Pumpkin Carving with Daddy

Simms and Dru had such a good time carving our pumpkin Sunday night. I was on camera crew and clean up crew but we had a nice evening making fun memories!

Ready to carve her pumpkin in her new pajamas from Dru's Aunt Katherine, and my heels. Thank you Aunt Kaka!!

I drew the face..ready to turn him into a jack-o-lantern

Helping Daddy clean out the seeds..she loved this, which is obviously why we lost the shirt

She was a great help, although we did have seeds EVERYWHERE!

Simms got really stressed out about the eyes and nose missing, so she tried to put the pumpkin back together..by this point we've lost her pants too. What was I thinking dressing her to carve a pumpkin?

The finished product..Simms LOVED it!

I love making memories with these two!

Ta-Da! There he is...Our jack-o-lantern!!

A Fab Fall Weekend

What a wonderful weekend we've had. We started out Friday in Auburn, with a great dinner at Laredo's, then on to Bobby and Beth's for the night. Saturday of course was spent tailgating in the COLD, WINDY weather. Well, most of us stayed on the bus the whole time, but some of our crowd actually sat outside of the bus ALL day. We had a great time despite the weather and the loss. Sunday our family went to Uncle Bob's Pumpkin Patch for our now annual pumpkin picking trip. We had such a great time! Simms had so much fun and enjoyed being able to run and run in the beautiful sunshine. We didn't think we'd ever see it again! It was cold too but at least the sun was shining! We carved our pumpkin last night and Simms really loved that (post coming soon). Enjoy the pictures!!

Sweet Daddy getting Simms' sweater on

I think I like this one

Bennett and Adaline were there too

Simms and Bennett{in his signature winter hat} being silly

2009

2008 {she couldn't even walk yet}

Poor sheep

Simms and Mommy in the corn maze

Simms and Daddy with the pumpkin she picked out

AUBURN PICTURES

Simms had a great time with cousin Lilla. This particular feeding wasn't going too well..

So we handed Lilla off to Gigi, and Simms got a little upset. Poor thing.
Overall, she did GREAT with Lilla and I have complete confidence that she is going to be a wonderful big sister!!!

Pumpkin carving with Daddy Post coming soon!

23 months

Our precious little girl is 23 months today! That means the countdown is on to her second birthday! I am absolutely amazed at how fast the past 23 months have gone by! No period of my life has flown by faster than Simms' first 2 years, which is bittersweet! Just in the last month she has grown up so much and is even putting 3 and 4 words together! It is so much fun for us to communicate with her and she gets so excited when we understand what she is saying!

We are about to take her nursery apart and get her big girl room ready, which blows my mind! She knows her baby brother is getting her crib, changing table and comfy chair for his room. She kisses my belly every night and says, "Love you Cope," and its just so sweet to us! She sleeps well but still likes to fall asleep late, and her eating is throwing me for a loop these days! She has gotten picky again but Dru isn't worried and until he does, I won't. She loves lemons, pickles, and I know, I know, french fries. She still eats broccoli, cauliflower, butter beans, chicken, spaghetti and she loves my taco soup!

We are taking in these next 13-14 weeks with our precious daughter as our only child in the house ! She has given us the best 2 years we could have ever imagined. They've been hard too, don't get me wrong, but being her parents is definitely something we both thank the Lord for every single day! We can't wait to see her as Cope's big sister!

Sadly I don't think she will be able to come to the hospital when he is born due to H1N1. They are limiting entrance into the hospital during flu season to those 18 and older. I'll have to find a way to sneak her in. I have an incredible doctor who will probably pull some strings when she sees how emotional I'll be because I miss my Simms. And speaking of H1N1, can I say I'm terrified of getting it? I am planning on getting the vaccine when it is ready. It is so dangerous for PG women! I hope people who have it will STAY at HOME and keep kids at home who have it and not come in public! Okay, off my soap box! Happy 23 months Martha Simms!
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26 weeks {tomorrow}

Since I will be 26 weeks tomorrow I wanted to record some things about this pregnancy up to this point. For the most part its been the same as when I was pregnant with Simms except for I feel bigger at this point than I did with her! People say its because I'm having a boy. I've changed my name to Large Marge by the way. My heartburn is out of control, and sleep, what is that? Poor Dru, our bed is a mound of pillows, and Tums are all over the house. Those things are so small though and worth all of the discomfort for this miracle in my belly! We love him so much and cannot wait to meet him in about 3 months. Some sweet friends are throwing me and Sissy a joint shower in late November which will be fun because I've hardly bought him anything! Javis Davis is doing his bedding. I had all of Simms' stuff custom made when I was pregnant with her. Silk window treatments, silk bed skirt, you name it, I went all out. And while her nursery was beautiful, I didn't think it was necessary to break the bank in order for Cope to have a sweet nursery too! I love the fabric I picked out and I love their prices even more! Of course I'll post pics of both of their rooms when they are done! We feel so blessed to be having a son to welcome into our family! A baby boy! I still tear up sometimes when I think about that! We pray he remains healthy and keeps getting bigger! I can't wait to see who he will look like! And just so you can visualize, a couple of belly shots. I will remain headless in all of these.

