Turkey and Stuff

After such a long weekend....I'm finally getting caught up on blogging....Thankgiving Day....I'm 16 months old TODAY 11/25/2010

Watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade

Ummmmm.... Turkey!

Grandma can cook!!!! Yummy!

Blake was throwing that puppy

And Rebecca was chasing that puppy

And the puppy *magically* came back

Things We've Done This Long Weekend

I've had off the past 4 days.  Todd has worked 3 of the 4 days.  But we still accomplished to get lots of stuff done.  Here's a list:
Move the furniture in preparation for the Christmas Tree
Over eat Thanksgiving Dinner (while expecting severe storms....luckily not much at all)
Pick out the perfect Christmas Tree
Take a birthday gift to our neighbor Mrs Hoffman (Blake showed of for her) 
Put tree up
Pick tree up after it fell over with it full of water (dry the carpet)---nobody hurt
Decorate Ceramic Christmas Tree
Decorate Mantle
Decorate Christmas Tree
Frame the house with lights (we watched while Daddy did the work)
Mannheim Steamroller Concert
Make a wreath out of the tree trimmings....decorate it
Make Christmas Cards
2 Trips to Targert
1 to Hobby Lobby
1 to Sams
Grocery Shopping

Pictures are coming....I promise

A Happy Thanksgiving

We had a great Turkey Day.  I even got a great Blake photo......

Things We're Thankful For

Just wanted to make a list of things I'm  (and Blake too) thankful for

I'm thankful for THE PAST

I'm thankful for THE FUTURE

I'm thankful for FAMILY

I'm thankful for OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

I'm thankful to be able to STOP AND SMELL THE FLOWERS

I'm thankful for MY PETS

I'm thankful for OLIVER: THE TERRORIST

I'm thankful for YOUNG BOOMER

I'm thankful for OLD BOOMER (He's almost 14)

 And most of all I'm thankful for the footprints of life. Those who walk in and out leaving a lasting impression. Life is a gift to be cherished.  Enjoy everyday!!!!!

A New House, New Adventures

 Blake's cousins moved into a new house this week, so we went to visit the kids in their new house......They were so excited to roll down this hill...Blake didn't really "get" rolling down the hill, but someday he will

 It's a "Quartz Hunt"....lots of quartz stones in the area and the kids were content to "collect" them---The twins Rachel and Catherine and Blake intrigued.

A View of the new house from Daddy's arms

 Catherine, Blake and Rachel went on a little walk together...too cute

 Time to go.....

Rachel's about to do a "flip" like usual and Catherine, well she's a "thinker"!!!!  Somehow I missed photos of Erica, Rebecca and Jonathan!!!!

Dancing Queen....um King!

Tonight while playing 80's music Blake began to dance.....ironically his moves remind me of Belinda Carlisle in the music video

For Facebook can't view the video? See it here directly on Blake's Blog

 

Finally Fall in Arkansas

Well the  leaves have changed colors and now the temps are starting to drop.  So I took Blake to Grandma's house to take some fall photos.

Of course I had to go in and retouch these!!! My cutie!

Lots of Personality

Blake's got lots of personality shining through.  The other day, I was cleaning out the cabinets and Blake decided to help, that was until he discovered wearing the pots and pans and running through the house was more fun.

A new way to wear the pasta strainer

Midnight Hunger---Raiding the Refrigerator

Banana all "gone gone"

Uh oh, Spaghetti O's

Brushing his teeth,  and maybe Oliver's too.

Time Change

Since it's time for the clocks to turn back, some local firefighters sent this to our work to remind us that time changes Saturday Night/Sunday morning

Blake and the Energizer Bunny

Trying to move the Big Bunny

Don't forget to turn your clocks BACK 1 hour tonight, before you go to bed!!!

Halloween 2010

Here's our long overdue Halloween Pix.......

Carving the Pumpkin with Daddy

Do I have to touch the yucky stuff?

I got Daddy to touch the yucky stuff for me!!!

"Good Job, Daddy"

I dropped my corndog....I need it back

Corndog fishing---it's the "NEW" bobbing for apples

Our pumpkin face---Ollie was scare of it

Super Blake to the rescue

Here now, gone the next!

Trick or Treat

CANDY!!!

Candy, please?

Blake and Mrs Hoffman...she loves him like crazy!

Our neighbors Brady and Macy--I mean Spiderman and Ariel...too cute