Saturday, November 17, 2007

Its getting a little bit cold outside...






Those of you who know me best know that I (Elizabeth) am ALWAYS cold. It can be 100 degrees outside and I'll be happy in jeans and a long sleeve t-shirt. I cant stand the winter because of this. My child however is happy as can be in this weather. She loves putting on mittens, cute hats and she wants a scarf to make her outfit complete. This afternoon she also wanted her pink sunglasses on for her ride over to Grandmommy and Granddaddy's house. She is a riot.

We have had an eventful week. Last week I turned 31 :-) and my father turned 60 on the same day. Granddaddy picked up Laura Katherine at Mrs Wanda's house and brought her over to White Knoll to see some of my students. Then we went home to celebrate the birthdays a la Gantt style with a home cooked meal, "Connie" cake and lots of festively wrapped presents. The day after my birthday I found out that I am a National Board Certified Teacher :-) I have been working on this certification for two years. I started this process right before I became pregnant with Laura Katherine. We are super excited. We wrapped up the week with an ear infection for LK and a cold/cough for Mommy. Today we hug around the house and then Jay and I went to see American Gangster (great flick I must add) while LK played at GM and GD's house.

I am going to add a pic of LK in her Halloween costume because everyone has been asking what she was dressed as :-) Have a great week. I will be sure to keep you updated.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

What has been going on?


Laura Katherine is now 15.5 months. She is talking up a storm and can say lots of words. Mom, Dad, Cat, Dog, (and make these animal sounds), Aunt-T, HEY, ELMO, Yum, Uh-oh, No, Yeah, Thank You, eye, belly, shoes, pizza (0nly once), Madeline, Jacob, and Annabell (these are the names of some of her friends at Mrs Wanda's house). Laura Katherine is also an AVID reader. She LOVES books, especially ones she has obtained from her friends. LK can get books that we tell her to go get. If we say "Laura Katherine go get 10 Little Fishes!" she goes straight to that book, or looks for it, and brings it back. Laura Katherine is also all about shaking her bootie. She LOVES to dance. Her favorite song to dance to right now is "In the Club" by 50 Cent. Too Funny.

We enjoy every second being together as a family. Last night Laura Katherine, Jay and I laid in the floor on our backs and just talked. LK was just rambling on about something. It was so fun. Watching her grow up is amazing. We enjoy sharing this time with our families as well.

Laura Katherine is expecting a new 2nd cousin anytime now. My cousin Ele and her husband Will are expecting their 1st child any day now. Good Luck.

Thought to ponder as we get closer to Thanksgiving....What do YOU hunger for?