Happy Halloween!!

I can't tell you how excited I have been to see my precious little angel in her costume!! I have been waiting for over a month, and she did not disappoint! She is the CUTEST little leopard ever!! See for yourself:
Cutest little booger! I could just snack on those cheeks for hours. You mean I don't get this candy? I have to give it away?

Cute little tail!!

Playing with her new toy, which she absolutely loves!!

Passed out from all the fun!

We were extra excited this year not only because it was Ansley's first Halloween, but because we had trick-or-treaters!! Last year we bought all this candy but only had two little ones. This year we had so many that we ran out! Freddy was very excited because he never really had that many people come to his house growing up. His dad would hide in the bushes with a chainsaw and scare all the kids away. It was so great seeing all the little ones! They were so precious, but not as cute as our little leopard!! Now we are watching the Tech game, hoping that we don't lose to Vandy! That would definitely be a trick, not a treat!! We hope that you had a safe and fun Halloween!!

new wally world

So today was the grand opening of a new wal-mart down the street from our house. I have been very excited about it opening for quite some time. Something I NEVER would have imagined I would ever admit to in my entire life! You see- I am a Target girl,I love everything about it. The clothes, the home stuff, the holiday decorations-EVERYTHING!! I have, however, moved to Augusta and my shopping standards have lowered DRAMATICALLY. My husband was in shock when I said I was excited to have a wal-mart this close to our house. Nevertheless, I loaded up baby girl and we made our way to wally world. Oh my lord!!! What a nightmare!! It was crowded beyond belief, I didn't realize everyone else was as excited as I was. Well, needless to say we did not stay very long.

After that we hit up the new food lion down the street. I never go there either, but hey I guess I am branching out. We got a coupon in the mail for $10 off so I figured why not. Well, I got a killer deal!! I got 5 packages of chicken, 1 package of steak, a HUGE box of brown rice, and 2 packages of Lays for $19!! Man, I love a good deal!!

So for the rest of the day, we will be chillin at home cleaning and playing the afternoon away.

new favorite!

So baby girl has been a little fussy this week due to my lack of supply. Well, I seem to be up and running again thanks to the Fenugreek. Thank you lord! So now I am finally keeping up with my hungry little hippo, and she is A LOT less fussy. Well, during the fussiness we re-discovered a toy that Aunt Shelly had given to me at my baby shower, and let me tell you it is a HIT!!! Ansley absolutely loves it. It is a little sea horse whose belly lights up and plays music. If she is ever a little fussy we turn that thing on and she is mesmerized and usually goes right to sleep. So from all of us: THANK YOU AUNT SHELLY!!! Here is our little angel loving on her new bestie!

small group

Last night we had our small group over to our house. It was so much fun because it gave me the opportunity to go a little crazy with Halloween(my FAVORITE holiday). I made lots of fun treats including spider and mummy cupcakes, and cake balls. Freddy loved the cake balls so much he made himself sick. My hubby loves his sweets!!!


Here is the table spread. So many cupcakes!! I didn't even set out all of them.

My cute little spiders. I made the eyes with marshmallows and m&ms, the legs with pull and peel twizzlers, and the hairy bodies are sprinkles. Aren't they cute?

These are the cute little mummies. They are made with m&ms as the eyes, then I took a baggie and filled it with icing to make it look like bandages. These were really easy and I love the result.


The cake balls are super easy to make, and they were a hit!! All you do is follow the directions for a box cake as you would normally, then while it is still warm you crumble the cake into a bowl and mix in a tub of frosting. You let that mixture cool in the fridge for about an hour. Then you melt almond bark, and roll the balls in the chocolate. You can pick any combination of cake and icing that you want. We picked yellow cake with fudge frosting and chocolate bark. Delicious!

out and about

Yesterday Ansley and I were out and about the majority of the afternoon. Once again she was great, but the funny thing is when the wind blows it scares her. I don't know why, but it cracks me up every time. We had to run to GNC to get some Fenugreek, to help increase my milk supply so that I can keep up with my little hungry hippo!! Then we went to the library and got some good books and DVDs. When we came back, my little girl did something amazing-she sat up. It didn't last very long, but it did last long enough to get a picture. She is getting so big!


Today, after our morning walk we had more errands. We dropped Daddy off at the gym, and ran around town. We decided to surprise Daddy with his favorite-Chick fil a after the gym. I know, it kind of defeats the purpose of going to the gym, but he enjoyed it. Now we are just working around the house and watching Tech play. It is a beautiful fall day, and we hope you are enjoying it as much as we are!!

visitors

Yesterday we had a treat when my grandparents came to visit Ansley and I for the day. It was so nice of them to come down, especially because it is 3 hours one way. They were so excited to see our beautiful girl. I dressed her up in her cute little skeleton onesie and the new bow that Grandma sent. We had a great time visiting with Nana and Pawpaw. They just couldn't get over how much she had grown!! Ansley definitely loves them, especially her G-pops! He held her and cooed at her and she cooed right back. She also showed Nana and G-pops how strong her little legs are! We had such a great time and hope that they come back soon!!

lots of happenings!!

So, I know I haven't blogged in forever (but there is a good reason). Ansley has recently been having a battle with her reflux. Poor baby has been hurting so bad, so that means she has been very vocal with her pain. The only thing that seems to relieve it is walking her around on my shoulder. So all that walking means no time to do the blog (let alone take a shower!). We have been busy little bees so there is a lot to catch up on.

We recently went up to Virginia for our friends Katie and Dylan's wedding. The ceremony was so beautiful. It took place at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond. I don't know if any of you watch Bones, but the Greenhouse looked just like the Jeffersonian!! Ansley was a perfect little angel the whole time! She even slept through the rehearsal dinner at a Japanese steakhouse. This was our first really long road trip (it took 8 hrs to get there) and she slept the entire time both ways. However, when we got back that is when we had the problem. Apparently, it is not that great for babies with bad reflux to sit in their car seats that long, so it really irritated it. All in all, we had a great time though. I especially loved seeing my handsome hubby dressed in his tux!

Since we have been home Ansley has also had a trip to the doctor for her 2 month check up. Our baby is a GROWING girl! She already weighs 12 pounds 4 ounces, and is 23 and 3/4 long!! The doctor said that she is growing perfectly despite her reflux, which was a relief to me. The doctor put her on Prevacid hoping that it helps her better than the Zantac. So far it seems to be working, but yesterday we had a pretty bad day. There was lots of screaming and purple spit up. I put a call in and the nurse said that it was just some of the dye in the medicine and not to worry. Last night I ran to Target(my favorite store) and picked up some Gripe Water for her gas, and it seemed to work! Hopefully these things will help our baby girl to feel better!! Also at that appointment she got her shots! It was horrible (for me at least). She did pretty good and only screamed a little, but she wasn't a happy camper the rest of the dayHere is our (big) little pumpkin!!




We have also had lots of visitors the past few weeks. Freddy's parents Grandma and Grandpa Stokes stayed with us after a brief visit to Atlanta. Ansley absolutely loved seeing them!!

GO JACKETS!!

Yesterday was a great fall day!! First, it was GiGi's birthday. (Happy Birthday we love you so much!) Second, Tech won!! YAY!! Third, UGA lost!! Daddy was very happy that Georgia lost, he was probably more excited that they lost than that we won. We just lounged around the house, watched football, ate yummy brunswick stew, and all three of us took an afternoon nap together. Doesn't get much better than that!!