Jenna's artistic portrait of...US :-) so funny!

Jenna drew a picture of us at school and we all look so funny! She drew a picture of her daddy, then of me (and as you can see, baby Lexie too), then she drew grandpa and grandma... and we just couldn't hold back the giggles when we saw this hanging on the wall of her classroom...

Locks of Love...and Jenna's 1st Hair Cut

<~BEFORE PIC :)

It all started with my hair cut (that I seem to only get once a year) that I got on Friday. Jenna started asking me over and over "Mommy, I want my hair cut too!"... My first thought was 'Oh no! your baby curls will be gone...'.... my second thought was 'it's her hair, and baby Lexie will have plenty of curls for us to enjoy'.

So we asked her daddy... he was very much against it and Jenna just looked up at him with those big hazel eyes and said "Daddy, it's my hair!" And so... he finally caved but said "only cut a LITTLE bit". I told him that she would get to pick her hair cut because it was a big deal to her, especially now that she is a 'big sister'. We talked about it, and though it was hard for Eric, he finally said 'Ok'. We scheduled the appointment for Jelly Beans for tonight- Tuesday, November 25th at 6:30pm.

My mom and I stood back and took pictures while Jenna did 'her thing' all on her own. She was so great - and she noticed the poster for Locks of Love. So I told her all about how kids who are sick like Riley was get these wonderful gifts of hair for them to wear while they have lost their own hair due to cancer. Jenna looked at me and said "I wanna do that mom! I want to give my hair to Riley!!!"... I almost cried, but just smiled and said, "well, hold on, let me ask and see how short that would leave your hair". The hair dresser marked it and went up a few inches to account for her "baby fuzz" at the ends.... and, shoulder length wasn't that bad. It was worth it to go to a medium hair style so that less fortunate children could have something nice too. So I approved.... and I stood back with tears in my eyes, so proud of my baby girl, as she proceeded to donate 11.5 inches of her hair to Locks of Love; and on the card they wrote "from Jenna Jade; In loving memory of her best friend, Riley Hardison 9-22-08 ~ 4-06-08". And she was so happy and excited about what she did... I couldn't help but be happy with her. She has come such a long way since Riley passed, and I'm so proud to say that my Jenna Jade is a happy girl and a brave girl for donating so much hair!!!

Jenna's Fall Day Care Picture 2008

A visit from Twiggy

One of my best friends, Twiggy, lives in Charlotte, NC now and she came down and had dinner with us tonight and it was so good to see her! :) We really miss her alot! (Especially Jenna Jade...who practically held her hostage in her room all evening!) ha ha. We love you twigs!

You can see the pics of all of us at www.dropshots.com/pilkentonpearls .

Baby Shower for Lexie Noelle - Sunday Nov 16th

The baby shower was held at Hopkins Farm-

Thanks to Amanda Roshto for throwing such a beautiful shower! I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends- I had a great time and got some really awesome gifts! I will be busy with thank you cards this weekend, that's for sure!

We played a game where everyone guessed how big my belly was and many people had strings so long that they just tied bows around my belly! ha ha!

And I also gave a special gift to Jenna Jade for being such a wonderful helper for mommy and told her I was so proud of her and that she was going to be the best big sister for Lexie Noelle.

Here are some pics from the shower:

Bolt The Super Dog *in 3D*

Thanks to some free tickets I obtained from work--- Eric, Jenna Jade, my parents, and myself all got to go see the pre-screening of Bolt the Super Dog in 3D! Jenna looked so cute in her 3D glasses- and she had so much fun at the movies and she behaved so well--- we were so proud of our big girl!
Even Eric and I had a blast-- there are more 3D movies coming out next summer and we can't wait to take Jenna to see some more! :) Disney is just awesome in 3D!

Fall is BEAUTIFUL

I just can't help but admire the beauty of this season... i love all season's--- i love the beach in the summer, the flowers in the Spring...the first snow fall of winter... but absolutely nothing takes my breath away quite like the colors of the earth in autumn...

Wed. Nov 5th + Nesting = CLEAN DESK

The girls at work have begun to take over some of my duties...and the free time gave way for my nesting to kick in...and they insisted that I post the pics of my desk all clean and organized. LOL... funny! :) i'm going to do my best to keep it clean though... even after my maternity leave!