28 Nov 08 - Thanksgiving at home

we had all the kids & grandkids over on the day after Thanksgiving to celebrate with us.... between cooking and holding grandbabies.... I really didn't get a lot of pictures taken...

Brookie in the exersaucer


Baccus (our newest grandpuppy)


awwww....


we tried to get a picture of all three of them on the sofa....Brookie wanted to like AJ and he looked a bit aprehensive... and Jhace just looked bored....


take 2.... they all tumbled over... LOL


after several more shots and the help of photoshop... we got them all together.


had to get one of Papa and Gramma with the babies...

27 Nov 08 - Jhace's Thanksgiving

Drew, Victoria and Jhace went to her side of the family for Thanksgiving day.... here's a quick pic of Jhace before they left...

love that little shirt....



when I saw the next two pictures...a song Geo used to sing to the kids popped right in my head... (look at Jhace)

"everybody's doing it, doing it, doing it.....


...picking their nose and chewing it, chewing it, chewing it...."

Jhace with his cousins Preston and Mallory

27 Nov 08 - Cady & Cloe

Cloe is one of the kitten's that Cady & I bottle fed from only a few hours old. Their mother had them in one of our window wells and then never bothered with them... after all was said and done... only 2 out of 6 survived... Cloe (who stayed inside cuz she's a runt) and Tank.. who is now an outside cat.

Cloe truly believe's that Cady is her mom...and Cady spoils her rotten.

27 Nov 08 - Thanksgiving at my Mom's

We celebrated Thanksgiving day at my Mom's this year... so many people in such a small house... very cozy and a good time! I know mom really enjoyed having all her kids there.

my Mom (Sherri)


Mom & Dean


Chad, Austin, Marissa & Cayden in the little bedroom watching a movie...


Austin wrestling with Cayden... they eventually got in trouble because they knocked a ceramic bear off the living room shelf and it hit Tiffanie square in the head... don't worry, the bear didn't break... (just kiddin' Tiff)


visiting and discussing Black Friday shopping... Tiff trying to convince me it is a GOOD thing to go and beat the hell outta people... lol


pic of me that Tiff took.... looks like I'm having an excedrin moment... lol


Chad ... Cady took this one...he looks like he's feeling the same way I am... tired. LOL


LMAO... Kevin... he's such a goofball.... Cady took this one as well.


Tiffanie... she's happy...I had just given her my old digital camera.. just in time for XMAS


Cady... lookin like she's feeling better....LOVE that hair-do


Austin and his girlfriend Marissa... is he even old enough to have a girlfriend? geez, makin' Aunt Jamie feel ancient.


Dylan ... he's looking more grown up all the time.


Devin... what can I say?? he's still such a little cutie.


Cayden... so stinkin' cute....


altered in photoshop.... fun


he's so funny... I was telling him how I love his "shit brown" eyes... he kept poking his eyes and telling me, "I don't have poop in my eyes Aunt Jamie... I don't "... LOL

24 Nov 08 - Jhace sleeping

snapped this picture of him sleeping in my bed... so sweet...


..then (again) began to play with my photoshop program... like how this turned out.

16 Nov 08 - binky baby

...and my 2nd photoshop re-do.

snapped this picture of Jhace suckin' on his binky. he's a little over a month old here.


tinkered with it in photoshop, trying to bring out the blue in his eyes...

16 Nov 08 - AJ & Jhace

to begin with, it is very rare that you see AJ cry like this... he's usually such a happy boy... but I had to snap pics (like any truly obsessive gramma would)

AJ: "wahhh".... Jhace:"whoa gramma, what's that noise?"


wait?? what's caught their attention??


it's Papa's singing to the rescue. "A_B_C_D..."


AJ is much happier... Jhace: "sing it again Papa... sing it again!"

15 Nov 08 - Papa, Gamma & the babies

.... and my first attempt at photoshop.

This was a rare event to have all three of them at the same time. we had someone snap a pic of us holding them. Brookie was getting a bit fussy and all AJ was interested in was Jhace... but it was a good picture. I changed out the background and "fixed" my shirt as well as softened the edges a bit. its not the greatest photoshop job, but not too bad for my first try.

Papa (47), Gramma (41), AJ (1), Brooklyn (4 mo) & Jhace (1 mo)

15 Nov 08 - Papa George & Brooklyn

even though these were taken at AJ's party... I really felt they needed a post of their own. Brookie is getting so big. she's 4 months old in these pictures.

here is papa singing to her... all the kids are mesmerized when he sings to them.


here she is laughing at papa...


and although this pic is a little blurry.. I had to include it because she has such a beautiful smile!! can't help but laugh when she does.

15 Nov 08 - Ashdan's 1st birthday party

although Ashdan's birthday was the 14th.. they had his party on Saturday the 15th a the Horton Armory. Lots of folks came and everyone had a good time celebrating his birthday.

the birtday boy!!


his cakes: before............ and after!! LOL


YUMMY.... this is my favorite picture !!


mommy helping him open gifts... all Ashdan was interested in were the balloons.


video of his birthday song and "digging into" his cake... so cute.




here he is "driving" his elmo around on his tricycle. (mommy has to push him cuz he can't reach the pedals yet)


Brooklyn loved the ice cream... auntie Cady showing her how to open wide!!


Norah telling a story...she's so adorable.


OMG, so funny... Norah had went to the bathroom to go potty...she came running out with her pants, shoes and ONE sock off... wanting her mommy to help her get dressed... LOL