Veterans Day

Today I am celebrating my Dad and my brother's service to our country. Because of these two men (and 3 of my uncles and my papaw), I was raised to respect honor, embrace freedom and have a love of our country. They are also the reason I can rarely hear the National Anthem without tearing up.
I am so proud of my the military heritage in my family and so blessed to have these men for my kids to look up to. No matter how you feel about the wars around the world, these men and so many others like them deserve to be respected and honored not just today but every day. They give selflessly so we can be safe, go months and years without seeing their families and all without complaint.
This Veteran's Day thank the Good Lord for placing you in a country that actually allows you to be able to choose your president and allows you to have freedom of speech and religion. But more than that...thank the Lord for the men and women out there who are doing the fighting for these freedoms--for YOU!

Maddie's First Hunting Trip

Nick took Maddie deer hunting with him Saturday evening. He said she had a blast but was a little loud! and wanted to know "Where are the deer?" Nick says it reminded him of the first time he took me hunting and I could never remember to use my quiet voice...wait...what is a quiet voice? Anyway I'm sure this is the first of many hunting trips she will take with her dad. They never saw an deer....wonder why?!

Cooking with Santa

This morning we took Maddie to "Cooking with Santa" at the Civic Center. My sweet friend Kathy, who has been on her "Walk to Emmaus" this weekend, provided us with tickets. We had a blast with Maddie and she enjoyed herself so much. Here are some pics from this morning.



Chefs Noah and Maddie



Shaking the Chefs hand



Marco and Noah



The Finished product...and don't ya just love the FAKE smile!


First taste...so Noah's face says it all on how much they liked it! HaHa



Sweet Friends...they really enjoyed "cooking" together!

**We actually DID see Santa, I just don't think he ever actually made it over to our table. Maddie is already asking when he is going to come see her at Christmas!

New Toy!

Wyatt got a cool new toy for his birthday from his Nana. We let him try it out a few days ago and he LOVES it. Enjoy!









**Wyatt's EEG test came back normal...the Dr. thinks everything is fine!!! Praise the LORD!!!

Surprise visit from Uncle Jame

My brother came through town last night and stayed with us. He was heading back to El Paso and decided to spend the night on our couch. We didn't tell Maddie he was coming or that he was staying with us. So she woke up this morning and starting eating breakfast as usual and then Uncle Jame peeked around the corner and the look of surprise on her face was priceless!



"Too early for pictures", they both said. So this is what Maddie's hair looks like every morning when she wakes up and then I get to work my MAGIC!



They loved his VERY short visit!

Halloween Playdate

Tonight we went to my friend Kathy's house for a playdate with her son Noah and my friend Rosalynn and her daughter Bella. Kathy had pumpkins for them to paint, they ate sandwiches cut out like pumpkins, played with flashlights that had Halloween shapes, she read them "5 Little Pumpkins" and let them run ALL over her house having a ball! Thank you so much Kathy and Noah for the fun evening...Maddie and Wyatt are pooped!


Painting her pumpkin



she loves her work!



Roz showing us her skills


Wyatt playing with Noah



The Three Amigos


"Come back here punkin!"



Looking at pictures on the ceiling with their flashlights.



Kathy reading "5 Little Pumpkins"