Aaargh! Beating the Pirates!

We made the trip to Charlotte this past weekend to watch the Gamecocks take on the East Carolina Pirates.  It was a hot day for tailgating, but we had fun!  Parker has said several times since Saturday, "Mommy, I like tailgating."  We're planning to take him to a few more Gamecock games this fall.

Before we left Charlotte on Sunday afternoon, we went with Granddaddy and Grandmomma to feed the ducks in their neighborhood.  It has become quite the tradition on Sunday afternoons when we are up there.

On Our Way to See the Gamecocks Play

We saw Cocky last night at the Carolina pep rally!  Parker wasn't too sure about him at first, but as soon as we left all he talked about was how much fun he had with him!

Go Gamecocks!

A Look Back at 2010

It was so much fun looking back through 2010.  It was a busy and wonderful year!  I'm looking forward to see what 2011 holds.

So without further ado...

a few highlights from 2010:

In January 2010 we,

Rang in the New Year in New Jersey,

 Celebrated a first birthday,

and finished out the month with a trip to the mountains with friends.

In February 2010 we,

Kissed our little Valentine,

 

played in the snow,

 and helped throw a Couples Baby Shower for friends Zane and Ellen.

In March 2010 we,

Tackled a home improvement project and finished it.

In April 2010 we,

Visited the Holy City,

Received a first hair cut,

and took an adults-only trip to Sin City (here, here, here & here).

In May 2010 we,

 Spent Mother's Day at IOP

 and kicked off the summer with a neighborhood block party.

In June 2010 we,

 Celebrated Aunt Laura's graduation.

In July 2010 we,

 Celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks in Charlotte

In August 2010 we,

Spent a week at the beach,

 played in the mountains,

and helped Aunt Laura move into Carolina.

In September 2010 we,

Did a lot of cheering for the Gamecocks; just about every Saturday.
 

In October 2010 we,

Took our first trip to a pumpkin patch,

visited the SC State Fair with friends and for a date night,

 and went trick-or-treating for the first time with our little cowboy.

In November 2010 we,

Ate turkey and gobbled 'til we wobbled...twice,

and took a trip to the zoo.

And, finally, in December 2010 we,

Met our elf,

made gingerbread houses with the Fox's,
 

celebrated Christmas (in a few different places),

and ended out the year playing in the snow!

What an incredible year!  We are so blessed!

Crushing Clemson

11/27/2010
USC vs. Clemson
(29 - 7, COCKS)

The Carolina vs. Clemson game was Saturday night.  Although we couldn't be there in person, we had fun tailgating at home.  We had several new Carolina fans cheering with us and one Clemson fan.  Parker didn't go to sleep until after the game!  

Two of Parker's new favorite phrases are: "I wanmo Lattimo!"  (Translation: "I want more, Lattimore") and "Go Gamecocks!"  

Good-looking Cowherd men

 

 My two boys

 I can't believe how big my baby is getting!

 

 

Daddy and Mr. Joe better watch out...they have some fierce competition ahead of them!

At Least we have Tailgating

11/06/2010
USC vs. Arkansas
(41 - 20, Razorbacks)

Despite the cold weather and the undesirable outcome of the game, we still had a great time tailgating!