Carson and Zoe

After church some friends of ours, Bart, Andi, and Carson came over to eat lunch with us.  Carson was particularly entertained by Zoe, our cat.  Let me set up the next two pictures.  He would walk around saying "kitty, kitty".  Then he finally found her hiding under the table.  Typically we would not let her be under there, but she was trying her best to get away from Carson--I think he scared her a little! He tried to reach her, but couldn't because of the stool, so he moved it out of his way to pet her.  It was so sweet! (Please ignore the multi-colored wall behind the table...we haven't painted yet!!)

Our Gingerbread House---sort of....

Hannah and I decided to make a Gingerbread house...couldn't be that hard, right?!  Well...we had a great time, but the poor thing sure didn't last long...literally it fell apart about 5 minutes after we made it (if that long!!)  

Voila!  Our Completed Gingerbread House!  Looks almost just like the picture!!  

The next thing we know...

All that was left of our beautiful creation...

Ole Miss Photo Shoot

I decided not to go to the Egg Bowl Friday, due to a couple of reasons--For one, I knew there was a possibility for rain!  I am not a big fan of being out in the cold for a long period of time--especially just sitting there, much less out in the cold rain!  Second, I knew there was a very BIG chance that my poor Alma Mater (MSU) would be beaten--little did I know of the KILLING that was headed their way. I have been cheering for Ole Miss, even wearing an Ole Miss shirt occassionally--but there is something about the place you spent so much time and where you got your degree that you have to support them!  Well, to be honest, I was kind of afraid to support them this game!   The third and final reason, Friday morning at 4:20 A.M. I woke up with what I knew was about to be a migraine.  I was feeling sick and my head was about to explode.  I immediately took my medicine then got back into bed, which is where I stayed most of the day.  Scott, Hannah, Mimi, and Al headed to Oxford and had a great time at the game.  Scott actually worked the game.  He got to stand on the sideline right beside the Ole Miss players--I saw him on tv a couple of times!

After the game, Hannah was pumped!  She and her daddy did a mini photo shoot showing off their Ole Miss gear!  

I am not going to say anything else about the embarrassment that happened Friday....but I am glad that Scott, Hannah, Mimi, and Al had a great time!

Thanksgiving

So Thanksgiving was just a little bit different this year!  We planned on all of Scott's family coming to our house, and initially I had planned on cooking the typical Thanksgiving dinner.  However, once I found out that no one would be able to come until Thursday morning, we decided to go to Cracker Barrel for our Thanksgiving meal.  I will have to say I was a little nervous because this was the first time ever that I would not have the "traditional" dinner at a family members (or my own) house.  Well, all week we knew Jonah had been feeling very bad and was unsure if he would be able to make the trip.  Wednesday we found out that Dan, Nicki, and Jonah would be staying at home.  Hannah was extremely upset because she really wanted to see Jonah, but at the same time she was so concerned for him and his health!  It was very sweet!  

Thursday morning Mimi and Al got to Tupelo.  We talked for a little bit, then decided to go ahead and go eat!  

This picture is the only one I got of Al the entire time he was here.  I am almost positive he was hiding from the camera!  Scott took this one while he was walking to the car--caught off guard!

I am glad we decided to go to Cracker Barrel when we did because we waited for over an hour and a bunch more people came in after us!  Below are some pictures of us trying to entertain ourselves while waiting!

I am not sure what they are talking about, but Hannah was sure glad her Mimi was finally here.

Scott's new look, suits him pretty well...

I think Scott and Mimi could have stayed watching this Santa the entire time we waited!  They would press the button and laugh and laugh and still be laughing when it quit--ok, mainly Mimi, but Scott did laugh at it for a while also!  

I never can get a serious picture of these two!  I love to see them interact.  Hannah adores her Daddy and it is so sweet to capture in pictures!

It is so obvious Scott took this picture himself, but we had to have a picture of us on Thanksgiving Day...I wish we would have taken one with Hannah in it too!

We were so bored and trying to entertain ourselves...

Below is a picture that Scott took of Hannah while we were sitting at the table waiting on our yummy biscuits!  He took the picture through the glass from the oil candle on the table.

