What do you think?

Does anyone see any resemblance between Megan's baby pictures posted here and her son Drew? She and Andy's brothers have this question going on at gatherings and they all say he is his father's son. :-) Perhaps....or not?

My niece Sarah sent us a link of her and her siblings on an "elfyourself" website. It was so cute that I decided to make one of Drew and Grandpa and Grandma. Happy Holidays, everyone! Click here
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Happy Thanksgiving

I flew into Des Moines Tuesday afternoon after narrowly escaping being dumped in Kansas City due to severe fog at the DM airport. It cleared just enough to land that small jet and saved Mark a trip south down I-35 to pick me up at KC. That would have been a bummer! As it was, all was fine and I was in his arms around 2:15. :-) On our way home we stopped in Boone for Thanksgiving dinner food but he had already purchased the bird so it wasn't too big of a load. That evening he prepared a nice pork chop dinner of which I did not have one bite. :-( Drew had the flu the Sunday before, Andy Monday night, Megan Tuesday afternoon and I got it right when Mark said "get the salads out, chops are done". It was me that "was done" for the about the next 4 hours. It was a quick working flu but horrible. I haven't had something that severe for about 20 years! So much for that shot I had a few works earlier to prevent this stuff!

Wednesday Matt was supposed to come from Omaha but I-80 was a wintry mess and he couldn't make it until Thursday noon. It was so great to see him finally!

Yesterday was our belated Thanksgiving gathering. Larry and Jody came around noon bearing lots of delicious relishes and snacks and two pumpkin pies. Megan, Andy and Drew arrived around 12:45 and we ate at 1:00. Everyone said it was good but the cook never thinks so...... :-)

Spent the afternoon in mini-misery from eating too much. Later in the afternoon Jan and Clayton stopped by and last night Kevin, Sarah and Katie came for the evening to meet Drew and visit with us all. It was a really great day! I hope everyone had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday.

Some pictures from Drew's first visit to the farm. The toys in the pics and the high chair are from Mark and his brother when they were infants, sooooo, they are around 60 years old. Everyone wondered if they had lead paint. Hmmmm, not much different than today, is it!

Fun with Uncle Mitch

Another week-end gone

I truly cannot believe it is already time for the holiday season. I fly home Tuesday for the Thanksgiving Day week-end and am really looking forward to it for a variety of reasons......I get to be with Mark for 6 days, Matt is coming home, Megan, Andy and Drew are coming to the farm (Drew's very first visit to that neck of the woods), brother Larry and brother Kevin and families are coming to dinner, etc. I love preparing Thanksgiving dinner but it is the same amount of work whether it be 4 people or 15 people so the more the merrier to have their fill!

Mark had a good week-end topped off by dinner last night with great friends Jan and Clayton at their new home. Jan had a birthday so here's a big birthday greeting to her! Love you guys....

My week-end was equally good...and busy. Saturday morning Megan and Drew picked me up at 6:45 am for a fund raising walk for breast cancer starting at Tempe Beach Park. It was only a 3 mile walk but their were LOTS of walkers so I would say the cancer society had a very successful day. It was very fun and Drew was a trooper the whole way. That afternoon Megan, Drew and I went to several stores and the mall and had a good time. What is there to hate about shopping! Last night we went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant but took Andy this time. :-)

I have posted some pics of the breast cancer walk and also one I took of Megan and Drew today...... Here is wishing everyone who visits this blog a very happy Thanksgiving! Don't eat too much. Ha!

Bah, humbug.........

Mark and I have our work cut out for us this holiday season! First photo is our town house and the second photo is our next door neighbor's town house! The picture does NOT do this place justice.....it is lit up in every nook and cranny available. :-) They were putting them up this past Saturday and we had a good laugh because the gal said she wanted to get them up because it was below 90 degrees!! At home Mark tried to put them up if it was possibly in the 30's. :-) I don't think Christmas out here is much different than Iowa anymore. No snow there for what seems like several Christmases...... Naturally, had to throw a photo or two in of my grandson! Merry Christmas everyone. (Maybe we should get Thanksgiving over first, huh?)

Finally!

Megan has tried 3 week-ends in a row to get Drew's pictures taken and finally got the job done yesterday. The first time Drew was having stranger anxiety and no really good pics could be found. The second appt. found Drew fighting a bit of a cold and runny nose so it was cancelled. The third time (yesterday) I went with her to Babies R Us for the photo shoot and things went much better. He was a little timid at first but then got a tad more comfortable with the photographer and put out a few smiles. I have added them here.

The week-end here has brought cooler temps, low 80's and quite nice. I even "thought" about putting on something warmer to grill last night, but decided that shorts and flip flops were still comfortable. :-)

I went for a long walk yesterday and plan to do so again today with Drew. (There is a Cardinals home game and I am babysitting from 10:00 on today). Drew and I are going to drive up to Terravita this afternoon and hike around there with sister Sharon. The terrain is such that Drew's jogging stroller should work fine IF I can fit it in my Camry. May have to take a tire off to squeeze it in, though!

Mark is busy chopping stalks and ripping the ground. I hope the weather continues to "hold" in Iowa so he can get those jobs completed!

Well, wishing everyone a very enjoyable Sunday and have a good week.

Daddy, Drew and chunky food

TGIF

This week seemed to fly by. Mark is busy in the corn and the weather is behaving so that is a great thing. Another Halloween has come and gone and it is on to seeing Christmas decorations in stores everywhere now. :-)

Drew is doing great. He keeps me hopping every minute he is awake. A very busy young boy! He still has a very happy personality and when he smiles at me I just melt. :-) They are coming to the farm for a day and night during Thanksgiving so I am very excited to have him meet our family and friends at home.

Hope everyone has a grand week-end!

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Grandma's spooky Halloween......

Tigger came trick or treating last night to Grandma's house. It was most definitely a "treat"