We are so excited that another one of our teams, the Indianapolis Colts, is in the championship game!!  While we
love Drew Brees from the Saints since he is a Purdue man, we will be 100% behind the Colts on Sunday.  We've already
let ourselves daydream....what if Alabama and the Colts both won it all in the same year?! Throw in Purdue going to the
final 4 and S and I would both be in sports heaven!!

We have no shame----the indoctrination has started quite young!!


Forget "who dat?" Who's #1?? K knows!!


Let's get fired up!!

Hard to believe our little guy is 10 months old already....I just can't believe that he will be one soon!! 
Despite a rough month of trying to cut his two top teeth, he is a happy little boy and LOVES to eat anything
and everything.  He's pulling up and cruising around furniture and can now crawl very quickly but, still hasn't
attempted to stand alone.  He "talks" and babbles constantly and absolutely adores his big sister!! And the
funniest new trick is that when he hears music (from a toy, TV, K singing, whatever) he starts shaking his little
bottom.  Maybe he'll have his Daddy's rhythm and dance moves!!

MLK Day meant no mother's day out so, the kids and I spent the day with our precious neighbors, the
Howard girls.  Ginnylu and Daisy are 13 months apart and K's birthday is right between them--they are her
best friends in the world and their mommy is one of mine!!

We started the day with haircuts for all 3 girls and then had lunch at a favorite restaurant. Little man was along
for the ride and enjoyed his time with the big girls. The crazy thing is that about 3 hours after these pictures were
taken, K and I were both violently ill with the stomach virus.  Thankfully, the Howard family didn't get it from us---it
was awful and I would never want to pass that on!!

G and K waiting their turn while watching D get her hair cut....they made the youngest go first!!


This is K's 3rd haircut and she is almost 3!! She has slow-growing, very fine hair---the opposite of her mommy!!


A girl has to chat with her friends while getting her hair done...


I was surprised K let him blow dry her hair but, she seemed to enjoy every minute of her pampering!!


Admiring her new look in the mirror


a little post-haircut game of ring around the rosie...


K apparently only participates in the "they all fall down" part when she doesn't have a lollipop
in hand!!


leaving the salon and heading to lunch with Miss Lisa....

The Alabama Crimson Tide, 2009 National Champions!! Has quite a ring to it, doesn't it?! 
We are THRILLED and so proud of our team and their excellent season.  Oh and there is
more big news in our lives...ha ha

S officially started his job in Nashville last week and is really enjoying it so far.  As with anything
new, there is a huge learning curve but, he is excited and up for the challenge!!  He is already
travel weary, particularly since his first 2 weeks on the job included meetings in Atlanta and
New Orleans, in addition to working in Nashville while having a home in Birmingham!!
We were extremely fortunate to sell our house in Alabama in 2 short weeks (praise the Lord!!)
and will close with that couple (who moved here from Nashville, ironically) on Feb. 12th.  We
are now full-steam ahead with a house hunt in TN and are praying that God will lead us to our
next home soon!!

We are on round two of potty training with K and we've had a considerable amount of ups and
downs but, we'll get there!!  A had his 9 month check-up last week and weighs a whopping 20 lbs.
9 ozs. AT NINE MONTHS!! Maybe he'll be a football player?! With the way he eats, it's a real possibility.
We've been introducing more table foods to him in the last week and he is eating us out of house and home!!
The first time I gave him meat and real vegetables (not baby food) he looked at me with an expression
like "why have you been holding out on me?!"  He promptly polished off his plate which had the same
amount of chicken,rice, veggies and a roll that K's did!!

Here are some pictures of the kids getting into the team spirit....and no, they didn't have a choice!!



K is teaching A the fight song.....


now she's really getting into it....


A future UA cheerleader and football star?!

Happy New Year!! We wish you all the best in 2010!!  We had a great Christmas many times over---we celebrated multiple
times with different groups of family...first in Haleyville, Alabama (my mom's hometown) with aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.,
then in Birmingham with my immediate family and then in Indiana with S's immediate family.  We had a ball at all three
celebrations and are sooooooo fortunate to have such wonderful family on both sides.  K and A loved every minute of it,
as you will see....

A loved all of the attention from the female cousin's on my side of the family...there were multiple people playing "mom"
to him that day


Grace and K having a great time together----G is a natural babysitter!!





Trying on her new faux fur coat from Tia (my sister, who is very fashion forward!!)


"Helping" A open his presents....check out K's new hairsttyle---this was her very first ponytail (courtesy of Tia)




ADC had tubes put in his ears the Monday before Christmas....he was a trouper for a 6 am surgery with no breakfast!!


We finally made it to Indiana for the actual Christmas holiday!! Santa found us there!




trying on a new pair of jeans....nevermind the pajamas underneath


Testing out the new broom from Uncle J...she had worn out the bristles on her old one
because she cleans soooooo often!!


Two blue-eyed, handsome gents....both of our kids look a lot like the Corbin men!!


9 months old on Christmas day so, a Santa suit seemed appropriate


Is he naughty or nice?!  Hard to tell in this picture....he looks up to no good....

Needless to say, this year's trip to Santa Claus was an absolute disaster. 
K had talked about meeting Santa all day. 
She even waved at Santa when he returned from his dinner break. 
...But once she got within 10 feet of the bearded one, she began to wail !!! 
The kicker is that during dinner K turned to us and said " that was fun! " 

I began to stand up on Monday.  I feel so liberated.

First of all, I love cookies.
Secondly, I love to hang with my Hicksie.
Thirdly, I love cookies.

Have I mentioned that I love my thumb?

The kids get prepared to cheer on the University of Alabama Crimson Tide.








They also cheer for the Boilermakers of Purdue!