Thursday, November 22, 2007

thanksgiving day















Meredith's lovely table - check out Adrian's "dinner" at the head of the table!















Adrian gets to enjoy his dinner at the table with the rest of us!


Today is Thanksgiving and, my goodness, do we have much to be thankful for. Where do I begin? Well, let's start with my heart and move outward. And that would be our precious, healthy, beautiful grandson, Adrian! He is just over three months old on this Thanksgiving. You will see in the pictures how much he has grown in just ten days!

My neice Barbaranne called me this morning as she was preparing Mimmie's Oyster Dressing for her Thanksgiving dinner. I said to her that her house must be quieter with only three of their five children home. And, guess what! Nathaniel and Kate were both right there in the kitchen with her! Another praise that her two oldest children were safely home from overseas.

We were planning to go to the coast on Sunday with Bill. But he came down with a bad cold and Texas is coming down with a bad cold front! So I'm thankful that we were able to cancel our reservations and stay in the warmth of our homes instead. We will have another chance to go.

So here are some pictures from Adrian's first Thanksgiving. Looks like Grandpa got first dibs on holding him! Even Murphy and Treasure joined in the activities of eating and napping.




We're wishing you all a Happy thanksgiving. Stay ever mindful that all our blessings come from God above.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Play Time



Adrian was in the mood to play the other night and I quickly switched my camera over to video to catch some of his precious interaction with his playful puppy toy. I wish this had been the camera with sound because he was talking away to the puppy! So cute!

Meredith reminded me that this blog is also about quilts, so I'm announcing that I'm making headway with Bill's quilt! This is one of those projects that gets ten minutes here, twenty minutes there and hopefully we'll come to the end of it soon! I am still not very happy with the new sewing machine. I think I'll take my old one to be cleaned and repaired. I have enough small projects I want to work on and I think the new machine will be okay for those.

Life is full as November moves into December. My Bible study will take a break after this week so that all the Christmas activities won't get in the way of study time. And then there's the Christmas pageant! We've been having extra rehearsals all month. Before you know it Dress Rehearsal is upon us, then the pageant, and Christmas is over! Well, not exactly, but it sure feels that way. Of course, this year will be special because of one very special little boy. One other special little boy, I should say. We should never forget that Jesus is the reason for Christmas.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

A Happy Tuesday Night

Our little Adrian was in a very good mood Tuesday night. I think he knew we were going out to the Cracker Barrel after supper!

In an effort to knit together my two favorite subjects, I'm introducing Adrian to Westies! In addition to my two live specimens I have plush Westies from all over the world. In just about every country we have visited I have purchased at least one Westie. (Imagine the fun I had in Great Britain!) Hallmark and Ebay are two great sources of indulgence.


Anyway, Adrian will have ample opportunity to develop a love for westies when he visits his Ludee. Here he is, getting a great start!

While we had him in a happy frame of mind, Meredith caught him interacting with the toys in the Pack 'n Play. When Adrian's happy, everybody's happy!