Happy Halloween!

So as you read in my previous blog, Mama's camera has vanished so therefore, the October blog will be fairly short! Luckily, we were able to borrow Nana's camera, Mimi took some pics and so did Miss Heather! The first weekend, we went to Mimi and Grandpa's for a visit and took a family photo for a school project. How awful is it that we did not have a photo of the whole family! Even Omega is there but you can't see him or her yet!!

While we were there, we looked at old photos! I like seeing pictures of everyone when they were younger. It is really hard to believe that they were my age once.

We ate some dinner and George showed off his utensil skills. We always eat really well when we go to our Grandparent's house! Mama and Daddy could serve the same thing at home but it just seems to taste better somewhere else!

As you can see, I am much cleaner with my eating but I am much older than my brother so you will have to cut him some slack!

Fall Festival at school was so much fun this year! As usual, the duck pond was a crowd favorite. George and his friends dominated the pool this year and really just took over. Do you see George's red shoes, he has had several pairs because he won't were anything else. So picky to be so young!!
I for one, loved the bouncy! You can see that Lily and I are having the time of our life. It almost took an act of congress to get me to leave. Things got kind of crazy in there though and we had some minor injuries but you know how I adore illness so it made my day to get to help someone feel better.

While we were there, we got to eat pizza and have Capri Suns! We have pizza Friday at home but this pizza was even better than home! Both George and I enjoyed it very much!
Mimi took some time out to love on Sophie, Owen's sister. She is such a sweet baby! I tell Mama sometimes that I think that she will have a baby girl and name her Sophie too. Also, since I have 2 babies in my tummy and one is a girl, I may name her Sophie!
One actual Halloween Day, I got dressed in my costume and we started heading to the parade. I was thrilled if you couldn't tell! I was a ladybug this year and just looked adorable! I loved the tu tu because it reminds me of something that I would wear in Ballet! The best part about it is that I can play dress up in it whenever I want!

George was supposed to be an elephant but the costume was just to hot to wear! Who would have thought that October would have a summer like day. Instead, he dressed up like Papa and Uncle Robert and was a hunter!
Who would thought that the Parade in Crestline Village would have been so lucrative! We racked up on jewels, candy, toys and bracelets! If we had gone home at that point, my day would have been complete but the fun had just begun!

We went over to Todd and Miranda's to trick or treat! This was our first time to go and it was great! We would knock on the door and someone would come to the door. All you have to say is trick or treat and they give you all the candy you want! I wish that we could do this every day!! Mama and Daddy finally had to make a rule that you could not eat any more candy without asking because we started to eat every piece that we got!! After leaving Homewood, we stopped by the Crestline festivities because they had a band and lots of people. We were not ready to go home but after 60 pieces of candy it was time! I can't wait until next year!

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise

Well, there is some wonderful news around the Hornbuckle house! I guess you can figure out by the picture but we are going to have a new baby, Due April 3, 2011! Everyone could not be more thrilled and thankful for all of our blessings! We are calling this one Omega, the end, as it will be the last! I could not be happier and I love to talk and sing to the baby, who I call "Nomega!" George on the other hand...when you ask him if her wants to be a big brother, he says "No, uh uh!" and shakes his head. He will get used to it though. We are not going to find out if it is a sister or brother until it is born so everyone will just have to wait! Congrats Mama and Daddy!

The next couple of blogs are going to be scant because at our Halloween Party at school, our camera came up missing. The only pictures we have from September and most of October are from Mimi and Grandpa. Thank goodness we have these. This is went we took a trip to Grandpa's office to see the ducks. We decided to take a break from all of the excitement and enjoy the patio!

Mama was on call and Daddy went to play golf with his friends for a guys weekend so we got to spend the weekend with Mimi and Grandpa. It was so much fun as usual. George spent most of his time with Grandpa and they even dressed alike somewhat.

I helped Mimi by making breakfast biscuits. I am such a great helper. I love to be in the kitchen watching and helping. My favorite thing to do it help sprinkle, stir and cookie cut. I am going to be a great cook one day because I have great teachers. On a side note, I can count in spanish now!

