Happy Thanksgiving!

 ...From our little turkey to YOU!!!  :)

Gosh, love that face!

Hope your blessings are counted and your bellies are full!  :)

Out of the loop!

It's been over two weeks since I last posted...we've been BUSY!!!  Traveling to the upstate for Clemson games, fall/Thanksgiving parties, girls night cocktails, Nicholas on call, being exhausted, etc... :)

Cute kiddos at the game last weekend {we'll just pretend the Tigers didn't play this past weekend, mmm-kay???}

 It was Mills' first and last game of this season {he usually stays with my family during the game} - his second Clemson game overall.  Thankfully, we won!

 cute little guy.

Getting his first tiger paw painted on his face {which he quickly smudged, of course}.

 Cousins playing football at the tailgate!

Meg and Izzy!

My boys!

 Sweet little Daisy - the best baby!!!

Waiting for kickoff...

He was a big fan of the balloons!  He did really well sitting in the stands...he got a little restless and wanted to get down towards the end of the first half, but overall he was GREAT!

Don't know what's with my forced smile...let's try that again! :)

My mom picked the boys up at halftime, and we all stayed for the rest of the game and tailgating...then later the boys got to see Santa!  {more on that later!}

I think they had a blast at their first game together!

Things I'm loving on this Friday...

Since September I've been in the fall/pumpkin mood...since I no longer have a Starbucks within walking distance of my house, this Coffee-mate Pumpkin Spice creamer is filling the void.  :)  I always look forward to seeing it in the grocery store every year!

I'm also a huge apple cider fan...if you have a love affair with your Keurig, pick up some of these babies - yum!!!

Continuing the beverage kick, I LURVE this stuff:

It's new from Minute Maid and it's got extra calcium and vitamin D {and 1/2 the sugar of other orange juices} - I'm not even a big orange juice drinker...until NOW!  Must be the pregnancy! :)

These shelves from Pottery Barn that came this week and my sweet hubby put up in the playroom - now all of our books in the playroom have a home!

Speaking of books, Polar Express {hard copy} is on sale for only $10 at Amazon right now - what a deal!  I went ahead and ordered for our holiday reads...

And another addition to the playroom, this tent from Land of Nod {and it's on sale right now}:

Mills is a big fan - he likes to hide in there, take books to read in there, and he almost fell asleep in there before his nap this afternoon...I don't blame him, it looks pretty comfy! :)

I'm also loving that 22-month-old {today!} in the pictures above - I really need to do an update on him!!!

And I'm ALSO LOVING that my hubby found out this week that he passed his internal medicine boards - hooray!!! He took them back in August and we've been waiting to hear the results.  He's officially a board-certified internist now{and that means he doesn't have to retake them for 10 years, yay}!!!  Congrats, babe!

Hope you're enjoying your Friday, friends! :)

Mills' Fall Footwear Collection

Since I now have the excuse that more than one boy will be wearing all of Mills' wardrobe, why hold back, right?!?  Haha! :)

As we've moved out of our precious summer sandals around here, Mills has been on one pair of Stride Rites (which I love and they go with everything), so I figured it was time to select our fall/winter shoe collection - a la toddler.

These first three pairs I ordered from Zappos a few weeks ago:

Mills had some New Balance tennis shoes last year {I liked the lace-up better last year, but with his on-the-move self this year, I knew that the velcro was probably a smarter choice}

I couldn't pass up these precious little Keds - traditional and classic - and did I mention at a great price?!  They look great with his longalls {which I can get away with through this season and that'll be about it}.  

Originally I was going to get the navy Keds, but they didn't have them in Mills' size, so I went with this funkier version by morgan&milo - they're precious.  I ordered up a little bit, so he'll be able to wear all of these throughout the fall/winter/early spring {or so I think}!

I recently ran across Livie & Luca's adorable shoe collection, and I LOVE them!  I ordered the pair above (brussels in dark brown suede) and the pair below (london boot in toffee) a little over a week ago from their website (they carry them on Zappos, Piperlime, etc, but I couldn't find the dark brown in the shoe so I went directly to their website instead), and I am anxiously awaiting their arrival!  :)

Okay, so now that you've seen what we're workin' thus far, help me out...

I've had my eye on the Wallabees {by Clarks} and the classic Uggs to round out his seasonal assortment, but I'm having a hard time deciding on colors...

Wallabees in sand suede or beeswax leather???

And Uggs in chestnut or gray???

 What do you think, friends???  Any adorable boys' brands I need to check out asap?

Trick-or-Treat!

Last night we headed over to the Medinas' house for a Halloween party!

Sadly, we didn't hand out candy at our own house, but we sure did enjoy playing with friends/family and trick-or-treating around the neighborhood!

My little tiger... "ROAARRRRRR!" {as he's so good at saying!}

When we headed out on our golf carts, the streets were already lined up with trick-or-treaters!

Betsy and Leah stayed at the house to hand out candy.

Our first stop was Pappy and LuLu's house!  Mills didn't quite get the concept at first, and didn't want to get off of the golf cart! :)

 Mills with Daddy and Pappy

Pappy and Gray!  Does that lion costume look familiar?!? :)

Then we were off!!!  Our backseat golf cart riders...Dawson, Dylan, and Madison.

We had to swing around the block and hit up this house first - the kiddos said they had a chainsaw last year...and they didn't disappoint this year either!  Mills was a big fan of the chainsaw, actually (haha, he loves any type of outdoor equipment/tools), and he kept making that sound for about ten minutes after we drove away!

Our fearless leader of the golf cart pack.

Lots of trick-or-treating photos to follow {see my boys on the far left of the pic}.  Mills got the hang of it and was pretty good at saying his version of "Trick-or-treat" and was even better at his "Thank you's."  :)

{makes me smile}

Wouldn't you trust these doctors?!?  ;)

It got pretty stinkin' cold as the night progressed, so Mills and I were dropped back off at the party while the big kids continued on their candy endeavors.

There was no lack of toys to play with in this huge toy cabinet!

Mills also thoroughly enjoyed giving out candy to the rest of the trick-or-treaters!

Girls pic back at the casa

Mills showing off his loot once we got back to our house...

Finally I got a pic with my boy!  {although no success on a family pic}

Since the little guy doesn't get to eat candy, we did let him enjoy a little bag of Cheetos he collected in his trick-or-treating efforts.  It was only fair! :)

 And we all three watched The Sing-Off.  Mills took turns between performing for us and Cheeto-munching.  It was a FUN night!