Won't you be mine?

Who would refuse this sweet Valentine? I sure can't.

His Aunt Kat can't resist him either....and he knows he has her wrapped!

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day Weekend. It snowed between 5 and 6 inches on Friday, so Hunter, WHG, Aunt Kat and myself spent the day playing. WHG was not a big fan of the snow once he figured out he could not push his lawnmower in it. So we watched Daddy and Aunt Kat build a snowman and have a snowball fight through the window.
Watching the snow fall ALL day long was so peaceful. We took lots of pictures of the house, First Baptist across the street and our church, First United Methodist...the churches look so majestic to me. I wanted to be sure and document our surroundings...who knows if we will see anything like this again in our lifetime in this neck of the woods.

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Just some updated info on how much our little man is growing...WHG weighs in around 27lbs, he has only grown up since his last dr's appt. He is like 33ins tall maybe? He is talking up a storm and will attempt to repeat anything you throw at him. William can name most animals, but you have to listen carefully to things like elephant to know what he is saying. He also says, "apple...A." He loves our jeep...did you know we were jeep people...turns out we are. Hunter got a jeep to hunt on, but WHG says, "I ride my jeep." He gets a little angry in the mornings now when his daddy says they have to ride in the truck...he would so rather ride in the jeep. One night as we were putting him to bed...he was already asleep...he started talking in his sleep and said, "I ride jeep."

Getting ready to ride the jeep and check all the snow. We have to go and look at all the tractors and "big, BIG! trucks." William is obsessed with Semi Trucks and Tractors.

Here is a picture of WHG with his partner in crime, Grover. They shared raisins in the nursery Sunday at Church and then got down to business playing on the sit-n-spins.

Rigsby's 30th Celebration in Kiawah, SC

So, if you have read my friends' blogs, HERE, HERE and HERE...you know by now that we made a LITTLE road trip to Kiawah, SC to help Rigsby celebrate her 30th birthday just a little early. Hunter and I left Thursday night and headed to the Verdigets' homestead in ATL...it took a long time...we spent 45 mins at a complete standstill on the interstate right outside of AU. So, needless to say, when we finally made it to ATL all the grannies we were meeting, including myself, went straight to bed. We woke up bright and early and had a little play time with one of the cutest baby girls on the planet, Miss Blair Verdigets!!
Then we had to kiss those sweet cheeks goodbye and get on the road. My sweet darling of a husband safely transported us girls, myself, Tara, Jess and Jennifer, all the way to Kiawah. We arrived just in time to set up a little surprise and hide.


Then it was SURPRISE!! And OMG...HOW DID YA'LL GET HERE! Chip!?
That smile made the long trip definately worth it! Now time to get down to the business of visiting, eating and some vino!

Me, Jennifer, Jess and Tara at dinner Friday night.

The boys, Todd, Chip and Hunter.

The scenery we woke up to and enjoyed all day Saturday. The girls also enjoyed some time at the spa on Saturday, but I don't have any pictures to prove it...just pretty toenails!

We had a wonderful time and I love soaking up every single minute I get to spend with these girls. Can't wait to do it again in a few weeks with the rest of the OOC crew!

Christmas 2009

I what you are thinking..."Did Santa visit the Grimes household or did they just skip Christmas?" No we did not skip Christmas. Yes, Santa came to see us! Hunter and I have always loved Christmas and there is something about having a little one to share it with that just makes it so much fun. We had a wonderful Christmas. We listened to the Alabama Christmas CD...specifically "Thistle Hair the Christmas Bear" for days and loved it. We bring out that CD while putting up the tree and don't dare stop listening until the day after Christmas. WHG was a little under the weather Christmas Eve and pretty cranky Christmas day, so at first he was not really interested in his loot. And because we videoed most of Christmas morning, I don't have alot of pictures. We spent a lot of time visiting with family and friends which just makes Christmas for me.

WHG and his friend Grover playing during our Sunday School party.

WHG helping Daddy open gifts at MawMaw's Christmas Eve.

Do you see his boots? John Deere sponsored WHG's Christmas (ha, I wish). The boots are from his Mommy and Daddy and I must say they are a hit with this little man. There have been only a handful of days that he has not worn them since he opened the box! He wore them all morning with his Santa on a bucking Bronco PJ's. He brings them to you and says boots!! as he sits down in front of you for you to put them on.

