Lunch on Thanksgiving Day

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and Greyson came to town (with his mom, or course)

Granddad was happy to let him sit in

his lap and show off his

"First Turkey Day" shirt 

Mother came and got to hold him ~ but not for long

because he is "jumpy" and her hands are not strong.

Teresa brought Jimmy along

(shortly after lunch they left so she could

get some sleep since she works the

11-7 shift) 

Greyson had some baby food 

Mother sat at the end of the table near Greyson and said she didn't want to sit by him again because he was too distracting and she couldn't enjoy her food because she was so busy watching him! :-)

He looks like he may feel the same way about her 

Teresa and I had a sister moment 

The surprise of the day??

Lisa has removed her tongue piercing!!!!

Hallelu!!!!

Basketball and the new camera

Our anniversary was the 19th of this month and Buck bought himself a GPS.  I got a new camera because I haven't had a camera since last year when I went to Colorado for Emma'a arrival and my camera died!  So.... I took my gift with me to Jakob's basketball game to practice with the zoom and such.  Here is what I came away with.

Warm-up 

Pre-game huddle

(do you call it that when it is basketball?) 

Kim 

Game shot 

Move those FEET!!! 

Coach time out 

Buck doesn't like to sit the whole

game (partly because I yell) 

Lined up for free throw 

Watching the shot

 

Lupton lost ~ Jakob did a good job ~ the end

A Magra's Ramble



Things I didn't know ~ Disposable diapers have a front and a back!!  I learned this after changing Emma and putting one on backwards!

 

This is the latest in baby food

they can drink it! 

This is baby finger food

(who needs Cheerios?) 

This is the view of the pool from

the sixth floor of the

Holiday Inn in Panama City Beach

 

Things I DO know

This is Christopher Martin Wilson

 part of my heart 

This is Charles Jakob Wilson

also part of my heart 

When you are a grandmother you

sometimes receive perks like this

from your grandson.

Last night was Jakob's last home

game at Lupton  :-( 

This is Greyson

the youngest grandchild but

an equal part of my heart

 

And now you know....

2958.3 miles

I've just returned from a road trip to Windsor, Colorado.  Road trip? Yes!  I enjoy the drive and the reward at the end is WELL worth it.  The REASON I went was to celebrate Claire's 7th birthday.  I think I was the one who got the better gift ~ time with Jennifer and her family.

 

Claire ~ me ~ Sarah after spending the night at the

hotel where Claire had a swim/birthday party

Sweet Emma showing her first tooth

 

I also got to be a part of the Walkathon at Windsot Charter Academy.  Both "big" girls attend there and they participated with enthusiasm!  The school raised $13,000.00 dollars!  I went during Claire's turn and managed to make it five rounds with her (she made 10) 

Ponytail flying as she approaches the

check in line

 

Jennifer, Emma, and I went back for Sarah's turn.  I made two with her, Jennifer made three, and Sarah had a total of 12 laps!  Go girl!!! 

Sarah (in hat) didn't wait very long before removing

her jacket and tying it around her waist. 

 Claire's jack o lantern 

Sarah's jack o lantern 

Jennifer's jack o lantern that she used

for her Wednesday night class with the

pumpkin prayer ~ very nice

(I had never heard it) 

Jennifer ~ no other caption necessary? 

This is Sarah's school project

She has to build a castle and this is what she wants it to look like.  I got to help with some of the smaller buildings.   Can't wait to see the finished product. 

We went trick or treating down the streets of Windsor and when one of the girls got tired of wearing their hat ~ Arie took it ~ he makes quite the handsome wizard, yes?

 

So, my trip took me to Colorado and back and I enjoyed every bit of it.  I was welcomed with love and sent on my way with hugs.  I will return in December for Emma's birthday.  Hoping I can talk Buck into going with me.



Cruising on Smith Lake

We were going to go fishing Sunday afternoon but could find NO WORMS.  Kim and her family met us at Smith Lake and we went for a cruise after the boys did a little "tubing"

Christopher enjoying sitting up front

pointing out things to his dad, Skoot 

Jakob was content to cover up with a towel

and chat with me in the back

Yes there is a body under there

(Christopher) 

Kim took a picture of me taking a picture of her 

I thought for a second she was going to take

a nap ON TOP OF Christopher's head!

Hope you can see this video

it's the boys flipping over

Later....

Panama City Beach

We made it back to Jasper on Saturday ~ took a little side trip to Panama City Beach.  It was GREAT.  Buck has not been there in several years so OF COURSE we headed straight for Captain Anderson's!!!  The little place where we stayed was nice ~ clean ~ quiet ~ had a balcony ~ what more do you need?

This is not my "best side" but I still like it

because I am standing in the sand! 

(Okay having the family with us would have been the only thing I could need.)

Loving the sunset

and the sunrise.

 Farewell from Panama City Beach

Since today is the first day of October I will give you a heads up that I will be traveling to Colorado later this month for Claire's birthday on the 30th.

Other birthdays this month:

Wanda Kehler ~ the 8th

Will Herzig ~ the 18th

Olivia Wells ~ the 18th

St Augustine, Florida

We are on the road for Buck's work this week.  He surprised me with a couple of days of vacation before he has to be in Miami for work.  We drove to St. Augustine yesterday and pretty much went directly to bed when we got here.  Today we moved to a different hotel (on the beach) 

These are called pancake puppies at Denny's

pretty good!! 

Buck enjoyed his grits and eggs.

 

We did a little shopping at the outlet malls then went sightseeing.  All from the comfort of our truck, of course, wouldn't want to actually STOP and look around.

This is the beach outside our hotel.  The sand is quite hard. 

Buck says they use to race cars in Daytona on the beaches!!! 

Who knew?? 

Trust me ~ this is a historic spot in St. Augustine

(It's a fort)

This is the beach near the public pier.  We walked out to the end

AND witnessed a man pulling in a hammerhead shark!!! 

We also spotted some dolphins.  It was a good day! 

We walked out on the beach and Buck even got his feet wet.  

We are having a good trip ~ not looking forward to work on Tuesday.

We had lunch at the Kingfish Grill

I had steak, Buck has shrimp (and alligator bites)

Not sure if I was praying I wouldn't have to eat one

or just enjoying the view.

 

For the record: I did eat one gator bite

taste like chicken! 

The view from our room in St Augustine Beach

 

Good night sweet readers