Feeling better, busy around here...

Well, we're feeling much better around here. So well that we started putting our Christmas decorations up finally (for those of you who know me well I normally have them up the day after Thanksgiving!). I had a great little helper this year as you can see! I know this is a lot of pics, but I just couldn't help posting them all since she was having so much fun with the lights!

Sick Baby

Pitiful is all I can say. Ellie got her first fever on Sunday, and she is still sick. We have been home together for 2 days now so Mommy is about to go stir crazy, and Ellie is sick of being sick! We are just puny around here. I also have decided the paci has officially become an addiction which is fine by me since it seems to soothe her while she's sick. Please say a little prayer that my baby gets well very soon. We're tired of this fever!

Our Thanksgiving

We had an awesome Thanksgiving with our families on both sides. We were on the road a lot, and Ellie was a champ spending 3 nights in 3 different houses. Let's just say she passed out in my arms tonight and was so happy to be back in her house and in her bed!

Ellie & her 2nd cousin Sarah

Ellie & her cousin Madison

Well, to say the least our Auburn Tigers didn't exactly pull it through, but we still had a good time over at the Gammill's. It actually helped having a 7 month old around to divert my attention away from that miserable 2nd half! 2008 has been a great year in many respects, but we Prewetts are looking forward to a fresh start for 2009!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

At least in Ellie's room! I got her a pink tree for her room, and she helped me decorate it and put it up in her room on Friday. It is so fun to watch her stare at it in amazement, and I cannot wait to see how she reacts to the big tree in the living room. Rusty and I feel so blessed to have Ellie here with us to share in this holiday season and cannot wait to make lots of memories together!

What we've been up to this week....

Anna Spencer came over for a playdate and to "help" me with Ellie one afternoon...
Ellie helped me unload the dishwasher...

And lastly...I have been trying to figure out a good, safe place to put Ellie while doing laundry because I don't like to leave her alone while I'm closed up in the laundry room. Well, I finally came up with a solution, and she loves it! So for you moms who may have the same problem here you go!

Rusty, Ellie, and I are truly looking forward to spending this Thanksgiving together with our family. We have so much to be thankful for this year. We will head down to Atmore to be with Rusty's family on Weds and then up to Anniston to be with my family on Friday. We hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!!

Slideshow

I finally got the slideshow from Ellie's portraits. Enjoy!

www.heatherswannerphotography.com/prewett

Weekend in the Atm...

Rusty, Ellie, and I went down to Atmore for the weekend to visit with family. Poppy (my dad) built a cabin about 30 minutes outside of Atmore about a year-and-a-half ago on our hunting land, and Ellie spent her first night out there on Sat night despite the fact that I said I would never stay there! The entire cabin runs off of a generator since there is no power out there! Rusty and I actually stayed out there for the first time last Jan, and my poor dad spent the entire weekend trying to prove to me that it wasn't so bad. The cabin "passed my test," and I have to admit I thoroughly enjoy our time there now. There are lots of great amenities to include indoor plumbing, and I can even use my hairdryer with no trouble at all! Not so bad! This weekend we watched a little Auburn football (another disappointing game!), ate a LOT and enjoyed the beautiful, cool weather! Poppy's cabin

Ellie & Poppy

On Sunday Ellie got to visit with Momese, her great-grandmother and namesake (Eloise), and also with her Great Aunt Ann. Ann surprised Ellie with a pre-Christmas treat, "Twas the Night Before Christmas!"
The 2 Eloise's

Ann & Ellie

She SO wants to crawl!

Amazing...

My photographer that is! Ellie went for her 6 month portraits on Monday, and I love what I've seen so far! Ellie did great especially considering all of her outfit changes! Here are 2 of the pictures Heather (photographer) posted on her blog. We're still waiting for the rest of them, and I'll post the slideshow on the blog once she sends it to me.