Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving spent on Pine Island with EVERYONE from the Laws crew- all 24 of us! We cooked, ate and laughed a lot. Unfortunately, Paul had to work Friday so after breakfast with his parents, he took off to Jacksonville for the day. Adelyn and I stayed an hung out with them for a bit more since we will not see them until Christmas. The rest of the day was spent being gluttonous at home. Saturday my parents took us to Sapelo Island for the morning tour. It has been a while since Paul and I have been over there- it was a lot of fun. As you can imagine, Adelyn ran all over the place and had a few sandspur incidents. That afternoon, while Adelyn was down for her 4 hour nap, Paul and I took the canoe around my parents' property. He was able to understand the layout a bit better and now he knows exactly where all of the good 'honey holes' are. All in all it was a wonderful time and we thoroughly appreciate everyone who helped to make it so special, but it has been nice to get back into our own little routine :)

Trying on Mommy's shoes- don't they look pretty?

Beach AND Bubbles?! Best morning ever! :)

Before Thanksgiving dinner

Playing with the table thing that Micharla's grandmother knitted

Some of the group

Mom, I am Soooo over pictures!

Sapelo

Peering through the 2nd floor of a barn built in the 1800s

Aunt Anna and Aunt Rebecca showing me a horseshoe crab

Canoeing!

random pictures.

My blog has had issues allowing me to post lately so I have broken my post from Disney and this one into two separate posts, hoping it will be a bit more cooperative. Here are some additional phots that I have just uploaded to the computer from our camera....

Disney.... Again!

Adelyn and I were fortunate enough to go back down to Disney World this past Friday with Anna Valent, a friend of mine from high school who lives in Jacksonville and her two little ones. Paul and I decided that since we lived so close, it made more economical sense to purchase a seasonal pass, which is only available to FL residents. We are allowed into the park through out the year with a few exceptions- Easter week, the middle of summer, and two weeks over Christmas/New Years. All times we would never choose to go anyways due to crowds and heat. The 5 of us trucked down for the day and had a lot of fun. Instead of being overwhelmed, which she was the first time she went, Adelyn charged ahead knowing exactly what to do. She and Riley were too cute together and I know they had a fun day. We are excited to go again soon!

Holding hands on the way down

Riding the Merry-Go-Round

It's A Small World

Cinderella's castle all lit up for Christmas

First Dentist Visit

Today I took Adelyn to her first dentist appointment. She was SUCH a big girl! She had so much fun playing with all the toys in the waiting room, she did not want to go back to get her teeth cleaned. I held her on my lap while she laid back on the knees of the tech while her teeth were being brushed and flourided :) She has great teeth, for the most part. She has a bit of an over bite and will most likely require braces (thanks mom....) and she has an extra baby tooth. It is some what common and does not mean that she will an extra adult tooth, but we will find that out when she has x-rays when she is 5. No need to worry about that now! Other than that we have a healthy baby girl who likes to brush her teeth! She was more excited about the new toothbrush she got to bring home than the stickers and toy she got to pick out...

Halloween 2011

Happy Halloween from the Moermans! We went trick-or-treating last night with some friends- Adelyn LOVED it! It definitely did not take her very long to get the hang of the whole idea. By the end of the evening she was running from house to house grabbing as much candy from each bowl as possible and throwing it in her bag- all with a huge grin and a big 'BYE' after each one. Here are a few pictures.....

Checking out the haul

My first attempt at carving a jack-o-lantern