Proud voter!

You went to the polls with momma to vote today! You were fantastic! It was a cold and rainy day. I bundled you in your rain jacket and arrived armed with blankets, stickers, books and suckers to keep you entertained. This is my 4th time voting for president, and my first time voting at the polls. I was either absentee (college and grad school) or mail in (Colorado). There was a heightened sense if excitement voting at the poll on the actual day.

You were happy as a lark with your sucker and excitedly received your "I voted" sticker as we handed in the ballot card. It only took us 30 min, and you were so well behaved. So proud of you!

A picnic with my favorite friends...

Happy fall!

Fun at the pumpkin patch!

The Small Things....

One of my favorite blogs reminds me how much I love the small things. Whether it's collecting acorns, making leaf bouquets, or kissing stuffed animals on the nose... You show me how the simple things make life worth living.

This is my favorite "simple" shot. I walked into your room after a nap to discover you'd lined your animals up between your crib rail and wall. You were talking to them and kissed each one on the nose. The expression on your face says... what mom? They needed to be eye level... of course!!!

Go Tigers!

Fall is my favorite time of the year. Being back in the SE, brings additional joys. Clemson Football is a family tradition. Tailgating, parades, family and football. It's the best! Being away for the past 6 years has been tough. We managed to get you to a game last year and are happy to take you more often this year.

Susie and I took you and Megan to the First Friday parade. It's something I remember doing with my cousins and a fun thing we wanted to start with y'all. The two of you LOVED it!!! You enjoyed running around Bowman field and were in awe when the parade started. The cheerleaders and the band were the highlights for sure. 

I'm so proud of how well you do during the games. We've made it through half time! Here's to hoping the rest of the season goes that well.

SO COOL!

We don't hoist you up on our shoulders very often, so when I did for this picture you clung to me like an octopus. 

Feeling a bit more comfortable here

The heat was clearly getting to us here

Hanging out with Daddy and Uncle Bob

Who should I cheer for?

Heading down to our seats

Checking out the cheerleaders

My, my... how our annual Clemson date has changed over the years.

Love tailgating with Daddy!

Special Birthdays

You and Maymee share a very special day. You were born on her birthday.  She has celebrated you from your first breath and we are fortunate to spend this year celebrating, in person, with her! She even taught you how to blow out the candles on a birthday cake. That's an essential life skill ;)

Meeska Mouska... It's a Minnie Birthday!!!

"Hot Diggity Dog! Hannah's Turning 2!" We celebrated your second birthday over the weekend. Since you LOVE every thing Minnie Mouse right now, that was the theme of your birthday party. Thank goodness for Pinterest :) It helped this momma pull together your party in no time. I had several ideas in mind of what I wanted to do for you, but Pinterest was the icing on the cake. You had tons of family come out to celebrate your second year. All of the Vances and almost all of the Hubbards were there. I was blown away by the number of folks who came to celebrate you! Aunt Kristina even shared her birthday to come and celebrate you!

The decor

 "Minnie Cakes"

Mouse-kabobs

 Clubhouse Veggie Cups

Pete's Potato Chips

Mickey's Mix

The Mystery Mouskatools (aka- adult beverages) and Clarabelle's Cokes

The Hot Diggity Dogs

Your party started at 4PM, right after nap time. When you woke up from your nap, you could hardly contain yourself! You saw so many people you love in one room and didn't know what to do. So naturally, you started running and talking so fast that no one could understand a word that came from your mouth.

You loved the party decorations and especially the food table. You were particularly set on grabbing the fruit kabobs and pulling of the grapes to snack on.

You enjoyed playing with your cousins and serving all of your guests tea from your singing tea pot.

Everyone had fun mingling and the boys had fun watching football games.

Grandaddy enjoyed his girls

 Cousin Madeline did a great job of pinning you down so we could sing happy birthday and present you with the surprise birthday cake that Maymee made you. You were also a little distracted when opening your presents. You kept running out of the dining room and over to your little kitchen. You haven't quite caught onto the meaning of a present, but you really liked what you received! Mimi tried to get you to eat cake and ice cream, but it was a no go. Maybe you'd already filled up on party snacks?  Don't worry my child, we'll take you out for ice cream later. The rest of your family ate both cake and cupcakes with ice cream... ah, the sweet tooth!

Playing with your new toys

We are so blessed to have such a supportive family and one that loves you so much. You truly are one lucky little girl! We were overwhelmed by love all day :)

The Hubbards (minus the Michigan Hubbs and the Alleys)

 The Vances