so I don't have pictures of any of that!)

Halloween & Broken Arm

In September Jack broke his arm. This was our first incident with a broken bone, and he handled it like a trooper! He was climbing a tree that had a bench under it, and when he was trying to get down, his upper body came out before his legs. He hit the bench on his way down. He was in a lot of pain, but I didn't realize it was broken. Later that evening, I started to worry it might be broken, but he was ready for bed at 7:00 and seemed to be OK. We borrowed a sling from a friend, and I sent him to school the next morning while I waited for the doctor's office to call me back. I arranged for an x-ray later in the morning, and I check him out of school. It was definitely broken, and by lunchtime we had an appointment with the orthopedist. Jack decided he wanted a red cast, and he was very brave throughout the whole thing!

Over the summer Jack and Brent read the "real" Winnie the Pooh books. I commented that Jack reminded me a lot of Christopher Robin, so he decided that's who he would be for Halloween. We used tiger costume to dress Joe like Tigger. They were quite a cute pair!

Pink Fire Truck visits Sudduth

The Pink Heals Tour made stop at Sudduth this year, and it happened to be while Grandmommy was in town for a visit. The pink fire trucks and firefighters wearing pink tour the country to raise money and awareness for women's cancers.

Goodnight Gracie

Our sweet dog Gracie was diagnosed with lymphoma in June. She hung in there for longer than expected and we were lucky to get some sweet pictures with her a few weeks before she died.

Joe turns TWO!

It is so hard to believe that Joe is already two years old.  He had a little party at school with his class on his actualy birthday, August 11.

Then, we enjoyed a some cupcakes that evening after dinner.

And, we had a party with all of our family the next weekend.