And just like that.... Tis the season!

No Dancing at the Dance Recital

We drove to Tulsa today to watch Wakely in her first ever dance recital.  She was excited to see us when we got there.  We could see her at the door and hear her hollering for Pop!  She realized that she and I were both wearing a red sweater and she seemed to think that was pretty cool!  

She showed me her pretty red nails and her heart shaped ring, but gave pop a jewel, (even though she and I had more in common).  We counted pony tails and looked at drawings  She showed me her pool and showed Pop her room.  

We followed them to the venue and when I got back from going potty, Wakely asked if I fell in!  At this point it's obvious she has already spent too much time with her pop! 

We hem and hawed about if and when we should put on our masks and took our time finding a seat before deciding on stage left seats.  It came time for all dancers to meet on the stage and off she went.  She followed directions, stood on her mark.  Smiled at her family and then... the music started.

That was apparently the cue for half of them to cry and the other half to stand like deer's in headlights.  Wakely put her whole hand in her mouth, much like her Uncle Mackey use to when he was nervous, and then the tears started. She didn't last on stage for the whole first song and never made it back for an encore.  

SHE. WAS. DONE. 

Maybe when she is 5!

Everyone did their share...

Matthew brought the Turkey and Rolls..

Katie brought the Sweet Potato Crunch

Joanie brought the Cookies

Jessica brought the Corn and the brownies. (Danny brought the brownies)

Dennis Made the Ham

I made the Mashed potato's, Stuffing, Broccoli Rice Casserole, Green Bean Casserole, 18 Deviled Eggs, 4 Layer Dessert, 2 Homemade pumpkin pies, and home made Cherry Cheese cake

It was a pretty nice dinner and we did a great job on not having days of left overs.  

Thanksgivings Gone By

I miss my Carter family that I spent 15 Thanksgivings with. Those were my favorite thanksgivings!  We would see cousins and Aunts and Uncles.  Grandmas and Grandpas.  We said what we were thankful for, we wrote on a table clothe every year, we road four wheelers and went to the movies.  Sometimes we did  crafts after that.  I loved those holidays!  My Aunt Sandy and Uncle Gene put a lot of work into something we just walked into and enjoyed.  Yesterday I spent half the day preparing and pre-gaming!  But thinking of my kids and my sweet grandkids, I was enjoying every bit of it!  Today I’m stuffing my face, enjoying my sweet husband, loving on my kids and playing with my grandbabies and missing those that are no longer with us and those we can't spend our holiday with.  Just because life changes and we do things in a different place, in a different way, or with different people, doesn’t make it a bad thing.  It’s how the world works, and why you should be thankful for what you had then and what you have now.  

Count Down to Thanksgiving...