Getting Ready!

For Christmas and a baby! We are 10 days away from Christmas, and 15 days away from meeting our son! What exciting days! Our tree is up, although that was about all of the decorating we did, the cards are in the mail, the shopping is almost done, and Cope's room is almost finished! I'm putting some pictures up of Simms from the day that we tried to get a Christmas card picture (not very succesful), some of our tree, and some of Cope's room! Simms is having so much fun right now- she is beyond excited about Christmas, and of course, add a baby brother to that, and she is happy and excited everyday!




Our Tree:
I did colored lights for the second year in a row, and LOVE them. I have collected Radkos for about 5 years now, and the colored lights look so pretty against those ornaments. Plus, I think they are so much fun for Simms!


Cope's Semi-finished Room:
Still waiting on a couple of lamps and some form of artwork for above the bed. Also, Dru and I are in a debate as to whether we should just keep the crib lowered, or raise it. It is a big pain to adjust it, and we don't plan on moving him into his room until around 8 weeks, so we have some time to decide. I say RAISE, he says STAY LOWERED. Either way, we can't wait to meet the precious little boy who will be calling this his room!






A horse picture in honor of our Cowboy Daddy!

All of the gear is ready!

Thanksgiving, Iron Bowl, Picking out a Tree and 25 months..

Wow, it is hard to keep up a blog without a computer at home! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year! We had lunch at my Meme's house, visited there for a few hours, and then headed to Auburn to have Thanksgiving with Dru's family. Of course, we celebrated in Auburn because of the big game the next day, which worked out nicely to get there the day before the game! We had such a good time Friday. It was the perfect day for tailgating, and I don't think Simms has played that hard in a long time! She had such a good time with Adeline, and she thought she was so grown! She also loved taking care of baby Lilla. We came back Friday night after the game and got up Saturday morning and went and got our Christmas tree. We finished decorating it Sunday and I love it! Of course, the bottom of the tree is very child friendly and all of my glass ornaments are at the top and out of the reach of 2 precious little hands! Our sweet girl is 25 months old today!! She is so growny now and it is so much fun to talk to her all day long. We are really gearing her up for what is taking place in 30 days and she is so ready to meet baby Cope! Pictures to come of the tree soon! Also coming soon, a post on our shower which was so nice and Cope's nursery! Cope's c-section is officially on the books for December 30!! We have some very busy weeks ahead of us with Christmas and preparing for our baby boy's arrival but what a special time this is for our family!
*I apologize for the sideways pictures-my pet peeve! But I'm doing this from my mom's mac, which I loathe and don't know how to use*

Crafty Simms

Simms, Dru and I went to church last night to take part in family Advent night. There were lots of activities to help get ready for the Advent season. It was so much fun and I just love seeing Simms becoming a part of the church that I grew up in. We have a new children's director, who put all of this on, and she did a wonderful job! Simms had a great time. I had to leave early for Supper Club, but her daddy and Minnie were there to help her out! These pics are from my phone, and our computer is still unhooked, as our house is being totally rearranged, so this blogging is from my phone also! We hope to have things put together soon! Here are some pictures of the advent wreath Simms made, and one of a Christmas card she and daddy made! I've also included a couple of her big girl bed. Keep in mind, the room is still pretty bare, we have to get a picture hung above the bed, a bookshelf redone and the bedding was mine in college. I'm going to wait a while before having her some made. This bed was mine growing up. She is very proud of it! I'll hopefully have pictures of Cope's room soon, once the panels are hung and a painting comes in that I ordered. And speaking of Cope, I have a shower tomorrow night! I am so excited! It is a double shower for me and Sissy, or I guess for Cope and Mary Margaret! The invitation is adorable. I'll be sure to do a post on the shower too! Check out that baby ticker...not too much longer, especially when you can subtract a week from those numbers!!! We are so excited!

Halloween in November & Pregnancy News

Since Simms' birthday is the day after Halloween, it is very easy to forget about {Halloween is}. Don't worry though, our little Dorothy had a wonderful Halloween spent celebrating at cousin Bennett's Halloween carnival. There were 11 of the most adorable children there, but I don't feel right putting other people's children on the Internet without permission, so you'll only see Simms and Bennett. They had a huge bounce castle, tons of food and a fun hay ride. Bennett is lucky to live on a farm with a ton of horses, ponies, miniature horses, and even a Tennessee fainting goat named Ellen, that's pregnant with twins. Yes, I'm serious. So these children had plenty to see on the cold hay ride! We had a great Halloween! Pregnancy update at end of post.







Well, I'm officially in my 31st week of pregnancy! I am not kidding when I say this pregnancy has flown by! We are just now getting Cope's room set up, and after this post I probably won't have my computer for a little while. We have to decide where it's going. I have an ultrasound tomorrow to check on his size, and if he is measuring at a good enough size to make my doctor happy, we will be meeting our son on New Years Eve, December 31 {Lord willing}. We are so excited, but I am getting more anxious as the days go by because there is still so much that has to be done! Tons actually! We'll get it done though! I have officially reached a state of uncomfortableness that I never experienced with Simms. I guess it could be that I've already put on 25 lbs. with Cope, and with Simms, I only put on 29 total! Who knows! I am thrilled to have passed my 3rd diabetes test and have been eating like it obviously! I am so excited about tomorrow and getting to see my baby boy again! Hopefully my next post will be pictures of Cope's nursery. Then, on to Simms' room!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Sweet Simms!!

2 years ago today, at 6:31 p.m. to be exact, we welcomed the most amazing gift into our lives..Martha Simms Goodwin. To say it has been an incredible 2 years is a huge understatement. She has changed our lives in every way possible, and we love her more than we can ever express in words.

We started the morning out with cards from mommy and daddy and a yummy breakfast..cinnamon rolls with sprinkles!


And Daddy surprised her with a special balloon..

Then it was off to Meme's for a special lunch before the party..

Soon, it was party time!! We changed her into her dress and she was so, so excited!





Simms was so happy when her guests started arriving, especially this one..

We put her hat on (and she left it!!), sang Happy Birthday, and ate delicious cake..



Then it was time to open presents! Our families were so generous to Simms, and we are so grateful! She is a lucky little lady..



After presents, we went outside to play in this, which was on its way back to the rental place after the Kirk's Halloween party (post on it later)..


The party ended with a pinata! What fun these 2 had trying to get it open..



We had a wonderful day celebrating this precious daughter of ours. We know she feels so loved too. Thanks to everyone who came! Happy 2nd birthday sweet girl!