DECORATING THE PEURIFOY TREE

THIS YEAR THE PRUITT'S WERE GETTING READY TO MOVE TO ABILENE, TX AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A TREE. SO THE PEURIFOY'S HAD A TREE DECORATING PARTY. FUN, HUH? IT HAPPENED TO BE ON DEC. 11TH, COOPIES BIRTHDAY. HE TURNED ONE! THE NEXT BLOG WILL BE ABOUT THE PARTY.
CINDY WAS A WONDERFUL HELP. FLUFING THE TREE LIMBS ON OUR FAKE TREE. THE PRUITT'S ALWAYS HAVE A REAL ONE. AUBREY FELT BAD FOR US.

THIS IS CHRIS AND I IN FRONT OF OUR FINISHED TREE. WE STAYED UP TO WRAP PRESENTS AND IT WAS 2 AM BEFORE WE WENT TO BED!

AMY, AUBREY & LOLO WERE WONDERFUL HELP IN PLACING THE ORNAMENTS. NOW CALEB ON THE OTHER HAND WOULD GET A NOT SO VALUABLE DECORATION AND HE WOULD THROW IT ON THE TREE!

MARK CAME OVER AND HELPED THE GIRLS PUT THE NATIVITY SCENE TOGETHER.

HERE I AM DOING MY JOB...HANDING OUT ORNAMENTS. DELEGATING(-:

HERE IS THE PRUITT FAMILY IN FRONT OF OUR FINISHED TREE.

HERE ARE THE CUTE KIDS!

AUNT AMY'S DARLINGS!

DAD WAS HERE TOO THAT NIGHT BUT I GUESS YOU COULD HAVE SEEN HIM REFILLING HIS TACO SOUP BOWL!

WE WERE HAVEING A GREAT TIME UNTIL KATY- OUR BIG DOG - ANNOUNCED IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE BY WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM AND THROWING UP!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

GRANDMA STELLA

WELL IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME AND CHRIS & I USUALLY TRY TO MAKE IT TO ALL 3 HOUSEHOLDS. THIS YEAR WAS NO DIFFERENT AND I WILL SHOW PICTURES OF THE "TOUR DE CALEB" ON A LATTER BLOG.

THIS MORNING IS CHRISTMAS MORNING AND I CAN'T STOP THINKING OF GRANDMA STELLA. SHE PASSED AWAY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WE GOT TO SEE HER JUST THAT DAY. SHE HAD BEEN IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE COUGHT HER ON A FEW LUCID MOMENTS AND WE GOT TO TELL HER WE LOVED HER ONE LAST TIME. SHE WASN'T MY GRANDMA, BUT FROM THE MOMENT CHRIS CHOSE ME SHE ADOPTED ME. TOOK ME AND MY FAMILY IN AS HERS.

SHE WAS VERY GENEROUS WITH THE CHURCH AND WITH HER TIME. ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES I GOT TO SPEND TIME WITH HER I DROVE HER TO "CARING AND SHARING" A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT SHE AND HER HUBBY STAN HELPED OUT FOR DECADES. SHE WAS 80 WHEN I MET HER AND SHE STILL VOLUNTEERED WEEKLY.

GRANDMA STELLA WAS VERY KIND TO AUBREY & LOLO'S, RICKY & CINDY'S KIDS, THEY WOULD RUN OVER AND HUG HER AFTER CHURCH. SHE WOULD HAVE THEM OVER TO FEED THE DUCKS IN THE SPRING AT BUCKNER.

GRANDMA AND AMY HAD A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP. THEY HUNG OUT, PLAYED CARDS AND SOMETIMES INVITED CHRIS AND I TO JOIN THEM. ONE TIME CHRIS AND I WERE LATE TO THE CARD GAME AND AT STELLA'S SUGGESTION THEY STACKED THE DECK IN THEIR FAVOR. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THEY GOT ONE CARD OFF AND CHRIS AND I GOT ALL THE GOOD CARDS. SHE GOT SO TICKLED SHE COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING. AND WHAT A GREAT LAUGH SHE HAD!

