Thanksgiving Weekend...

Well Thanksgiving came and went. The aroma of Turkey still lingers in the air, the laughter still echoes in the hall, and the thought of Marks Sausage Balls still makes me laugh. We had a really good time, but really missed the Chicago McElmurry's. It was a full day of eating from noon all the way until almost 9pm. The Midland McElmurry's came by around 5pm and we got to hang with them for several hours. Mimi and Poppy, Nana and PawPaw all arrived prior to lunch time, and we got to hang out with them all day, which was really nice.

The next day was Black Friday and I ventured out and took my chance on some really good deals. I was up and out the door by 2:45am and back to the house around 6:30am, to say the least I slept until almost 9am before getting up and getting the day started. We were supposed to go and cut our Christmas Tree that day, then meet up with the Midland McElmurry's that night for Santa Land, unfortunately Shaun got a bug or something and started running 100.5 to 101 fever all day, and was pretty miserable, so those plans unfortunately got shot.

Saturday we all got up and Shaun had a low fever, but was feeling like his old self again so we ventured out a little after 9am to the local Christmas Tree Farm to cut us a tree. This is our first year as a married couple, and definitely our first year with a family to have a live tree, and let me tell ya, it's hard to pick the right one. When you get that bad boy home you better just be happy it's there, cause there's not reshaping it once you realize it's a crooked tree. :) It's a beautiful tree none the less, cause we cut it together. We had a hay ride out to the trees and a hay ride back with our bounty in tow. Below are some pictures.

Sneek Peek...

A sneek peek at Alexander John Weis.

We are so happy and excited for Kyla and John. Congratulations again and we can't wait to meet him in person when he makes his arrival Spring of 2010.

Whirlwind weekend...

It was a busy weekend for the family. We traveled Saturday up to Mt. Vernon to visit with the Cooper Family and celebrate Aunt Nadine's 90th Birthday, what a wonderful time we had. It was so great to see Nadine and to be able to spend time with Aunt Jan, Uncle Harlan and all the cousins; Tim, Kim, Brad, and Darren and their families. I couldn't believe it'd been almost 10 years since I'd seen most of them last...WOW how time flies.

Then that evening it was back over to Longview to visit with Rick, Sharyn, and Connor for a few hours before they headed off to Chicago. Rick flew in Saturday afternoon and met up with Rebecca, Sharyn's Mom in Dallas and then headed into Longview. Then it was up early Sunday morning and away they all went on their excursion to Chicago. We sure miss them already and wish them the best up north. Hopefully it won't be too long and we can get up there and see them.

Can you believe it's already November, and the second week of November at that. Holy Cow, time has flown by way too fast. If everything goes right Mark, Amber, Megan, and Josh will be in for Thanksgiving. We sure hope so. If all get to join us we'll have them, the Vallery's, Mimi and Poppi, Nana and Paw Paw, all over for Thanksgiving supper, that will be so wonderful if it comes to pass....we sure hope so.

Well everyone have a great week and continue to pray for Rick, Sharyn, Connor, and Rebecca as they finish up the second half of their trek to Chicago today.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Times change...

Well my oldest brother is about to pack up and move up north to Chicago land. Sure he'll have the best Hot Dogs in the world, and 2 MLB teams to choose from, but it's still gonna be hard not having him here. I haven't seen a lot of him and his family lately, and that's my fault, you get spoiled when family is close by. Rick, Mark, and I have always been very close and enjoy hanging out every chance we get, but it's gotten harder to do that now with Mark 7.5 hours west, and now Rick 14 hours North.

Guess this means more road trips in the future. Anyone who knows me knows I Love Road Trips. The cousins are close to one another, and I don't want that to fade at all. I was close to some of my cousins growing up, but not as close as I'd like to have been, so I don't want my kiddo's ever fading away from their cousins, they will have many adventures together in the future, and I want that to always be able to come true.

We're sure gonna miss Rick, Sharyn, and Connor but we know God has a great plan ahead for them, and wish them the best. Just make sure to get some real shoes Rick, and get plenty of warm clothes. Also, God forbid it should happen, here's a great site for materials to have in your car for winter travelling just in case you were to get stranded. http://family-travel-safety.suite101.com/article.cfm/winter_car_survival_kit

I guess I'm gonna have to accept that we've become a 9 O'Clock family. 9 O'Clock family, what the deuce is he talkin' about? If I were to look to the north I'd have an older brother directly due North (Well not exactly due North, but North none the less) and my twin brother directly to the west. Thus if I were a clock it'd be 9 O'Clock. So we've become a 9 O'Clock family.

We sure wish ya'll all the best up North, and know we'll always be thinking of ya'll and praying for ya'll. Stay warm this winter, and ya'll have a very Happy Thanksgiving. We sure Love Ya'll. Remember you'll always have a place to stay so feel free to come visit whenever. We'll make accommodations for ya'll anytime. Same goes for ya'll too Midland McElmurry's.