Thanksgiving Wrap-up

Today is our last day in Austin :-( We have had a absolutely great time. The high & low:

*We now know more about staining and sealing concrete floors then I thought possible. The floors look great!

*I have witnessed the longest Brio train built by a 3 year old (and you have to drive them "slower" so they won't break)

*3 year olds cannot exist on cookies alone

*spending time with Ashley, Craig & Jackson

* spending time with Becky, Michael, Cirrah & Cooper

*chair throwing by toddlers is indeed a Thanksgiving ritual

*seeing Christmas (Hunter calls all things related to Christmas by just Christmas) through Hunter's & Jackson's eyes

*a grown man can fit inside the Ikea tunnel

*"No I'm not" followed by "Yes you are" Hunter's catch phrase

* marshmallows go on sweet potatoes after they are cooked

*Hunter eating chips (he uses the two handed system, less spillage)

*telling Hunter to try to keep his eyes open while doing the infamous cheese face (again the two hand system)

*although the service was slow the venue, food and company was worth it with Brenna's in laws

*I really do not like Diego & Dora

*Why did Ashley give Brenna an obnoxious sounding Christmas ornament?

*Oh yea, "Oh Toodles" on Mickey Mouse Club. I mean Really!!!!

*Seeing the folks that totally folded on the secret Elfster

*people bringing their coolers at the BBQ place

*Brenna, Edward & Hunter

*watching Hunter's mouth move while spinning the Santa toy

*Jackson smelling the tree

*Jackson's cheese face

*so many belly laughs

*The Florida Gators

*I love my family

Peace Out

A pot of gumbo

I love the month of November. Cooler weather (finally), college football in full swing, the possibility of gumbo by months end. Getting the garage cleaned out is always on the list. Of course that means Christmas is coming out of the attic!!!! I believe that is Randy's most favorite day of the year! I am really trying not to want to purchase additional Christmas decorations. Really do not have the funds this year so that makes it easy. But I do want to mix things up this year. Change things around. I have been in a rut so.....I am kinda nervous about the dogs. They do like to wrestle quite a bit. I can just see the tree come crashing down and those sweet faces saying "he did it!" One of my earliest memories is a tree coming crashing down at Grandmother Carleton's house, there were 3 little girls running in the house and lots of sweeping up was involved. Ooops! I seem to remember Chris just standing there with all her hair blaming me and Sheree. I bet there was a bow in that hair. She had great hair, but quite the tattle teller :-) kids!! I want a polar bear for the front yard, Cost.co had a great one but yikes! it was 100 bucks. I wonder if I could rope one of the neighborhood black bears into being sprayed white and posing in the front yard for the season. it could work.... I will just get Jack to do it, he likes to dress up.

Peace Out

Hunter and Hudson

I cannot believe how fast time is going by. Hunter is 3 and today Hudson turns 2!!!! WOW!! Babies no more. The excitement of their births, the sitting up, crawling, walking, talking. The oh so sweet things about them and the not so sweet things. Every part of their being fills my heart with love. Talking to them, watching them learn, taking the next step to boyhood. So much joy awaits them as does sadness. Their Mommies & Dad are there to teach them how to handle the ups and downs of life. They are so lucky. They are so loved. I feel so privileged to be their Gamma.