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THESE PICTURES. CHRIS, CALEB AND I WENT TO SEE THE GRANDBURY PEURIFOY'S THIS LAST JULY '08 AND HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT. STELLA FOUND A WHOOPIE CUSHION AND SHE AND CALEB HAD AN FUN TIME PLAYING WITH IT. SHE WOULD BLOW IT UP AND LET IT "FART" AND JUST LAUGH AT CALEB'S REACTION.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL PICTURE OF THE TWO. I ACTUALLY HAVE A SHORT VIDEO THAT WOULDN'T LOAD THIS MORNING. STELLA SAID: CALEB YOU BE A GOOD BOY LIKE YOUR DADDY WAS. SHE HAD SOME OTHER SWEET THINGS TO SAY AND IT WAS PRECIOUS.

WHEN CALEB WAS IN THE ROOM STELLA COULDN'T KEEP FROM TALKING TO HIM. THEY WERE GOOD BUDDIES.

LISTEN TO STELLA'S LAUGH. I ALREADY MISS HEARING IT.

HER FUNERAL WILL BE THIS FRIDAY AT 2. SHE WILL BE BURIED WITH STAN, HER HUSBAND OF 56 YEARS. THE FAMILY WILL COME IN AND CELEBRATE HER LIFE. MY FAMILY "THE PRUITT'S" WERE BLESSED BY STELLA.

THANK YOU LORD FOR SENDING ME CHRIS AND BLESSING ME WITH ANOTHER GRANDMA. I LOVED HER AND I WILL MISS HER.

JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL

HERE IS A PICTURE CELEBRATING AMBER MOORE, SHE EARNED HER WAY TO THE STATE COMPETITION IN CROSS COUNTRY. ALL OF THESE TEACHERS HAVE THEIR HAIR FIXED LIKE HER.
CHRISPY BROUGHT CALEB TO THE BASKETBALL GAME AT THE JUNIOR HIGH. HE DECIDED TO TAKE HIS CLOTHES OFF.

I HAVE ENJOYED THE LAST MONTH COACHING WITH CHELSEA COMFORT.

THESE IS THE 7TH GRADE "A" TEAM. THEY'RE GREAT!

THESE ARE SOME OF THE GIRLS ON THE 8TH GRADE B TEAM. THEY'VE BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

HERE ARE THE REST OF THE GIRLS ON THE B TEAM AND I THINK THEY ARE CRAZY!

THESE ARE THE GIRLS ON THE 8TH GRADE A TEAM. THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN. I LOOK FOWARD TO SEEING THEM IN HIGH SCHOOL.

VOLLEYBALL PLAY-OFFS NOV 2008

THE FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER MY VOLLEYBALL TEAM MADE IT TO THE PLAY-OFFS. THEY HAD WORKED SO HARD TO GET THERE AND HOLLY & KAREN (MY ASSISTANTS) HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY. I WAS VERY PROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

THIS FIRST PICTURE IS A PICTURE OF CALEB & KATY. THEY ARE RUNNING AROUND IN THE BACK YARD BEING SILLY!
THE FIRST ROUND WE PLAYED DIBOLL ISD. WE WENT TO MCALLISTER'S FOR DINNER AND THEN HEADED TO TATUM.

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AFTER WE BEAT DIBOLL. IT WAS AWESOME! LOOK HOW HAPPY THESE GIRLS LOOK.

THE NEXT ROUND WE PLAYED MEXIA ISD, FROM THE WACO AREA. WE FOUGHT AWESOMELY. WE BEAT THEM THE FIRST GAME AND THAT WAS LIKE MESSING WITH A BEE HIVE. THEY GOT PISSED AND BEAT THE FOO FOO OUT OF US. BUT WE DID PUT UP A GREAT FIGHT.

WE WILL LOSE 4 SENIORS, GOOD LEADERS AND HARD WORKERS. IT WILL BE FUN TO HAVE THE SOPH & JRS MOVE UP. BUT I'VE KNOWN THE SENIORS SINCE THEY WERE IN 8TH GRADE.

