Happy Birthday Jon David!

Today is my little brother's birthday and I wanted to give a shout out. He is the goofiest kid I know but also the most loving. I love you JD! I hope 24 is your best year yet!

Cheering on the Farmington Cardinals together (terrible picture of me by the way but really cute of him)

Harding University graduation - all grown up!
Dancing with both my brothers at my wedding.

Sh*t Girls Say

Ok have you seen these videos? They are hilarious!!! Since I was a sorority girl and a recent bride I have to share. These will make you laugh out loud, probably because the majority of the stuff is true!



Sh*t Sorority Girls Say
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW22JWgdr6g&sns=fb




and




Sh*t Brides Says
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW22JWgdr6g&sns=fb

New Family Additions

In my blogging hiatus, I missed 2 very special announcements. Remember back in March when I talked about not-so-patiently awaiting the new arrivals in our family? Well both my cousins' had their babies and they are so much fun!

Robert "Kenan" Smith arrived in August and I got to meet him for the first time at Christmas. He and his mom and dad live in Knoxville, Tenn. He is so sweet and let me hold him a bunch. Here is his 5-month picture. I just love those cheeks!

Caroline Gray Harriman arrived in October and I was very excited to be at the hospital for her birth. I arrived around 6 p.m. after work and she was here by 6:30! She came very quickly. She also is so sweet and loving. While I was at the hospital, I was having flashbacks of when her big brother Hudson was born just 2 years earlier. Nathan and Sarah taught Hudson how to sing "Sweet Caroline" and they played it in the room after she was born.

iPhone Pics

I was going through my iPhone pictures this weekend and I found some good ones to share.

Here is my cooking buddy. Every night when I make dinner, Tackle lays in the kitchen and watches - or just wait until I drop something for him to gobble up.

Last weekend we got to babysit our friends' baby Whitt. He was pretty fussy because he was teething. I couldn't get him to eat or fall asleep or basically do anything. I gave him to Ryan so I could go to the bathroom and I come back and he was fast asleep on Ryan's chest. That man has a way with babies. Very cute!

A Christmas creation via Southern Living. It is a Peppermint Cheesecake Layered Cake and it was the most complicated cake I have ever made. It took me 2 days to finally finish. While it was delicious, I probably won't ever make it again.
During our Christmas break I took Ryan to my mom's grave for the first time in Fort Smith. We left a Christmas Poinsettia to celebrate. My grandparents are buried right next to her and my cousin Leah is behind them. That was a special day for us.

Below is one of my Pinterest Christmas projects. I added all the Christmas cards I got to it until I ran out of room and started putting them on the refrigerator. I got 43 Christmas cards this year! I love getting them, it is one of my favorite holiday traditions.

My Christmas tree this year

In November I got to take my cousin Anniston to see the Nutcracker ballet to watch her ballet teacher perform. We had so much fun! She even wore her gold ballet shoes.

Farmington Cardinals

If you follow me on Facebook you know by now that the Farmington Cardinals had an amazing season! The ended by playing in the Semi-Final game for the first time since 1989! The Cards were predicted to finish 4th in their conference and maybe not even make it to the first round of play-offs. Because of that my Dad was named Arkansas Small School Coach of the Year and voted on by his coaching peers as an All-Star Coach for the All-Star game this summer. This year was truly a Cinderella season!



This year was even more special because it was my brother, Spencer's, first year as a full-time coach. I have never been more proud of my family! Below are some pics from this year's season.

Coach Adams and his girlfriend, Lyndsey, after the Shiloh game. And yes, you are reading that score right: Farmington 58 -Shiloh 37. Shiloh had a bad season and I never once felt sorry for them. It was time for them to lose a game.

The next two are pictures of signs that lined Main Street in Farmington when the team made it to playoffs. This is one of the many reasons I love small towns. They whole town showed so much support for the team.

Farmington vs. Berryville

My Aunt Janie (my dad's sister) and Uncle Doug brought their grandson, Hudson, to a game. He loved it!

The coaches' families after a big win

Spencer's first game as a head coach on the field with his 7th graders. Look how tiny they are! I love this picture because Dad is watching his son fulfill his dream of becoming a football coach.

The girls again at a playoff game.

I had so much fun this year and I can't wait until next season. GO CARDS!

Christmas Happenings

Below are some pictures from the Holiday season, our first as the Pettigrews. I didn't get many at all but there were a few.

First, we went to the lighting of the square. I love these lights and I have never been to the actual lighting ceremony so we got to go this year. Ryan even left in the middle of a Hog game to take me. He is a great husband!

To all you Deltas, yes I am weaing my Tri Delt Fleece. Don't judge - I love that thing!

On Christmas Eve we were at my parents' house. Here is a picture of my shorter hair too.

We were at the Pettigrew house on Christmas morning. At one point we looked over and all three dogs were sitting by the presents. So cute!If you ever need a gift idea for the Pettigrew boys, just go straight to Cabelas. I laughed so hard when I saw those presents pile up in front of Ryan. His parents just put a stick on bow on the boxes his presents were delivered in. They know their son all too well.

I was very blessed this year and I hope everybody had a great Christmas. Happy New Year!

It's Sad When....

It's sad when you walk into your local Liquor store and not one, but two of the guys working there call you by name. Yes, that happened to me this weekend. Apparently I have become a valued customer at Premier Wine & Spirits. It is on 6th street in between Farmington and Fayetteville and right on my way home from work so it is a little too easy to drive through and pick up a bottle of my favorite wine. I love that place. They are always so helpful and if I ever want to try a bottle, they will uncork it right then and there to let me have a sip. Now that is customer service!

I have become a big wine drinker lately and I think I owe that to my dad. He is a wine connoisseur and is always telling me of different kinds to try. My favorites of the moment are Cupcake Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand) and Garnacha de Fuego (Spain). Both are around $10 which is about what I want to pay for wine.

This weekend Ryan and I also ordered a new wine cooler. We got one for our wedding and we loved it. It was one of our favorite gifts, but apparently we picked a bad model because it broke on us twice. We returned the first one and the second one (same kind) only lasted about 2 months so this time we decided to pick a different kind. This one is much bigger but we were able to use left over gift cards from the wedding to cover the difference. I can't wait until it gets here so I can fill it up!