Happy Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving in Oxford this year with some of Yancey's family. We all went to the local Country Club for lunch. It was so good! After that, we went to Raleigh to eat dinner with Fairley's inlaws. It is so great that we are all so close. James and Annabel had a good time playing together.

Big Boy Bed

We decided it was time to transition James to a big boy bed. He has done much better than I thought. Instead of putting him straight into the twin bed (which I think is a little high), we just put the mattress and box spring on the floor. He was so excited when we showed him "his" bed. Hopefully he will continue to do well.

James' 2nd Birthday Party-Dr. Seuss Style

Last Sunday we had a "Cat in the Hat" birthday party for James' second birthday! I can't believe it has been two years since he arrived. Time has flown by. We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful and healthy little boy. He may drive us crazy at times, but he is such a joy! I am also glad we have made such good friends here in Oxford and that they have little children for James to play with. The weather was perfect and they got to play outside for an hour. My mom had a lot of Dr. Seuss stuff from teaching about him. She even had adorable cupcakes made with the hat on them. It was a wonderful afternoon to celebrate our little boy.

Annabel turns One!

Last week our niece turned ONE! I remember sitting at Rex waiting for her to get here last year. I'm so glad that we are so close to Fairley and David so James and Annabel will grow up together. Fairley had a wonderful party at their house.

Halloween at the Beach

Yancey and I had planned on taking James to the beach this past weekend so we could spend some time with him before the baby gets here. The weather on Saturday was windy and cold, but that didn't stop the fun. My folks were at the beach as well, so Saturday morning we headed to the aquarium. They had it decorated for Halloween. We let James walk around and he enjoyed it much more. There were a few times that he was afraid...because the fish are so close to the glass. They had this mat that had fish swimming around. Once you stepped on the mat, it sent the fish in different directions. James liked stomping on this. My mom finally got to see the otters. One of the otters put on a show that we all got to enjoy. There was huge blow up jackolantern (or "pump" as James called Pumpkins). The highlight at the aquarium might have been the machine you put coins in and watch it swirl around! That afternoon, my mom and I got some bedding and sheets for James' big boy bed that he will be getting later this month. On Sunday morning, Yancey and I enjoyed taking James on the beach. He loves the "Och"--Ocean from the porch, but doesn't care for it once we get close. He loved seeing the "Bo"--Boats. What's so funny is he thinks my dad has a boat, b/c we pass a lot of boats to get to my parent's place at the beach. On our way home, we stopped by Wilson to see the Koster's and give Della Ruth her bday present. We got to ride the train at the Rec. This is something that I saw growing up, but never rode. James loved riding the "choo-choo"!