Happy Turkey Day...

We had a really good Thanksgiving! It was the first year that we fried our own turkey - and after much heated discussion of when it would get fried...it turned out great! It has a lemon pepper flavor - my favorite! Mom went to visit Twig for the week, and after all of my teasing avoided a Thanksgiving trip to Burger King.




Yep, that is Grady eating stuffing like an animal....he is crazy! It was a little disgusting to watch. Check out what he wears to play 'Murder In The Dark' (hide-n-go seek in your house at night, with all the lights off)...I saw that commando get up and I was outta there. He obviously takes the game very seriously! Too intense for me, besides I had to get up at 3:00 to go shopping on Black Friday! LOL!

Patriot Classic..

RyRy's cheer team competed at the Cheer Power Patriot Classic. I have avoided posting about it because it was depressing....they dropped a stunt and took 6th place. They would have walked away with first if the stunt had stayed up. I did get some video...let's cross our fingers that I can get it to upload..

It worked!!!! Yeah! Here are some pics.

Football Chronicles, The Playoff Edition

So the Hawks went up against Ennis in the first round of the playoffs. Let me tell you....it was COLD & WINDY up in that stadium!!! They lost, but Grady had a good final game. I however, got into a little skirmish with the back-up QB's sister........she was lucky she shut her mouth. You do not mess with my boy.....I will throw down! Not that he needs my help, but it is the principal of it.

I wasn't able to get any good pics of Sachel - she ran off right after the game! She still has next year!

HSM 3, Senior Year.....

So RyRy and Kylie were so excited to see HSM3! What young girl wasn't? It was the perfect occasion for Mere to 'bling' up some of Kylie's HSM clothing, and I of course loved the idea and added some bling to RyRy's. We had a great time! We did a little shopping before the movie. There are fabulous 'fashion show' pics of RyRy to share later. The movie was not that bad! My favorite part was the Boys are Back number - man that Zac and Corben were HOTT! All sweaty....I better stop...it's a family blog! LOL!

Football Chronicles Part X...

The last football game of the regular season was against Forney. Grady started the Hawks off with a 14 point lead, but the game quickly turned on them, and they ended up loosing. They still go to the playoffs anyway. He & Sachel both had great games despite how cold it was there! I cannot even tell you - we had hoodies on and were wrapped in blankets.


And, apparently Elmo came to the game....

Tween Years Here We Come...

Seriously, I was so not prepared for the tween behavior that has taken over my 7 year old lately. She has had moments, glimpses if you will, of this type of thing in the past, but it has totally taken over. First it was a total obsession with fake, press on nails. Who remembers these? My friends and I were obsessed with them in high school....remember Misty? We would GLUE them on...it was the cool thing to do back in the 'old days' before normal folks went out and got manicures.

She kept losing them....we found a couple of them in her hair, and Shannon found some attached to his shirt at work. Too much! Then we were at WalMart and she wanted to buy a magazine, so I suggested Teen something...and then she spent the entire day doing this...


It seems like just yesterday when I was plastering my room with pics of Kirk Cameron, Corey Haim, Bon Jovi, NKOTB, and so many others. I have to go.....I am feeling old and depressed now!

Gavin update.....

How cute is he? We stopped by Pooper's house and got a quick visit with our favorite's...Hanna & Gavin. Just kidding. He was taking a nap, and didn't wake up until we were leaving...so disappointing, I really wanted to hold him. RyRy was offered the chance to hold him, but she refused. I think she was just tired from competition. Maybe next time! I have the perfect Christmas present for Pooper & Gavin...I so cannot wait for Pooper to open it. I tried to get him to guess, but he refuses. He is such a stick in the mud! It is something that he is familiar with, but has not had in a long time.

Football+Costumes=Halloween

This year Halloween conflicted with our dedication to attending Grady's last home football game. It's Texas....football beat Halloween! However, there was some dressing up...and the freshmen & sophomore cheerleaders dressed up and let all the kids trick-or-treat them. RyRy chose a costume from the Disney Store. She didn't even know who it was, just that she was attracted to all the sparkle on it. Turns out, it was Tess from Camp Rock...I don't have a clue who that is, I just know that the Jonas Brother's are in the movie....and RyRy likes the one with straight hair. Maddie was Sharpay from HSM, and Jake was dressed as what RyRy called 'one of those Cowboys who play football'. Beware....the scary, creepy, and glitter pictures are below....

It was Senior Night, and well there actually was a football game played, and won by Red Oak! Playoffs here come the Hawks.