Picture Post

This is just a few pictures from what we have been up to the last few weeks. We have had something of a rough month (year really, but who is counting), but we wanted to let everyone know we haven't fallen off the grid we have just been laying low licking our wounds a little. Here are just some random pictures to show we are still here!
Georgia Football Fans







Ellasen, Tim and Gunner were are going to go for a walk one day (it was pretty chilly hence the winter coat and mittens), and of course Tim got a page as they were walking out the door. This is how E and G passed their time waiting. 



 Tim and I took some time alone and hit up 4 Daughters Winery and Vineyard. It was a beautiful day with great wine and great food. 



I have been busy making Ellasen's Halloween costume. She is going to be a scarecrow...just trust me. The picture doesn't do it justice. I actually love the way it turned out. It is really pretty. I am going to add a scarecrow hat, some pig tails and some patches (using makeup) on her face. She will be the cutest scarecrow ever! 


First Day of Preschool


Ellasen's first day of preschool was today. She has been really excited for many months. We drive past her preschool daily, and she always points it out. We had a few tears this morning (from both of us), but she quit as soon as she walked in her class. It may have taken me a little longer. I am kind of mortified because I am NOT a crier. I leave her on a weekly basis for longer than I left her for today; at friends' houses, the daycare at the gym, heck! she used to go to daycare all day every day when I was working full time. I think it was a little more symbolic for me than I thought it would be. She hasn't been a baby in a long time, but walking her into school with her little backpack she looked so grown up! This is the start to what we hope will be a rewarding academic career for her, but it is crazy that my little munchkin is already on this journey.
 I think she had a great time. She told me they played outside, had a snack, read a story, sang a song and talked about the number of the day (2). She also told me she made very good friends. When I asked her what their names were she said "I don't know" clearly exasperated with  my question (or maybe it was the sheer volume of questions that had exasperated her at that point). 
On the first day of school each year I am planning on having her tell me what she wants to be when she grows up. We will see how long she allows this practice to continue. I'll take it while I can get it! It is hard to see here, but she told me she wants to be a farmer when she grows up. She has actually been telling me this for a while...ever since we went to my friend Emily's family farm last summer. Cute.