Reese is 1!!! ... and the past few weeks!

The past few weeks have been a complete whirl wind. We went to Rehoboth Beach, DE for Thanksgiving. My grandparents live there and we had a really good time. We left home around 5pm on Wednesday and we got back a little after 8pm on Friday. My sister and brother in law road down and back with us and we had a really good car trip. My mother and Priscilla met us down there. We enjoyed a really yummy Thanksgiving dinner, some fun Wii play and we took Reese to the beach for the very first time. She loved it and since the weather was so warm we were able to stay out for about an hour and let the kids run around and enjoy themselves. I cannot wait until next summer. The kids are going to have the best time at the beach!

Reese's 1st time on the beach!

"Mom, Put the camera away!

On Friday my sister and I got up early and were at the outlets at 8am for some good Black Friday shopping. We got a ton of stuff and the outlets were not really that crowded. We asked about it because we were shocked when the parking lot had a ton of spaces. Apparently the outlets open at midnight on Black Friday and stay open until 2 or 3am. So I guess all the really crazy people are out then!

When we got home we spent the weekend finishing up most of our Christmas shopping for the kids. We also decorated the outside of our home! We did it with wreathes on the windows and garland and white lights on the railings. We love the way it looks. I will take pictures soon and post them!

We then spent the rest of the week preparing for Reese's first birthday party, which was supposed to be on the 1st of December. On Wednesday night, Reese had a fever which carried over into the next morning. We took her temperature and it was 103.4 degrees F. We took her to the pediatrician and decided to cancel her party due to the fact we thought she could still be sick on Saturday. We are going to celebrate with Ryan's family around Christmas and we are going to have a party for the Reese and her friends sometime in January!

Ryan took off today and Reese is officially one! We are so excited and happy that our little angel is flourishing and becoming such a cute little girl! She even took her first steps today! We are so in love with this little girl!

We met up with Haley and the girls today and went to see Santa, do a little shopping and get lunch. Santa was a bit traumatic for all the kids, as you can see in the photo! We then had a fun time shopping and the kids especially liked Friendly's and the ice cream! My kids love the girls and it was fun getting to hang out with Haley!

Santa Photo 2007

Tonight we are going to go up and see Ryan's parents for Reese's birthday dinner! We already celebrated at the beach over Thanksgiving with my family! She will only eat cake off a spoon as you can see!
Reese's 1st cupcake!

Not wanting to get messy!

Satisfied with her mess!