'Twas The Night Before Xmas

As long as I can remember, we have always spent the night of Christmas Eve at my Memaw's house. It is something I look forward to all year long and this year did not disappoint

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

Anabelle ready to go pick out her very first Christmas Tree:

All bundled up:

Wow, these things are cool!


Everyone but the cat

Thanksgiving 2009

This year (and every year) we spent Thanksgiving with my family in Little Rock. Don and I were very brave and DROVE to Little Rock with our 6 month old in the backseat. Surprisingly, she did very well and slept almost the entire time both ways. The drive takes about 5 hours, which is a pain. But, I actually thought that it was a lot less stressful than hauling a baby with all of her stuff (car seat, stroller, bag, bottles, etc) through the airport. We had 2 wonderful Thanksgiving meals on Thursday, and got to spend a lot of quality time with the fam. All in all, it was a nice trip.

The happy family


Turkey coma...oops, I mean formula coma

It's Been Awhile...

Things have been busy at the Yates household with work, a baby, 2 pets, and life. I must admit, I have been a terrible blogger lately. So, stay tuned, I will have updates on here very shortly

Happy Halloween

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is my wonderful husband's 40th birthday. As such, Anabelle and I made a wrecktastic birthday cake for him. Here are some pics of Anabelle helping me bake

4 Months Old

Our little Bella Boo turned 4 months old on October 18th. It is hard to believe that it has been that long since I had her. While I loved having a sweet little newborn, I have to admit, this stage is SO much fun. She now recognizes Don and I and is so smiley. She is also doing a hearty laugh now that just melts my heart.

A couple of weeks ago, we went for Bella's check up at her pediatrician's office. She weighed in at a little over 15 pounds and was 25 1/4 inches long. She is healthy and took this 2nd round of immunizations better than the last time. The doctor also confirmed that she is teething. We got to start "solids" so we have been feeding her rice cereal for the last couple of weeks. This weekend, I plan on introducing sweet potatoes....YUM!