Maggie and Daddy

Maggie and her short, but sweet message for the season!

Party people!

The excitement from Ty, Jennie, and Jameswhen they saw themselves doing the Hip Hop routine on Elf Yourself!

Move over Rachael Ray

here's Amy....gravy lady!

Thanksgiving

Ty and James check out the train.

Always time for dessert!

Polka-dot cousins!

Jennie all dressed up...and how she loves the flag!

Checking on the turkey.

My girls and their girls:)

So much for coordinating outfits!

Just being able to get a picture of all of us is an accomplishment! Thanks Uncle Bill! And best of all....everyone together...wild and crazy, but lots of fun! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to You!

We are not all under the same roof at the same time very often...so we will try to get a family picture done!(even if I have to fake it!!)

A way for Gracie to foot the vet bill?

Now that she's on the mend,maybe she can pick up a few "bucks"/$bucks doing this?

Gracie!

Get well soon Gracie girl.....you have a Christmas list to make!! xo

RUNS in the family.....

Jennie is on Mom's shoulders to keep her from escaping...she was NOT fond of jolly Santa...even though he is someone she knows VERY well(her Daddy!)

No picture to prove it, but I would RUN the other way at the mention of Santa's name.

Our little paperboy:)

Tyler ,like James, loves to go to the end of the driveway to get the newspaper! Now that's service!

Note to self.......

do not give the kids a snack in a store parking lot during our "kid switch" ....brings back reminders of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"...only w/ seagulls!

Here It's Not Twilight.....

it's "Ty Light" that's the rage. Lighthouse
fan since his baby days,Ty sits and announces "Red Light, White Light" from the car! Glad we got out for some of the morning before the rain came down!

Filet o'Fish....

with a seal show on the side! Up close and personal to view the playing seals...Jennie was enthralled with the fish tranport "slide" from boat to truck....I'll spare you the video.

No Cuisinart was used.......

in the making of this relish! Just the old-fashioned food grinder...Pop, Pop, Pop!

Ready to be put in jars!

Making Cranberry Relish

Behind the scenes...the cooks liked to sample the ingredients!

You're growing up James!

When I spoke to you on the phone last night and heard"Hi Graaaaandma", it made me think of how fast you're growing. When you lived in Dallas, one of your favorite activities was going down to Starbuck's where you'd get your vanilla milk and I would get iced coffee.* The people were so nice in there. Your mom and I brought you in there when you were just a few days old and all the people who worked there came over to see you!

Remember the truck book? Mom had to hide it because you wanted her to read every single description. Tyler knows that whole book,too.

Here you were in Ft. Worth.... just a little cowboy gettin' some grub!

*That was an early morning fall walk when you could actually wear long sleeves. Most of our walks were in 95 or more degrees.

Quick right turn

for a picture:))

"Meeeeewk!"

It's like there's a little kitty in the house!

Can you pop him a few of these?!! :)

Ty looooves his milk in his sippy cup...always has. He's trying to grow big and strong...only problem is he asks for it at the wrong time....when the rest of the house is asleep!

Watch out for Jennie....

the queen of derailment.

Jennie and her BFF

Ty was asleep the other day when Jennie was very busy with her dear friend Thomas. She's talking more and more now!

Leonid Meteor Shower

It was amazing! So glad I went out in the middle of the night to get this picture!!!

Don't try (making) this at home.....

unless you have the right ingredients. Starbuck's Peppermint Mocha...I love when I see that it has arrived each year.

Now our Stop and Shop has a new Starbuck's in it and they took out DD:(

BUT I am so not paying close to $4.00 for this....yes they have online recipes and I will figure this out and a lower calorie version at the same time.....oh yes I will.

Who needs a tissue when......................

That's no pigeon!

Right out my window... a few minutes ago....so we slowly opened the window to get these pictures. Why on earth I am calling it the way I am is beyond me.

Wave Chasers!

Storm Ida was on its way out...but gave us some nice big waves. Pep thinks he's discovered a shipwreck? more like a mini-piece of buoy....well whatever floats your boat?!

Ow!

Poor Jennie is teething again. In her own words,"Teeth,OW!"

A Test of Oxiclean!

That was a clean shirt 2 seconds before!

Won't be long......

a sure sign the holiday season is near.... this truckload of Christmas trees on 95 South in NH.

Looking forward to James and Tyler having some together time again:)

Thank You Veterans!

To be determined.......

...... what Jennie will think of her new cousin Maggie when she meets her around Thanksgiving! It was not long ago that Jennie was in her little "nest!" Where did that 18 1/2 months go?!