Aubrey's 1st Thanksgiving

My favorite holiday has to be Thanksgiving.  I love the fall weather, the good food and most importantly getting together with my wonderful family.  This year was extra wonderful because it was little miss Aubrey's first Thanksgiving.  It was such a great day!  We could not have felt more blessed to have her with us.  My aunt Teri and uncle Henry always welcome the whole clan into their beautiful home that is set on this great piece of land with a barn full of good lookin' horses.  There is never enough food, we are always sent home with empty bellies! Yea right-we are usually sent home in a food coma with leftovers just in case we hadn't done enough damage! 

Aubrey with Great-Aunt Peggy.  She took the crowd surprisingly well.  No tears and warmed right up!

Aubrey stretched out her little arms and wanted to go right to AJ.  Even though he was a little nervous he scooped her right up!  It was too cute!

Getting to visit with Great-Aunt Teri in between cooking the delicious food!

3 generations! 

Aubrey loved all the yummy food!  She had a blast sitting at the table like everyone else!

Aubrey was more interested in eating then getting a good family picture!

Maybe I'm a little partial but could she be any cuter?? 

I love my little family!

Aubrey getting to hang out with all the kids...she was so excited!

Loving all the attention from the sweet kids who were more her size!

4 generations...Grandma-Great , Grandma, Mommy and Aubrey

Some of the great-grandchildren together.  Aubrey was very interested in Carly's hair!

Aubrey with her Great Grandparents. 

My grandparents recently had celebrated a whopping 60 years of wedded bliss, so they got one heck of a present...some of their great grandchildren put on songs and skits for them!  They were awesome!

Aubrey got all bundled up to check out the "big dogs".  Grandma's hoping she gets the horse bug and I'm sure grandpa and daddy are hoping not for their wallet's sake!

See was loving the horsies!

Wasn't falling for the feeding the horse a carrot trick-she'd pull her hand away too quickly!  Next year she'll be begging to ride them!

I hope Aubrey loves the smell of the barn as much as the rest of us. 

And that is just the cutest little turkey butt!  Thanks Auntie Jess for the cute outfit!  Aubrey will definitely be taking style lessons from you!



Where did the time go??

Since my sweet little Aubrey is still napping I have time to post again!  I was sitting here thinking about her and cannot believe that she will be 9 months old in just a few days.  It really seems like yesterday that I was holding her in my arms for the very first time...

She was so tiny, only 6lbs 2oz!  She was like a doll!  Although she is still tiny "petite", 9 months has flown by!  She looks less and less like a baby and more and more like her daddy! 

The last 9 months have been the BEST 9 months of my life and I couldn't imagine my life without my beautiful, sweet, amazing baby girl!  Seriously, what did we ever do without this little peanut!

I could post picture after picture of this girl but here are a few of my very favorites:

Isn't she just precious!

My little "budda baby"!

My two favorite girls!  Aubrey couldn't have gotten a better Grammy!  We are both blessed to have her in our lives!

Daddy's future basketball star!  Aubrey please don't hate me for all the crazy pictures I took of you!

She still gives this sweet look, only now it's a bit more ornery!

She's been a daddy's girl from the beginning!  Dexter is such an amazing daddy!

Look at those eyes! 

What a little hammy ham!

No doubt about it, she's an outside kinda girl!

loves making a mess!

Didn't want to get those pretty little hands dirty!

Love this baby!

Showing mommy how big she was! 

playing peek-a-boo with mommy

cutest bunny EVER!

 Playing peek-a-boo with mommy

Getting so excited while reading a book, all because she saw a doggy!

1st Thanksgiving

I know everyone had always said cherish every second because it goes by too fast.  They all couldn't be more right.  Before we know it she'll be all grown up! 

Giving it a try...

Over the last few years I've become slightly obsessed interested following blogs, namely my beautiful sister-in-laws and a few great decorating and crafting sites I came across.  Because of this new found interest I figured "hey why couldn't I do this??" 

Because we recently moved into a new home, decorating/renovations are and will be a big part of our lives for the next 20-30 few years!  We moved into a beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom Ranch house that just needed some TLC to become a beautiful home!  It is super special because it is the house my husband, Dexter, grew up in.  We love the idea our our kids growing up in the same house daddy did!  We've slowly done a few projects and are making it our home!

Along with decorating I absolutely love crafting.  Anything from scrapbooking to jewelry making-I love it all.  I love trying to craft something even if it doesn't turn out perfectly it is something that I made with my own hands.  I'm currently taking my love of crafting and creating to Etsy-Love Love Love Etsy!  It was great to find a place to showcase and sell my items.  I currently have mostly jewelry listed but am hoping to eventually expand to whatever my little heart and hands can craft!  I've slowed down a bit since our beautiful daughter Aubrey came along.  It's a wee bit difficult trying to balance working, being a wifey and raising a child! 

Here's a link to my Etsy site, check it out and I hope you find something you'll love!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LuckyCloverCreations