I'm Back

So the holidays are officially here and so is the cold weather. Everyone in the Powell house has been battling various colds the past few weeks...yes, that's right weeks!! I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel which is great, because I think we are down to our last box of Kleenex. Since the last post, I am very excited to announce some exciting news:

• My pledge sisters Rachel and Ginny gave birth to beautiful girls and Julia has a handsome little boy and my sweet girlfriend Lauren had a girl
• Ginny was on Oprah - TWICE - discussing the amazing life of her sweet son and daughter.
• A sorority sister and previous colleague were married - Congrats Angela and Danny (I forgot my camera, but the wedding was beautiful)!
• Another pledge sister, Jana is pregnant with her first child.
• My beautiful sis, Laura had a great engagement party. Here is a picture of the happy couple
• Powell #3, aka Peach, has completed half of his / her journey in my belly. We are not going to find out the sex of the baby, which always makes for an interesting discussion
• After working more than seven years with Newell Rubbermaid, I am now spending some time working in the home - I know, you would think I have been posting more, but obviously that's not the case.
• The twins saw Santa and were not nearly as quite as they were last year. Yes, we visited the same Santa at Phipps Mall in Atlanta where you need to make an appointment in October. To be honest, we saw Santa before Thanksgiving, talk about small pickins' for matching Christmas outfits. Thanks mom for finding some cute threads!

Thankfully my mother-in-law attended the

dramatic event with me - thanks Jo Ann

So, other than that, we have been enjoying the holidays and getting ready for Christmas! Here are some recent pictures....

Family photo at Thanksgiving #1, thanks Phil and Cindy, everything was delicious!

Kate and Tom bonding before heading back to Atlanta

Just too darn cute not to include....

The Godfather bonding with his two favorite kids...

Family photo and last and final Thanksgiving...number three!

I hope you and your family enjoyed the holidays, there is so much to be thankful for these days!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! It was quite chilly in Atlanta this year, but the twins had a blast dressing up and attending parties. Here are a few pictures from my Mother's of Multiples Group Fall Festival and Halloween Day:

Tom and his super scary Halloween face

Looking like a big boy, enjoying the swing No, it's not Curious George, it's my little monkey Tom! At the festival, Elizabeth was more interested in walking, rather than wearing a costume

It's Halloween night and we are getting the monkeys ready. Our super cute neighbor, Barton, comes over to lend an extra hand.

Dads - Tom and Rick, with precious cargo in tow to the Halloween party Notice Barton is in charge of the cargo (aka - adult beverages)

The best family photo taken, with the complete monkey costume

Girls love it when a cute fireman show them some attention

It is love at first site...