merry christmas!

Merry Christmas!

We are almost ready for Christmas, just a few more things to do. We are looking forward to the start of our Christmas festivities later tonight. We hope you and your family have a very merry Christmas!

christmas party

Tripp's school had their Christmas program and a birthday party for Jesus yesterday. They sang a few songs and we had birthday cake. I wasn't really sure how well he would do, but he had so much fun singing!

He smiled and waved,

and danced along with Jingle Bells,

And clapped!

They made the cutest little shirts for all the children. Each class made something different and his class did a reindeer with their hands and foot. Tripp calls it his red nosed reindeer. We left his school and he kept asking for Santa Claus. Only a few more days!

and we're back!

So I found my camera cord and got busy updating our blog. I wanted to be sure to get it all in before Christmas. It's almost here and I still have more to share but there are five new posts below so keep scrolling down!

tripp's christmas tree

This year Tripp got to decorate his own little Christmas tree. He picked out his ornaments which included tractors, race cars, boots, dinosaurs and lollipops.

His favorite part was putting the star at the top.

He is really into Christmas this year. He loves looking at the big tree and helping turn the lights on everyday when he gets up and when we get home. We are really looking forward to Christmas morning.

winter weekend at the beach

The first weekend of December, Lee, Tripp and I headed down to Orange Beach for the weekend. Although we were looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend, the real reason we went down was to meet and see this precious sweet girl...

Caroline Cosby, born December 5th early in the morning. Mama Margaret had a long day/night, and was more than ready for Caroline to arrive. I got to visit several times throughout the weekend.

I loved holding and rocking her, and definitely got my baby fix. I can't wait to see Baby Caroline again soon!

We took Tripp to the playground down the street from the house. He always wants to go in the summertime, but the slides and swings are usually too hot to sit on. He had so much fun running around. I tried to knock out his Christmas card picture since he was so happy. Here are a few we didn't use.

I am sure we won't be able to pass the playground now without stopping, but it is a great place to burn a lot of energy. We had a great weekend at the beach which included eating at my favorite restaurant, Cosmos. Can't wait to get back down there again soon!

thanksgiving

We had several Thanksgiving celebrations this year. Tripp and I visited my grandmother on the day before since we wouldn't be with my family during lunch on Thursday. My grandmother loves when Tripp comes to visit.

Tripp rode his first carousel while in Birmingham. He was so excited to ride the horsie. He kept saying neigh neigh the whole time!

We joined the Whatleys for lunch on Thursday. It was a fun afternoon and Tripp had a lot of fun playing soccer with Cash. Shortly after lunch, we all crashed.

Saturday after Thanksgiving, we traveled to Dothan to celebrate with my mom's side of the family. I have a few pictures, but my mom has most of them. Along with all kind of toys, my aunt and uncle got a big blow up slide. I think the big kids had more fun than the little kids. I'll share more pics when I get them, but here are a couple of Tripp.

football fun with friends

Tripp loves "watching" football games with friends. Even though they do more playing than watching, we all have fun when we get together for big games. This year we watched the Auburn/Georgia game out in the country. It was a beautiful day and turned out to be a pretty chilly night, but we had a good time.

Price, Tripp, Ella Jane and Molly Kate

A couple weeks later we watched the Iron Bowl. Wow, we definitely had a good time watching the game. The second best thing to winning was knowing that Lee and my Dad were just a little nervous that Auburn was so close in almost pulling out a win!

The kids weren't too concerned with the game...

I am sure in a couple years, these boys will be watching football along side their daddies.

war eagle hey!

We took Tripp to his first Auburn game back in November for the homecoming game. It was unusually warm that day, and it did get a little hot by the time the game started. We told Tripp before the game started that the eagle was going to fly and we had to watch for it. I wasn't sure if he'd be able to see it fly among the crowd but he did and loved it!

Daddy was a very good sport and we had a fun afternoon in Auburn! War Eagle!

just in case...

you've missed seeing this sweet little boy, we're still here...

I've misplaced one of my camera cords, the one that has all of our recent "posts" on it. As soon as I get a card reader or new cord, I'll get posting. We've been busy with all kinds of fun stuff. Most importantly, I can't believe how "big" this little man is getting. Tripp is going 90 to nothing these days. He's always been pretty active, but now add the non stop talking and questions. He amazes me everyday with what he knows and what he's learning. I am seriously going to have start doing a better job of keeping track of the things he does that make me stop and smile and say thank you Lord. We are so blessed! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, we certainly did!

big tractor

We traveled down to Dothan on Tuesday for a funeral and stopped by my aunt and uncle's house afterwards for a short visit. My uncle is a peanut farmer and it's currently "picking" time. They have cows, tractors, golf carts, and all kinds of fun toys. I am pretty sure Tripp would rather live there and never come back home. After visiting the cows, my aunt took us over to the field where the tractors were. Tripp's couldn't get out of his seat fast enough to see the big tractors and the machines. There were 4 tractors going up and down the field. Just when he thought it couldn't get any better, he hopped up in one and "drove" it down the field and back.

(I did not have my camera, so we used Lee's phone - not the best quality)

He definitely did not want to get out. He probably would have sat there all day if he could. Thanks Aunt Mary and Uncle Fred! He's still talking about the big tractors and the cows (and cousin Allie). Thank goodness we're going back down there in a couple weeks.

happy halloween

We had a great Halloween! This was the first real Halloween that we got to do all the fun stuff. Look how cute our little Race Car Driver is! Tripp loved his costume, and was proud to show it off. This is right before leaving to go to the fall festival at church. He had a Halloween party at school the day before and went room to room trick-or-treating, so he knew exactly what to do on Saturday. He was so excited!

He loves a hayride!

Meeting up with Price, I mean Buzz Lightyear

After playing all the little games at the fall festival, we headed to meet up with friends to go trick-or-treating. It's pretty hard getting 5 children to stand still and look at the camera... We had a Darth Vader, Policeman, Buzz, Race Car Driver and a cute little Ladybug!

Tripp had so much fun trick-or-treating! He loved ringing the door bell and would sometimes still ring it after they opened the door. He would have kept going all night if we let him. His new favorite "prize" is Nerds!

pumpkin patch

We took Tripp to the Pumpkin Patch on Saturday. We all had so much fun! I took tons of pictures and we came home with the perfect little pumpkin.

Riding the cow-train... One of his favorite things. He laughed hysterically the whole time! We got off and he said "go again mommy" and so we did. He was so excited!

Playing in the corn bed, much more fun than sand!

On the way to pick out a pumpkin...



I found it!

Feeding the donkey. The guy came over to show Tripp how to feed the donkey corn. Lee and I thought he wouldn't try it, but he grabbed a handful and let the donkey eat right from his hand (and repeated it about 6 times...)



Sliding down with Mommy



Daddy's turn!

Tripp was asleep about a mile down the road once we left. He had a blast and did not want to leave. Lee and I had a blast just watching Tripp (and maybe going down that monster slide). Where were these pumpkin patches when we were little?!?!?

zoo boo

We went to Zoo Boo last Friday night. Tripp was so excited about the choo-choo train and the animals. While we didn't ride the choo-choo or see the animals, we did have a good time. They set up little games around the front and they have either the Fright Express or the Pumpkin Pull (hayride) you can ride. The train ride is made to be scary, and they warn against small children riding. So we were left with the hayride. We've never been to Zoo Boo before, and I am not sure if we'll go back, but we did have a fun with Will and Margaret who came with us.

Playing go-fish!

The Candy Walk



Bowling.

Tripp did enjoy all the games. He should have a lot of fun next week at the church's fall festival!