Charley's Pup

Charley got a lil puppy (stuffed animal) from Great Grandma Hazelwood.  She carries it no matter if she is sleeping, crawling, standing or being held.  

Christmas Time

This year we had to have a secured perimeter around the tree.  Otherwise, Charley would probably pull it over.   And Max made some reindeer cards to send to some people. 

Little Update

So things have been a little crazy around the house as of late.  Charley is teething and has been a little grumpy.  Uncle Thomas left, which Max was very sad about.  Kate is getting bigger with Myles, Max talks non stop, I am training a new guy and getting ready to start a new job in Jan.  Anyway, Sammy K came over to day for a little bit.  They played with cars, played catch with the football, moved Charley's turn table around the house finished it off with some mini muffins Kate made this morning before she went to work.  Max had a great time, but suffered a bloody nose from some wrestling.   

Another One Bites The Dust

As you all well know, we lost Yellow (Max's fish) a little while ago.   He was replaced with Blue.  If you remember, Yellow died as a result of changing the water to fast and not allowing it to sit out.  Well last night I was changing Blue's water.  I was transferring the water over the sink area in the kitchen.  As I went to place Blue into the new water, he flopped like crazy.  He jumped right into the sink and was stuck in the rubber stopper of the garbage disposal.  I froze.  I quickly grabbed a spoon to get him out.  However, as I went to grab him he slipped and fell into the abyss of the great garbage disposal.  My mouth just about hit the floor.  Kate and the rest of the family were at the table.  By my facial expression she knew what had happened and was laughing.  I tried to retrieve Blue, but I was unable to.  The only thing left to do was flip the switch.  I felt like I was flipping the switch on someone who was on death row.  I turned the water on in an attempt to give blue a lil water to have one last swim....then flipped the switch.  You will be missed Blue.   

Down on the farm

Today we went to work with Uncle Thomas.  Max was so excited all morning.  He told Kate we were going to work.  He said goodbye to everything in the house and grabbed his little farm barn, which looks like an old school lunch pale.  We placed some snacks in it and off we went.  We rode in Uncle Thomas' truck and got to go to the grain elevator, see tractors and combines and meet a lot of people.  It was amazing to see how many combines and tractors were out there and how quickly they worked.  It was interesting to see how high tech the farm machines were and all the intel they could get through the computers as they harvested.  Farming certainly has come a long way.  Not to mention those combines and tractors were huge!!!!  Max did not want to leave, surprise surprise.  As we drove away all he could say was "Where is Thomas?"  He fell asleep in less than 1 minute.  Thank you Uncle Thomas for a great day! 

Vacation Pics

Here are some pics from our vacation.  Check Jenny's blog for some more pics.

We were so blessed to have a great place, great weather and a loving family.

Safe and Sound

We made it safe to Destin!   It is simply amazing down here and we will take pictures to post when we get back.