Thanksgiving 2008

What a great day it was... Mike got up early and got started on the turkey. The smell of cooking turkey was so delightful!! The kids showed up about noon and before we all knew it we were sitting there at the table stuffing ourselves silly with the delicious food that had been prepared. I love the times when we get together as a family and have a great time together. Memories are made and pictures are taken!! I have posted just a couple. We all sure wish Alex and Ashley, Anny, Ellie and Jack were here with us... That would simply make life so wonderful!! I know I complain a lot about missing my son Alex and family so much, but I do miss having all my boys around me. I know that I am blessed by just the fact that they are mine, but only wish that we were closer to where I could see them much more often then what I can now. But, aside from that I want to report that our family has been blessed in so many ways, we have a lot to be thankful for. I know where our blessings come from and for that I am so very thankful. This is a great time of year to look back over the year and give Thanks to a Heavenly Father who knows us and takes such great care of us.

National Hunting League Names Briggs Newest Member

At about 10:30 AM on Saturday morning a deer makes a deadly mistake, by running in front of the newest master shooter "Briggs Kellogg" who acted quickly and accurately in his first time ever shot at a deer in wildlife. Excitement rang for miles as he couldn't believe his eyes when the deer fell, yelling "WHOOOPEEE" signaling to other deer to steer clear of this little man dressed in florescent orange!! This was a day to remember!!

HUNTING KELLOGG STYLE !!

I got a call this morning at 10 o'clock sharp with word that Oliver was the first one to get a deer. There was so much excitement on the phone, it was crazy!! Then later today, (while I was out SHOPPING!) I got word that Briggs was the next to get a deer. Oh... Poor, poor Mike... how will he ever be able to live it down that his boys got the first deer this weekend?!! I guess there's a first time for everything!! :-)
I will post some pictures from the hunt later... Don't be distressed... I wont' post any pics with deer in them...I would rather forget that little detail myself!!

Halloween Fun in Arizona

These are this years pictures from Halloween at Alex and Ashley's house!! The goblims are: Anny, Ellie and Jedi Jack!! They're the cutest little goblims I've ever seen!!
Sure do with they could of Trick or Treated at my house!!

Halloween 2008

I bet your wondering why in the heck I am allowing Briggs to go Trick of Treating at the age of 13... That's a good question... as originally he told me he was too old for that stuff, but when he found out his friends were going... so much for the idea of him being too old!! He met up with his buddies and off they went!!
Pictured are: Andy, Briggs and Myron... don't they look like cute little goblins?? :-)
--Hope they don't scare the little princesses and pumpkins running around!!

Jack Attack!!

Here is our cute little Jack. I cannot tell you how badly I wish I was there to love him up... I love those lips and cheeks... those cheeks remind me of ME !!!!!
I think he is singing to me in the last picture... I think he is saying " I Love my Grandma Debbie"... I'm sure of it!!

IT HAS BEEN 4 YEARS !!! BUT NOW IT'S DONE !!

We moved into this house four years ago, all this time we have been dreaming of painting the house a color that is substantial, not a Easter Egg color like all the other houses in our neighborhood. So, yesterday we got it done!! If it wasn't for our sons to come and bail us out.... we would still be painting yet this morning!! It took ALL day, but we gotter done!! :-)

Briggs' First GIG

Briggs has been practicing with friends from church over the last summer and TODAY was his first gig!! They set up early and practiced for hours beforehand and the end result was great!! Each of them played three songs together and then each of them played a solo and Tate (dark hair boy) played a solo of a song he wrote himself. VERY IMPRESSIVE GIG especially for their first time ever in front of a neighborhood crowd!!
Those playing are Briggs (drums),Spencer (guitar blond boy), Tate (guitar dark hair) and Megan (piano), tho Megan isn't in the picture I posted. What a great day!!!

Grand children are the BEST!!!

Look at these cuties!! This is what I got in the mail today from Alex, how did he know I needed a nice picture of all three of my "G-kids" for my blog??!! :-)
Ellie (left) is 5, Jack (middle) is 7 months, and Anny (right) is 7. They are really growing up so fast, and they're doing it without my permission!! I guess they are like all kids.... they have to grow up!!! I'm coning to see you soon I promise!!!

OK, I will be the first to say...

I don't know anything about football, I don't know the moves, plays, or well, even why anyone would want to play this game, but I do want to show my son Briggs in his second football game out of the 4 game season for his middle school. Just the fact that he is let out on the field is good enough for me. Picture taking is hard, as when I downloaded the pictures from yesterday, I had tons of sky and field with no players... guess they move too fast for me!!! So proud of Briggs, he is loving playing along with his buddies, but I am hoping that I will be able to go to football games next year and watch him play in the band instead... :-)
Briggs is the furthest right player, closest to the ball!!