NOVEMBER 2017: Round Up

Hey November...you were BUSY and I have a TON of photos to share!  Settle in and enjoy...if ya want! 😉

We started off with another football game...Go big #78!

November 3rd marked this boys 12th birthday...but in this pic I just see my sweet chubby faced little boy.  Happy Birthday Finley Patrick!!

(His 5th birthday!)

I began prepping for family pics that were a couple days away...

Friday night Finley's friend, Zachary, spent the night and we saw Happy Death Day at the theatre.  The next day we had a birthday lunch with these two goofballs!  

I continued researching for our pics....including poses like this!

Sunday was picture day and we packed up and headed to Eagle Mountain Park with Ashlee!  It was hot and you can see all the pics HERE.  

 After pics we went and had Finn's family birthday luncheon!  This pic is blurry, but we all had a great time together celebrating this boy!

 A new week, a new football game.  And it was FRIGID!  We were playing Aledo....and that's all I'm gonna say about that. 😠 

Friday I was not feeling so great.  Being out in the cold temps and being very run down was hitting me hard.  But a warm cup of hot chocolate was perfect for my sore throat.

B and I started assembling and fluffing the tree!! 😍😍😍

Sunday we continued with Sounds of the Season practice....look at little Obugs staring at his Gaga!!

November 15th we went to Finley's middle school band concert.  He is a percussionist and pretty darn good.  I can't wait to see him get better each year!

Thursday, in preparation for my surgery, I ate bfast and lunch and that was it.  After school I had to drink this AMAZING bottle of SALT IN A JAR!  It's the most disqusting thing I have ever EVER drunk.  I mean it was horrid.  HORRID.  I could take about 2Tbs then chug water.  I was supposed to drink it quick, but it took me an hour.  It was to help "clean out" my bowels.  So that was fun.

Friday I was up by 3am drinking a full Yeti of water and barely eating a Little Debbie's donut stick.  I was able to go back to sleep for a little bit, but then we were up and at em.  We got the kids off to school and waited till time to head to the hospital.  My sweet parents and Grandma came too!  I am so blessed to have such a great family!!

The surgery went well...MINUS getting my IV.  That was difficult...tears were shed and I know that I will NEVER let a nurse put an IV in my inside wrist again.  But Joey was such a great nurse and caretaker.

I spent the next few days recovering.  Joey even brought me home a bundt cake and totally made my day!!

We celebrated this AMAZING woman on the 21st!!  Happy Birthday momma!! 💝😘

After the party, little man and I snuggled...

The next day Finley was doing Parkour in the house and somehow hurt his neck.  Well we drugged him up and sent him on to Gaga and Gpa's house.  We got a call that he was just in too much pain and Gpa was taking him to the ER.  So Joey and I headed to meet them.  It turns out he..."hurt his neck".  Glad we cleared that up!! Ha!  They gave him a valium and a prescription for more.  After a few days of resting his neck he was feeling better. 

I didn't take a single picture of Thanksgiving.  What??  But it was nice and delicious and we enjoyed each others company!  

 We planned a party to celebrate Joey's 40th, a friend's birthday, a friend's graduation and a family returning to the area!!  Needless to say we were in full clean the house/put up decorations/crazy mode for a few days.  Joey was so great to help me put up decor I'd been meaning to put up for months.  

Saturday afternoon we took a little break and relaxed...loved seeing this so much...and those two humans are cute too!! Haha!! 

Sunday I got up and took Ashlee's family pics at a local park and then headed back home to get food prepped for the party.  Soon the guests arrived and we had a great time celebrating ALL THE THINGS! 

(GRADUATE  +   BIRTHDAY BOY)

(BIRTHDAY GIRL)

And a pic with Shelly.  She and George (the graduate) had moved for schooling, but they have returned and we are thrilled!!  

Another Sunday afternoon, another practice!

Monday night we had our family dinner to celebrate Joey!!  We went to Fred's Texas and the food was great.  There was live music, beer and great company.  

✌ out November!!