Okay, so I was told by Picasa today that I had reached my limit on blog pictures :( So I've been cleaning up past blogs and deleting pictures so I can continue to regale you with what is going on with our family in the here and now!!!
Without further ado... this picture is actually from our first ever pizza and game night, the week before Thanksgiving! The game is very simple. You place penguins on a wiggly boat. If your penguin causes the boat to tip over, that's the end. Berry was absolutely scared-to-death to put a penguin on the boat, she was sooooo afraid it would knock over that she just cried and whimpered and stamped her feet rather than even try... that's all J's side of the family, because I, of course, never did anything even remotely close to that :)
Now, on to Thanksgiving. Wednesday, we left our house for Uncle M's and Aunt I's. They live on the gulf side of Florida. One of their enjoyable pastimes is paddle boarding. Uncle M took each kid one at a time out on the water. Daddy thought it safer (and I agreed) that he paddle alone, since it was his first time :)
Smaug seemed content to hover under Uncle M's legs ;)
Thursday morning, we headed north to Gramps and Grammy's for our big lunch! Mr. E earned a whip cream mustache!
On Friday, the same kiddo lined up Grammy's pigs (and bear) and asked that I take a picture!
And of course we had to get a group shot with Grammy :) (Grammy, this was the best shot out of all of them... at least no one was picking their noses, like in the pictures of the kids with Gramps!!!)
On our way home, we took a very circuitous route to pick up our new puppy!!! J has always wanted (since I've known him anyway) a bloodhound. Since we found out I'm not allergic to dogs (which I thought), and we are staying in Jacksonville, and we are buying a house, and Bing is "getting long in the tooth" (as J says), we needed a new pup! Her name is Mamie (may-me).
Have you ever seen Holiday Inn (with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby)? It's the first movie J and I loved together after we got married. Anyway, we named our first dog after... well, Bing Crosby. That's our dogs name, Bing Crosby. When we got our girl dogs they were Grace (Grace Kelly), and Audrey (Audrey Hepburn). Well, with this dog, we returned to Holiday Inn. In the movie Bing Crosby's Jill-of-all-trades servant is named Mamie, and she's a hoot. So, that's why we decided on Mamie for our new little (for now) girl. So far, our Bing doesn't seem to mind her.
Every one loves Mamie, including this bundle of yogurt covered cuteness :)
In Other News: I am happy to say that J and I have successfully navigated through twelve (12!) years of marriage :)
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