thanksgiving break is finally here!!!

yeah! we're off for an entire week and i'm so happy :)

lacey had her thanksgiving program yesterday at school. she was so cute! her class was indians. i so can't remember lela being an indian, but i know she was because we were there. i was cracking up because everyone in lacey class was given an "indian name" and her name was appropriately called "running river." talk about hitting the nail on the head - constantly talking nonstop every minute of the day....that would be lacey.

after her program, we had a "thanksgiving feast" of turkey and dressing, corn and a little bit of dessert. daddy, gram, buster bud and gigi all made the performance which was needless to say entertaining. my favorite part was watching the indians dance around the fire! hija hija hija hija.....





oh yeah, on another note. the preschool had made a giant banner with what each of the children were thankful for. in typical lacey fashion she said...

slowly but surely

the house starting to take on the appearance of christmas. talk about time consuming. you have no idea how much i can get done with no kids around. lacey's tree is finished! yeah! now three more to go. why do i do this to myself? is it punishment? i was so hoping to have everything done by this week, but come on who was i fooling? here is a look at her little tree. i just love it! it's so sweet and fun looking...

diva day

well, that's what we are calling it. when lacey and i got ready to leave for school yesterday morning, she threw a crown on her and proceed out the door. i asked her if she was wearing her crown to school and she told me, "yes?" i find myself with lacey that i just let her be. (i call it the second child thing.) if this had been lela there would be no way would i have let her go to school with a crown on her head. i've learned with lacey it's so much easier to let the child be herself even if that means she is gonna be a diva for the day.

lacey has a what?

yes, a boyfriend. well, that's what we hear all the time. his name is charlie and lacey is absolutely crazy about him! i think it's really cute and funny because the things she tells me about him crack me up. for instants..."he's hot!" or "i love him so and we are gonna date." it's so sweet and innocence you can't help but smile. here's a picture of the two of them at a recent birthday party. when i went to take the picture, lacey threw her arms around him and just grinned.

i've to got to utilize my time better

plain and simple. that's one of the many reasons i've not been updating the blog like i should and i truly apologize. i absolutely love blogging and it just seems these days somehow the time is just getting away from me.

last week was pretty crazy! i was a baking fool; making brownies, muffins and cookies for the awesome women that went on their walk to emmaus this weekend. i feel so blessed and privileged to be a part of such an awe inspiring community. then i was up at school for lela volunteering in her classroom as well as going to a preschool board meeting, not to mention working on the yearbook. this week i have vowed that there will less "school stuff" and more "home stuff."

next thursday is thanksgiving and i have got to get busy getting the house cleaned and ready for christmas decorations. i'm hoping to start this week getting the house ready. crazy, uh? but when you have four different trees to decorate as well as the house, i have to start early. besides, i love christmas plain and simple!

check out my newest addition to the christmas decor. it's a wreath that i having hanging in the great room windows. i got the idea from a picture i had seen and decided to elaborate on it. of course, mom helped me execute it. talk about the creative juices flowing these days...

did you get water on your head?

asked one of lacey's friends this morning after church.

yes, we finally did it! we had lacey meredith daniell baptized this morning surrounded by the love of god and others, what a wonderful experience it was. we couldn't have asked for a better service. lacey along with baby, kevin, lela and myself stood at the altar as med and joan placed their hands on lacey's head baptizing her in the name of the father, son and holy ghost. it brought tears to my eyes and an unexplainable joy to my heart.

in the methodist church, it is very commonplace to have infant baptism. it is seen as a sacrament. in infant baptism, god claims the child with divine grace. i guess you could say it is a
a celebration of god's prevenient grace.

when lela was born she was baptized at six months old. after lacey arrived, we were inbetween churches, had been in newnan not quite a year and quite honestly it just didn't feel right. well, now we have found a fantastic church home, our faith has never been stronger and everything felt just right! congratulations, baby girl! we love you!

our little prankster

lacey is always cracking us up. i've decided that is what the second child is for - making us laugh. i know god sent her to keep everything in perspective because that is exactly what she does! she is so carefree, sharp as a tack and loves to talk. in fact, she loves to talk so much that she has already been moved to "yellow" in her 4 year preschool class. uh?

well the latest in the life and adventures of lacey meredith is her telling stories. not lying or anything, just making up stuff and then telling you later..."i was just trickin' you." it's actually quite funny because half the stuff she tells me i actually believe her, like she hurt herself at gymnastics or her friend madeline got on "yellow" or even that they had a new boy in her class that was moved from the other 4 year old preschool class because he didn't like it in there. where she comes up with this stuff is beyond me? it's so funny because when she starts telling me stuff i have to ask, "lacey are you just trickin' me?"