post - gobble gobble in georgia

The last few days we spent in Georgia was spent making my mom's cookie dough so we can bring it back to Texas for us to enjoy, loving on Myers, and enjoying some down time before we made the 13 hr drive back on Sunday. Yes, two hours longer due to Thanksgiving traffic. Not fun. We were so over the car by the time we made it home.

two of my favorites 

the only 20 month old I know that doesn't use a sippy cup - a cup and a straw is the only way this kid will drink. 

"uncle cam - like this!" 

good old Waffle House for breakfast

Cameron was the only one that could mix all the goodness in the cookie dough. And Myers wanted to help taste test it. 

One of the sweetest and thoughtful gifts I have ever been given. Charity made it for my for Christmas. It's 42 inches by 42 inches. It - is - huge. I was shocked that Cameron was able to fit it in the Corolla and it made it home untouched. It's navy, my wedding color, and the edges are coral which was Charity's wedding color - and a meaningful word for inside the heart. I find myself staring at it several times during the day. It makes a huge statement in the living room. I am one blessed girl to have a sister like I do in my life. Sisters are the best. 

pre-gobble gobble in georgia

Cameron and I spent Thanksgiving in Georgia this year with my parents and my sister and her little family. We made the 11 hr drive on Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Cam and I are road trip experts by now. Best part about driving out for the holidays?! Bringing back a cooler full of your moms sweet potato souffle, stuffing, and lots of cookie dough (sorry Charity & Derek...kinda but not really). We were finally able to give Myers some spoiling and loving. Funniest little boy and he loves his Uncle Cameron. Watching the two of them interact was one of my favorite parts of the trip, oh and hearing Myers say "Che-sea" for the first and only time so far. Stinker.

anytime the broom comes out, he runs to grab the dust pan to help. 

he's been saying "Oreo" for a while now - but he made me wait till the last day for him to say my name... 

visiting my dad at his shop

we were at home depot since the day before Thanksgiving we decided to build a new pantry ;) Myers loved watching the big saw. I think this was the same expression for a good ten minutes or so. 

My & Bubs

**This post is dedicated to Charity & Kristen - since they have both asked for it.

After my trip to NYC to visit Cam, I headed to Atlanta/Athens to visit my family to keep me occupied while he was away. This post may be picture over load, mainly because these two boys are too sweet for words. The first half of my visit I stayed with my sister is Athens since both my parents work during the day, and spent a long weekend in Woodstock before heading back to Dallas. Charity has some of the best neighbors, and we joke that she lives in Pleasantville. One of her neighbors, Kristen, has a little boy, Myles, that is 6 weeks younger than Myers and they are the funniest little boys together. I loved spending every second with these boys. 

sorry Bubs, I really don't know why you're so blurry in the picture

Georgia

After New York City, I flew to Georgia to spend a week with my family. Plus I got to give lots of loving to my sweet little MyMy.

bunch of randomness to play catch up

April was a crazy month here in the Thatcher home. We spent Easter up in Dallas and got to love on all of our sweet nieces and nephews, and celebrate Ed's 60th birthday. My spring semester ended this week, and now I can breathe for a few weeks before summer semester starts.

Oh Owen - you are such a funny kid. 

Watching all the Thatcher boys play a game of basketball. 

Best buds. Their relationship is the sweetest. 

um yeah - this guy loves popcorn so naturally we had to get the largest bag possible at the Pecan Street Festival in downtown Austin. 

The reason I hate philosophy. This stupid quiz took me 6 - SIX - painful hours for 15 questions.... 

I really just love this picture of my honey. 

Char & My visit Austin

Charity and Myers flew in from Atlanta on Sunday afternoon. We were so excited we couldn't even stand it. On the way home from the airport we drove through downtown and grabbed some delicious pizza at Home Slice (definitely one of our favorite pizza places in Austin). We rested some, and found an awesome hiking trail not far from our place so we spent the rest of the afternoon just exploring. 

We had the windows down, radio on, and he was just singing away for us. 

It has been such a treat having my sister and sweet nephew visit us in Austin. He's been such a trooper sleeping in his little pack n play in the corner of the living room. Cameron took Myers out on the patio tonight before bed and they star gazed and puppy watched. Myers even started walking while he was here within the first 10 minutes of being at our place. It's been so fun watching him stumble and giggle while he's been learning. We're sorry you've had to miss it Derek! Hope we've taken enough video to make up for it, somewhat. 

This boy couldn't drink his green smoothie fast enough. 

georgia 1

Our time in Georgia has been perfect. It's been fabulous not worrying about things we need to do, place we need to be, or being woken up by an alarm clock. We decided to drive this time and we got in late Thursday night. Christmas Eve was spent at my parent's house with Charity and her little family. It was Myers' first Christmas and he is the funniest little boy. He sure does love his Uncle Cam & Aunt Chelsea. His laugh fills the house and you can't help but laugh when you hear it. Since Christmas fell on a Sunday this year we woke up early to open presents, and then got ready for church. The rest of the day was full of food, family, and a game of Ticket to Ride.

my beautiful Mimi gave me a blanket that her mom, Lula, had sewn many years ago. 

papa & mymy

he was SO excited for this toy. he LOVES it. 

merry christmas!