11.25.2010

thankful

This year, I am thankful for having 4 tires on my car...
And 4 windows - all in one piece. 

You see...
Pat and I were startled out of a deep sleep a few mornings ago by a very obnoxious banging on our back door. "Police! Police!"...So we opened it up (while Eloise was trying to eat the man alive). He asked us to come out to the GATED parking lot to check our car for "damage." 
Downstairs was a little gathering of neighbors around my car and one other car. Apparently our upstairs neighbor was leaving to go to work and saw a man down between our two cars.... with these rocks and bricks. He was going all St Louis style and trying to steal our tires!!!!!

Never to disappoint - these people live up to their #1 status on the 'most dangerous cities list'!!


But really...
I am so thankful for having company this Thanksgiving! Last year we were able to spend it with Alison, Michael and the girls - and this year my parents made the drive up.
Living far away from family could make for a lonely Thanksgiving - but not when you have such great families that make the long trip to be with you!


Happy Thanksgiving!!

11.08.2010

okay okay.

Pretty sure when I hear that my father realized how long it had been since I updated the blog that an update was past due :)
Here's October!!

We had a fun weekend trip to Eckert's for apple and pumpkin picking - even Eloise got to come along!




You have to ride out the the pumpkin patch and apple orchard on a tractor. Elle was such a good dog (so abnormal...we thought maybe something was wrong with her since she was being so well behaved) so she got a prize...an apple!!! And ate the whoooole thing. 

Here's the pumpkin patch! 


We had a whirlwind weekend in Chicago one weekend and Birmingham the next...
These are the Birmingham pics...
Jamie's bachelorette!!





And for Mary Clare's 5th birthday! 
 I can't believe she is already 5...

The best part of having a Halloween birthday is that you get to dress up

Mary Clare is Jessie from Toy Story


This is MC and a boy who just loves her from school


Two cowgirls and Alice in Wonderland


And the family portrait.
Cowgirl, cowgirl, cafeteria worker, cowgirl, cowboy and construction man
lovely.


 Patrick in his teeny tiny cowboy hat that I found for him -  such a good sport!


birthday girl :)


and last but not least
Grandaddy and Marilyn!