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December Daily--Day2---Favorite Ornaments

I love Christmas ornaments and have been collecting them for as long as I can remember. This year I had to be very selected because I went from a tree in every room to one much smaller tree in our living room. There is just no room for my big tree this year. Anyway, here is a couple of my special ones. Every ornament of ours tells a story. I try to always get one when we go on vacation or do something special to remind us of the place and the events. I will share more on another day.

My daddy gave me and my sister this ornament several years before either of us got married. He told us that we had to put a picture of our first born on his/her first Christmas in this frame to hang on the tree each year.

Katie Lee gave this one to Donnie last year for Christmas. They have danced just about every night since she was old enough to keep her head up good.

Several years ago, a few of the girls from school took a mini-vacation at the end of school together.

December Daily

I am joining Lori (over at Itty Bitty) for December Daily. I plan to post every day this month, and with all of the events going on I am sure to have plenty to post about. Today's post is bedtime. Besides jumping on the bed, Katie Lee has started really liking to read Goodnight Moon before bedtime. The three of us all pile up in the "big bed' after the jumping stops and reads the book. Katie Lee can just about "read" it all by herself. This helps wind her down and then we put her in her bed for night night prayers.

Smith's Thanksgiving

Saturday night the Smith family gathered at Freddy and Charlotte's house for supper. It was so good, and I finally got my Thanksgiving turkey! (My uncle Harold can smoke the best ones!) Our family seems to get bigger every year. This year Noah (Matt and Leah's little boy) was a new addition and Emily is engaged so Keith will official be part of our clan by this time next year.

Katie Lee and Addie Mae had the best time playing together. They played so well together which is always nice. Katie Lee had been talking about Addie Mae all day and wanted us to get her that morning and take her shopping with us. :)
Baby Noah slept through most all of it.


Katie Lee, I think, is a little on the jealous side when it comes to one of us holding a baby. She wants no part of a baby, and the talk of a brother or sister just really upset. Good thing we aren't ready for another one anytime soon.

Kitchen Re-do

Today I am joining Between Naps on the Porch for another Metamorphis Monday.

Here is the before of our kitchen in our rental house. It had pretty good bones. The owner had recently updated a few things.


Here is the after. I really think that it turned out pretty good. A big thanks to my mother and my sister, Kathryn, for all of their help decorating.

Basketball and Cheerleading

Tuesday night, we went to ABS to watch Mary Kaitlyn cheer and Hayden play basketball. Katie Lee was super excited and is just crazy about them. She was a big help with the Cheerleaders and I just knew that she would run out and try to chase Hayden down at any time.

Thanksgiving Recap

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and I hope that all of you did too. We began our day with a huge breakfast at Mother and Daddy's including my favorite homemade biscuits and chocolate gravy. It was delicious!! It was all gone when I thought of taking a picture. This has become our tradition rather than having the traditional turkey and dressing. I love it!

Katie Lee did make her own Thanksgiving feast too.

Donnie also went hunting that morning and got one.

The afternoon was spent with me decorating for Christmas,Katie Lee napping, and Donnie shopping at Gander Mountain.

We had the McNatt Thanksgiving that night at Aunt Mary's. I had saved up all day for this and it was well worth the wait!!
I made Cheesy Apples, and I am proud to say that they did not burn. (I haven't had a lot of luck with this oven.)

Katie Lee took pictures of everyone. Some turned out ok while others did not.





Katie Lee had fun drawing and playing with James.

Aunt Mary also gave each of them their Christmas gifts. Katie Lee love it. She got a Santa stool, a puzzle, and a dog, which she quickly named Ms. Smith. HA HA We have yet to figure out how she came up with that name.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We have been blessed so much and have so much to be thankful for.

Visitors for Lunch

Today Donnie and Katie Lee came to eat lunch with me at school. We had talked about it all week since Donnie is off work this week. I thought that Katie Lee would just love eating at school with Mommy. I had my camera with me but forgot to get any pictures during lunch. This was OK anyway because when they got to the lunchroom, Katie Lee was already crying. She wanted the little white chair in the hallway. She sat in it back in the summer and I guess she thinks that it is just for her. Anyway, she got over that and sat down to eat. Our chairs do not have backs in them, so she fell out. That ruined her for almost all of lunch. Highlight of her lunch time was when one of my girls gave her a banana from their lunch tray and another to take home with her. She was quite happy then. On the way back to my classroom, we picked up the chair to bring to my room. She also made one of the crafts that my class was in the process of making for Christmas. A Reindeer. She really thought that she was something.

To finish off their visit, it breaks her heart to have to go and leave me at work. Needless to say, I doubt if she will be wanting to visit again any time soon.

Another Busy Weekend

Aren't all weekends busy these days? Friday night, Katie Lee and I joined Virgil for Thanksgiving at the Manor. The ladies there had prepared turkey and dressing and then the family members brought the fixings for our feast. All of the food was really good. I think Virg. and Katie Lee enjoyed themselves. They had music while we ate which kept Katie Lee entertained long enough for us to eat.

Saturday, we headed to Huntsville shopping. I think that I am about finished with all of my shopping. We first went to the Delta Zeta Marketplace, the mall, Hobby Lobby, and Target. We met up with Donnie and my Daddy for supper later that night. While we were at the mall, Katie Lee saw Santa. Of course, I really did not think that she would sit in his lap but she did!!! I was so surprised. I let her out of the stroller and told her to go tell him what she wanted for Christmas. She RAN up to him JUMPED in his lap and gave him a big HUG!!! I could not believe it. I did get the picture because I thought next year she may be afraid, and it was just too cute. She also gave him her Christmas list----clothes!!

Sunday after church I took Katie Lee to have her picture made with the photographer that Beth Tuten was selling. I think that they came out really cute. I cannot wait to see.


We did take some time to be at home and play. JuMpInG on the bed is Katie Lee's favorite night time treat!

Enjoy the week!!!