Happy Turkey day!

This Thanksgiving, the kids and I drove down to my parents house. It was a hard decision to leave Chuck at home because he had to work. We missed him a lot, but had a really great time.

Welcome to Oklahoma... now pay up! I think I payed $16 for the privilege of driving on their turnpikes this trip. Literal highway robbery. Crazy!

My back seat navigators... taking a break:
Home sweet home...

On Wednesday, we went downtown to watch the Ft. Worth herd cattle drive.Very cool! If ever in the area, I recommend this event.

We played on grandpa's motorcycle.

Enjoyed the warm weather at the park...

And stood in long lines at Six Flags. Line after line after *%$@#&?! line!

The girls had a really good time, though.

Charlie... not so much. He was really good, though. He tolerates a lot from us.

We had to investigate a few sales at the mall.

Standing in line at the 30 year old microwave for our left over turkey on Friday!

... and then back to the 'real life'. So sad.

Thank you grandma and grandpa for letting us come and visit you!

Have you hugged your Veteran today?

Speaking of veterans, our niece, Sammy, visited a couple weeks ago. She unexpectedly had to have some surgery while working at Ft. Leonard Wood. She is enlisted in the Army right now. They gave her a couple weeks leave to recoup, so she came to stay at our house. She felt pretty crummy for the first few days, but recovered pretty quickly. Then we had some fun!!!
We visited Ameristar Casino...

The Brewery...

Charlie wasn't too thrilled with the brewery tour...

until we got to the Hospitality Room for some samples. That's my boy!

Happy Birthday, Chelsea! She turns 14 today. have a wonderful day, baby!

And lastly, thank you, Chuck for your service!

My latest project

Adrianne had an Uppercase Living party a few weeks ago. Essentially, they are big, elaborate stickers that you stick on your walls to decorate. A few curse words and a glass of wine later, this is my finished product. I also did Charlie's toy box. I have one more sticker for my door, but decided that I was DONE! Maybe another day... maybe not :)