The Day After Thanksgiving: Putt-Putt

We had a beautiful day during our Thanksgiving holiday that we spent playing putt-putt, visiting a local park, and cruising on Uncle Billy's & Aunt Susie's boat down the waterway.

Sun, Fun, & Turkey

This year we had the special treat of spending Thanksgiving at the beach. It was a wonderful change of pace for all of us, and the kids loved spending time at Aunt Susie & Uncle Billy's beach house.

Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving

And all through the beach house,

All creatures were stirring,

To open their presents from Aunt Lynn.

The pink soccer ball was fun,

The Fighting Transformers were great,

And Hunter & Leigh

Really loved staying up late.

To play with their cousins,

And eat pizza pie,

While snuggling with Nanny,

Who was cooking turkey nearby.

Discipline?

Last night, Leigh dumped out all of her hairbows on the floor and exclaimed, "Leigh made mess!" When I asked her to pick it up, she said, "No--Time Out!"

Clearly full of remorse on the Time Out step, she looked up and shouted "Cheese!" as soon as she saw the camera. We may have to resort to another disciplinary action...

Christmas Date

Last night Aunt Lynn & I took Hunter on a Christmas date that started with a ride through the Tanglewood Festival of Lights.

After a wonderful dinner in Winston-Salem, Hunter and I hunkered down for an evening at his favorite resort, The Embassy Suites. They must have been overbooked, because they put us in one of the business suites, complete with a large meeting table, kitchen, and 2 bathrooms. Hunter was all agog at our fancy suite. After breakfast the next morning, we were off to a Christmas store where Hunter picked out special Christmas ornaments for all of his favorite peeps.

Thou Shalt Not Covet Bitty Baby

Jackie made it clear that she wanted Hunter to give her blond-haired, blue-eyed Bitty Baby for her 5th birthday. So when this came to pass, she was beside herself with glee. However, we quickly realized that she wasn't the only one who loved Bitty Baby. Leigh was extremely taken with this baby, and did her best to sneak her away every chance she got. Maybe she'll even get a Bitty Baby of her own for her 2nd birthday, if she's a good girl...

Jackie Turns 5, Part 1

The Big Event last week was Jackie's 5th birthday. We got to be a part of the family celebration on her real birthday, as well as the Pump It Up bash over the weekend. As always, the kids loved having their way with a big piece of cake, and were thrilled to top it off with popsicles and a little Ring-A-Round-The-Rosie.