Paris Fun!

Addison and Carter enjoying a cool *Merry Go Round*

Carter is out of the crib and in his own bed! COOL CARS!
He looks REALLY comfortable!

~FIVE FAT FRIENDS~

So the Excellent news is that John and I are two of the Five Fat Friends! 

(I was top looser on the team, Papa John was second, third was Keith Porter, RN, of Archbold's OutPatient Surgery, fourth, Melissa Porter, Wound care and Hyperbaric Medicine Physician Assistant, and Devon George, daughter of our business manager)

Here is the YMCA link if you can't read the newsclipping~

http://www.ymca-thomasville.org/uploads/documents/weekone_3.pdf

The SCARY news is that we come to Utah the week before the final weigh in, and no less, observe the International Dutch Oven Cook-Off! 

So the question is~~~can we stay true to our team?

Stay Tuned for next weeks results!

~HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLACE~

Yes, this is her favorite shot! 

So Be It!

HAPPY 34th

Army Guys

The Cats In The Hats~Or Something Like That

Look at Braydon, how CUTE!! (Grandma's can say that and its OK)

I am not sure what the event was, but maybe I can get them to tell me soon.

And Tyson is just adorable!! (again, Grandma's can say that and get away with it)

Is he thinking of Green Eggs and Ham~~~

 Or the first I ever saw (when their Daddy was a little lad)

~One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish~

~The Sooners Lost~

Sorry Papa John, the Gators beat the Sooners! It was a GREAT game though, a nail biter, and a chance for those who have never seen him, meet Tebow in action. What a great young man, a good athlete and best of all a team player and motivator!
We had a great time representing the Sooners in Gator Country~

Birthday in St Augustine

The highlight was a sail on a 72 foot schooner, John has sailed his entire life, this was my first (and yes, I DID try to get out of it, thought it would be great if John's best friend, Alan, who came up with wife Sandy from Orlando to surprise John, would join John for the sail!!  He made ME go!!  (I loved it, now that it is a done deal, was not scary at all)

Some of the amazing architecture that is carried out the city wide!

Our Bed and Breakfast, 44 Spanish Street, located in the middle of the Historic District!

Alan, Sandy and John at Ponce De Leon's Fountain of Youth.  YES, we did drink a little cup of that water, maybe we should have had more??  A LOT more???

This is also the historical site of the first landing in 1513~ thus cannons, ships, cauldrons etc.

I really want to take the grandchildren to visit this historical marvel.  All Florida 4th graders are taken there for a field trip as that is the year they study Florida History! 

(Wish Georgia had done that)

Ever see a hand tame peacock?

Last but not least, John's form of Birthday Cake!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Surely no one that knows me thinks I would NOT post this newsy item on the blog!!  It is the front page of the Miller County Liberal (a weekly paper from the small town that claimed the majority of my career as Director of Respiratory Care for the local hospital, where I was a famous actress in *Swamp Gravy*, folklife play at the renowned Cotton Hall, and my feet are in concrete on the courthouse square)  

Ok, I really did have some little parts in Swamp Gravy, recalled the lines most of the time, LOL

I also knew full well that all of the babies shown above are front page stories, just didn't know it would happen because I renewed my subscription to a beloved paper! 

Who'd A Thunk?

I scanned the original, click on it to read (unless your eyes are a lot better than mine)

SOONERS VS GATERS

Yep, this IS Santa, but the clothes depict two hardcore Sooners!  (I had to be persuaded) As stated earlier in the blog, John, his parents and his grandparents were all 

Oklahoma University Sooners, as well as most of his Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Siblings.  

SO... This year the sooners have done great, but so have the Florida Gators! 

 Because of their stats, the two teams will play for National Championship January 8th.  

Papa John will be *60* on January 5th, thus the Birthday background.... and he really wants the Sooners to take this upcoming title!  

(Let me add the hardship, we live among many million Gator fans, I think we are the ONLY local Sooners and we get fuuny looks, especially when we were in Florida last week) 

Beautiful Build-a-Bear

Braydon, Tyson, and Kayleigh with sneaky smiles as they have just built 3 very precious gifts, and they KEPT the secret until.......

CHRISTMAS happened!!!

Papa John, Mamoo, and Georgia Grandma were SO thrilled

 to have their very own Bears for Christmas!!

 Braydon built Papa John's, is a fisherman complete with rod and reel!!!

Tyson built Georgia Grandma's spot eyed puppy

 and dressed her with a really cool hooded robe with a *B* on it!!!

 Then Kayleigh built Mamoo's bear who is all decked out as a RED HAT LADY!! 

Now how cool is this? 

THANK YOU BRAYDON, TYSON, AND KAYLEIGH, 

we felt every kiss, wish, and hug you put in our special gifts!!

Bonnie Blue

Today was first haricut day!! Bonnie actually allowed the groomers to work on her! I have no idea what is in her mouth besides her tongue, it will be interesting for sure.

I always wonder WHAT she sees when she is *carpet inspecting* like this, is it animal, mineral, or vegetable????

"WHAT??? You want ME to sit still for a picture?? Surely you jest!"

"Ok, it you MUST see, my people Papa got me this PINK collar so I will look more like a girl, he knows I am a ruff and tumble rowdy tomboy. I bit him over and over to prove that point, but he still made me wear this pink thing, then attaches another long pink thing with little sparkles on it....girlie stuff"

Club Penguin

My Grandsons LOVE Club Penguin, they even taught me how to go in and look around, I counted a tons of beans, got slung around in a mine cart, flopped through the water and flew through the air looking for gas to STAY in the air.  They are right, FUN!!!  

www.clunpenguin.com

Braydon with a snowball maker!! (who thought of that)

Tyson, the Brave, on slippery slope!

Meanwhile, Little Miss Kayleigh makes a snow angel!

So here we sit in 80 degree Christmas weather, LOVING all of these snow pictures. 

Can you save some until March?

Costa Rica and Christmas

The Meachams, rafting the Rio Bulsa in Costa Rica!
Cathy and Marc in the rear, Jonathan and Sarah in front.
Marc is Papa John's brother, they live in upstate New York.
For Christmas, they are going to the Eco-Camp on the Beach in St John, (Virgin Islands)
as Marc's hospital has given him time off for the first time in MANY years.

How cool is That?

(from experience, I can tell you, Hospitals are BUSY over holidays)

Santa and his Helpers!