Thanksgiving 2014

Sister and I went over to my parents'

the day before to help my mother.

Hadlee set the tables(:

I chopped up vegetables for the

dressing.  I texted my sisters this picture

and told them I should be at the
"chopping mall" NoT "chopping"!!! ;)

Then of course I had to send them this one

like I was crying while cutting the onions;)

Hudson couldn't get over this!!!

On Thanksgiving morning, Hadlee

helped me make a couple of things in the kitchen!!!

 

Thanksgiving Day 2014

Ages 4, 12, 8

(she's wearing fun, fake glasses!)

I am more thankful than EVER.

Sometimes I absolutely cannot fathom

that God would entrust me with these

three precious souls on earth.

I couldn't love their crazy selves more;)

Walker was alllll about that new phone;)

My World...

We spent the rest of the day at

Grandmother & PaPa's with my family:)

We love our Hunter B!!!!!!

SiLLY BoY...this is what

he posted that day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trav wasn't up for taking a picture

at this moment.  Typical guy;)

Logan is holding

the newest member of our family...

Nova!  His precious, little dog!!!

Never a dull moment at Grandmother's!!!

Even Hadlee fell in love with Nova:)

Guess what they started asking for?!?  ;(

We got Hudson instead of a dog

four years ago!!!!!  YAY!!!!!!!!

It was a perfect day for our family...

We were together AND thankful.  

AND crazy as EVER.

That will never change;)

My mother works so hard to prepare

and create such a wonderful meal

and day for our family.  She pretty

much does everything.

God bless her heart.

We sure do love her!!!

She has more love for her

grandchildren than anyone could imagine. 

And for her daughters:)

Mom and Dad with their Gibson Girls (:

We all just adore Tiffany,

Logan's girlfriend:)

Mike brought my mother these

beautiful flowers!!!  She loved them. 

"Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,

continue to live in Him,

rooted and built up in Him,

strengthened in the faith as you were taught,

and overflowing with thankfulness."

Colossians 2:6-7



THaNKFuL

If I could use one word to describe myself,

it would be THaNKFuL!!!

I am just plain thankful...for so many

and so much although I'm not talking

anything material.  I swear I know

the sweetest, best people and

my life is full because of them!!!

I.am.Thankful. 

These two melt my heart

and teach me so much. 

 Hadlee came home from the first

day of the book fair at her school

insisting I send money for her

to buy Travis this Superman poster :)

 Sweetest little love I know...

 A perfect Friday night. 

Watching TV with my favorite four (:

 My Dad, My Aunt Kitty & My Uncle Ron...

unfortunately they had been to a funeral

of a relative gone way too soon in our family.

They looked so nice, I just had to take their picture.

 A beautiful couple on the inside and out...

they have truly blessed me more

than I could ever express in words. 

 Saturday Morning SNuGGLeS!!!!!

 Ping Pong for my Girl at School!!!!

 My students completely involved

in a story at school!!!

We acted out the play

Twelve Angry Men...this was our jury room. 

 Every class was so into it and

acted it out so well!!!

 I can't even remember what

they were playing but I loved it...

 All three...so busy...

 ANd aaaalllllwayyyys having FuN!!!!!

 Michelle took my Dad for a pedicure

and manicure and sent me these pics (:

 My sweet, sweet DAD!

And how about my sister for doing this!!!

Walker and a PHONE!!!!!

It finally happened.

The last sixth grader in the United States

~ in the WORLD actually ~

finally got a CELL PHONE!!!!!!!

(According to Walker of course!)

 Of all kids, Walker certainly deserved

a phone, but we were just putting it off

for as long as we could.  After much

thought, we decided it was a good time.

With him going off more and more with

friends, we were realizing that a phone

would be nice.  We've been many, many

places with groups of his buddies

and watched him be the only one

without a phone.  That didn't sway

our decision...we just always told

him the wait would be that much more

worth it;)  We surprised him one

Saturday afternoon by going in his

room and Troy hid it under a pillow

and then called it!!!!

Walker was thrilled(:

 Everyone was thrilled...but probably

most of all, HuDSoN...

 Because he inherited Walker's iTouch!!!

 Which led to him Facetiming

me ALL.the.Time.

...whether we are at home in different

rooms, the same room, or I'm not at home;)

 He sure is a sweet face timer :)

 Nowadays we see a lot of this

from Walker..........

But it makes for great leverage!!! 

In all actuality, Walker is a great kid

and so far, he's quite responsible.

He takes such good care of his stuff

and he checks his data constantly

to make sure he isn't going over.

Little Troy;)

 

I'm so proud of this boy and glad

that he is no longer the "last

kid his age in America" that didn't

have a cell phone!  ha!