Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year, mostly because the older that I get, the more thankful I am for all of the blessings I have in my life. It has always been a holiday filled with not only yummy food, but precious family time. Many memories I have from my childhood from this particular holiday with my family in West Virginia. Since Addie and Hayes have come along, I have not spent Thanksgiving with my family, mainly because they were both much too young to make the 7 hour road trip, but also because I know how important it is to begin our own traditions here at home for them both to cherish as they grow older. I want them to have fond memories of this time of year just as I do.

We celebrated "Thanksgiving" with my Mom and Dave this past weekend and boy was it delicious! It doesn't matter to us that we had to do it a week early....what matters is the memories that we made doing it! I do, however, miss my Thanksgiving in the mountains with our crazy family, and they are constantly on my mind during the holiday season as are the other precious people in my life that cannot be here to celebrate with us! Be grateful for your many blessings during this holiday season....hug your loved ones....and for goodness sake...hold off on decorating that Christmas tree for just one more week! Happy Thankgsiving!

Thank Heavens...

.......for little boys in baseball caps! I am so excited that I got me one of these little guys! Do you think he will be a mama's boy?

Missing Sally Mae....

Just thinking about my first furry baby today...and feeling very thankful that she has found a good home!

Fun with friends...

Jenna Blair and Hayes were born approximately 3 months apart. She belongs to my friends Kristy and Brian and is the baby sister to Addie's little friend, Lily, that I mention often. Recently, Kristy brought her crew down for a visit, and we spent the day playing and feeding and changing diapers and laughing until we realized our time together had flown by!

The whole gang....whew-this was a tough picture to get!

I am blessed to be able to experience motherhood with Kristy. We are each other's biggest cheerleaders on some days!

Family Fun...

Last weekend before the big storm, we ventured over to a local river park to enjoy some outside fun with friends. Addie ended up warming up to the idea of playing in the leaves. She just loves to play and to be played with. Tonight when my mom came over to see us, Addie interrupted a conversation we were having with "Mamaw...pway...let's pway!". How could she resist? These days she really soaks up one-on-one time with anyone who will give it to her. Hayes has taken some of her attention away...but she is adjusting well!

Of course, Hayes came along too. He hung out in my sling for the most part, and then he enjoyed a nice bottle in the shade on a picnic table. What a nice time we had with good friends!

Christmas early at the Hewitts! (atleast for me!)

My friend Kristy forwarded me a blog website where the woman shows her readers how to make crafty items they can't really afford, like drapery and home decor she likes from the pricey Pottery Barn store. I fell in love with her drapes she made from drop-cloths! Yes, you heard me....the canvas-like fabric you throw on the floor when you paint to protect your carpet! Believe it or not, the pieces are already hemmed on all four sides, are very thick, and actually have a nice little texture going on. She walks you through the steps on how to make the "drop-cloth curtains" and shows a picture of each step and how her's turned out in the end. I jumped on this project immediately since I recently ripped down my old kitchen curtains after my Dad's visit last month. His new handywork in my den made my curtains in the kitchen look dingy and out-of-date! Plus, Christmas came early this year for little ole me, and my momma (who still loves to spoil me) bought Tim and I a new family kitchen table. It is beautiful and together with my new drapes, completes my kitchen.....FINALLY! Check out my pictures below...

This is the blog below....but don't be surprised if some of you get little gifts from there this year.....

http://beneathmyheart.blogspot.com/

November Noreaster

and that means lots of quality time together...

Check out this cute smile! I get it many times throught the day....He is just a happy little man!

Addie, Hayes, and I spent lots of time just "hanging" out at our house this week, admiring my new window treatments and discovering "new" and long lost toys at the bottom of the toy bag. My mom came over Thursday and Friday and helped pass the time. Of course Addie loved that! She woke up Saturday morning saying "Mamaw come play with me day"! Although its been nice to just relax around the house, I am definitely ready to get out and about this week before the winter weather settles in and makes us homebound for a few months!