A Hill Family First

Since Lee and I got married, we have always had a fake Christmas tree. I just think it's a lot easier to deal with. Less mess, easy disposal, etc. And every year Lee whines about it. He wants the SMELL of Christmas in the house. Well, this year, our softball team was selling trees at school for a very reasonable price. They even agreed to deliver them! So I caved. Although there is quite a mess everywhere - I just can't seem to get all the needles up before more fall - it is beautiful. And it does smell really good. It is so huge. We had to move furniture all over to make room for it. Parker loves turning the lights on in the morning and turning them off at night. He's been pretty good about leaving it alone...but as you can see he does sneak over every now and then to see what he can do. So all in all, I'm glad we have it. That's not to say that we'll have a real one next year...we'll just have to see.

I must give some credit to my sweet little sister, Lia. Lee and I put the tree up last Saturday and put the lights on and everything, but we didn't have time to put the ornaments on. I had truly considered not putting ornaments on it at all...I mean, the time to leave the tree up this year is so short. Well, I came home from school on Wednesday to find my tree totally decorated. Lia had come home after exams and decorated the tree while I was gone. And she's allergic to real Christmas trees! I'm was and am so grateful. It really is beautiful. She did a great job.

One last week left of school!! Being out last week for our "snow day" kinda spoiled me. I'm ready to be out NOW!!

A haircut for you, and a haircut for you...

Everyone in our house got a haircut last week! I was so tired of looking at Parker's wings and was finally able to convince Lee that it was ok to cut them off. Ms Ann was so quick he didn't even know what happened! Lee just needed a trim, but I was in need of a full new 'do. Tired of looking like a child with unruly hair. Thank you to Roxanne who made me look like I teach high school and am not in it!!


Parker couldn't figure out what was going on.

My two boys after their hair cuts. Yes, it's dark. Ms Ann cuts hair at ungodly hours of the day and night!

My self-photo.

Wrap it in maroon and white...

Well, the Bulldogs weren't so hot this year, but we sure did have a great time going to Starkville to cheer them on. Although the tailgate was a lot of work sometimes, it was fun to visit with family and friends, and most of the time the weather was even good. We were so excited that Courtney & Jason and Jenny & Ryan and C&C got to come. We had a great time chasing kids! I know there's still one game left, but we're finished for the year. We'll be starting our Thanksgiving celebration early! Go Dawgs!

The Hills and The Goolsbys

Our family pic

My mom and Parker

Parker loves to play with Courtney!

Trick or Treating Fun

Parker had a great time seeing all the trick or treaters tonight. We went next door to see Landon and Carter (all three of these little boys are within a month of each other!). Then we strolled down the street to see the sights with my friend Stacie and her two kids. Parker loved seeing everything. He couldn't turn his head quick enough to see it all!

The Pumpkin Patch

My mom and Alyssa and I took Parker to the pumpkin patch this past week to take some pictures. It wasn't very sunny, and Parker wasn't really in the mood, but we did get a few good pictures. I can't believe it's already fall...and almost winter! But I do love this time of year. I used to love summer...now I love this time. Something about the cool air that makes me happy! :)

Just in case anyone was wondering...

Parker is really crawling!! from Jessica Hill on Vimeo.

Yep, he finally decided to join every other baby his age!! Parker has actually been crawling for a few weeks now. I just didn't have time to post it. He's also pulling up and walking around everything while holding on. We just thought we were busy!

Go State!!

Parker loved his first Mississippi State game this past weekend. We went up Saturday morning and tailgated with my parents and Lia along with some other guests who came by. We had a great time, and Parker was a great sport. He didn't nap all day and was content to eat whenever we remembered (oops!) and didn't fuss all day. He loved all the sites and sounds... and especially the win! And we'll be going back next weekend!

Props to my husband...

Lee had major babysitting duty tonight. A bunch of the girls went out to eat for Jenny's birthday tonight, and we were so excited. Well, Alicia called today with news that her husband was sick, so she was planning to not go because someone had to stay home with Ally...until Lee saved the day. He volunteered to stay home with both of our little munchkins so we could go out for a quick night of fun. And he did a great job!! He did feed Ally in the living room, but I think she was fine with it. There were toys all over the floor and both kids seemed ok when we got back, so I think things went ok! He even had time to take these fun pictures while we were gone! He seriously is like supermom sometimes. He's just so calm and collected and never gets panicked about anything...which would be ideal when watching two very mobile babies!! Thanks for taking one for the team, Lee!!


Parker kept trying to get to Ally while she was eating...and she kept watching Parker. I'm not sure that a whole lot of eating was accomplished!

These two played really well together and had toys everywhere!