Davis Harding Poe

He's here! Davis Harding Poe was born on December 29, 2009 at 12:47 pm. He weighs 8lbs 6oz and is 21 inches long. He's absolutely perfect and looks a lot like Drew. I'm feeling pretty good now (Thursday) but this recovery has been harder than with Drew. Everything is going good now though and we should be going home tomorrow. Drew has been the perfect big brother. He holds him and loves on him and it's precious. We couldn't be more proud of our boys!

Our boy is almost 3!

I cannot believe that Drew is almost 3. It just blows me away that 3 years ago at this time I was pregnant with him. It just doesn't seem like he should be such a big boy. I love every second of it though and having conversations with him provides a lot of humor in our lives! He's so excited to be a big brother and I can't wait to watch him teach Davis how to be a crazy little boy. Here's a picture I took last night of him watching Mickey Mouse Christmas Carol and Charlie Brown Christmas. Brian and I grew up watching those shows every year and it's so fun to share the tradition with our kids.

Drew's a Superstar!

At school they have a thing called Superstar and you get to be one by having good behavior. Apparently you fill up a sticker chart...he gets a sticker every time he is good I think. And once it's full, you get to be a Superstar. Only a few kids at a time, yesterday it was 3 of them. One at a time they stand on the special star in the middle of the hallway and all the kids and teachers sing a song and do a chant about them. They get to go on a parade (walking around the circle of kids), and then they run really fast to the people that came to see them. They get a big star sticker to wear that says Superstar and they get to keep their sticker chart. They also get their picture put on a star that hangs from the ceiling in their classroom. Very huge deal to 2 year olds...and their mommies and daddies. He was so proud and adorable! I loved seeing his big moment. And what could be more perfect than sharing the spotlight with his girl Harlee who was the superstar from the other class!

Playdate with Maebrie

The Bettinardi family came to visit us on Saturday night and after about an hour, the kids finally decided to play together. They are both growing up so fast and it's so cute to watch them play together. We all had such a nice visit and it was wonderful having you guys over...even if it was only a few hours. We love you!

Singing at church

Drew had his first experience singing in front of church for our Hanging of the Green service. Right before the service Drew's friend Alex informed him mom that "actually, me and Drew Poe are just gonna laugh a lot" instead of sing. After having to wait in the hall for like 20 minutes during the opening part, the 3-5 year old children's choir all lined up to sing Away in a Manger. It was adorable. Drew looked like he was going to sing until he saw his Grandma and then he covered his eyes and pretended to be shy. Not many of his friends sang, but they all stood still and no one cried or ran away. So that's a victory right?

Decorating our tree

We love decorating our tree and this year was even better because Drew wanted to help and talk about his ornament. It was so cute. He helped get them out and unwrap them and then told us where they should go on the tree. He even got to decorate his little Christmas tree for the first time and did a very good job! We watched The Grinch (the old version) during the decorating and Drew loved that too...which makes me happy because it's one of my favorite movies too.

Christmas Tree hunting

We went the day after Thanksgiving to cut down our tree. This is the second year we've gone to Schilling's Christmas Tree Farm and it's so fun. It was so nice and warm this year which made it even more fun because Drew could run around a little. He really wanted to be the one to pick the tree and help cut it down, so that was fun for us...I love that he cares about Christmas this year! When we got there we had a wonderful surprise...we ran into the Peach family. Harlee is Drew's favorite friend, so they were so excited to chase each other around and play while Chris put the tree on their car. Then after that, we loaded up on the tractor and rode to the trees. Brian and Drew cut down the perfect tree. It really is beautiful this year and I love that we are going to have it up for so long! No procrastination this year for us!

Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving 2009 was so nice. We didn't have to be anywhere until 1:30 in the afternoon. So when Brian got home from work we just laid around, made sausage balls, watched the parade, and got ready slowly. It was so nice and relaxing. Then we went to my grandparent's house until about 3:30 and then headed to Brian's dad's after that. It was nice not having to run like crazy people. Drew and Caroline had their own "kid's" table at my grandparents' which was so cute. They loved it...and as usual Drew didn't eat anything except black olives and Caroline ate all her food and a little of Drew's. Such a good girl! There are so many things to be thankful for this year. I'm of course thankful for all the basic needs being met...jobs, house, food, cars, etc. I'm very thankful that we haven't had to struggle because of the economy like so many people have. We've been very blessed this year...not a small part due to Financial Peace and all we've learned. I'm thankful for both our families and all our friends. I'm thankful that Drew goes to a great school with teachers and friends that love him and make him so happy and fulfilled. I'm thankful that Davis got accepted into the same school and we don't have to find an "in the meantime" school for him. I'm so incredibly thankful for my beautiful, hilarious son. I'm thankful for every kiss, every hug, every belly-laugh, every smile. Drew is such a blessing to mine and Brian's lives and I couldn't imagine life without him in it. I don't remember what it was like before! I'm thankful for my incredible husband. I'm thankful for all the hard work Brian does to provide for us, but I'm also very thankful for all he does for us when he's home. I'm thankful that he gives Drew a bath more than I do (selfishly...I'm not a fan of bathtime!). I'm thankful that he thinks it's important to read stories with Drew, play firetrucks for hours on end, and just love his son and teach him how a man/husband should act and treat his family. I'm thankful for the wonderful life growing inside me and I'm very thankful that we should get to meet Davis in a few short weeks. Most of all I'm thankful for a God that allows all of this to be possible despite all my sin and short-comings....he seems to think I deserve the life he's given me.

Little Rock Game

Drew was lucky enough to get to go to the second Hog game in Little Rock. We had perfect weather and so much fun tailgating...only problem was that the game was at 11:00. Drew played so hard with Hudson that he and Hudson both slept through the first quarter of the game. So of course Drew Poe woke up cranky, but he eventually started enjoying the game after some ice cream from Aunt Rita and Mimi!

Davis

Okay...poor second child. I don't have nearly as many pictures of me pregnant with Davis as I did with Drew (1 a week), but here's the latest one. Brian took this at the Christmas tree farm the Friday after Thanksgiving and I was almost 34 weeks along. Also, I don't think I've posted these awesome pictures....but if I have, forgive my pregnancy brain and enjoy them again. Jamie did Davis's letters and his painting for our nursery and I couldn't have been more excited. It was perfect and beautiful and I love you Jamie! I can't wait to get everything all hung up so I can post pictures of the finished nursery. Probably better get on that, huh?

Girls weekend in Fayetteville

A LOOOONG time ago I got to have an absolute blast in Fayetteville for a girls weekend/Pi Phi 100th year celebration/Baby Sprinkle for me. It was so much fun to hang out with my girls. Mindy, Erin, Melanie, Heather, Alissa, Jamie, & Hannah. It's been years since we've all been together. They gave me a sprinkle (mini/baby shower) at Powerhouse on Friday night, we did Pi Phi stuff on Saturday morning (touring the house was the best), ate lunch at Tiny Tim's Pizza, shopped, and at dinner at La Huerta...couldn't have been more fun and yummy!