Here comes Santa Claus

Santa Claus...a dreadfully scary old man with too much facial hair (Addie's definition)
Addie did NOT like the first Santa that she met this holiday season, thus the whole sliding down Santa's knee as the photographer tries to snap a picture. After that day, she decided that he wasn't so bad....after all, he gave her candy.
She climbed up into Santa #2's lap with her lip poking out as if she could cry at any moment, but Santa distracted her with his watch. Picture # 2 is Addie in awe of Santa's watch. Those reindeer are amazing!
This is such a fun Christmas! The kids are enjoying every minute. Peyton said today,"Mom, this is our first Christmas in our new house! I can't wait for Santa Claus to come!".

Peyton

Peyton is growing up so fast. I just want to freeze time (on a good day) to listen to him laugh and watch him enjoy life, just one more time. That boy knows how to have fun! We are so blessed to have him!

Playing at the park

We fed the ducks and played at the park for a little bit in November. Addie enjoyed feeding the ducks and eating the bread that we brought for them.

Camping @ Dinosaur Valley, Glenrose

We went camping with the Ainsworths at Dinosaur Valley on the most perfect weekend ever, weatherwise! It was so beautiful with highs in the upper 70's and lows cool enough for smores and hot chocolate. Jill, Shawn, and baby Slade are such a sweet family. I can honestly say that we didn't hurt for good food. Shawn and Scott cooked up some great grub for us. Peyton and Scott enjoyed playing in the river looking for dinosaur tracks. The water was very cold, but Addie and I rolled up our blue jeans and waded out in it, anyway.

Halloween

What a fun night...Addie was Alice in Wonderland...Peyton was Spiderman (for the second year). We trick or treated with friends in our neighborhood and had a very laid back relaxed night. Peyton had a great time running from house to house with his two buddies, Bryce and Gavin, and Addie hung out with her little girlfriend, Olivia. The girls just didn't really get what they were supposed to do. Addie would hold her pumkin bucket up for candy and then didn't understand why she wasn't going into the house that she was standing at the door of. It was just mind boggling why we would take her to a door, it would open, and then we told her that we needed to go. We usually walk in an open door.

After Addie's candy bucket was halfway full, she started handing out candy instead of trying to get more. She had seen them give her candy for about 10 houses, so she wanted to do the same. They would open the door and she would reach in her bucket and hold up a couple of pieces of candy to give them. So funny! It only makes sense! :)

Mansfield Pecan Festival

Today, we went to the Mansfield Pecan Festival. We happened to all be together on a Saturday, which is rare these days, so we took advantage of a beautiful fall day. We all had a great time.

Mirror, Mirror on the wall....

Well, school has started without a hitch and we're in full swing of our fall routine. Peyton's in the 3rd grade now! Wow, time has flown! He's not playing any fall sports, but he is very involved in Karate, which he loves! He has suprised us at how enthusiastic he is about Karate! As a matter of fact, he just recently moved up to green belt! Basketball is around the corner...Peyton's favorite sport!

Mirror, mirror on the wall.....well actually floor. Scott is repainting most of the downstairs,(thank you, oh so sweet, hubby!) so we took a mirror off of the wall and leaned it against wall on the floor. Addie happened to walk past it and saw the cutest little girl looking back at her. It was so adorable...she stood there and kissed the mirror, squealed and giggled at her new friend, who, by the way was giggling back. I was able to catch a few pictures of the meeting. We are so thankful for our Addiebelle!

Wigleys go to Panama City, Florida

We went to Florida at the beginning of July and stayed a week on the sugar white sandy beach of Panama City. Nana, my mom went with us and we really enjoyed every moment. She was a great help with Addie. They seemed to nap at the same time during the day! Yea for that!

We went on a pirate cruise aboard the Sea Dragon. Dolphin swam around our ship often jumping up to say hello. Pegleg Peyton and Arrgh Addie had a splendid time being entertained by the staff. Pegleg swabbed the deck after a waterfight with another ship, shot cannons, got tatoos, and best of all help find the sunken treasure. Arrgh mostly sat in someone's lap and enjoyed the music.