Happy Birthday Ellie

Happy 2nd Birthday Miss Ellie!

Happy birthday to you.

Happy Birthday to you.

Happy birthday dear Ellie

Happy birthday to you.

**Sorry this is a late one!**

Thanksgiving 2008 in Louisville

Last Wednesday we made our way to Louisville to visit Todd's family. On Thanksgiving we had a wonderful dinner at Todd's parents house and had some of Joy's family over. It was so nice to be able to see everyone and catch up. Friday we were able to meet some of Don and Joy's friends with their kids and grand kids at Graters for ice cream. Saturday we went to visit Angela and give her a Christmas wreath with a little extra bling from Carson. That night after church some of Don's family came over for White Castle and a visit. Sunday we had to head home. We knew that since our trip was so good going to Louisville that we would be cursed on the way home and oh were we. First we sat on the plane on the tarmac for 2 and a half hours while they took care of a mechanical issue. Then when we did get to DFW our luggage was the last off. Over all it was a great trip and Carson really enjoyed his time with his grandparents. Here are a few pics to Enjoy!

Check Out Our Cute Dork

Our Cute Little DORK!

This week was a not to eventful. We had both MMO and MOPS and Carson did very well in both ... well not so well with MOPS ... I could hear him screaming down the hallway when I went to go pick him up. Poor thing was still whimpering in the back seat on our way home. Don't worry he is okay now. He was fine by the time we made it to Kroger. I guess this little man loves his mommy.

Monday we had a nice surprise and wonderful weather. We were able to join some of our friends at the playground up the street. Carson loved to be able to run around and play with his friends. On Thursday we had our playgroup which we had missed the past few weeks so it was really nice to see everyone. Friday we join my friend Lindsi for lunch. We had not seen her since her and Rey's wedding. Carson was a big boy and behaved VERY WELL ... not one screaming fit.

The weekend has been nice and restful. Todd was able to get the Christmas lights up and now we are totally decorated for Christmas. It will be so nice not to have to deal with that when we get home from Thanksgiving. Saturday night we went over to Matt and Hang's to watch the Blowout aka the OU - Texas Tech game. The game was not much fun but meeting some of Hang's family and eating wonderful food was.

We are flying to Louisville Wednesday night for Thanksgiving with Todd's family. We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. Take Care!

A slow weekend ... Thank God!

The gift he left me to clean up ... look at that busy work.

The little man who answered the door ... Oh so proud of himself.

The view I first saw.
I knew he could be up to no good when I did not hear a peep out of him for 5 minutes.

My Little Man's new Little Boy hair cut.

Carson just after his nap. Check out the wild hair.

We ended up having a pretty slow weekend around here. Saturday morning Todd and Carson wen1t to Rik Tatum to have their hair trimmed. This was Carson's third haircut but it was his firs1t little boy haircut. I must admit I was a little sad when him and Daddy came home. My little m1an is growing up.

Saturday afternoon we headed to the Galleria to get good start on our Christmas shopping and to buy1 Carson some jeans. The weather is starting to cool down a little and my Little Man's legs were starting to get cold. Since he is a little boy and a very messy little boy I have a feeling we are going to need many pairs of jeans in order to keep him in a clean pair.

Sunday we were able to get the Christmas decorations inside the house and this coming weekend we are going to work on the lights and outside decorations. That way we will not have to worry about them when we get back from Thanksgiving.

Papa is Better

Get better Papa ... You being sick make my hair go crazy!

Let's do it again soon Papa!

Thank God for Papas! We had a little scare last week. Tuesday morning my dad notice a little tingly feeling on his left side. He thought he had slept wrong on something and was feeling the effects of that. He went into work and noticed that he was going numb on his left side so he had a nurse take his pressure and it was very high. So my Dad being my Dad waited till lunch to drive himself home to have Mom take him to the ER. He told my Mom that he could drive and she told him no way. Well he had a small stroke which caused the numbness on his left side. They admitted him to the CCU so they could bring down and watch his blood pressure. He was home by Friday morning. Well when we all heard the news all the kids started to make their way back home. I found out a little before 2:00 and by 5:00 Todd, Carson and I were on a flight to KC. We were all home by 10:30 Tuesday night! The next day we all got busy on the yard and closing down the pool so Dad would not have to worry about it when he got home. In the next few weeks Andy is going to come home and hang the Christmas lights. It's going to he hard for Dad to sit still. But he is doing very well. He thinks he may be back to work part time next week. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and thoughts. What wonderful family and friends we are blessed with.

Caroline's Night Out

Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday dear Caroline.
Happy birhtday to you.

Happy 21st Birthday Caroline. Caroline is so sweet and wanted us to join her on her 21st birthday night out. Here are a few pics from the night. It was a good time ... she even got to party with Mom and Dad. Enjoy!

Halloween Party

Saturday night after Halloween we had our Halloween party. Ali and Mom worked very hard on this party that included everything from a hotdog roast to a pumpkin pinata. All the kids had a great time. Check out the spread Ali put on. She is an amazing baker! Thank you Ali and Mom!

Kaitlin and Zane

We had an little surprise engagement party for Kaitlin and Zane Friday night after the trick or treating. We set it all up in the dinning room while they were in the family room and they had no clue ... to fun!

Halloween

We spent Halloween this year at my parents house. Carson was a lion and I must say he was pretty cute. I did not get the kind of pictures I wanted so when things slow down a little around here I will have to put him back in his costume and get the ones I want. Todd was not able to go with us because he was flying in that night (he got in around 1:30AM). The rest of the family started to get into town around 7:30. So we went Trick or Treating with the Farwell's around my parents' neighborhood. Carson made it to about 4 houses before he had had enough. The head on his costume was a little big so it made it hard to see. Plus it was warm that night so he was getting a little overheated. So Molly and I took Ellie and Carson back to the house while Ali and Andrew took Jackson to some more houses. TOO FUN and TOO CUTE! Here are some pics.

On October 26th Carson and I headed back to KV to spend the week with my family. As always my parents were sweet enough to pick us up from the airport and then we all joined Andy, Autumn and cute little Briley for brunch. Then it was off to KV. That night we when we got back into town Ali had us over for dinner and Carson really enjoyed playing with his cousins. The rest of the week was relaxing and enjoyable. We always love to spend time with Grandma and Papa. Carson loved playing outside and riding around with Papa on the lawnmower. Carson also fell in love with Kaitlin and Molly. They like to spoil him a little. Tuesday night was Caroline's 21st birthday. She saved her big night out till the weekend. So her birthday night she spent with her family. Funny I remember when they brought her home from the hosptial and it does not seem that long ago ... wow how time passes. The week was great and here are a few pics from it.