Wedding Debut

Hudson made his wedding debut this weekend as the ringbearer for one of our previous youth and her new man! To say that Dusty and I were nervous is an understatement. And after a rehearsal fail on Friday night, we didn't think it was even going to happen. But we prayed. Hard. Lord, just let him walk down the aisle.

Pre-Wedding, so handsome!

Hudson and the beautiful bride, Paige. We love her.

AND...success!! He did it!

Look how adorable!!

And now it's time to par-tay!

Phew! Mommy and Daddy are breathing a sigh of relief!

Now bring on Christmas!!

Preschool Sing-A-Long

Our preschool Christmas performances were last Thursday. Hudson's class sang "Happy Birthday Jesus" and Ellie's class joined the rest of the kids for "Jingle Bells" and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas." They were super cute in their Christmas pajamas! And now, vacation!

Singing so sweetly!

"Hi Mom! "Hi Dad!"

(That is seriously what she calls us.)

She stood up to dance! Such a crack-up!

However, Santa is no laughing matter. She was not okay with that!

Now, on to the next!

8 Years...

Happy Anniversary Dusty!

I love you more every day!

Here We Go!

Christmas is in full swing here! Parties and Christmas activities are keeping us pretty busy, but we're having so much fun! This is a big week for us...anniversary, preschool sing-a-long and Hudson's wedding debut! (Mommy is somewhat nervous!)

Love this time of year!

Hudson was a gingerbread making machine!

Looking at lights with Kate and Jack!

Love them.

Trying not to inhale the fake snow! :)

More to come soon!

Advent

My MOPS group made Advent Calendars last week and let me tell you...major excitement has ensued at the Brewer home! This was our first year to do one and Hudson is loving it. I've mixed in some fun Christmas activities with little treats and trinkets. Thank you Pinterest for all your fun ideas!

Countdown to Christmas!

These two are ready for the holiday season!

(And ready to pull of the next number!)

Chocolate gold coins! Score!

Looking forward to a wonderful Christmas season!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am beyond thankful for these two!

Hudson 3 1/2 years

Ellison 22 months

Brewer Family Thankful Tree 2011

Just recently God has stirred in Hudson a passion for prayer. It is such a blessing to hear my children pray, but even more so that he is choosing to pray on his own and is sensing needs in others. Both Hudson and Ellie were quick to tell us things they were thankful for this year. (Family, books, church, snacks, toys, friends, Jesus, etc.) We are really working with Hudson on being grateful for what we already have and not constantly wanting more. Hard lesson for a three year old. And sometimes for a thirty-something too.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Brewer Family!

Every good and perfect gift is from above.

James 1:17a

Dash

Hudson was ready for some trick-or-treating! We could barely keep up with him!

Muscles!

He takes his character seriously.

Dash and Hulk, taking on the world, one piece of candy at a time.

Happy Family!!

Bumble Bee

This little bumblebee is a no tricks, just treats kind of girl!

You really want me to wear this all night?

Where's my bucket? Let's do this!

That's cool, but they better have candy.

Yall go ahead, I'm gonna have some animal crackers!

Ellie thinks Halloween is awesome!

Costumes and Candy

Today was our preschool costume parade and Fall parties. Costumes and candy. Basically, the best day ever for a 3 1/2 year old! Hudson walked with his class and got candy from the church staff. I'm pretty sure I heard one of his classmates say "Hudson, why is your Daddy dressed like that?" Ha! All the staff members dress up and Dusty was a graduate. Hudson was really into it this year! So much fun!

Dash, from The Incredibles

"Because he's fast!"

Candy!!

Can you say sugar high?!

The verdict is still out on whether Ellie is going to wear a costume on Halloween.

Either way, she's still my little pumpkin!

21 Months

Ellie's two year mark is approaching. I really need time to stand still. She is at a really fun, funny stage right now. I love it. And I want to kiss her cheeks all day long.

If you haven't read or seen The Help, I highly recommend it. I may or may not have cried like a baby at the end of the book and in the movie theater (twice). Great book/movie. There is a little girl in the movie who reminds me of my little Ellison. And so over the last few months, I have found myself saying these words to her as we rock,

You is kind...

You is smart...

You is important.

I love this little girl so much. She makes me smile all day. From her awesome dance moves, to her little mothering skills to her prayers for food...I can't get enough of her!!

Bring on the two's!!

More pumpkins...

Some of my favorite pictures from the day...

Love him.

The pouty lip. Lord help us.

And my fave, Kate giving the littles bunny ears.

Our lives have changed over the last six years. Looking forward to many more pumpkin patches with you Testone's!

My Pumpkins at the Patch

Even though it is the middle of October and still 85 degrees, we pretended like it was Fall and went to the pumpkin patch this morning. Love that we have some ongoing family traditions and great friends to make memories with. And we're thankful that they don't judge us when we bribe our children to smile.

Yay!! The pumpkin patch!!

So grown up.

Look at his sweet smile!

And look at his fake smile!

Happy Fall from the Brewer's!!

Granny's House

We love Granny's house!!

Thanks for letting us stay with you Granny! We love you!

Krista's Hustle

We headed to Gainesville for the weekend to do the hustle for Krista's foundation! We love getting to go to the walk each year! Money for three high school senior scholarships have already been raised in Krista's name!

There were some awards given after the walk, and guess what??

Ellie won best dressed! Ha!!

Yay Ellie! Your very first trophy!!

Hudson was all smiles playing with cousin Addison!

I didn't get a picture of us actually walking, so this lovely will have to do.

Back to School!

This morning we were all back to school!

We are so thankful that both of our kids love school. And mommy LOVES that they are right down the hall...I may or may not check on them multiple times a day. :)

Ready to go!

Maybe their teachers can work on looking at the camera?

Ms. Independent

She walked right in, never looked back, found a baby and said "Change her!"

I hope the Caterpillar room is ready for this one!

Hudson in the Squirrel room.

First choice...rocks and magnifying glasses!

Looking forward to a great year!