So Thankful

Today is Thanksgiving and it has been quite the relaxing day for Molly and I. In fact, Molly is napping right now and resting up for our evening at Utica Square. I really enjoyed going to Brunch today, it was great food, so easy and relaxing. Daddy is hanging up Christmas lights which is not very relaxing but exciting. We want the house to look really great when his mom arrives in about two weeks.

Today we are thankful for so many things but mostly we are thankful for our health and the happiness we feel each and every day. Additionally, we are so so so thankful that Paul has one more final and he will be done with nursing school. We are also thankful that he has accepted a job at St. John's hospital, starting 1/5/2008. We cannot believe that he is going to be done with nursing school. Although it has been such a tough 4.5 years, it is so worth it now.

Molly, I am so thankful to be your mommy and Paul, I am so thankful to be your wife. You two make my world a wonderful place. I love you so so so much.

Halloween

We had so much fun this Halloween. We got dressed up and headed to Kestle's house for a halloween party and trick or treating. Molly and Kestle love each other and have so much fun together. After Kestle's house, we went to LeeAnn's and hung around and had lots of fun. Daddy was dressed as superman but unfortunately, we did not get any pics of daddy. Another holiday filled with lots of fun together.

The Cutest Cheerleaders in the World

Molly is on the Miss Helen's Cheerleading squad and doing so so so well. She really enjoys it and knows all the right moves. We love watching her and attending the football games. Our favorite is "How Funky is your Chicken". We also participated in the Tulsa Run "Fun Run" last weekend. It was a 1.2 mile walk/run and we all wore our Miss Helen's tee shirts. We had such a great time. We love Miss Helen's so much and are so happy that Molly is going there and really enjoys school.

I LOST MY FIRST TOOTH

WOW what an exciting night we had last night. Molly's front baby tooth has been getting looser and looser over the last few weeks. Well, thanks to Daddy who hit a bump driving home, Molly's tooth fell out. We were jumping up and down with so much excitement. The tooth fairy came for a visit last night and left a lovely note with $1.00 and her tooth back. I will never forget the excitement she had this morning reading the note from the tooth fairy, it was pure innocence and sweetness. She could not wait until she went to school to tell everyone and get her name on the board of kids who have lost a tooth. It looks like the tooth fairy will be making another visit here very soon because the other bottom tooth is very wobbly.

Pumpkin Patch

Today, we made our annual trip to the Bixby Pumpkin Patch. Every year, we look so forward to this outing. Molly loves to ride the ponies and we love to take lots of pictures with all of the beautiful pumpkins. It was a beautiful October day and we so loved hanging out with Daddy which was a change for us due to all of his studying...

Phoenix, Friends, Pumpkins and our school Carnival

We have been busy lately. A few weeks ago, Molly and I traveled to Phoenix to see our dear friends the Williams. We had a great time and miss them a lot. Thank goodness they are moving to Dallas so they will be closer to us and we hope to see them more in the future. Our sweet little Molly makes friends pretty easily but is also very particular about who she is friends with. She knows who she has a connection with and who she does not. At school, there are two kids that she talks about a lot, Kestle and Derek. Last weekend we went to the Bass Pro Shop where Kestle's daddy is the General Manager. Molly and Kestle played with the pumpkins and had a great time. Daddy carved a beautiful pumpkin and we had lots of fun with our new friends. This past Friday night, we attended the annual Miss Helen's Fall Carnival. We had a blast. Molly played lots of games and we won some silent auction items, etc. We are having so much fun attending all of the school events. It is my favorite time of year and we are living life to the fullest each day while we continue to count down the days until Daddy graduates... Come on 12/17....

Kindergarten

I cannot believe it, Molly is officially in Kindergarten at Miss Helen's. She started on 9/2/08 and has not stopped talking about it since. She is absolutely loving every single day and already learning so much. She is on the cheerleading squad and they had their first performance on Friday night at Bingo night. She was lifted up by some bigger girls and was so adorable. Her little friend Kestle is precious and they love to be together. We are so thankful we found Miss Helen's and love everything about it. This week, Molly was chosen as the "Star of the Week". When you are "Star of the Week" at Miss Helen's you get to bring home "Busy the Bear" for the weekend. It was like they handed Molly a million dollars, she was so thrilled. We took pictures of Busy participating in our every day life this weekend and I put them in her scrapbook. She will get special prizes all week for being "Star of the Week". We are so proud of her and are so enjoying this first year of real school.