Soon after this picture our food came, and suddenly the camera disappeared...we were so hungry!  After we ate, we did a little shopping, played  a couple of rounds of Phase 10, and drove around looking for people waiting in lines for Black Friday, just for Mimi!  That night we ate Taco Soup and watched Wall-E.  Overall, not a traditional Thanksgiving, but it turned out to be a pretty good one!  

Camping Out For Canned Goods

For those of you who know Scott, you know that he likes to get attention when he is working for a cause...so he camped out for 72 hours, 15 feet in the air to raise awareness and money for Hope Family Ministries (a non-profit organization that offers free biblical counseling) and Canned Goods for the Salvation Army.  He started at 10 p.m. on November 19th and his feet did not touch the ground until November 22nd at 10 p.m.  While it got extremely cold, he managed fairly well.  He had plenty of people taking care of him, which helped me out a whole lot!  

Saturday morning Hannah and I passed out flyers at Kroger to tell people what was going on.  We got a pretty good response, mainly in canned goods from the flyers!  After we passed out the flyers we went by to see Scott.  Hannah decided to entertain the cars passing by us. 

The next two pictures are of Scott's home for 3 days!  I took these pics Saturday, so at this point he had already taken the tent down in preparation of coming down.  The Armada parked next to the "tower" is where people placed their canned good donations.  

Thankfully a guy from our church had this nice camo hunting outfit (can you tell I don't hunt, nor do I know anyone who does?!) which kept him warm!  

Below is a picture of the canned goods collected through Saturday morning.  There are a lot that are in the floor board under the seats, and a bunch more were brought later that were left at Kroger as a donation.

All in all this event turned out very well!  It was somewhat of a last minute event, however, it came together very well!  Overall they raised an Armada full of canned goods and about $6,000 cash.  I am very proud of Scott, even more so after climbing up on that tower and getting nauseated from the thing being so shaky (it was on an uneven surface).  I don't know how he did it, but he managed!  Who knows what he will be camping out for next, but I am sure this won't be his last one! 

Not Your Typical Friday Night At The Mall...

Friday night Scott was the DJ for the 2nd Annual Harden House Adoption Fest!  Since November is National Adoption Month, Harden House decided to have a little bit of fun to raise some money since they are a non-profit organization and awareness to adoption.  This was the 2nd time they have asked Scott to DJ for this particular event.  I think, while last year was great, this year was probably a little better.  Although it was moved inside the mall, rather than in the parking lot, due to rain, it turned out great and I think everyone had a great time!

"Hannah Montana" made an appearance...she sang several songs and did rather well.

The highlight of the event was when Santa made his entrance into the mall.  The kids instantly swarmed around him.  I didn't get a very good picture because of the stampede of little feet!!

Scott interviewed Santa and Hannah got to stand right beside him. I have several pictures from this particular instance...in all of them Hannah was cheesing it up for the camera.  She was so excited to see Santa--and her Daddy got to talk to him!!  Wow!!  

A very close up of Hannah 

Hannah and her friend, Addie, sat and watched "Hannah Montana" perform.  They had a great time playing and dancing together!

Below is Scott doing his "thang"!

Who has ever danced, like really danced in the middle of the mall?!  It was great!!

Every little boys dream...dancing with Snow White...ok, so he isn't so little anymore, but Scott did get to dance with Snow White.

Three beautiful girls...Addie, Avery, and Hannah.  Addie and Avery go to our church.

The real Hannah and the "Hannah Montana" look/sing-a-like!  She even got her autograph!! 

In order to raise money, there were numerous characters walking around so that you could have your pictures made.  The last two pictures are a group shot of all of the characters and Scott.  Spiderman was there, but left early--so obviously he missed the group shot!

Mom's Birthday Part 2

Lots of Random pictures from Mom's Birthday Suprise!

His shirt says "When Mommy says NO...call 1-800-Grandma" 

My grandmother is staying with Mom and Dad until Thanksgiving, so she was able to share in the surprise as well!  I am glad she got to stay with us 3 days last week.  I don't get to see her much, so it was nice to have her here.

I am not sure what Daddy was doing...We had to sit at separate tables...this, of course, was the guy table!

She had no clue we had her a cake...Scott did a pretty good job of picking it out!  

Mom and Daughter

Not the most flattering picture, but I had to put it on here...

Below are pics of Scott and Hannah "riding the bull"...

Scott and Hannah goofing off...I love to see them interact!  

Daddy and his girls

"The Girls"