Furman Homecoming

Well, here it is--4:39 a.m. and I am about to head to class at LMU in Tennessee....so I thought I'd update the blog first :-)

Last weekend we went to Greenville for our Furman 5 year reunion! I can't believe it's already been 5 years since Jeremy and I graduated! Whoa! Friday night we kept Sarah out late and she was fabulous! Saturday morning we drug her around with us visiting professors, etc., and she was horrendous! I can't blame her though. She was much better by Saturday afternoon and had a nice visit with my friend Maggie, her sister and nephews at the Furman lake. It was a great weekend, and I have a new plan for next year--skip the Saturday morning faculty visits and go to the afternoon football game instead! :-)

Pumpkin Time!

Mommy and her little scarecrow

The hayride

Daddy and Sarah on the hayride

Sarah is a big girl now!

She even knows how to help carry in the groceries!

My mom found this really cute scarecrow costume at the consignment store. Sarah is not thrilled about the hat, but she tolerated it pretty well today :-)

Having fun at Washington Farms

Standing in the pumpkin patch

Petting the goat and trying to feed him some grass

The cornbox--what fun! I wish we had one of these at home...

We had a family outing this morning to Washington Farms near Athens--there was so much to do, and we all had a great time! Sarah's favorite activity was the corn box, I believe. Or maybe lunch... :-) I have been trying to teach Sarah to say pumpkin this week, without much luck until today. I told her, "say pumpkin," and she made some sort of sound and then pointed to the pumpkin on my shirt!!! At least she knows what a pumpkin is now.

We are on day 3 of no paci except for nap time, and it is going SUPER! Thanks to Sarah's day care we may finally start to say bye-bye to paci :-)

Sarah's Weekend Away :-)

It was warm enough to play in the pool!

So happy!

Picking flowers and, yes, putting them on the cat. Silly Sarah!

Sarah LOVES Tubby the cat!

Learning how to roll up her hair and clip it like Nana

Sarah spent the weekend away at Nana and Papa's house while Jeremy and I went on his church choir retreat. Sarah had great fun, and I LOVED having a weekend away at the lake to catch up on school work and just follow my own schedule, just meeting up with Jeremy at meal time :-)

Here are some cute pics my mom took of Sarah...

Sarah is Having Conversations!!!

Here's how Sarah's conversations go these days as she is attemping to talk--it's really cute:

Walking in the door after a long day and dinner out:
Mommy: "Are you ready for a bath?"
Sarah: "No" (ahhhhh! My little girl has learned to say "no!")
Mommy: "Do you want to play?"
Sarah: (smiling) "Pay...."

In the playroom after dinner:
Sarah: gets "the look"
Mommy: "do you need to go poo-poo?"
Sarah: "poo-poo"
Mommy: takes Sarah potty and she GOES IN THE POTTY!!!!!
Sarah: "down"

Sarah used the potty for me on Tuesday night and again tonight. Tonight she got "the look" while sitting in the bathtub--ewww! Luckily we made it onto the potty in time...Big Girl Sarah!

Fun Fun Fun!

Here are some pictures from our fun outings during the past couple of weeks. We went to Mardi Gras Party and Play with our friends Heather and Rachael, and we made a little family trip to the Gwinnett County Fair last weekend--both were a blast!

I had class for LMU all day yesterday, and when I got home, Sarah had another fever! It has been hanging out between 101 and 103 since yesterday afternoon--good grief Sarah! This time she actually isn't acting like herself so something must be bothering her. I am convinced it's just her teeth, though, even though that's a pretty high teething fever--tonight I took a good look in her mouth and she literally has FOUR new teeth popping through (she only had 3 to start with). She has a doctor's appointment in the morning for a check up, so I guess we will see what she has to say about the whole thing.

The last picture is random-You might be a redneck if....you are driving home from work and see THIS sign at the top of your neighborhood! No lost dogs or cats, just goats...

Sarah's First School Picture and Fun Videos

Sarah got her first school picture yesterday, and it is just about the most grown up thing I have ever seen from Sarah---kinda makes me sad....and happy at the same time. I can't believe how much she has changed in the past year, and I have millions and millions of pictures to prove it.

I am attaching a video of Sarah's current favorite things: vacuuming and reading :-)



If I haven't mentioned it lately, Sarah is SUCH a joy in my life, and I am so blessed to have her around--she has turned into a beautiful, happy (most of the time), bouncing toddler with endless energy, wonder, and love for her mommy and daddy...thanks, Sarah, for being wonderful you! Mommy and Daddy love you! (maybe one day you will read this blog...)

Labor Day Fun

Isn't this jumper the most adorable thing you have ever seen? Thanks Nana!


Some of the kids at the picnic playing with the sand and water table

We had a fabulous Labor Day with family and friends. Our family came over for a picnic lunch, and then Jeremy, Sarah, and I went to one of Jeremy's co-worker's house for a dinner picnic--there were 9 kids there and only 4 couples! Sarah had SO much fun playing with all of the other children and all of the neat toys.