Another Auburn Weekend

WAR EAGLE!! We had another wonderful weekend on the Plains! We went over on Friday and stayed at Bobby and Beth's, where we cooked out and had a delicious meal and very tasty dessert! We LOVE staying at their beautiful house!

Sweet Merrill helping out in the kitchen. Look at those eyes!

Yummy dessert. Chocolate and Butter Cream. Oh my goodness..
Saturday was spent on campus at the bus, of course, tailgating. Simms was such a trooper and made it all day with no nap and was still awake when we left to come back last night! Her daddy is so proud that she loves the tailgating experience as much as we do! It has to be in her blood though, after all, her Papa is the KING of tailgating! She even cried when we were putting her in the car last night and all we could understand was something about Auburn. So sad. She didn't want to go.

Walking with Daddy to the bus..
She had lots of fun with Gigi and Papa and of course staring from a distance at a blowup Aubie that a nearby bus has. This Aubie falls down every week, so all we hear about throughout the next week is that Aubie fell down! I can't believe we made it to all of the first 4 games, and Dru and I were just talking about how weird it will be to be at home next weekend.
Playing with her blocks from Papa..


She wore herself out and got so hot "picking up rocks"...


Finally a picture where I can see myself in my daughter. She looks so much like Dru and I have never thought she looked a thing like me, but in this picture I do..

Reading with Uncle Miles and Gigi. She looks so tired..

Don't worry though, we've got a list a mile long of things that MUST get done since this is one of maybe 4 weekends we have free until Cope arrives. The next few months are going to be super busy. We like it that way (I guess). I'm getting a little overwhelmed at all that really has to be done!! I was 25 weeks on Friday, and if we do my c-section at 39 weeks, that leaves us with 14 weeks until we meet our baby boy! I cannot believe it!!!

Lauren Deal..these men were looking for YOU..they miss your drive-bys on Thursdays and Fridays before home games..

Simms & Lilla

Simms had a great time in Auburn Saturday with her baby cousin, Lilla. She was so proud of herself that she was able to hold her! I was so proud of her that very few jealousy issues arose, especially when I had Simms and Lilla by myself for a little while when Becca and Grover were in the game. Hopefully that trend will continue thru January!! Lilla is such a sweet baby and barely makes a sound! These pictures aren't very good because I took my "bad" camera with me to Auburn. We had a great time and are thrilled for another win!


I had my 23 week checkup on Friday. Overall it went well, which I am so thankful for. But let's just say that my time on the scale really left me feeling, um, HUGE! My doctor, sweet lady that she is, told me that since I am so petite, she needed me to put on weight, but 7 lbs. in one month leaves me feeling FAR from petite! That puts us at 12 lbs. total since my appointment in May. Dru has gotten a kick out of it, however, so I guess all I can do is laugh with him. I am pregnant after all. Some things have to change though, like my sugary cereal I love having in the morning, afternoon, and even before bed. Yeah! I had oatmeal this morning. All seemed well with Cope, so I guess he is pleased with his mommy! I go back at 28 weeks, and will be retested for gestational diabetes then.

This pregnancy is flying by. We are about to get started on Cope's nursery and Simms' new room, then before we know it, Simms' 2nd birthday will be here! Then Thanksgiving, Christmas, then it will be time for Cope to arrive! I can't believe it!

Looking forward to another weekend in Auburn and hopefully another WIN!!

A Great Gameday

We had the best time in Auburn Saturday! It was a little hot, but there was a nice breeze and it was a perfect day for tailgating ALL day and night! We started tailgating at the bus as soon as we arrived which was pretty early and of course tailgated throughout the day. We took Simms on a few walks around campus and overall she did great! Considering that she woke up at 7 (GA time) Saturday morning and didn't go to bed until after 11 (AL time) Saturday night, AND didn't nap at all Saturday, I'd say she adjusted pretty well. Luckily we didn't have to drive all the way back Saturday night. We stayed at Bobby and Beth's house which was wonderful. I am so thankful that Dru's parents have the bus to tailgate in/at. It is perfect anyway, but throw kids in the mix, and I don't know how we'd make it without it! The food was delicious and we enjoyed visiting with friends and family! And a win is always nice!! We can't wait for next Saturday! WAR EAGLE!!

A beautiful view from the bus

Simms and cousin Bennett running around the parking lot

Playing football with Daddy, cousin B and Uncle Drew. Simms has an arm on her by the way.

She already loves Auburn SO much!!

Bennett looking like a 5 year old in his new hat.

Playing in the cool, air conditioned bus.

Dr. Donny reading Bennett a story. B loved playing with Simms' Papa.

Simms checking out Merrill. Merrill was such a good baby especially when Simms was so hyper and wouldn't let her sleep!

War Eagle!!