Blessings

For Thanksgiving this year, we were able to travel to Alabama where my mom's side of the family lives. I worked last Thanksgiving, and then had Raelee just before Christmas, so we hadn't been there for a major holiday since 2008. What! Craziness! Ya'll don't even know, but my grandma and family cook some of the best food there is. I seriously wanted to cry when I tasted the feast! The turkey was the best I've ever had, and the veggies, yum yum! Butter beans, field peas, collards, creamed corn, I would keep going, but I'm making myself hungry. This probably sounds bad how I'm going on and on about food, but ya'll it.is.soooo.good! It was awesome to be able to see my family too. My uncle just had his first child this year, she's 5 months old now. Raelee looked so grown next to her. It made me realize Rae's not a little baby anymore. sad :( It was fun to see my grandma, Raelee even let her hold her for a bit.
Anyway, Thanksgiving is such a great holiday to make us realize all our many blessings. Basically everything we have. But this year I am especially thankful for my little Raelee and for awesome peeps to watch her when I have to work. On that note, I'm also thankful for employment and being able to contribute to our family income and help pay the bills, so all that stress isn't on Brad. I'm soooo thankful for Brad's new job, it's truly a blessing how it came about. And lastly, I'm super thankful that Brad only has one more semester(for now) of school!! WhootWhoot! It'll be great to have somewhat of a normal schedule once he graduates.




















The feast














our fixin's, round 1




















nap time with Raelee's uncle's




















Raelee with her great-grandma St. Mary















Us with Grandma

zebra time

Raelee was loving this zebra at this Blimes's last night. She was soo funny, I didn't catch the best parts on video. Oh and she's in just a diaper cause she was eating a lollipop and was VERY messy.

Halloween

Raelee with her pumpkin. Couldn't get one of her looking at the camera too, silly girl.




















Raelee was the tooth fairy and she took our teeth while we were sleeping.















The little tooth fairy




















Her hair is finally long enough for pigtails. I lOVE them...
















...however, her hair is not so cute when they come out. This is her first time brushing her own hair.