My friend Lynsey turned 30 and we celebrated the day after Christmas with a surprise party.

I could not leave out this last one. We took this before Hunter and I went to a New Year's Eve party. WHG was saying "cheese" and notice of course his boots!

Hope that you are having a Happy New Year thus far!!

Clampet Christmas

I'm really not sure if I am spelling Clampet correctly, but anyway we kicked our Christmas off Clampet style this year. After a wonderful Thanksgiving, and a nail biting Iron Bowl (WDE!!!), we decided to buy our Christmas tree from Aunt Leigh and Uncle Dale's friends, the Mims. They have some beautiful, large Frazier Furs that were freshly cut. However, there was just one problem, we were picking this tree out in the Loveliest Village on the Plains... I know, we are nuts, we drove 200+miles with this tree tied to the top of the Tahoe....Clampet Style!!

WHG picking out the perfect Christmas Tree!

And much to my surprise, the tree has survived thus far, It really is beautiful and I love our ornaments that we have accumulated over the past 6 years. WHG loves to "look" at the tree. He points to different ornaments and says, "ball?", "deer?". It is precious.




We had a visit from Santa last week while cousins, Winston and Sam were here. The visit was not appreciated by Winston or WHG...they screamed and went running. I feel terrible, I thought it would be so much fun...needless to say it may be a while before either of them are ready to sit in Santa's lap. (I 'm not sure I would have sat in that Santa's lap either...)I did manage to get a picture of all three boys though in their sweet shirts....made with LOVE by Smitten and Co. aka Aunt TT!!

Santa did bring some trucks for Winston and William that help their feeling afterwards. Sam is so sweet, always content...I'm not sure he is real fired up about be sandwiched in between these two though.

This is just a funny picture of William yelling at the trucks as they pass by in front of the house. He loves trucks and he loves our dogs...hence the special tee as tribute to Jack and Lucy.

Thankful

We have so many things to be thankful for on a daily basis. I love that we take the time to give them special notice this time of year. I am especially thankful for this little man and his ability to constantly entertain his daddy and I. WHG is now 18 months old. He is all over the place and is attempting to repeat everything we say. You can see the wheels turning in that head of his. He will nod yes or no when you ask him just about anything.

WHG, loves to eat. Every afternoon he comes in the house and digs in this draw to find bread or cookies. He loves a cookie and would eat bread for every meal if I would allow it. This draw is in a terribly convenient location for him and he has had this figured out for quite sometime. I finally got tired of telling him "no" after he had almost a whole bag of animal crackers last night and after he got into the box or Triscuits right by himself; so I moved everything out of the draw. A little while later I heard him in the kitchen whining and this is what I found.
I hope that everyone has a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

You know we love some AU Football!

WHG sported his jersey to school the day before the first game.

And for those of you who don't believe that WHG is not ready for a sibling...see below.

He will however guard the beer boxes for his daddy at tailgate!

And this is his new shirt he wore today to get ready for the AU v. WVU game! See you on the plains. Oh and good luck to Aunt Kat tonight...we love you!

The Church Street School Project

For those of you that know me, you know that my sisters and I have a long history with the Andalusia Ballet. My sister Ashley and I danced for 13 years each and now my sister Kathryn is dancing with Andalusia Ballet. The City of Andalusia and the Andalusia Ballet Association have joined forces to renovate the Church Street School so that it will house Andalusia Ballet and be a center for the arts in Covington County, Alabama. The Andalusia Ballet Association is selling bricks and cornerstones for a patio that will be constructed on the premises. If you have a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild or sibling that attended Church Street School, was involved with Andalusia Ballet or if you simply want to help support this renovation project; please consider being a part of the Brick/Cornerstone Campaign. Bricks are $100 with 3 lines/15 spaces per line and Cornerstones are $500 with 6 lines/15 spaces per line. Hurry, our campaign ends September 28th!!



Please feel free to email me ginnygrimes@alaweb.com or call the ABA office at 334-222-6620 for more information. Here is a link to ABA website...http://www.andalusiaballet.com/ and yes, that is my beautiful sister on the homepage!!