Look, I lost my first tooth!!!






























Having fun in the snow yesterday with my friend Ensley

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

I was so excited for my first Christmas home. We started decorating before Thanksgiving, and I even talked Mama and Papa into buying some blow-ups and putting up outdoor lights.









Me and Mr. Grinch















We traveled to North Carolina for Christmas to see my Aunt Laura and Uncle David's new home and the whole Snow family was there. I got to...












Play with my Uncles






















Play disc golf (with a little help
from Grandmama)























Bowl for the first time




























Drive a crane






















Play poker
(Look at all my chips!)




















Visit Duke University























































Get hours of fun in with Grandmama
and Grandpapa



















and of course, celebrate
Christmas morning and open
all my presents....





















..and everyone else's

and play, play, play





















whew.. this Christmas really wore
me and Maggie out


Hope you all had fun, too!!!

Saturday, December 1

We spent Thanksgiving with Kim's family at a cabin in Arkansas. We had a wonderful time hiking, fishing, playing games... and eating!





Happy Thanksgiving everyone!




























Cooking with Aunt Susanne













On our boat trip
It was a bit chilly

























Fishing with Grammy















Laura got the biggest one











We celebrated Sophie's
1st Birthday












Sophie got a cool John
Deere Tractor












Alex and Sophie took turns riding it




























Taking care of an ouchie












"Let me see what you are watching!"

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Happy Halloween!!

Captain Alex had a great, but very busy, first Halloween. His preschool class had a party and a parade. Then later he did some trick or treating in our neighborhood and went to our church's festival. He had so much fun!

The Enchanted Corn Maze in Chattanooga

With Papa gone to the GA/FL game for the weekend (Go Dawgs!), we had fun with Aunt Laura

Alex was so excited for his camping trip, he slept in his sleeping bag the night before






































Alex's preschool had an exhibit at the fair, his class did the mice on wall














Alex's first mini- roller coaster ride. He was very disappointed not to be tall enough to ride the steering wheel (aka the ferris wheel)

Saturday, October 6

Just wanted to give a quick update on Alex and what we have been up to! He has started pre- school three mornings a week and really loves it. There have only been a few mornings that he has been reluctant to go, but usually he is very excited. We can already tell a difference in how he acts around other children- he is more talkative with them and knows how to interact and play with them better. It has also helped him that we had some children move in next door and he loves playing with the little girl- she is 6 years old and has a very fun Barbie car.
One funny story is that Alex and I have been playing educational games on the computer for months. He would tell me the answers on the games but seemingly could not use the mouse, and when I would try to get him to do it he would not. Well, last Saturday Chris went to see what we have been doing and tells Alex to try and do it himself. So Alex just starts moving the mouse around and playing the games by himself like he has been doing it all the time! He has apparently been tricking me.. or Chris just has the magic touch. I think Chris needs to work on this stuff with him more often. Today, after I have spent so many months working with Alex on his drawing and writing skills, he sits down and draws for Chris a great stick figure picture of our family (including our dog Maggie). That may not seem amazing to you, but he does little more than scribbling most times and has never drawn a stick figure for me before!
This happens a lot where it seems like he is not catching on to something, and then one day he does it perfectly. It reminds me that I don't need to be worrying because Alex is learning things in his own time. It also reminds me, once again, that I'm not in control- only God is.

Happy Birthday, Chris!













Trip to Apple Picking Festival