Pictures and an Update

Sorry it has been a while since I have posted anything... We have had a busy but good past couple of weeks.
Yesterday we started decorating for Christmas. Ellie is just beside herself about the decorations! She loves the tree and all of the ornaments on it. We let her help and she would grab an ornament toss in the tree and go grab another!!
Ava is trying to get over a cold but she's still happy as always.
I will be putting some more pictures up over the next few days.

Attack of the Lady Bugs!!!

Over the past 2 years I have learned that in Central Georgia there is a time of year when there is an invasion of Lady bugs. I don't know how many homes they invade but ours is definitely on the top 10 list. They literally cover our front porch and somehow get into our front living room. Last year wasn't that big of a deal having them get in. However this year is a different story. Ellie does NOT like bugs in the least and she makes certain that we know this... Today a Lady bug landed on her and from the sound of her screams I thought she had been attacked by something awful... I look over and her eyes are big as bowling balls and she is screaming "BUG!" "BUG!". I flicked it off of her leg and she ran to another room crying!
Later on she figured she'd get her revenge on this evil bug that had wronged her. She saw one on the floor ran and got one of my shoes and came back whacking at it. When she discovered it was no longer moving she looked at me, smiled, and said "No bug".
Hopefully the cold weather will come back soon and we can be free of these little red bugs.

Swingin'

Earlier this year my dad gave us a swing that my grandpa made for me, my sister, and brothers when we were younger. It's a great swing and it quickly became Ellie's favorite swing. She will lay her head back, close her eyes and just relax. Ava had her first swing in it the other day and seems to have the same feelings that Ellie does. :) As I was pushing them I remembered how much fun me and my sister had swinging in this swing. My Grandpa would push us for what seemed like hours until we either fell asleep or had to go inside. Now I know how he felt... Every time I ask Ellie if she wants to get down or go inside she politely shakes her head and ever so quietly says "No".

I got my sister fix!!!

This weekend I was finally able to get my sister fix! Carmen and Robbie came down and we were able to spend a lot of time just relaxing and doing girl stuff. The girls loved having them here... Ellie was always playing with "Cahkey" and "Wobbie". When they weren't around for 2 minutes she was asking where they were. We had a camp fire Sat. night and made smores. Mmmmm!!!We had a blast with them and can't wait to see them again soon!

I wasn't able to get many pictures b/c my camera broke but we got a few before they left.