Thanksgiving Turkey Bowling!

Since Chase is a Boy Scout now, he was able to help out with the Cub Scout meeting tonight. They decided to have a little fun and use a Butterball turkey breast as a bowling ball. After the meeting, a drawing was held to unveil the ticket wrapped in the turkey breast so three families went home with some turkey. (hey, it's always a good back-up, right?!)

Just in....

Cierra and Butch have been very busy lately buying and breeding goats. I have lost count as to how many they actually have but they have been watching 'momma' really close (even checking every hour) because she is ready to have babies. They are betting whether she is having twins or triplets because she is sooo big.

After church, Grandma called to let Cierra know that the babies (yes plural) have arrived! They are so sweet but guess what!? It wasn't 'momma' that gave birth, lol. It was Bitsy! They thought she was pregnant but didn't think she was quite ready - well they were obviously wrong.
These two are so cute - Cierra's thinking of names now but wants their names to have something to do with Thanksgiving. She is throwing around Cranberry and Stuffing but I'll have to let you know once that is confirmed :)

As all the stockings were hung by the chimney with care I realized I need two more this year. Our family just keeps growing - isn't that what having children is all about?! I love it!
And the elves climbing the tree.....looks like we have a few missing there, too!
By now you have figured out that decorating is underway at Crockett's Corner, ha! I'm listening to Christmas carols and have my Yankee Christmas Wreath candles burning. Sometimes I wish I could leave some of my favorites out all year....

It's hard to believe Thanksgiving is this week and then Christmas right behind it. Gotta get moving!!

Worth the wait!

Twilight's next saga was released tonight at midnight so a few months ago I purchased our tickets on-line. I was soooo excited and couldn't wait but now I totally feel like it was worth the wait.

The kids went to Grandma and Butch's while we headed to Winchester. Britt and Brandon went to Frederick as the original plan included J and Ash but since Kayden is not feeling the greatest they decided to stay home. We went to Olive Garden for dinner (drank lots of iced tea) and were entertained (to say the least) by Mark. He was pretty funny and very interesting.
After dinner we headed over to the mall where the line was already around the building.
It was still pretty early but just after 10:30 they let us in to get our seats. At that time they had sold out 4 theaters and were working on the 5th. So, we got settled in and waited for the show. By 12:30 New Moon started and it was literally action packed from beginning to end. It was the best! Sleepy? absolutely not! Tomorrow? absolutely so!

For now, it's off to bed to get about three hours of sleep then get the kids off to school. Luckily it's a Thursday night and Ronnie doesn't have to work tomorrow. And...since I travelled this week and put in some extra hours, I'm good for at least a 1/2 day tomorrow.

We had a great time and are already talking about the next one, ha!

Oh those furry, furry friends of our's!!

This week Kelly's Korner is all about our pets!!

I have to admit, they really are a part of our family! I've always had a cat but when Santa dropped off a puppy nearly 5 years ago I was really surprised! (no joke either). I've never been a 'dog' person - they always seemed needy to me where as my cats have always just gone on their merry way and taken care of themselves. What can I say though, it's very true that we will do just about anything to make our kids happy. So over the years, we have had lambs, a goat, a pig, a few lizzards, hamsters, salt water and fresh water fish, hermit crabs, but those that have survived the test of time are "Scanlon" (hunter) and "Java" (hyper), lol!

Scanlon was here first so tends to 'smack' Java around from time to time. He even teases by getting in her crate....

Scanlon has always been really good with our Christmas trees however has been known to lay underneath and play with those low hanging decorations...
And Java - where do I start? She joined our family during the busiest time of year but fit right in. Cierra was not too crazy about her but Chase started carrying her around immediately. The table turned within the first 3 months though and Java soon became Cierra's best friend as well. Even today they fight over who she is sleeping with. It's not surprising to see items such as "doggie stroller", a carrier and even a doggie carseat on Cierra's Christmas list. She has also completed two yaers of her 4H Dog project learning more about caring for Java. Although Java is a Jack Russell, she is very calm and loves to be included in our family outings. She enjoys being strolled around or even chilling out on the boogie board....She has even earned a spot in the motorhome so she travels with us most of the time.




So all in all, I have to admit that our lives certainly wouldn't be the same without them!

San Antonio!

I am home! Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to share :( It was a long three days packed with W.O.R.K! We worked from 7:30 each day until nearly midight so there was no sightseeing for me, shew! But the group I met with was great and it was really nice to put faces to the many names I have come to know over the past few months in my 'new' assignment. They were great and we got a lot accomplished. I was greeted with gifts and I couldn't have picked them better...simply perfect...a shot glass (perfect in our bar), a coffee mug which will get used frequently, an ink pen with RIVERWALK (which is where I really wanted to go) and a magnet that shows some of the beauty of the city. Thanks to that great team for welcoming me and showering me with gifts!! It does sound like I will be making a trip back there before my assignment ends and they are already planning a whole day to take me around the town....such great people!

Wordless Wednesday

Autumn Beauty - I Heart Faces Week 45 Challenge

This is a picture I captured during our recent trip to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Looking back, I think we made it just in time as the "peak" time of the season was the very next week. There were so many people there that Sunday, soaking up the Autumn Beauty!

Miracle in Minnesota

Ok, somewhat Boston but I'm not sure if you pay close enough attention to notice that the "praying for Stellan" banner on the right side of my blog is gone and that is a good thing. If you're interested, check this out!

We ave been supporting Stellan since I began blogging earlier this year. The kids even drew his name in the sand while in St. John in participation of the 'world' praying for him. Such an interesting story but we are so happy he was the lucky candidate of a miracle. This is one of those times that I wish I was going to Minneapolis instead of San Antonio because MckMama is actually not far from where I typically go.

Prayer really does work and he's a wonderful example of that!

Gathered at the table...

We finally got around to having J's birthday dinner. It was nice having them all for dinner tonight especially since I'll be heading out tomorrow. We did have a new face at our table though...
She came all dressed in her pj's and got to taste a little of the ice cream and peanut butter icing. I think we were successful at getting her all wound up before she headed home to get in bed :) She is just too funny! She does L.O.V.E. Mickey Mouse and we are so hoping she will be just as excited as we are when she takes her first trip to Disney World! Gosh, that will be here before we know it!