SOME MOM'S DID A POTATO BAR FOR US.

SOCCER GIRLS

WELL THIS NOVEMBER AUBREY & LOLO WRAPED UP THEIR SOCCER CARRER HERE IN LONGVIEW. RICKY WAS THEIR COACH THIS SEASON AND IT WAS JUST AS FUN WATCHING HIM AS IT WAS THE GIRLS. CALEB HAD FUN PLAYING ON THE SIDE LINES WITH AUBREY OR LOLO, WHOEVER WASN'T PLAYING AT THE TIME.
LOLO PLAYED FOR THE WILDCATS AND AUBREY PLAYED FOR REVOLUTION.

GRANDDADDY AND GRANDMOMMY TOOK TURNS ENTERTAINING THE BOYS.

CALEB MIGHT PLAY SOCCER ONE DAY, MAYBE NOT WITH A PINK SOCCER BALL.

CINDY & I WERE FREEZING! LOLO WAS TOO BUSY RUNNING AROUND WITH CALEB TO BE COLD.

AUBREY GOT A LOT BETTER OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SHE RUNS LIKE A GAZELLE. GO AUBREY GO!

HERE IS THE FAN BASE FOR AUBREY & LOLO! G-MA & G-PA WERE THERE TOO JUST NOT IN THE PICTURE. WE ARE GOING TO MISS THE SATURDAY GAME.

WE'LL MISS YOU GIRLS!

ALPINE'S TRUNK OR TREAT

We had so much fun getting ready for this night. I love to dress up and if any one wants to have a costume party... I'M THERE! Last year caleb was Charlie Brown. He hardly had any hair so we had to draw a curl on his head, remember?
Well, this year I found and awesome pair of PJ's at Target (the most awesome store) and it inspired me to match him. Two super-heros. SUPERMAN My costume was not homemade and awesome like Stacy Neal's, but it was fun.
Aubrey was LUCY from Narnia, Lolo was Super Girl, Cooper was Diego Maradona the soccer player. Grandmommy was herself. By the way, Caleb has started calling her NaNa, it's cute.

Coopy Maradona pulling Grandaddy's ear. He has such a sweet personality. He's sitting up, crawing and now pulling up on everything. It's great!

Superman gets tired some times. He was resting before he flew over all of his citizens.

Here is my fun family: Chris is a Guitar Hero, Amy is a little girl, Ricky & Coopie are soccer players, Caleb and I are superman, Aubrey is Lucy and Lolo is supergirl. And if you look closely Cindy, who is preparing for a big move, has 3 wonderful kids and is married to my crazy brother, well she's SUPERMOM!

WELL, HERE'S G'MA AND LUCY. SUPERMAN LOOKS AWFULLY INTERESTED IN WHAT SHE'S DOING WITH THAT TOUNGE.

CALEB GOES BANANAS WHEN LOLO GETS AROUND, HE'LL LET HER DO ANYTHING. SMILE BOY!

OK, AT 38 MATCHING MY KIDS COSTUME WAS FUN, BUT... I WAS WEARING BLUE SPANDEX THAT SHOW EVERY INPERFECTION OF MY ROBUST BOTTOM, AND.. I WAS WEARING A PAIR OF RED PANTIES ON THE OUTSIDE OF MY TIGHTS. IT WAS FUN WALKING AROUND WITH THAT BIG RED CAPE, AND THANK GOODNESS IT COVERED UP THE BIGGEST PART OF ME!

HERE SUPER BECKY IS HOLDING SUPER CALEB AND SUPER PETE SILVERTHORN. THERE WAS ONE MORE LITTLE SUPERMAN THERE THAT NIGHT GRANT HOOD.

HERE COMES GUITAR HERO WITH OUR BABY SUPERMAN. THEY ARE HEADED INSIDE TO DO SOME CHILI TASTING.

WE RAN INTO THE NORTONS. THEY HAD TWO PIRATES AND KINIZIE WAS WEARING A POODLE SKIRT.

