Memorial Day

It seems I have now limited my posting to major holidays. I am going to try to do better when the new baby gets here, but that may be a bit unrealistic. We are eagerly anticipating the arrival of baby boy Pearson which the doctors say could come "any day now." However, I am suspicious that they really have no idea what they are talking about and that this baby will come when he is good and ready. In the meantime, we have moved in to our new house and have been very busy making it feel like home.

We spent Memorial Day in St. Simons and despite the bad weather, did make it to the beach a few times. This was Adeline's first trip to the beach where she could walk and she had a BALL! She loved the sand, ocean waves, pool etc and now asks to go swimming several times a day. Fortunately, we have several pools close by, and being in a pool actually makes me feel a little less "whalish"-so we have done our fair share of swimming this summer! Hopefully, the next post will be of the newest Pearson...I guess I'm going to have to work on another blog name...

Easter in Thomasville

We spent Easter in Thomasville at Possy (this is how Adeline says "Sparky") and Grandaddy's house. Adeline enjoyed hunting Easter eggs, but particularly enjoyed eating the candy out of the Easter eggs. Here are a few pics of Adeline in her Easter dress...

Christmas 2008

Catching Up!

I know it has been quite a while since the last post; however, I think I have a pretty good excuse! In late October, we found out that we are expecting Baby Pearson #2! He/she is due July 7th, which we are hoping will be THE busiest week of peach season (: Needless to say, we were a little suprised at the news, but very excited! I am 10 weeks now and reveling in the wonders of the first trimester...morning sickness, breakouts, exhaustion..just to name a few. Adeline broke the news to everyone by wearing a t-shirt that read "I'm going to be a big sister." It was amazing how long it took everyone to register what her shirt said. Adeline does not understand any of this yet; however, she does know that her primary playmate has suddenly become pretty pathetic! Fortunately, the holidays have kept us pretty busy and we have had both our families around to help entertain her. To recap the last month...


In early November, my mom, sisters, and I took a girls' trip to Atlanta to do some Christmas shopping. Of course, the girls weekend would not have been complete without Adeline (what are we going to do if the next one is a boy?) Here are some shots of Adeline doing what girls (atleast Defnall girls) do best...eating dessert, lounging in her pjs in her heavenly bed, and taking a much needed bubble bath (shopping can really wear a girl out).

Then came Thanksgiving...The Pearson family Thanksgiving consisted of about 60 people out at the cabin-eating, going on hayrides, shooting skeet, riding in the boat etc. I think Adeline had as much fun as anybody! Here are a few of my pics, but for some really good pics see The Kelleys blog (Lanier- I definitely need copies of those pictures!)

We went down to Thomasville for Thanksgiving weekend for some much needed (atleast for me) TLC. Adeline and I spent the next week in Thomasville and Sparky came to the rescue! It was so nice to sleep in, have someone else change Adeline's diapers (morning sickness and diapers are not a good combination), fix our meals, and do our laundry! Thank you so much Mom! While we were in Thomasville, we took Adeline to the Christmas parade. I don't think she quite knew what to make of it, but she seemed to enjoy it. Santa Claus has been a no-go this year. When I took her to get her picture made with him, she took one look at him and said NOOOO (while shaking her head adamantly back and forth)...maybe next year. Here are a few shots of us at the parade...

Halloween

Halloween is so much fun when you have children! It gives everyone an excuse to dress up and eat lots of candy. I think Adeline really enjoyed all the Halloween festivities also. We decided she should be a lamb since the only animal sound she knows is Baaa! She was a good sport and wore the whole ensemble two days in a row.

Too cute!


Two fur balls!


An unsuccessful attempt to get a group shot of our playgroup

Sporting Daddy's wig


Yes, we ALL dressed up!

Happy Birthday Jimbo!

Adeline's only cousin is turning 2 tomorrow! We are so sorry that we can't be in Charleston to wish Jimbo a happy birthday in person. This is the best we can do...

First Fair

Adeline went to the fair for the first time yesterday, and not just any fair...the Georgia National Fair! For those of us in the middle Georgia area, the fair is a pretty big deal. Ansley and Ben came up for the weekend and we decided to go to the fair on Saturday afternoon-bad idea! It seems when you crowd thousands of people, hundreds of grills, and too much livestock on a paved area in middle Georgia, it doesn't matter what season it is-it is going to be HOT! However, the heat did not seem to matter to Adeline, because she LOVED every minute of it! She ate her first corn dog, drank an ICEE, decided she did not like cotton candy, and helped us eat a delicious apple dumpling ...what's not to love? Ben also won her a stuffed frog, which she now insists on keeping with her at all times. She loved watching us on the rides and would scream (in excitement) when the people on the rides were screaming. Here are some pictures from Adeline's fair trip...