Then they put me to work and I did a little cleaning. Just call me Cinderella (just kidding!) I am such a big help around the house with cleaning and straightening. The dress that I am wearing is actually from last year but it still fits this year only it is much shorter. You can check out blogs from the past to see how much I have grown! I grow faster than a weed!

Then it was time to eat breakfast and as usual, everyone must share. The days of having a plate to yourself are over around here for the time being. By the way, George had his 18 month appointment and he is right on track...even with his temper! He is starting to talk a bit more and that helps things a little.

Sunday, I dressed in my Bama gear since Alabama blew away Duke and had to model it for everyone. I know that I look cute when I wear my outfit! Mimi and Grandpa took us to buy new shoes that we are so proud of. George can't quit looking at them and wants to wear them all of the time! He got red Keds and I got white ones! Thank you Mimi and Nana!

I made him an offer he couldn't refuse!

So this was a really exciting couple of weeks. First, it was my Cousin Sarah's birthday. Luckily, Daddy brought me back the coolest cupcakes from Cleveland. I can draw on them with marker and they have candles and icing and wrappers and are the best addition to my kitchen! They were given to me right in time so that I could send Sarah a special birthday message!Mama was on call again last weekend so I went to spend it with Nana and Papa. George stayed in Birmingham with Daddy but he had a garage sale on Saturday so Mimi and Grandpa came over to help with him so that someone would not mistake him for merchandise. He had fun playing the the driveway...under strict supervision of course! That night, he and George made their way to Tuscaloosa to spend the night with us!
The next day, we got up and made our way back to Birmingham. On our way home, we stopped by to see Mama because she missed us so bad! I played secretary and George made a mess. We also had fun with the spinning chairs. We did not want to leave when it was time which made Mama feel really good. She misses us when she is on call!
Friday, my Godfather, Uncle Warren came in town to see me (and his daughter Brooke cheer) and I got to go with Daddy and him to my very first real live football game! It was so exciting and best of all, I got to spend time with Uncle Warren! I really liked the drums in the band and I got to eat chicken fingers, fries and a ring pop.

I also go to hang out with the cheerleaders because my God sister, Brooke, is one of them. They threw footballs into the stands and Daddy got one for me. It has made for hours of fun around the house! Another great thing about the night was getting to hang out with my older friend Camille! She was really nice to me and we played together on the bleachers. I made it through the 3rd quarter and then I had hit my limit! When I got home, I told Mama about everything. I told her that Uncle Warren really loves me. It was a really fun night and I am glad that they came to visit!
Saturday was Lucy's birthday party at Pump it Up and it was so much fun! George got to go with me and he thinks that he is so cool getting to hangout with the big kids! He liked the Basketball jumpy!

I liked the slide, well, until I bit it on the way down and it scared me. After that, Mr Tony had to go down with me. George actually went down with Lucy's Dad, Jarred. He was a little unsure at first but after doing it, he loved it and gave Mr Jarred 5!
Baby Sophie was there too and she enjoyed just taking it all in! She did not bring her socks so she could jump. Maybe next time! Everyone was really impressed with her ability to sleep through all of the chaos! She is so pretty!
The group picture came at the end of the jump time. George did not get that he was supposed to look forward! There were more people there but do you know how hard it is to get everyone to sit still at the same time?!

During pizza, cake and ice cream time, George sat next to Lexi and I sat next to Ava. George was not just content with his own plate, he had to eat off the one next to him too! Luckily, nobody was sitting there! Lexi is going to have a little brother or sister in February so George is good practice! It was a great time with tons of fun! Happy Birthday Lucy!

So Daddy is not thrilled about this but George really likes my princess shoes. I am sure that it is just a phase and he will grow out of it because he is all boy, the Georgie! In the meantime, it makes for some really good blackmail pictures for the future! Hee...Hee!

