Grandma's cookies

My Mom was here last week, the week before Christmas. One of her favorite things to do is make cookies with her grandchildren. Andrew loves making cookies also, but Alyssa just likes to make a mess. The cookies, if you were wondering, did come out tasting pretty good.

Santa Parade!

Every year we go to the Forsyth County Parade. It really isn't much more than a lot of girl scouts walking down a road throwing candy at kids, but at least Andrew and Alyssa get to see Santa on a "horse drawn" sleigh (john deer tractor).

Thanks Giving!

This year my sister-in-law came over from Alabama to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. On turkey day we went to my Aunt Bea's house and had an amazing time. The food was delicious and the company was even better. Here are a few photos from that day.

I've been tagged-4th pic in 4th photo file

This is a picture out of Dale's Safety file, which just happens to be in with my personal photos for some reason. It is obviously a picture of a fairly large alligator found on one of Dale's construction sights in Miami. Funny thing, they had alligator tail on special for lunch for a week:) j/k.

Here are the Halloween costume pics:Spiderman AndrewBumblebee AlyssaThe Pirate Wench JulieCodi the Zombie, The bumblebee, and Spiderman

Halloween!!!!!Boo!!!!!

This year we went all out. Our theme was "Redneck Graveyard". Here are a few pictures to give you an idea of how it looked. Just imagine it's dark outside.

Beautiful Fall Weather!!

Some pics of the kids playing and enjoying the great outdoors!

Fall, Fair, and Funnel Cakes!!!!

This past week we went to the Forsyth County Fair twice...It is totally worth the twelve month wait to go every year. Andrew was so excited this year and he went on rides he has never wanted to go on before. Here are a few pics of Andrew on some rides...Alyssa is not tall enough to go on anything but the Carousel, but she enjoyed looking at the lights and hearing all the fun sounds.

Codi's new (old) car!

This weekend we went to pick up Codi's new car...The car may not look that good, but, it is and has always been, Codi's dream to fix up an old VW Beetle. The car is primed for a paint job, Dale will have to put all the electrical wires back in it, and he will need to put the windows back in, but overall VWs are one of the easiest cars to work on. Dale had a Beetle about ten years ago and he has had several race cars, so ever body need not worry...he knows what he is doing. This car will be an ongoing process, putting it back together. The previous owner was trying to turn it into a dune buggy...but fortunately for us...he ran out of money. It has actually turned into a hobby for the whole family, which is good because lately things have been so crazy busy around here. We are all having a really good time with it. Below are some more pictures of the 1965 VW Beetle.Oh...and it does run...very well actually!

Multi-tasking

This is the seat that Alyssa chose for movie night. Not only was she right in front of the television...Andrew could wheel her around the room whenever she wanted a different toy! She has him wrapped around her tiny little finger...

Driving pics!

Last weekend Dale and I decided to get in the car (or truck in our case) and just drive. First we ended up in Helen for the opening of their Oktoberfest. We stopped at a place called Margarita's for some lunch...the best cheeseburgers we've had in a long time. Then we headed out to drive some more and ended up in Blairsville. We stopped in to see Grandma Millie for a while and then headed home. By the way Aunt Bea, Andrew cried because you weren't home. Below are a few pics of the crew in the car.

Labor Day weekend with Grandma Nancy!!

My Mom made a quick visit up from Florida to spend a couple of days with us. On Thursday night, Codi's nineteenth birthday, Andrew and I went to the Marta train station to pick her up...which was a big deal for Andrew. For those of you who don't know, Andrew is the biggest train fan in the world. So, the next day, Andrew and his Grandma re-enacted the train station...and notice Alyssa in the background trying to get in the picture.She didn't quite get in the picture, however, she did catch the eye of her Grandma...Then, they all decided to search google for their Christmas toy list...which of course Andrew said he wanted lots of trains...

Catch up time

Hey everyone! Sorry it's been so long. Things have been nuts around here...never a dull moment. Alyssa is our little monkey. She loves stuffing her mouth full of whatever food you give her.And then she loves to show you her teeth. As soon as the camera comes out she shows you her pearly whites...sometimes they just happen to be covered with peanut butter!Andrew really had a good summer with his cousin Wesley and was sad to see him leave to go back home to Alabama.