FIXED! Shew. Not that kind of fixed ;)

Serioulsy frustrated with Blogger lately. Why cant I post titles anymore???

*update* I think I fixed it!

Tears of Joy and Sadness

What started off as a great week at the circus will end with saying goodbye to a man who was always gracious, kind, loving and welcoming...up until his last day. Scotty's grandfather had a hard fought battle with Leukemia and finally said his final goodbyes this week. Funeral is tomorrow.

One of the biggest struggles as a Mother is how do you explain this to your child? He knows his Great Grandfather by Papa and many nights after daycare we would go hang out with Nana and Papa and Alex and Papa would play cars together. It has and always will be Nana & Papa's house to him. We can leave daycare and he will say, "Papa not sick no more...can I go see Nana and Papa?" Alex got to play cars with Papa one final time on Friday. He played beside Papa's hospice bed and Papa said, "atta boy" and "pull that one back, now let it go..."

He was right, Papa isn't sick anymore. He is in heaven with Jesus and singing with the choir of Angels. That's what we have told Alex...and if you ask him, that's where he says Papa is.

Hello!! {{echo}} Hello!

I use to love Blogging...then I stumbled across this little thing called Facebook, and the blogging just kind of slipped to the side. BUT we upgraded to AT&T Uverse this weekend and my computer is back up and running at higher speeds so I thought I would try to dive back in and give an update. So...since November 11th which is my last blog post we have been busy (Wow...November 11th...really? Yeah I stink at this lately).

Lets see....Alex went to his first NFL game at Bank of America Stadium...



And he was VERY happy about it.



We renovated our downstairs....(and Mommy is VERY happy with the outcome)



Alex met a Santa (or 2)...




And he waited patiently for Santa to come visit us....



So he could open his presents...



Oh and we got Snow on that same day....



And then we got MORE snow in January...



So we went sledding...



We are still trying to thaw out from the coldest Dec/Jan that I ever remember in Charlotte. Today we were in the 60's but they say it wont last long. We are headed to the beach this weekend so Im sure it will be cold and rainy....stay tuned...lots going on in the Todd family...

Scotty and I are going to Bald Head in March, I am going away for Mothers day (YES!!!!) with some of the best girlfriends anyone could ask for, we are going to the OBX with some crazy family that we cant seem to shake in August, and in Sept we are taking a trip north to see some friends we miss dearly. So I dont have excuses...lots to blog about.

Boo! Or Gobble Gobble...whatever works.

What have we been up to? October flew by....lets see....

We got some pro pictures taken by Christina! Love them!



We went pumpkin pickin' to a REAL pumpkin patch (nice hat kid...)

And we dressed up for Halloween! Yeee Haw!!!

As we barrel towards Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for this year. We are healthy, happy, and a family. Sure sometimes we are a crazy family, but in the end...we love each other and work really hard at making it a good life.

Lake Norman Touch-A-Truck

LOVE LOVE LOVE this event! It was a bit crowded, but where else can a 2 year old 'drive' a fire truck, jeep, tree removal truck, rub elbows with Huntersville's finest police officers, play football with Sir Purr, 'tailgate' on a Panthers RV, and get to play on the Fun Bus?? And those are just the few things that we did. There was a LOT we didn't see and do. Such a great event for a great cause, Addie's Cure.

Arrrggghhh! It's a Baby Shower

This is a really late post since Lauren Hope is now 3 days old and this shower was for her this summer. Lauren's Mom is one of my near and dear friends. She lost Lauren's big sister last year so, this gave us that much more reason to celebrate that Lauren was on the way and that she was healthy and going to have the best guardian Angel watching over her.

I had a great Co-Host for this event. It went great, lots of great food, great friends, great conversations and great gifts for a special little girl. Lauren Hope...cant WAIT to meet you!!!

Long Time, No Blog...

I have a list full of excuses as to why I haven't blogged...but I'm going to just skip those and jump right back in. It's been a busy summer and early fall for us. However, I have left my camera at home A LOT so I only have a few posts to catch you up on.

Enjoy the ride....