Visiting the Farm....

Visiting Papa John's farm is always fun! He's been wanting us to come see the new addition to his animals. He now has a donkey, which Hannah and Ethan's cousins named "Cocoa" :) We played on the hill, fed Cocoa, and took our normal ride on the tractor with Papa. 

 ....And its never a day of fun till Hannah' been in a tree! ha!

 View of the farm....

Franklin Christmas Tree Lighting!

Being from a small town does have its advantages, although Franklin is continually growing! Jon brought us to his hometown's Christmas Tree Lighting. The kids really enjoyed watching the lights come on the tree and getting cookies and hot chocolate! 

Santa Visits....

For Thanksgiving, we went to visit Franklin and most importantly Gramma and Santa. ;) Hannah sat and wrote her own letter to Santa this year! 

 Visiting Santa went really well. Ethan was a little more aware of Santa as you can see. Ha! Ha!

 And there was even a mailbox that Hannah put her letter into!

Hannah's FIVE!!!!!!!!! Celebrating at school!

Ethan walking!

He's walking! (sorry, can't figure out how to rotate this file yet. ha!) But you can see....it's exciting! Big boy!! (it only took him 15.5 mos! LOL.

My new BIZ adventure!

My new adventure.......with my BESTIE, Heather Leak! We just created a page on facebook, check it out at : Poppies Garden on Facebook. Become a "fan"! We are also on Twitter! And we have an email address as well: poppiesgarden@ymail.com.

The name is "Poppies Garden". This stems from Heather's grandfather's nickname. They all call him Poppie. He was also very good friends with my grandfather. They are two men we sincerely look up to and respect. My grandaddy is now with God but I can honor him this way along with Heather's grandfather. Our design is centered around the flower "Poppy" but Poppie and my grandfather very much like(d) to garden. Poppie has a garden every year that is quite beautiful (and delish I may add! ;) ) So, there's the story of POPPIES GARDEN!

Our other best friends are crafty too, so they have been contributing and selling their fun things on our site too! 

Here are some of the things we are making! We will be creating some fun winter/Christmas things very soon! 

Here are a few of the things we are making and selling right now. Stay tuned for more Christmas/Winter fun things to come!

 

Ethan and Hannah Ocean Isle Beach NC 2010


Hannah holds Ethans hand as she shows him the ocean. He's getting so big! He wasn't thrilled about touching the sand too much or to be left alone in the sand to play, but he was safe and sound holding his sissy's hand. Hannah wakes us every morning asking us "When can we go to the SHORE?!" I just love her vocabulary. She's my smart cookie. :) Ethan is so close to walking its almost sickening! Ha! He will walk holding your fingers (barely holding on) but the moment you try to let go, he sits down. 14 mos. old and he's still crawling...but hey, at least I know he CAN do it...just WONT do it. Stubborn Irish boy? LOL!