Friday, November 25, 2011

Over the turkey and onto the tree

Oh my golly gosh! I cannot believe Thanksgiving is already over and the swirl and whirl of Christmas...well it's already been brewing and visible from just about everywhere you go. We got to spend Thanksgiving at one of Brian's brothers house where the food was just how you dreamed it would be and the silliness and practical fun lived up to family standards ;-).



I mean seriously the number of commercials over the past couple of days advertising the you can't nor shouldn't miss 'black Friday' shopping events starting before you've cleared the dinner table and set it for dessert almost competes with all the 'said' political campaign ads for the next election!



NO, I am not a bu**-crack of dawn black Friday shopper!!! I see no reason to miss out on optimum sleep just to go out in the cold and fight the grumpy men, women and children for that one (or whatever number I would need to buy) item that happens to have been advertised for that low, low price, but only between the hours of 12:00am & 12:42am. It WILL go on sale again...maybe even cheaper if I shop smart!

Nonetheless, Thanksgiving day is done, the pie is almost gone and thus dawns a new day...a new advent season to celebrate the MOST important birthday ever! We are excited!
"Glory to God in the Highest"

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Hot off the press!!!

Well, since my son made it "face-book" official tonight...I figured that it was appropriate for me to blog post about it.

At 3:00pm on Thursday, November 10, 2011, our oldest son Dalton was officially sworn into enlistment with the United States Army!!! He will ship out for boot camp (9 weeks) and AIT (5 weeks) on May 8, 2012 to Georgia, after which he will have a short leave home before being stationed at his new post (home) for the next 3+ years.

We are incredibly thrilled!
We are incredibly proud of him and his decision.
We are incredibly excited to see how passionate he is about his future!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Making the most of FALL

It was such a nice day today that Noah and I decided to take Abigail out to shoot some pictures while the weather is still a bit enjoyable...(Please don't mistake me ~ enjoyable by no means means warm...just dry). I'm still not totally impressed with what my little camera does from time to time, but nonetheless they are still cute!



 Noah got his braces off yesterday and man oh man what a smile that boy has!!!


 My boys LOVE their sister and here's the proof in living color
 Noah couldn't resist getting the Mommy in on the occasion