28 weeks and I need your VOTE

**in the end, I will ultimately decide what to name my child...but I might just take your opinion into account.


Due to some disagreeing on what I should name my child {I won't name any names, ah hem, Peggy} I came to the conclusion that I would have a poll: What should I name my baby? We have it narrowed down to two names:

Parleigh Ann
Piper Leigh

If you check out the poll on the right -------------------------------->
and cast your vote, it would be much appreciated. Answer truthfully.....and explain WHY you think I should pick the name you think I should when you comment on the blog!
You only have a day. So don't wait. Let me know! This is pretty detrimental to my baby girl! ♥ Heaven forbid, I name her something like, I don't know, Sigourney. Ha!

Oh, and here are some picture of the little bambino. She's growing fast!

Thanksgiving 2010

It was such a fun Thanksgiving this year. Wednesday evening we went out to Donna and Benji's to help with all the baking. There is always a plentiful amount of desserts, I am not sure why we make so much! I guess that is one of the best parts.....being able to sample everything after a huge Turkey dinner!

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They boys were so excited to celebrate--and I think that they really enjoyed themselves. They had one other cousin who is a year older than Parker that they were able to play with. All three kids behaved themselves very nicely, so that was a major plus!

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The weather we awesome! We were able to send the kids outside to play in the leaves. It has been such a gorgeous fall this year. The leaves have been so beautiful.

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We have so much to be grateful for. It is wonderful to be able to take the time and reflect on all our blessings. Especially as we head into the Christmas season, we can think about our Savior and all that He has done for us.

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::Preston, Paisley, and Parker::

::Paisley NOT wanting any hugs from her older brother::

::"Are we done with the pictures yet, Mom?"::

::What a cutie pie::

::Running in the leaves::

::This boy could run all day if you let him!::

::Paisley loving the leaves::

::My handsome big boy::

::Why is she so cute?::

::Eating some sweet potato pie with Papaw::

::The turkey craft we made. Isn't it cute?::

::Showing off their turkeys::

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I could go for another dinner right about now.

cutie pa-tooties!

{entertainment}

It doesn't take much to keep us Lineberry's entertained! Seriously!

Last night we had a fish fry out at Donna and Benji's. Lots of fish. Lots of company. Lots of laughs.

Ben showed the boys how to do the turkey trot. Something that I had never heard of until I married into this family. I'm sure it's something that they made up, who knows! :)




*not quite sure how to work this movie maker program i used, so the video is really small, and if you make it big, the quality is TERRIBLE!

{celebrate} part 2

Literally, my camera {stinks}. Well, not stinks, but another word that starts with "S" that I try not to use anymore that I have had children! It's funny what having kids does to your vocabulary!
We tried to take pictures of Paisley's party, and the two I posted last night were the best! It's hard enough to photograph a 2 year old, let alone when you have a {stinky} camera!
There, that was my disclaimer!

Paisley Turns Two

Aunt Ester came over on Saturday and brought Paisley some balloons and flowers. You would have thought she had died and gone to heaven, that girl {and brothers} loved the balloons, and didn't want to let them go all. day. long!

Saturday night we opened up Paisley's present she got from Grandma Fe. It was a beautiful dress for her to wear to church. Which she did. I wish I would have gotten a picture, and I will the next time she wears it!

After we came home from church, I thought I was going to have plenty of time to prep for dinner, and to decorate, and finish Paisley's present. {no, i'm not a procrastinator!} I was seriously rushing around at the last minute.

We made pizza for dinner. Best ever pizza! We chose pizza because, well, that's something that Paisley will eat, and I didn't want to have a battle with the birthday girl! It turned out awesome and we ended up eating 3 pizzas!

Since the kids were anxious, we let Paisley open up presents first! Before dinner, and birthday cake. The boys loved it. LOVED it a little too much....barely even giving Paisley a chance to open them. And then once the presents were opened, didn't want the birthday girl to have a chance to play with her own presents. Oh well, the excitement has worn off, a day later.

Paisley loves baby dolls. She was so excited to open this....and tried to pull them out.

A cute shirt and pants outfit.

The boys opening up the gifts for her.

A very blurry table set up. But, as yo can see, we had angel food cake, cupcakes, and a cake just for the birthday girl!

If you squint hard enough, check out the streamers. They look like ruffles. Super cute, super easy! Love them!

