we celebrated with gairette at smokey bones, yum, for dinner. She wanted to eat at a place that had french fries, that cuts out like no choices. and to visit uncle Dave at the firehouse, talk about easy to please. we had a great time,me,wendy and 8 kids (we had Taylor) wow.
saying goodbye, she isn't into smiling for the camera so this is the best we could do.
this is at our house. they were gray's dancing socks. he was dancing and slipping up a storm.
Liv and Mary Grace, sorry Sawyer we will have to take all pictures of you next time. 
over kill you say? well my mom made this for Skylar and was never able to finish it. Aunt lynn finished it for Grayden and it finally fits!When I put it on this morning I truly did tear up.She never could have imagined she was knitting for her grandson 7years later that she would never even meet.She has been gone over 4 years and I love these pop up reminders of her. So needless to say I love these photos and say what you might I'm putting them all in.
Ijust love this shirt.It's a pirate shirt and I think he looks cute in it.
today Olivia was "babysitting" looks like shes doing a great job.
Grayden is really into "choo choo trains" right now and our entire living room floor is full of it.
Macy's (fields) windows. This year is Mary Poppins, LOVED it!
this one was my favorite window
of coarse you had to include this one, so fun. It was so great going early, we didn't wait for the walnut room (waits get into the 2 hour range after thanksgiving, why we never took the kids) the kids saw the windows up close. the ornament room well we really had it to ourselves. I think we found an ,enter into the season, tradition.
5 out of 7 runners ran their personal best, you can't ask for more than that.
we are almost professional spectators
Coach Rill and Polka are making going to the state C.C. meet a habit
300 runners 13,000 people cheering, no rain it was a great day.
again out of order anyone know the trick?
Olivias homemade gifts tissue flowers and a painted picture frame.
we sang, ate cake, and opened gifts a mini party but it was fun as you can see. Grandma said "I don't even feel 85" born in 1921 what an extraordinary life she has had.
