Watching Grandpa Shave

On our visit today papa Carl was shaving.

Tucker needed to see what he was doing.  Papa showed

him the mirror and played with him like he was shaving him.

All the time not loosing a lick of his sucker. 

Breakfast with Tucker

One morning Tucker decided he was going

to change up his routine a bit and eat breakfast

on his own terms.  He landed in his comfy chair with

feet crossed and consumed his waffles.

Christmas Fun in Branson

This year the family decided to make memories instead of

presents so off to Branson we went.  We spent Friday at Silver

Dollar City.  Saturday we visited the Dixie Stampede and

rode the Polar Express.  There are many, many pictures of the

event and Aunt Danielle has properly documented the visit

on her website for future reference.

Happy grandkids!

An all inclusive family picture.

(Tucker is mostly missing but can be seen below)

A family picture (Danielle is missing)

Ready to ride the Polar Express.

The A & M Reeds!

The A & D Reeds!

Papa and all the gkids!

Dixie Stampede picture!

Thanksgiving at the Lake with Uncle Tim

We spent Thanksgiving at the lake with Adam, Michelle,

the kids and Uncle Tim. 

Complete with all the Thanksgiving essentials from Price

Chopper along with pumpkin & peanut butter pie and

cookies.

Mikayla is enjoying her meal from the counter.

She dressed up especially for the event!

Tribute to Cali Dog

11 years of memories with this sweet girl will be cherished. Cali, our yellow lab, was a wedding gift from me to my husband in January of 2006. Over the years she has been so gentle, loving and loyal. She was the first best friend my children ever knew and the hardest goodbye for them to date. Today we had to make the difficult decision to put her down and say our goodbyes. We found out a week ago that her kidneys were shutting down. She quit eating, became confused and lost, and showed signs of pain and extreme weakness. It was time to end her suffering ;(. We are thankful for her loyalty, love, and protection over the years. RIP sweet Cali girl!

Time at the Lake

We were able to head to the lake on Wednesday before

Thanksgiving this year.  Mikayla and Austin joined us

for some outside time before it got too terribly cold.

Papa built a fire in the fire pit to warm up a bit.

Mikayla used her artistic skills to fashion a

board into a gun.  She set up a target on a tree

for target practice...

While Austin worked on his gaming skills and

visited with papa.  Mom and dad joined us later

in the evening for supper and some family time.

Thanksgiving Lunch with Austin & Mikayla

We were invited to have lunch with Austin & Mikayla

to celebrate Thanksgiving.  Tucker was our guest and

welcomed by his cousin Mikayla.

Never a dull moment with these two.

She is one happy girl when her momma and dada

are by her side.

After a short wait we headed to the cafeteria to share

time with Austin.  Thanks for inviting us!

It's Time for the Leaves to Fall

Tucker and papa thought they would get a

little head start on clearing out a few of

the leaves today.

The leaves are almost as big as Tucker.

Taking them to the drop off spot with papa.

The other day he actually picked up a few

and took them around the corner by himself.

Guess he had seen grandma do this enough times

he knew just where to put them.

Family Pictures

Thankful for family!

Basketball Season

First game of the season.

Dad and J are coaching again.

Guarding his man.

Ready for a little defense!

Looks like he is in flight!

They didn't manage to win the game

but it looks like they had fun.

They will be back next week!

Veterans Day Tribute

The third grade at Raymore Elementary presented a

special tribute to our veterans this evening.  Austin caught

our eye as they walked in.

132 third graders.

They sang their hearts out.

What a wonderful moment for the generations

to come together.  They had a video before the program

with pictures of relatives who were veterans.  Quite

amazing to see all those who served our country.

Austin got to be with one of his veterans, papa Russell.