Sunday, November 30, 2008

Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving my family went to my grandparent's house. As usual, we had lots of good food. Below are some pictures of my niece, Miclaya and my cousin's little boy, Caleb. (I have two cousins with sons named Caleb.) They had the best time playing together.


Below is me with Caleb.
After lunch some of us took a walk to a park.
Below is my grandmother, MommaGirl. (I grew up calling her MommaBerle, but when one of my cousin's little girl started talking she would say "MommaGirl". Then when Miclaya started talking, she would say the same thing. So now it is MommaGirl!)
Here is Caleb taking a break before sliding down the slide.

This is my sister, Carol Leigh. I thought this picture turned out really good.

Here is another one of Carol Leigh. She is a big kid!


Here is MommaGirl on the merry-go-round.
The big kid again! Needless to say, we had a good time at the park!
Miclaya on the merry-go-round.

And of course, Caleb on the merry-go-round.
After we walked back to the house everyone was very tired. Especially Miclaya and Caleb.
This is Caleb about to fall asleep.

Tired or not, Miclaya and Caleb still played some more.

We all enjoyed the great food and the time we got to spend together.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Discovery Toys!

My sister called me today to let me know that her website is up and running. She has decided to start selling Discovery Toys. They are educational toys. Here is a link to her website http://www.discoverytoyslink.com/esuite/home/amyjones. By what I understand these toys are great for children with autism. Anyway, check out the website and see what you think.



Friday, November 7, 2008

Rapture House

My church here in NC does this thing called the Rapture House every year. It is like a play that you walk from scene to scene. Anyway, since I haven't had anything to do since I got back here, I have been helping set up for it.
Tonight was kind of a dress rehearsal. Between groups going through we were able to catch up with our old youth pastor and his family. Below is a picture of Mrs. Annette, Anna, and Hailey in the Heaven scene. (These pictures were taken with my cell phone so the color is not all that good.)


Below is Matt (Jesus), Hailey, Anna, and Madison.

Here is another one with Matt (Jesus), Hailey, and Madison.

Every year everyone puts a lot of work into the Rapture House and every year we have a good time putting it on. Below is the dates and times. Also, http://www.garnerfwb.org/ is the church website with more information.

Please pray for everyone involved and everyone that will be attending this year.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Moving!

For those who don't know, I am moving back to NC. So today was spent packing the last of my things. (It's been a long day!) Anyway, this time I need a bigger trailer (6x12) than I had for when I moved to here. I really did not realize how much stuff I accumulated in the five months that I have lived here. It looks like the trailer is longer than my 4Runner.
Below is the empty trailer.
And this is just some of the stuff that has to go in there!
By the looks of things, it is a good thing I got a bigger trailer.
I was kind of worried that I would not be able to get out of the driveway or the neighborhood with it loaded. (The driveway is steep and the neighborhood is very hilly!) But thankfully I had not problem.
The plan is I am staying at my cousin's tonight and driving back tomorrow. I need to be back in time to vote.





Saturday, November 1, 2008

Halloween 2008

Today started out with me going with Erin to take Caleb and Sophie to the doctor for a check-up. They both had to get shots.
Below is Sophie in her Halloween outfit before we went to the doctor.
I went with Brad, Erin, and the kids to Brad's sister's house for a Halloween get together. We all had a good time!


This is Erin, a cowgirl and Sophie, a butterfly.

Caleb, the Nice Red Dragon and his cousin, Bumble Bee from Transformers.

This is the back of Caleb's costume. It is the cutest thing!

Me, a nurse and Sophie. They told me that I had to dress up so I went
with a costume that is comfortable!
Caleb and another cousin, a kitty cat.

Sophie was wide awake when we first got there. She spent the remainder of the night asleep.

Caleb's cousin, the kitty cat.

Brad, the pirate.

Brad, Erin, Caleb, and Sophie.