Updated pictures of the grandbabies & kids

Frannie wanted to take all the kids to get their pictures taken, but honestly, with everything I'm going through right now, I don't have the money.  I hate to admit that I am poor - but it is what it is.   Anyways, we came up with doing our own here at home.  I got a picture of each of the grandkids in their Thanksging day outfit and then on Friday, we taped up Christmas wrap on a sheet, pinned it to the wall in front of Mat & Angie's door, put a sheet on the coffee table, and we were good to go, it's very hard to get pictures - Zellie & Emma didn't want to do many pictures, but with some work, we finally got some pictures.  I'll have to do it all again in the summer time, as grandbaby # 6 is on the way [Brenda is due in July].  Because Gary & Frannie had to work, we didn't have dinner until 8:30 pm.  Zellie goes to bed at 8, so she wasn't at dinner, so she didn't wear her "outfit" until we did the pictures on Friday before they left....

                                                                Thomas & Brenda

Gary & Frannie

Mat & Angie

Eidan

Eidan's Thanksgiving outfit

Keira

Keira's Thanksgiving outfit

Zellie & Annie

Zellie's Thanksgiving outfit

Emma

Emma's Thanksgiving outfit

Haley

Haley's Thanksgiving outfit

Pictures taken Friday:

Zellie & Annie

Emma & Annie

Eidan, Haley, Zellie, Emma & Keira

In order of their births

Eidan [9yrs], Keira [8yrs], Zellie [2  1/2 yrs], Emma [21 months]  & Haley [7 months]

Keira & Eidan

Zellie

Emma & Haley

me & all my grandbabies :)

Thanksgiving 2009

For the most part, Thanksgiving was a good day.  There were 2  people who were missed very much.  My Momma & Daddy. Although this was not our 1st Thanksgiving with out Daddy, he is still missed very much.  I honestly don't think there will EVER be a holiday that they aren't thought of more and missed more.  This is my 1st holdiays with out my Momma, and boy do I miss her.  It was weird to be cooking in the kitchen with my daughter in laws, it use to always be me & Momma.  I have to say that I'm happy that I'm learning to allow others to help me, and that I don't have to have it all a certain way.  I'm growing with my loss.  I had all my sons, dils & grandchildren here, and that is what kept me going all day.  Now that's not to say I didn't dissapear for a few to shed the tears that I had, I wanted to stay strong for my children, grandchildren - I did that for the most part.  Young grandchildren bring such love, I didn't get the cinnamon ornaments made with them on Friday, as Tom, Brenda & Zellie had to leave early.  I did get pictures of my grandchildren though, and that was more important to me.  I have 3 grandchildren here that I can make those with before Christmas gets here, I am going to try and do their hand prints also... and Frannie & I are going to make a trip down to Tom & Brenda's to make them with Zellie.   I didn't take alot of pictures on Thanksgiving day, I was more trying to spend time with all the kids and sometimes when I try to visit, I get to visiting and forget to take the pictures.  I also have 2 dil's that HATE their picture taken, and I respected that this time around.  But I have told them I need a picture of them as a family for my yearly updated picture -lol....  I too hate to have my picture taken, that's why I'm the one who has the camera in my hands most of the time :)

                                                         Our table [main table area]

                                       the pine cone turkeys Keira & Eidan made for our table

 

Keira & Eidan coloring at the end of the table

Thanksgiving

I had 2 of my grandchildren, Eidan & Keira make pinecone turkeys and placemats for Thanksgiving, I have to get the lamination stuff to laminate the placemats for everyone to be able to keep. Plus I took 4 of my cinnamon pinecones and had them make turkey's out of them... they had a good time making them and can't wait for everyone to see them.....

my placemat

Tom's families mats :

Gary's families mats :

Mat's families mats :

Keira's turkey's :

Eidan's turkey's :

Weight loss

Bruce & I went to Outback tonight for dinner, the last time I had been there was with my Momma a long time back... anyways, we sat at a table, cuz the booth was to small, I got in there, but there was no room for moving - thank God they weren't busy I would have had to leave from being embarrassed . Well tonight we were seated at a both - my anxiety became very high until I sat down - OMG - I have room between the table and me !!!!!!!!!!! I know that it wasn’t a big deal to my husband, and probably not to a lot of people. I have been overweight for such a long time. I’m down to a weight that is a little bit smaller than when I got pregnant with my son Gary, who is now 23 . Seeing that I fit in the booth with room to spare was very important and exciting to me. It helps me to keep wanting to go on and lose more weight. I’m not looking to become skinny, or to wear a bikini - what I’m looking for is proper weight, so that I can enjoy my grandchildren, run after them, play at the park with them…….   In a way I got my feelings hurt cuz Bruce didn't really acknowldge something that made me happy - I'm looking forward to showing my kids the new me :)