The next day, we went to Mimi and Grandpa's for a visit! We really needed to get out of the house since there was so much rain! I had fun pushing George around in the wagon and he just thought it was hysterical!

Then we played tea party with a tea set that Mimi had lying around the house. Who needs plastic when you can play with real silver?! I made everyone 15 cups of tea with cream and sugar, which is my specialty!

George even tried some himself! By the way, George has started calling his beloved loveys his "Wee, Wee!" It makes for an interesting scene when we are in public and he is screaming for his wee wee. When he gets a little older, I am sure he will fix that on his own. Until then, we all think it is hysterical! Oh George, you make for hours of entertainment!

Fun at Mimi and Grandpa's

The past couple of weeks, we have been at Mimi and Grandpa's a lot! Last weekend, we went over to Mimi and Grandpa and Uncle David came over to play! It was the first time that they had us both in a long time so they were happy to have the help. To start off the day, George played with the fish. I am sure that he is plotting how he plans on getting in to swim with them one day!Then we showed Uncle David how our swing set works. There was one for each of us so we could all swing at the same time. I think that he had done it before or he was just really quick to catch on!

Then it was out to the front yard to play a little Basketball in the driveway! I think that he was really impressed with my shooting skills. I think that I have natural talent like Daddy. I can actually shoot the ball in the air and make it sometimes! That is really good, especially for a girl!

After all of that Basketball, it was time to cool down with a swim in the pool! George and I just love the water. We ended up filling the pool so much that we broke it. Good thing it is close to the end of the summer. We will have more pool fun next year! This weekend, we went back to Mimi and Grandpa's for a Sunday visit! We started off with a little swinging as usual! The past week at school, we learned our days of the week and I am so good at it that I invented a new day! "Fridurday" I guess with the combination, I will get the best of both worlds! Hey, I'm just learning!

This week, George made Mama's life! You see, she was putting him to bed and he has started going "mmmmm" after she puts him down because he wants a kiss goodnight. Mama gives him as many as he wants even though sometimes it is like 10! Well, the other night, she put him to bed and gave him all of his kisses and told him that she loved him and he said "I Owoo!" That's I love you in baby talk for those of you who need interpretation. So she immediately picked him up and gave him the biggest squeezes ever. I think that she love him a little bit!

Back to the afternoon at hand, I had fun pushing Mimi on the swing! I thought it was just so funny to be the one doing the pushing. I also wanted to swing in George's swing so he was in the intermediate.

At school, one of the really fun things to do is push all of the swings so that they are going at once and dodge them. I am really fast so I can do it without getting hit. Back to this week, I have really gotten into the whole tea party scene. I have been serving Mama every night and she just loves the tea, cream and sugar that I fix. It is the best pretend tea in the world! Later that afternoon, we decided to strip down and play in the hose! Who needs bathing suits anyway! We rolled around and chased each other and by the end of the day, we were filthy! We got to take a bath in the big tub together!

Since we destroyed our pool, we improvised with a bucket. It was just as fun! George was able to splash around and I was able to pour it out on the grass. I guess that the grass will not be thirsty for a while!

So we started out with me in charge of the hose and it was all fun and games at that point! I got to spray George whenever I wanted with no repercussions!

He finally had enough and ran to the farthest point of the yard to get away from me so that I could not spray him anymore. Can you see his little body behind the swing set? Mama thought this was really cute!

It did not take long for him to regain his confidence when they said that it was his turn with the hose. Revenge is not as much fun when it is happening to me! He slowly made his way over to the hose and smiled the whole way over! By the way, how cute is his little body?!

So, he got me back! I thought it was funny but really Grandpa, who's side are you on? George got a really big kick out of getting me back. Who knew that diaper fun in the back yard could be so much fun! After bath, we ate a good dinner and then headed on home.

Well as you can see, we always have a blast over at Mimi and Grandpa's and it was nice to have the whole family over there and I guess you can tell that I always have fun anywhere because I just crack myself up! Like GrandNana always said...If you don't like yourself, nobody else will!