It was such a fun evening. We invited Aunt Ester, Mamaw, and Papaw over. Like I said, I wanted to keep it low key. And it was perfect. The birthday girl was in a happy mood. {can't say the same thing about her brothers!}

I wish I had more pictures. That's the fun part about blogging. :)

{celebrate} part 1

We celebrated Paisley's birthday this afternoon. It is so hard to believe she is 2! We had an extremely low key party--dinner/presents/cake & ice cream. Hey, you can't beat that!
We love you Pais! Happy Birthday!

And, maybe, if it wasn't almost midnight, I would post more. If you are lucky, you'll get more of a run down tomorrow--only if you're lucky! ♥

TWO!

Guess who's birthday it is today?

Conversation

Me: Preston, are you excited for Mamaw and Papaw to watch you tonight?

Preston: Where are you going?

Me: Daddy and Mommy are going on a date.

Preston: Are you going to the woods?

Me: What? Are we going on a date to the woods?

Preston: {while nodding his head up and down} I've never been on a date to the woods.

Me: You haven't?

Preston: Nu uh. I could tip toe really quiet so the deer won't bite me.

Me: Deer don't bite, Preston!

Preston: Uhh huhh! I want you to stay home with Paisley so Dad and Parker and Preston can go on a date to the woods.

.....wait a minute here. Something is wrong with this conversation!

So, what did we end up doing? Running to Wal-mart for some groceries, and falling asleep on the couch by 9:30. Lame! :)

26 weeks ♥

oh, deer!

Ben's been off work since October 27th. A nice family vacation would have been nice during this time. Maybe Disney World. Maybe a Sandals Resort. {You know you see those commercials and think, man, that would be sweet!}
But no, no family vacations for us. It's deer season. 90% of all this time off has been spent in the woods up in a tree stand. I will admit, I was able to convince him to spend some time at home. {Sneaky, I know.} And, if he wasn't in the woods, he was out in the boat catching fish.
He goes back to work tomorrow.....and all day yesterday I kept praying {please, please, please, get a deer!} Well, my prayers were answered.

A nice little 7 pointer. And as Ben said:

‎7 point buck on the Eastern Shore. Momma's gonna be proud!!!! That freezer is gonna be full !!!!!!!!!

*When this picture was taken, I had fed the kids, bathed them, and just gotten them dressed. Their hair was still wet, no socks or shoes on, and Ben drives up. The boys run outside to go see the "big buck". They were so excited. Then again, Preston comes back inside and says, "Mom, that deer's antlers are really small."

royally flushed

Let's just say, today's been pretty crappy. Way to be optimistic, right? And, I bet you didn't expect to read a post about poop. Well, this is a post about poop. Ha!
There's nothing like having your toilet clogged. I'm sure under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be a problem, but in my case, it was a problem. You see, I don't know how to unclog a toilet! You read that right. No clue-whatsoever! Ask Ben, who I called a million and one times as he is up in a tree stand trying to shoot a big buck. And not only did I call him--I cried and cried and cried. Talk about an emotional morning--all over a dumb toilet!
Seriously-picture in your mind hugely pregnant woman plugging her nose with one hand, the other hand trying to work the plunger, and trying not to throw up, cause let's face it, where is there to throw up? The toilet is clogged!
I don't know if all the crying was over an overflowing toilet, or the fact that I rely on my husband, a lot. For little things. Things like taking out the trash. Hanging up pictures. Putting gas in the car. Unclogging toilets.

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There is a blog my sister invited me to read. It's about a young mother whose husband was recently killed in a car crash due to a drunk driver, leaving her with 3 young kids to care for by herself. Once a stay at home mom, she will now need to find a job to support her family. Things that she didn't have to worry about before because her husband took care of them, now she is the one doing everything. As I read the words she writes, I can't help but think about being in that situation, and how hard it would be. And not just for the little things that I mentioned, but also the big things, like losing my spouse.
So, this morning, as I am feeling extremely inadequate because I can't unclog a stupid toilet, and my children have to pee {so I have them pee outside}, and then Parker says he has to {go #2}, I drive 3 kids in pj's over to Grandma Dot's house about a mile awayto use her toilet {thank you!}, I realize that I need to learn some essential skills! These things they don't teach you in Homemaking 101 {granted, they don't even have Homemaking 101}. Maybe for our next Relief Society Activity, that's what I'll plan--Essential Skills 101....unclogging toilets, changing tires, and bread making. Since I am the coordinator for all that!

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Anyway, my angel of a mother-in-law, showed up at my door, taking a break from her work, and unclogged my toilet for me, {and it only took her like 2 minutes, max!} threw the yucky towels in the washer, and even cleaned my bathroom for me. I seriously don't know how I can ever make it up to her. I am extremely grateful. I'm reminded that there are people willing to help out, no matter how "crappy" the situation may be.