Christmas tree hunt

We had such a good time yesterday picking out our first tree for our new home. The weather was pretty bad, but thankfully we came out of the mountains before the temperature dropped below freezing. Baby girl wanted to hide in the "tree maze" and take all the little trees home. Big girl was keeping an eye on her siblings and got to have a pony ride after we cut our tree. Buddy just wanted to eat the trees and stay warm. It was AWESOME. So after cutting a few low branches we have it in the house ready to decorate tomorrow. I hope we have enough ornaments!  For the record, Big girl was allowed to pose with the saw, we did not let her run willy nilly down the mountainside.

New Traditions

Too tired  for a recap post. Need sleep after a fantastic week.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

We had a great day in the city. Then we came home and turned on the TV.

Happy Thanksgiving!

         Greetings to everyone on the Bayou!  The ladies are sitting here about to have coffee and pie while the men are out golfing and the kids are playing upstairs. Everyone pitched in for the feast- the guys fried two turkeys, Halestorm and I cooked a pie, Sis cleaned the kitchen and the club prepared ALL of the sides. We are stuffed and happy. The photos are after and then before the big feast. We are looking forward to eating leftovers until Monday and running family sprints after all this scrumptious food!

They're HERE!!!!

My sis and her family arrived safe and sound after a brief layover in Tennessee to have a snow ball fight. It is such a blessing to have a full house of the ones you love for our first Thanksgiving here. The kids are getting along great and my brother-in-law is finally teaching me how to load a dishwasher properly. I really think he should change jobs and become a professional organizer- I can now see why my sister has such a neat and orderly house even when I would "pop in" to see them. We had a great day today and the guys brought home to fresh turkeys tonight to fry in the morning. It going to be delicious!    

Birthday & Anniversary Shout Out!

Happy birthday to the best Pepaw in the world. Here he is with his first grandchild. All of us miss and love you! Also hubby and I are celebrating year number 12. Today we cleaned the house after a romantic lunch with the kiddos in the car at Sonic. Ah, memories. . .  

My sis and her family will be here tomorrow, so tune in for the photos.

Dinosaur Mama

 Here is the latest edition to the family. Baby girl is learning about dinosaurs and brought home an "egg"  Thursday before last. The girls were very gentle with the egg - putting it in a nest, cradling it in their arms and scolding mom, dad, and little man if we were too rough with it. Inside of the paper mache egg, we could hear something rattling around, but couldn't quite figure out what it could be.  The next morning in the parking lot at school, baby girl confesses that we must help the egg "hatch." The next minute, she was the proud mama of a cute little Anklyosaurus. She has named him Greenie and after a short stay in the classroom, we hope he gets to come back home to us.