Is it really December?

Where has this year gone? I cannot believe it is already December 1st ( well almost)!!!! I feel like this year has absolutely flown by!!! This time last year I was very pregnant and preparing for little Brody and it feels like that was just yesterday!! Now, I have this adorable little baby boy who helped me put up our Christmas tree. Well really he just would take the ornaments and play with them, he loves them and will chase them all around the house! He really is the best little helper I could ask for though!!!! I love CHRISTmas time!! I love the decorations/lights in my house and I keep them on basically all day, Brody loves to look at them too. I love to light my pine, cinnamon, and vanilla candles and my house feels all warm and cozy! I am so excited for Christmas times for all of the obvious reasons but this being Brody's 1st Christmas I just can't wait!!!!!!! He is into everything so I just know he will love tearing into the wrapping paper!!! We have almost all of our Christmas shopping done and wrapper minus a few things, My husband likes to get it done early!! I also wanted to get things done so I could start palling Brody's 1st BirthdayParty!! Really did I just say that?? I can't believe it is already that time!!

Also..

I am looking to redo my blog and maybe do something to go along with the season and not so summery!!!!! I have no idea how to even change my background on my own! Please send me suggestions of some people who do blog makeovers or some tips and tricks so I can do it myself!!

** Just found a giveaway...Design Girl Blog is doing a giveaway for a pre made Christmas Template and it would be perfect if I won!! Check out her blog she does great work!

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Brody's 1st Thanksgiving!

For Thanksgiving this year we went to Florence, KY to my sister and brother in laws. They recently moved into their new house and wanted to have Thanksgiving this year! So Me, Timmy, Brody, My parents, little brother, and Ma June went down and we had a wonderful Thanksgiving! My other two sisters went to NYC for Thanksgiving!! We had a lot of great food and ate way too much!!!! This was the first year we had our Family Thanksgiving somewhere besides my parents, but it was a good change and we had a wonderful time!!This was also the first year we didn't go to the movies on Thanksgiving night since I can remember!

My sister had her house all decorated for Christmas and it was beautiful!! Brody loved all of the decorations and was fascinated by their 12 ft tree, he loved it! He also loved having Dunkin Doughnuts for Breakfast and lots of mashed potato's and sweet potato's for lunch!! Here are alot of pictures to show Brody's 1st Thanksgiving!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day eating lots of food and spending time with family!!!

Brody Luke is very thankful for his family and we are so very very thankful for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so Thankful

With this being "Thanksgiving" week I have tried to take time out each day to remember what I am truly thankful for each and every day. Sometimes I just forget how God has truly blessed me and my family so much! I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

I wanted to make a list of what I am thankful for this season!!


I am so thankful for my wonderful husband and beautiful baby boy. My life is complete with these two. I am thankful that my husband has a good, stable job that allows me to be a stay at home mom with Brody. I am thankful that Brody is healthy and such a happy baby. I am so thankful for My Family. Sorry yall but I have the most wonderful family anyone could ever of asked for. My sisters are my best friends and so is my little Brother. I'm thankful that we are so close and able to always get along and be there for one another. Big Families are so much fun. I am thankful for my adorable, sweet, nephews and wonderful Brother in Law Matt. I am so thankful for my Mom and Dad, they are amazing, seriously.

I am so thankful for my friends! I have some of the best friends you could ask for!!

I am thankful that I have a nice home with all that we need and want.

I am thankful for so many things but these are just a few....

Remember what you are thankful for!!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Winner!!

The Winner of my Giveaway is..........


Brittany over at The Wife of a Fisherman!!!!!!!! Thanks for entering!! E-mail me at lealemaster@hotmail.com with your mailing address and I will get your package out to you!! Thanks to all who entered my fun giveaway!!!!!!

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Sick..Sick..Sick!

What a sick weekend!!!! No kidding!!

On Friday morning I woke up and was so weak I could barely get Brody out of bed and Brody had such a horrible nasty cough. I just knew I was getting the virus that has been going around so bad! Timmy works 3rd shift so he got home and watched Brody for a few hours while I went back to bed and then he needed to go to bed so I got back up and called Brody's DR to get him an appt. I took him to the Dr while I was barely even able to carry him in ( a mother has no sick days). The dr said he just had alot of mucus and put him on an antibiotic which I hate because it gives him the most awful diaper rash!! I brought him home and we took a nap and then my mom and Timmy watched him while I layed on the couch. I felt better as soon as we woke up yesterday morning. Then it hit Timmy and it hit him alot worse than it did me ( I'm tougher too) and he is still on the couch today but feeling a little better. Not only did we have it but my little brother had it, my 2 nephew's were here and they got it, and now my sister Lindsey who was home for the weekend has it. I just hope it all passes, we all get better soon, and that it DOESN'T COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to everyone who has entered my giveaway, you have until tonight to do so and I will be drawing the winner tomorrow morning and posting who won!!!

Playdate, Bowls, and Christmas Decorations!

Thanks to all that has entered my giveaway so far, if you haven't yet check it out you have until Sunday night to enter!!!

We have had a busy but fun day today! Today we had a play date with Daisy! I watched her for the day for her mom ( my cousin Kelley). Daisy is 7 1/2 months old and she and Brody are so cute together! They played together and napped together! They sure kept my busy!!!!!

My sister has told me a couple times to get out some pots and pans and let Brody bang around on them and I never did but he was wondering in the kitchen and got into a cabinet and was fascinated by the bowls, he loved them!!!!!

I have been wanting to get my Christmas tree out and some decorations and get started on my Christmas decorating!! I finally talked Timmy into helping me tonight and we got a start on things. Brody didn't really know what to think of the tree and lights he just kept staring at it!!

We got the tree up but we need to put the ornaments on. I also need to get some more lights and get my cascading bow made for the top. We also got the mantle decorated ( still need stockings), and the entertainment center. We got a start!!!

My nephews came into town today to stay with my parents for the weekend!! I love it when they are here!!!!!!

My Giveaway!

Last week I got my 100th follower and I wanted to do a giveaway!!!!! I decided since Christmas is coming and I am in the Christmas Mood to do a little giveaway of some Christmas Goodies!! In this giveaway is a set of adorable salt and pepper shakers, a candy dish, another dish, a very cute Holly Jolly dish towel, and a set of Christmas Bathroom hand towels!!!

Here's how you can win!!!

-- Become a Follower of my blog and let me know about it!! If your already a follower just let me know! 1 entry

-- Blog about my giveaway on your blog and let me know about it !!-- 2 entries

I will enter everyone into a random drawing and will choose the winner on Sunday November 22nd!!

Please make sure to include your email in your comment!!

Brody's 1st trip to Tennessee!!

We have made it home from TN and we had a great time!!! This was Brody's 1st little vacation and his 1st time to TN. There were alot of "Firsts" for Brody on this trip. Let's see.. Brody's 1st time seeing a bear, seeing Santa Claus, riding on a carousel, a toy train, visit to Dixie Stampede, and he had such a good time and was such a little trooper the whole trip!!

We covered alot of ground while we were there and did several different things. We went to some things in Pigeon Forge, went to Gatlinburg, went to Ober Gatlinburg, outlets, Dixie Stampede, Woody's Track, and we ate a lot of good food!!! Our cabin was great and we had a beautiful view!! We also had a little visitor one morning and once in the middle of the night getting in our trash..a bear!!

We had a great trip and it is always alot of fun when my whole family is together!!!!!! Here are a lot of pictures from our trip!!!