Good Ol' Southern Wedding in GA

We had the wonderful opportunity in September to go to the wedding of Eric's friends, John and Meredith Piede. Eric and John were chief residents together at Wake Forest and Meredith was a chief when John and Eric were residents. Got all that? Anyway, this was probably the best wedding we have ever been to. It was beautiful with all the southern charm imaganiable. They served the dinner family style and it even included fried green tomoatoes! Can you say yum! Eric had the pleasure of serving as an usher.

You might recognize this one......

Addison was in heaven with her "candy bar".

A behind the scene look at the groom's dressing room.

John and Eric

My favorite picture of Eric and Addison

Hello from the Bluegrass! Has it really been this long??



So here I sit in our kitchen in Kentucky wondering where has the time gone? We moved to KY the end of June and it has been a whirlwind since. It was truly a blessing that we sold our house in Winston Salem. Thanks to every one's prayers and the blessings from above. We are very sad to report that our blessed Brisco (Bulldog) didn't make the trip with us. He was very elderly and quite ill so we made the decision to send him to heaven which is one of the hardest things we have ever done next to losing our parents. We will always treasure him.

  

KY House

 We are liking KY. It is very much like NC but maybe a tad cooler and not as humid. We like our 16 year old home and quiet back yard complete with a playground set. The house and yard were in need of a face lift which we are well under way in doing. We have painted the whole inside, landscaped, added new appliances and counter tops as well as new shutters to the front. We thought we'd stop before we break the bank b/c we're sure we'll find many more projects to do in our 3-5 years here.



Eric is enjoying his cardiology fellowship at University of KY. Check out Eric's mug on this link. He stays super busy and we don't get to see him much but he checks in to let us know that he is still alive so that is always good. UK is in Lexington which is very much a college town but the famous horse farms and community have kept this area quite pristine and family oriented. Horse legends such as Seattle Slew and Big Brown reside right down the road. Of course I am loving the horses! Oh and a big BTW, the World Equestrian games not only came to the US for the first time ever but it was held right here in Lexington. Lucky us!

We have also made many new friends between church and Eric's work colleagues. We love having dinner parties and get togethers even though they are sporadic with Eric's busy schedule.

Addison and her best friend Bailey



Addison will be 22 months old on the 8th. I can't believe it. She runs everywhere she goes and follows it with "I run!". Of course the tantrums have struck and there are many days in which she lays on her back, kicking and screaming or possibly biting carpet not caring if we are in the post office or not. She keeps us laughing constantly. Lately her favorite sayings are, "Dee doo (thank you) Mommy/Daddy", "Mmmm, it good", "I sucker!". She loves Dum-Dums and demands one as soon as she gets up in the morning but don't worry, she doesn't succeed in her persuasions. She is obsessed with Elmo and Elmo's world and Mickey Mouse. At least it's not Barney...yet! Addison was Minnie Mouse for Halloween and was quite cute. She was so sweet going from car to car at the church's Trunk or Treat in which she would only take one little Tootsie Roll or sucker and move on to the next saying "treat-treat". I suspect the greed will set in next year but as for now she was so polite and sweet. I savor these moments.

Our latest and greatest news is that we are expecting our second baby on Feb., 5th (my sister's b-day). It's going to be a boy and Papa Wallace is quite excited to have his football player/ golf buddy and I suspect slave laborer all in one. :o)  We are all excited for sure! Addison doesn't really comprehend what's going on yet but we think she will be a great big sisters b/c of her super sweet and caring disposition. We expect some jealousy but suspect that she will trade that in for a new playmate.

This is the face I get when she wants something.

 

Bathing beauty in her new swimming pool in KY.

        

 

Testing out the sand that Daddy just put in her sand box.

    

Taking Daddy's shoes for a test drive.


 

Boyd's Orchard 2010




As for me, well, I am steady growing and incubating. Ugh! I am getting adjusted to not going into work every day and quickly learning all about play dates and groups as well as doing lots of house work and chasing the "squeaker" everywhere she may decide to go. I'm trying to stay in better shape this pregnancy but I'm starting to slow down a bit. I am 27  weeks this week and I am eating everything in site and LOVE spicy food! The more jalapenos the better! I was blessed to be able to keep my job with Tengion even after moving to KY. Tengion kept me on as a consultant and I work from home when Addison naps and at night after dinner.

Addison kept taking bites out of the gourd!!

We are heading to see my Mom and sister over Thanksgiving in Utah for a week and then we're off to Washington state to see Eric's sister and his grandpas, aunts, friends, etc. for a week. It should be a very interesting trip with big prego me and buck-wild Addison on a plane. We are looking forward to seeing our family. It is hard being so far away from them. Thank goodness for Skype even though we don't use it as much as we should.

Like Father like daughter...including the chocolate covered mouth.

Well, that's all for now. We'll try to stay more on top of the blog thing. I enjoy reading everyone elses but I still have a lot to learn about formatting these things. If anyone knows of a good blog class, please fill me in.

Love to all! The Wallaces