Born In The USA - A Long, Long, Time Ago

92 Years To Be Exact :)
Celebrated with mom tonight at Charlestons, along with Fred, Mary/Paul, Jenny/Tom, John/Karen, Starley/Ralph, Phil, Isaac/Shelby/Jack, Mandy/Slate (Max is in New Orleans at the Monday night football game vs the New England Patriots).
Here's mom looking pretty darn cute for 92 - don't you think!!



YUM! Mary and Paul enjoyed a bread pudding with mom - she commented that her bread pudding sure didn't taste like this one.
(I think that's because she was enjoying the Grand Marnier sauce!)


Wonder if they ever offered Karen a taste!! :)

A Couple of Pics From Thanksgiving

Jenny, Tom and their four grandkids. John and Robin have lived in California since they were married and just moved to Dallas in August so they were able to join us this year. John still works in California - commuting back and forth.



and here are two of Mark and Kathy's grandkids. Sage and Caleb (Kaylon and Ryan's kids)



Gotta LOVE those curls!!!!

Oh Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Finished the tree today and about a third of my Christmas decorations while watching the OU/OSU game - BOOMER!
I decorated the tree with "shatterproof" ornaments this year, JUST in case. :)

Celebrating Audra Kathryn

Today we celebrated Audra's twenty-fifth birthday. We are so thankful for her!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone had a good one!! Did a little more video today instead of pictures, but we did manage to get one of all the siblings with mom.

Thanksgiving Cooking Day

Fourteen pounds of broccoli for broccoli/rice casserole, and yes that's pounds!! Plus some caramel brownies!!

Jack's Eleven Month Pic

Jack made Shelby and I "work" for his picture today - he wasn't too interested in sitting still or smiling. But we managed to get a few, and that's all we need! :)
Here's one of them.

More Wagon Pics

Even though "Poppy" said I was holding up the walk :(

Somebody Come Pull Us!!

The boys in Slate's new red wagon ready to go on a Sunday afternoon walk.

Cosmos

I have never heard of these flowers, but Fred mentioned these are becoming some of his favorites as he showed them to me last week.

Last Of The Roses For The Year

This rose bush was given to Phil by his mom when his brother Paul died, and we think of him every time a new rose blooms. We are so thankful Fred dug this (the rose bush) up from our old house and kept it alive until we moved into our new house. It did good last summer, but this year there was never a week without new blooms... even into November.

Mums The Word

Having fun with my macro lens.

The Frost Is On The Pumpkin

. . . our first freeze. Burrr - didn't want to get out of bed this morning.
I'm not ready for winter.


I hate watching the first freeze wipe out all the flowers - and I know I can't cover them all, but our begonias have been so pretty this summer, I just had to throw several blankets over them. Hopefully, we can enjoy them thru Thanksgiving.



love the hardiness of the pansies

Just Because. . .

they are such cute little guys!

Slate strutting the streets downtown Edmond


Jack sharing his "funny face"


looking a little dizzy after a spin in the office chair.

More Pics From The Birthday Party

Mom informed me that I had TWENTY FIVE pics of Slate hanging up - hadn't really stopped to count :)

And some of the guests

Pam and Great Grandma "Gigi"


Stormy found a nice comfy lap on Great Grandma Cherry


Cousin Ganon showing Slate how to operate his new car


Cousin Kane being cheesy


and Cousin Jack just being Jack


Slate loved the card that played music

and enjoyed the taste of his cake but didn't care to get his hands messy, so he was content letting his mom put some cake in his mouth while he just looked at it. But he was VERY GOOD with everyone surrounding his highchair with laughter and cameras!

He Survived

his first birthday party!


I have several more pics but too pooped to post anymore tonight - house is cleaned and my bed is calling!

Fred's November Iris

or is that a lily?? :) (A joke between Fred & I)
He said he's never had an iris bloom this late in the year - isn't it beeeauuuutiful.

Grams dancing

brought a smile to Jack's face! hmmmm, wonder why?


a penny for your thoughts, Jack. . . . well, never mind after that last dance.
I think we had fun together today - grams did, anyway!

One Year Today

Happy Birthday sweet, sweet, Slate - we love you!

Smashing Pumpkins

gets a whole new meaning with Slate. Mandy wasn't too thrilled that I let him do this because now everywhere she takes him and he sees a pumpkin, he wants to throw it! ooops!