Forgot to mention...

Before the fun turkey day festivities at Chloe's school yesterday, she and I met with our favorite Pediatrician, Dr. Roads, for her 5 year check up!  Well, things started off great.  We arrived on time (good), we sat in the waiting room and filled out her survey (good), we got called back in a timely manner (good), etc, etc....well, to jump to the horrific part of the appointment--enter nurse with needles to draw blood from my child.  I initially thought this would go okay...why?  I don't know...my child HATES needles or anything to do with a shot.  Literally, it took 4 grown women to hold her down to get this done.  I guess they really  needed to check that cholesterol.  I think she is scarred for life now.  Chloe screamed bloody murder for the whole 60 seconds it took to take a tiny vile of blood.  Oh, to top it off, they had to then stick her leg for her flu shot.  Needless to say, she was quite hard to calm down.  I'm hoping they won't have to do that every year because I'm not sure she will ever want to go back!

When it was all said and done, I asked her if she was mad at me.  She told me no, "you didn't do it to me Mama."  Well, guess she is just mad at the Nurses!  

Stats from her appointment:

Weight--38 lbs (38%)

Height--44 inches (79%)

She is long and lean folks!  Dr. Roads said she is doing just fine in all categories!  

As of now, a clean bill of health!  She's a growin' girl...that is for sure!

"I'm a little turkey, short and fat..."

This was part of the sweet song Chloe sang at her Thanksgiving Feast today.  Blake and I got to go and enjoy lunch with her and the other Kindergartners.  I'm pretty sure I say this a lot, but I absolutely love everything about the Academy.  There are so many 'extras' they do there that makes things like Thanksgiving so very special for her (and for me)!  The kids sang 2 sweet songs and then we ate a yummy meal of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, mac-n-cheese, green beans & desserts!  Thanks to Mrs. King and Mrs. Samuels for letting us parents share this special day with our kiddos!

Here are a few pictures from our fun little lunch!

My Little Turkey

Singing with her classmates

They had the kids artwork displayed for all of us to see:

I'm looking forward to more Holiday Fun this week!

Weekend Wrap-Up

We had a jammed packed weekend...are there any other kind?

Friday night, on a whim, Blake and I decided to head to Nashville to do a bit of shopping.  It's been a while since we have done anything by ourselves...it was nice to have a date night.  After hitting the mall, we headed to Cantina Laredo to eat dinner...mole enchiladas and guacamole...YUM!  Afterwards, we hit up our favorite Nashville hot spot, The Big Bang!  It's a dueling piano bar and is SO incredibly fun.  I love an adult night out!

My favorite purchase in a LONG time.  They look so cute on his fat little feet!

Enjoying my Pomegranate Martini @ Cantina Laredo

Mole Enchiladas & the Best Table Side Guacamole you will EVER eat! 

My date for the evening!

Photo Op {FAIL} at The Big Bang.

Even with the ability to see ourselves on the iPhone...we were still not able to take a good picture!

Saturday was low key; we put up our Christmas tree (a tad early, I know).  It feels so good to have it up though...now we get enjoy it for a full 1 1/2 months.  Its a ton of work putting those babies up...I want to enjoy them!  That night, we headed to Birdie and Sams to eat our first round of Thanksgiving meals!  Ham, potatoes, stuffing...the works!  It was a nice way to end the afternoon!

My Little Elf helping with the Tree Decor

The finished product.  

I watched 5 million tutorials on how to make a bow for the top of the tree...I was pretty pleased with the outcome considering I'm not super crafty at all.

This is our 'Santa' tree.  This is where we congregate on Christmas morning.  We also have a tree downstairs in our kitchen / sitting area, but it is more for looking pretty with an all gold theme!

Sunday was spent lounging around and finishing up some Christmas decorating!  Carter had another mini session with Courtney to snap a few more 1 year old pictures!  I can't wait to see what she got!  He was in such a happy mood, which is his norm!

Blake said that Carter looked like a little golfer with his sweater vest...I couldn't agree more!

This weekend was great--relaxing but so productive!

Had to throw in this picture of Chloe..we painted her nails sparkly tonight thanks to the borrowed polish from Amanda!

Speaking of polish, I bought a set of Essie minis from Walgreens...I was so excited to use it; I went home and immediately painted my nails.  Meet my 'new' love--Cranberry!

I think it's a great fall color...it will be worn often!

Finally, for dinner tonight, I made the yummiest recipe.  Chloe even approved!

Cowboy Chicken:

In crockpot, place 3-4 chicken breasts,

1 8oz block of cream cheese, 

1 can of corn (partially drained), 

2 cans of black beans (drained),

1 jar of salsa (I used Picante Sauce)

Let cook ALL day on low

Enjoy over Scoops!

Yum!

Had to get proof that she ate it!  This kid doesn't eat much so it's a HUGE compliment when she says something is good!

Looking forward to a fun filled Holiday week!