Monday, November 19, 2007

THANKSGIVING #1 - THE SAMPLES

THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING OFF TO AN AWESOME START. PILGRIM PEURIFOY INVITED US TO START OF THE WEEK AT DEBBIE & LARRY SAMPLES.
LITTLE DID WE KNOW IT BUT WE WERE IN FOR A FEAST. LARRY FIXED A TUR-DUC-KIN & A HAM. IT WAS AWESOME!
DEBBIE MADE 4 OR 5 SIDE DISHES TO PUT OUT ON THE TABLE, INCLUDING ROLLS. SHE HAD HELP FROM KIM, ASHLEY & STEPHANIE. THEY ALL BROUGHT A OR SOME SIDE DISHES FOR THE FEAST.
BY THE WAY, DEBBIE HAS RE-DONE THE HOUSE & IT IS INCREDIBLE. WOOD FLOORS, LEATHER FURNITURE, ROOMS THAT ECHO. THE HOUSE LOOKS AWESOME!

THE NEWLY WEDS, BRENT & ASHLEY, PLAY "UNO" WITH THE GANG BEFORE DINNER.
I SIT IN FOR A QUICK GAME & IT TURNS INTO THE UN-ENDING GAME!
STEPHANIE & CALEB SPEND TIME BONDING. HIS EARS REMIND ME THAT WE ALL LOOKED AT MARY & WAYNE'S DISNEY PICTURE BOOK. THEY HAD A GREAT TIME.
TABLE ONE IS PACKED & LOADED WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD.
I FEED CALEB AMONGST ALL THE CRAZINESS GOING ON AROUND US. CEREAL & GREENBEANS! YUMM YUMM!
THE FEAST WAS INCREDIBLE! WE HAD A LOT OF FUN EATING & VISITING.
FOOD, FOLKS & FUN! JUST SITTING AT THIS TABLE I PROBABLY GAINED 3 TO 5 POUNDS. JUST SITTING THERE!
DEBBIE TAKES A BREAK FROM THE KITCHEN & HOLDS HER BABIES, CALEB & BELLA.
BELLA HELPS EVERYONE PLAY "TROUBLE". & AT THE SAME TIME SHE STAYS OUT OF "T".
AFTER THE INCREDIBLE FEAST LARRY & CHRISPY HAVE NO SHAME TAKING A NAP WITH EVERYONE AROUND.
WAKEY, WAKEY SWEETBOY!
WAYNE VISITS WITH CALEB. THEY HAD A GOOD CHAT. MAYBE WAYNE NEEDS HIM A LITTLE BOY. LESS DRAMA, DRAMA, DRAMA.
MARY & SWEET BELLA. EVERYONE GOT TO TAKE TURNS HOLDING BELLA & WATCHING HER. SHE'S SO CUTE. IT'LL BE GREAT TO WATCH HER A CHRISTMAS. OUT OF ALL THE GIFT SHE GETS SHE WILL PROBABLY LIKE A BOX FULL OF PAPER THE BEST.
CHRISPY & BRENT CONTINUE TO VISIT THE DESSERT TABLE. ONE TRIP WAS NOT ENOUGH.
MOMMY GETS TO HOLD HER BABY FOR A FEW MINUTES. HE WAS SUCH A GOOD BABY ALL DAY. HE TOOK A LONG NAP IN THE AM & CAT NAPS ALL AFTERNOON.
ASHLEY LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS HER HANDS FULL. BELLA & CALEB AT THE SAME TIME! VERY BRAVE.
WAYNE NAPS, MARY TALKS. WHAT A BUSY AFTERNOON.
CALEB GETTING READY TO TAKE ONE OF HIS MANY CAT NAPS. HE WOULD FALL ASLEEP FOR G-MOMMY DEBBIE EVERYTIME.
LARRY & HIS TWO BABIES: TOOTIE & BUZZ. THEY WERE GOOD PUPPIES ALL DAY LONG.
CALEB REDISCOVED HIS TIGGER JUMP UP TOY. HE PLAYED FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. HE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN IT AS WELL.
JUMPY! JUMPY! JUMPY!
DADDY JOINED IN THE FUN AS WELL.

WE HAD AN AWESOME TIME AT THE SAMPLES. WE SPENT THE NIGHT AT DEBBIE'S ON SATURDAY & SUNDAY & HAD A WONDERFUL TIME VISITING WITH THE FAMILY. WE LOOK FOWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK! MORE GAMES, FOOD & LAUGHS.
G-DADDY LARRY HAD A GREAT TIME MAKING MR. MILKEY FACE LAUGH. THEY GOT ALONG GREAT.
G-MOMMY DEBBIE MADE CALEB LAUGH EASILY. SHE THINKS THAT CALEB LOOKS LIKE CHRISPY. I AGREE.
G-MOMMY DEBBIE ROCKED CALEB TO SLEEP WITH US BOTH NIGHT. WE TOOK HIM TO BED AND HE SLEPT ALL NIGHT.
ON THE WAY HOME HE WORE AN OUTFIT DEBBIE GAVE HIM WITH "DOTS" THE CANDY LOGO ALL OVER HIM. I REALLY JUST WANTED TO EAT HIM UP!
LOOK AT MY CUTE BOY! YUMM! YUMM!
WE HAD AN AWESOME WEEKEND! SEE Y'ALL AT CHRISTMAS!





1 comment:

Ann said...

Oh my goodness!! That is so much food. Your hair looks beautiful, Becky! I love it and it looks easy to take care of. I'm contemplating cutting my hair off to donate to locks of love or one of those organizations. What a blessing to have your grandmother near you. I hope that you can all enjoy her company and the blessing of her many years. So, is he really going to be Diego? Doesn't seem like a name the whole family would go for. Love you bunches and miss you even more!!!