Seasons of Love: November 2010

A few pictures of Sarah Grace playing on the playground at her preschool!

September 2010

Sarah Grace is really enjoying preschool-it is proving to be a worthwhile experience for us all :) She loves her teachers (and we can tell because she talks about them all the time and she gives them "love" when she leaves school each day.) We can tell that the teachers love her, too. She brings home cute little artwork projects and they even have a daily "report card" that lets us know what she did each day! SO cute! SG plays well with her classmates and doesn't seem to mind sharing (so far)...there are 4 boys and 4 girls in her class and she knows each of their names!

Meeting a new friend, Brody, at the park.

Narley's 4th birthday party!

Our church, St. James United Methodist, was in the newspaper for our UMW Circle's mission project called Back Pack Pals. We pack bookbags each week to send home to needy children each weekend. They are filled with easy-to-eat foods (like poptarts, jello, pudding, cereal, etc.) I am so proud to be a part of this wonderful community mission.

Moments with Daddy...

Happy 18 months Sarah Grace ~ September 30, 2010! We can't believe a whole year and a half has already gone bye. She continues to amaze and awe us...her sweet smile, comfy cuddles, funny laugh, smart sounding words/phrases, strong personality, creative expressions, daredevil moves...

SG is practicing saying the blessing and her prayers each day (she says "AMEN!" when we are done)...she uses so many words and is even saying little sentences (already so verbal...uh oh!)...she likes to clean up her toys and her "mess" (yay!)...she's one tough cookie (she's had a few tumbles lately but if she falls she brushes herself off and keeps on moving)...she's very outgoing and fearless most of the time, but there are times when she's a Mommy or Daddy's girl and tends to be a little shy...she's so inquisitive-she asks "what's that/this" and we can tell her little brain is just learning everything about her little world...

Thank you God for our sweetest little Sarah Grace!

...And then we always have a moment like this every now and then...who doesn't?

The firetruck came to Sarah Grace's school to visit. They brought all the kids little plastic fire hats...SG likes to wear her hat all over the house!

October 9, 2010 - Wrightsville Beach, NC...a walk on the beach turned into a little swim! We went to explore the beach with Daisy in October along with Uncle Shelton, Hillary, and Chris. Then we all went to enjoy a yummy lunch at Flaming Amy's :)

Jump ahead a few years...she had so much fun trying out all the cars at Toys R Us!

Enjoying the good life...playing in the sandbox one morning and then eating a little afternoon snack while watching Mickey Mouse on TV (It's our guilty pleasure!) !

Vacation...October 15-24, 2010

(Waynesboro, Roanoke, Blacksburg, Delaware, Maryland...everywhere in between)

Virginia Tech Football Game ~ October 16, 2010 (we had great seats to watch the HOKIES beat Wake... it was such a beautiful day and a great game!)

10/16/2010 Sarah Grace stayed with Opa and Oma while Mommy and Daddy went to the VT football game :) They went on a wagon ride and walked around the gold course.

Pumpkin Patch - Waynesboro, VA ~ Sunday, October 17, 2010

October 18, 2010 - Playing at the Waynesboro Park...

and with toys at Oma and Opa's new house...

and helping Opa sucks up leaves in the yard.

10-18-2010 WWII planes

After a great time in Virginia, we drove to Fenwick Island, Delaware/Ocean City, Maryland to visit Mom-mom and Pop-pop for a few days...here are some pictures from our visit.

Sarah Grace helped Jack write down his thoughts for his best man speech for Ethan's wedding.

Ocean City Beach, MD ~ October 21, 2010

Ocean City Boardwalk Arcade/Playplace where SG got to play lots of games and even won some cool prizes! She was in awe of the whole scene.

We left Delaware for Annapolis, MD on Friday morning...

Friday, October 22, 2010 ~ Karen and Ethan's Rehearsal/Rehearsal Dinner

Saturday, October 23, 2010 ~ Karen and Ethan's Wedding/Reception

We all had a great time dancing...SG literally danced herself to sleep (in Mommy's arms) but woke right back up because she wasn't finished dancing...she wanted to stay awake to blow bubbles at Ethan and Karen as they departed for their honeymoon!

Sunday, October 24 we strolled around Annapolis before getting back in the car and heading back to NC.

Sunday, October 24, 2010 ~ Shelton Family Reunion

We stopped in Robersonville, NC to make an appearance at the reunion. We ate some yummy BBQ with all the fixins...SG got to meet and play with some cousins...and pet horses!