CHRIS FOUND HIS BUDDY DAVID AND THEY WERE BOTH GUITAR HEROES.

FUN AUNT AMY WITH THE GIRLS. AND THE BOY. AMY'S CHILLI GOT 3RD PLACE. IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WON IF SHE WOULD TAKE THOSE STINKEN MUSHROOMS OUT!

THE WHOLE NORTON CLAN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SMALLEST PIRATE PASSED OUT!

I PUT THIS PICTURE ON HERE BECAUSE CALEB IS EATING HIS FIRST SUCKER. WE COULDN'T GET IT AWAY FROM HIM AND IT GOT EVERYWHERE! HE DROPPED IT AND IT HAD HAY ON IT AND HE DIDN'T CARE. I FINALLY WRESTLED IT FROM HIM AND GAVE HIM SOME MILK INSTEAD. HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN EVEN TRADE.

EVERY CHANCE I GET I TAKE A GROUP PICTURE OF THE PRUITT'S NORTONS AND CALEB. THEY'RE COUSINS AND IT WILL BE HARD TO MAINTAIN THAT CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRUITT'S GONE BUT WE'LL HAVE TO TRY.

WHAT A FUN EVENING, IT WAS JUST TOO SHORT.

I WANT TO HAVE A FALL CELEBRATION LIKE STACY SUGGESTED. WHERE WE PLAN TO DRESS UP IN FUN COSTUMES, PLAN GAMES, RACES, CRAFT. HAVE A PIC NIC AND DO IT IN THE PARK. KEEP IT IN MIND AND LET'S ALL START BRAINSTORMING.

WEEKEND AT POP POP & GA GA'S

FIRST OFF I LOVE THE FUN NAMES THAT MY IN-LAWS HAVE CHOOSEN TO GO BY. THEY ARE FUN.
BELLA WAS IN LOVE THIS WEEKEND. THE NEW PUPPY OF THE HOUSE WAS SO CUTE. BELLA WOULD HOLD HIM & SQUEEZE HIM AND CALL HIS NAME GEORGE! THEY WERE CUTE TOGETHER.
POP POP HELD THE KIDS WHILE THEY COLORED. THEY HAD A GOOD TIME.

ON SUNDAY WE RAN OVER TO SHREVEPORT, LA. THE BOARD WALK WAS AWESOME, THE WEATHER WAS GREAT AND EVEN THE FOOD WAS INCREDIBLE AT SALTGRASS! WE WALKED AROUND AND VISITED TOGETHER.

LARRY WAS PATIENT WITH ALL THE SHOPPING AND IN THE END WE WENT TO THE BASS PRO SHOP. IT WAS AWESOME!

CALEB REALLY ENJOYED BEING SPOILED BY GAGA & POP POP. HE LOVED BEING HELD AND CARRIED BY POP POP. I'M GLAD THEY BONDED.

OK! NOW HERE ARE CALEB'S AUNTS. EXCEPT FOR CINDY PRUITT, BUT I'LL GET HER NEXT POST. AUNT AMY - LA NEGRA - WHO IS GOING TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SOFTBALL PLAYER.

AUNT MARY, WHO LOVES TO SPOIL THIS BABY WITH POPCYCLES & SUGARS!

AUNT KIM, WHO HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE SAMPLE CLAN. SHE'S ALWAYS SO SWEET TO BELLA & CALEB.

AUNT ASHLEY - WHO WILL SIT IN THE FLOOR AND PLAY WITH HIS TOYS WITH HIM. SHE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT MOM ONE DAY!

AUNT STEPHANIE - WHO LOVES TO SQUEEZE THIS BOY! SHE'S FUNNY AND SWEET.

WE HAD SUCH A GOOD WEEKEND AT GAGA'S HOUSE. POP POP COOKED THE BEST FAJITAS THAT I'VE HAD IN A LOOOOONNNNGGGG TIME. HE'S AWESOME!

WE'LL SEE YOU SOON!