Our first annual gingerbread house!

Since Kinsley LOVES candy, I figured she would enjoy this project. We turned on the Christmas music and went to town. Needless to say it was straight to the bath when we were finished.

Mustaches for kids

Thanks to Jeff, our neighbor, Corey grew this mustache all month. The only reason Kinsley and I agreed to this was to help out the local children's charities. This was moments before it was shaved away!

30 weeks

This week I went to both the specialist and my regular doctor. My blood pressure was perfect, and they even ended my visits to the specialist! So 10 weeks and counting....

Enchanted Airlie

More lights for Kins....

Airlie was lit up beautifully. I highly recommend this experience if your child is into lights like Kinsley is! She had a ball running around with Cam and Rylie, looking at the lights EVERYWHERE, and seeing Santa (well kinda, she would not sit on his lap!)

Christmas Parade Downtown

Kinsley's new favorite thing these days is Christmas lights! So when Megan said the parade was at night and everything is covered in lights, we knew we couldn't miss it! We met the Oates family and Lucy Goosey down there. It was actually really good. After the disappointment of only 4 boats in the flotilla I really didn't have high expectations, but it was a pleasant surprise. Kinsley loved the lights, dogs, dancers, snowmen, train, and of course Santa at the end.

Flotilla

One of Grandma Brooks' favorite things to do when she comes to visit is participate in the flotilla festivities at Wrightsville Beach. We went Saturday morning to the park and did a bit of sight seeing and shopping. We even got to ride the train. Kinsley loved that! Saturday night we drove down to the beach to see all the boats decked out in lights. There weren't as many as in the past, but Kinsley still enjoyed seeing the lights and of course the boat with Spongebob!

Happy Turkey Day!

Kinsley contracted hand, foot and mouth the Sunday before Thanksgiving, so we had to change our plans a bit. It turned out great. Papa and Nanny came that morning and we had a delicious lunch, including my favorite pumpkin pie. You can see her poor little face in this pic. She was still as cute as ever, none the less!

26 weeks

This was a morning before church. I am feeling good and enjoying the pregnancy. The only problem I am having is pain in my feet. By the end of the day, they are killing me. My blood pressure has actually been pretty good so far, so hopefully we are on our way to 40 weeks with no bed rest!

My little artist

These days Kinsley loves to color, paint, draw, and write. This is the perfect gift for her. So far she has done very good with it in her room. She is keeping the crayons on the paper and not drawing on anything she should not....knock on wood! I find her often playing with her, "abcs." That is what she calls the magnetic numbers and letters. Thanks Mimi and papa for her awesome b-day gift!