So, this is what we've been up to lately!!

Well, one weekend we went to my dad's house to pick pecans and let Brayden shoot his gun. And while we were there we decided to climb a couple of trees. The kids thought that was fun! Brayden thought it would be more fun to throw pecans at us while we were looking up at him. Yeah, that wasn't fun!!

Then we decided to go visit Bella Vance (and you too Megan). Brayden just loves to hold his baby cousins. I think he could have sat there all day long holding her. Avery enjoys it too but when she is threw then she is threw!!

Next was Avery's class Thanksgiving party. It is so much fun watching her interact with her little girl friends. All she does is talk about Laya and Brelyn. Those are her BFF's.

I guess it was the weekend before Thanksgiving we went to deercamp. David, Leisje and Myers came down which made it even more fun for the kids (and me). I had to get me a "baby fix" and the kids couldn't stay out of Myers face. I love the deercamp. It is like a break for me because the kids don't care to hang around me. They prefer their Meece and Papaw :) That works for me!!

Now for the really fun part! We love to go camping, so Thanksgiving weekend we head over to Roosevelt State Park. The weather has been a whole lot better but a little bit of rain hasn't ever hurt anyone . . . okay, a whole lot of rain! Despite the rain for a full day and a half it was bad. We made a trip over to Wal-Mart and blew $200 and got the kids some umbrellas so they could play in the rain. And then we set up our tent again (after it rained) and had dinner and a movie by the fire. What more could you want??

Oh, now the really fun part. Trying to get the kids to cooperate on taking some photos for the Christmas cards. The one day I try to do it it has to turn into a cold rainy day. Yuk! An indoor picture is so not what I was going for but oh well. I guess they didn't turn out so bad . . . although I had to bribe them. I told them if they did what I said then they could do a funny picture. And that is what they did.

On Saturday I actually got to go Christmas shopping by myself and it was so nice. Of all places I ended up at Bass Pro Shop. Let me just tell you how much fun I had there. It was so peaceful, the surroundings that is, not all the shoppers. When I was leaving I saw the MOST BEAUTIFUL sunset I have EVER seen. I had to stop and take a picture of it but the picture absolutely doesn't do anything for it. It was the prettiest hot pink you could imagine with some gold and orange in it and it just covered the whole sky. It's amazing what beautiful things God allows us to see. It looked like He painted the sky with watercolors. It was breathtaking!!

Yesterday, Sunday, we took the kids to see The Nutcracker with my mother. I was so excited about taking Avery I teared up when she walked in and saw the backdrop and when the ballerinas came out. I could only imagine what she was thinking. She loved it and we did too. Brayden is having a hard time admitting it but I know for a fact he liked it!!

So, that's what we have been doing the past month since my last blog. It's been fun, exciting, enjoyable and memorable. I just love being with my family and doing stuff with them.

I Love You Everyone!!