Checking in....

Sorry things have been a bit quiet on the ole blog lately, but we have been BUSY! Derek's last day of work for 2010 was Friday the 16th, and that evening we were Birmingham-bound! We spent the weekend with Derek's family and had a GREAT time. When Monday morning rolled around (the 19th), we packed up and made our way over to my parents' house in GA. We spent a couple of days there before heading up to St. Louis on the 22nd. It has been a whirlwind in every sense of the word, but oh so fun! Nothing makes it feel more like Christmas than being with family.

We had two rounds of Christmas in Birmingham, celebrated Christmas in GA with my fam, and I think I lost count after 6 Christmas parties here in St. Louis. We have had a blast with our family..especially introducing Miss Shelby to our family here in St. Louis for the very first time. But between the long drives, teething, coming down with a bad cold, and being out of her regular routine for ten days...I know Shelby {and her Mommy & Daddy, too!} will be happy to get back home. Not to mention, we still have our Biloxi Christmas waiting for us! But we have one more party today before we head back to Biloxi tomorrow. The Schumacher family is all coming over to my Aunt Diane & Uncle Steve's today to watch the Independence Bowl b/c Mizzou is playing.

{Thanks for the pics, Auntie Em!}

We will cheer for Mizzou today b/c we always cheer for our fellow SEC teams. {It's still so hard to believe Mizzou will actually be a part of our conference soon...this is not the South, y'all! And the fact that my daughter who never wears a coat or shoes had to wear a heavy coat and boots today proves it..ha!} But next year when we actually play Mizzou, Shelby will not be loving on this ugly tiger. She will be wearing her red and black and calling the Dawgs!