HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I thought I'd try to get a nice fallish picture yesterday while he was still in his church clothes. I set up the pumpkin, the mums, the cattails.
Yeah, not so much. If he knows you want him to sit for a pic, it becomes a game of "See How Fast I Can Move From Where You Want Me To Be". You get what you get. Lucky for all of us, any shot of this boy is cute.
Ok, so I typically write the blog and then go back and add pictures. Yesterday, I switched cameras (to something I thought was better) to try to get the nice Thanksgiving shot. When I just tried to put whatever I did manage to capture of him on the computer, I can't. It won't go. Hopefully we can figure something out later but for now, there's no glimpse of the boy with a pumpkin. You'll have to settle for him coloring in his towel...

and maybe a couple of him sporting his new hat and sneaker combo...

 

 

We had a delicious turkey dinner and pumpkin pie yesterday at Meemee and Pa's (the rest of the grandkids call my mum Neenee but Meemee is as close as he can get right now). We had relatives here from Florida and from Waweig so that was great. The weather was beautiful so we spent some time outside too.
Yesterday was also my grandmother's 86th birthday. She had my youngest aunt Sally when she was 45 and I was almost a year old. She claims Sally has kept her young and I don't know if that's true or not, but something sure has. She still push-mows her own lawn, does all her own baking - even doughnuts - and goes sliding with the kids every winter on an old double-runner sled. I just turned 42. So here's hoping...
Yesterday was also the one-year anniversary of the passing of my precious cousin and friend, Joan. She died from ALS. She was 15 days younger than me. There was a group of us cousins who were with her on the night she died. She was so special. The way she handled the illness that stole every ounce of her dignity was amazing. She changed many lives because of it. She left behind a husband and three children, her parents, brothers and their families and many friends. I just wanted/needed to add this.

The other day, we made apple crisp and then whipped some cream to go with it. Brady always licks the beaters, and even though we've pretty much cut out dairy, the beaters just had to be shared. As you can imagine, HE LOVED IT! He was a bit perplexed by it and took it quite seiously. It took him a minute to figure out how to get the cream off the inside part, but with some tricky tongue manoeuvring, he managed to lick it pretty clean. Brady and I both got a chuckle out of watching him trying to figure it out.

 

He's had his first cold since moving in. Brady brought it home from school and it's now made it's rounds here. Everyone is on the mend. The snot was flying for a bit, though.
We spent a morning this past week at a friend's (Alex's) house for a playgroup. That was lots of fun and he got to meet a new friend, Jay, who is the same age, plus his best friend Keely was there. I forgot my camera so I have no footage but we both had a really nice time. Sweet little Keely left the next day, though, for Halifax to have her kneecap moved from the side of her knee to the front. They had to cut the muscle way up into her thigh so it was quite an operation. We think she is on her way home today so we'll think of something yummy to bake tomorrow and drop in for a little visit. I'm curious about how he'll react to her cast.
I'm going to include some random shots that are pretty cute. These are just some shots of him being a little boy, exploring outdoor and pushing and pulling and doing boy stuff.

This works for transporting trucks as well as groceries..

 

Just one little ride?

 

Sherman was mowing and had his workshirt and boots on - so workshirt and boots it is.

Anyway, guess that's about it for now.

Happy Thanksgiving from our house to yours :)