Thankful

It was wonderful to be together for Thanksgiving.  Believe it or not, I didn't take many pictures.  Sadly, I didn't get pictures of everyone.  Trust me, we ate well, enjoyed the company, and had a great time.  We have entered my favorite, but busiest time of the year! Here's a quick recap!

First, this cherry tree is almost as pretty in the fall as it is in the spring!

We had lots of fun leading up to Thanksgiving day.  Trips to the park, playing in the yard, roasting marshmallows in the fireplace, checkers, cooking pancakes with Pop, visit from DD and more provided lots of fun.

Thanksgiving Day-I got very few pictures but Pop cooked 2 great turkeys, we added the trimmings, and then it was on to candy houses!

This family tradition began 32 years ago.  Pardon me while I brag, but we have got this down pat!  I think the grandkids enjoy it as much or more than I do.  We form our boxes into whatever we plan to make, and the fun begins.  No kits for us!  I love when we introduce this to new people, and this year DD got to participate.  

It just wouldn't be Christmas without making the houses.  This year in addition to houses, we have a church, lighthouse, soccer field, nativity scene, tree in the truck and more!

Row 1- Lillian, Caleb, Taylor   Row 2- Pop, Reed, DD   Row 3- Lillian, Josh, Lindsey  Row 4- John Sawyer, Jack, Nana

Maddie

Did someone say Roll Tide?

November Notes

 I was working on a Thanksgiving blog and realized I never shared this post. Oops! Let’s catch up and then we will move on to Thanksgiving.

We have been anxiously waiting for our trip to the state soccer tournament in Dothan.  Sadly, our little player came down with the flu.  Thanks to the wonders of medicine, he was able to play for just a little bit. Pop and I left around 4:00 Sunday morning to head down and watch his team. We were able to bring Reed and Lillian back with us.  

Marnetta, Stacy and I enjoyed Chonda Pierce and a nice meal out. 

The grandparents enjoyed a great meal with John Sawyer at his school. 

Big pig down. 

Next up-Thanksgiving

Life

I'm quite certain that one day life will slow down, but I'm just not sure when.  I promised myself I was going to do better at keeping up with this blog, and I am determined to do better.  Here's a quick recap of the month so far-  I celebrated my birthday at the Christmas Village with friends and Lindsey.  This is always one of my favorite days of the year! I worked the polls.  That's always an interesting 13 hours!  The first weekend of the month Maddie ran in the State Cross Country meet (and did great), Josh and Reed had a District Soccer Tournament in Alex City, and Lillian had a travel ball tournament in Auburn.  We had to divide and conquer.  Reed took soccer, I had softball and Lindsey had cross country!  My halls are all decked and I'm ready to settle down and enjoy the holidays.

Just call them champs!! We are headed to Dothan this weekend for the state tournament.

This was her last tournament of the year.

She got to leave with a little bling!

This meet was a cold, wet mess!! We are so proud of how well she did here and the whole season!

The little ones stayed with me and did a little yard work while Pop, Maddie and Reed enjoyed the youth hunt.

Lots of memories are being made here!

This sweet girl was able to shoot her 18th deer!  Pop tried all weekend to help Reed find a deer to shoot.  It just wasn't meant to be!  Pop is determined that Reed gets one during Thanksgiving.

Christmas Village 2022-We came and we conquered. 

Life is definitely short and will throw you a curve sometimes.  Last Thursday night, I received one of those late-night calls that you just know isn't going to go well. My sweet, larger than life cousin had a pulmonary embolism and passed away.  I truly have very few childhood memories without him and his sweet sister Anne.  He was a vital part of my life, and I truly can't believe he's gone. I will always treasure the countless memories I have of him!  I'm going to devote a post just to him and those memories soon.  I'm just not quite ready to do that yet.  Know that he was very loved and will be missed by all who knew him.