Peace Offering

Jackson was on one today. He was screaming and acting all sorts of crazy! Well, Jack-Jack surfaced for a short time and decided that it would be a great idea to sneak up on me and bite my thigh. Holy Jesus it hurt like NO OTHER (you can insert a profanity if you'd like). Well after the initial shock/yelling, Jackson snuck up with pouty sad eyes and put two cookies on my leg. I guess it was his peace offering saying he was sorry. How could I stay mad after seeing that!

Let Me Help Dad

With Thanksgiving coming and going, it was time to drag out the Christmas decor and get into the holiday spirit. Despite the fact that it was 50 degrees outside, we had to bundle up to help Aaron hang lights. Not going to lie, Jackson was a little distracted at first but found his way back to the project towards the end.

Dressed and ready to help

Aaron doubtful of the actual help

1st Distraction...Dandelion

2nd...Puppies

3rd...Freeing Puppies

4th...Going for a walk in the street

5th...Bark in the garden

6th...I can pick up the bark

7th...I can make piles with it

Aaron still waiting for help...

8th...Aaron threw down garbage from lights for J to play with

It hurt him instead.

Dad came off the roof and it was FINALLY time to get to work

Such a Big Helper!!!

You want some

I went to the bedroom to grab something really fast, when I heard Jackson huffing and puffing while he followed me. I turned around and saw that he had his box of Kix in his hands. As soon as I saw him he flashed his best Cheezer and threw the box on the ground. 

I helped him pick them up and then went back into the living room. When I noticed that he wasn't following me I realized that he was hand feeding Harly each and every piece of cereal that he could!

Test Driving with Dad

This is DEFINITELY the one you need Dad

Early Christmas Present Equals

DL Hughley Tickets!!

Mom and Dad Always have a tendency to surprise us with random Christmas presents. Sometimes they just happen to be enjoyed a little earlier than Christmas=) This was the case for tonight! Merry Christmas to US, love Nana and Papa. We were given tickets to DL Hughley's show at Zanie's in Nashville. Quenton and Viviana managed to grab tickets to the same show and we made a night out of it! We decided to start the night off at a Greek Restaurant that Aaron tried to take me to over a year ago for a night on the town (on a night that they happened to close early). Luckily this place was on the same street as the comedy club. As, we pulled into the parking lot we realized that it wasn't the place we thought it was. It was more of a fast food restaurant. Instead of eating there and possibly being disappointed we decided to try the sushi place across the street. It was pretty delicious, well if you pick out every single mushroom from your terriyaki chicken like Quenton=) 

After Dinner we made our way down the road to Zanie's to pick up our tickets at WillCall and get our spots in line. The nice thing about this club is that seating is on a first come first serve basis.We showed up about an hour before we were supposed to be there and the line was already to the corner of the building, ready to wrap around it. Luckily, we were still able to grab Great seats. We were offered some Right up front on the stage, but decided that that was a little too close. We chose a table in the second row. Which was perfect. We were close enough that we could see and hear...and possibly be heckled=) Hughley was hilarious...as always. It was such an amazing experience to see someone like this live in person instead of on all of those comedy specials. 

Even though we weren't in the front row my lovely Ginger of a man grabbed Hughley's attention and we became the entertainment. First he started on the the size and thickness of Aaron's glasses. Then he asked what he did for a living and prayed that he didn't actually shoot people on the front line being so blind. After thanking him for his service he offered to buy him a drink and asked him what he was drinking. Of course Aaron took the opportunity to get a glass of Jack. Hughley laughed at him and asked if he was only ordering it because it was on His dime. Lol...it was too funny. He ended up buying Aaron a glass of Jack AND a Budweiser. 

 After the drink convo he then asked if I was his wife. Continued to mock the glasses by asking if we had ever really seen each other. He popped in an, She's beautiful btw *blush*. THEN it was my turn. I was then asked what I did for a living and I replied a SAHM. He asked how many kids and I said one. He laughed and told me to get my lazy ass out of the house and to get a job. I loved it!! Some of the people who were heckled got really offended by what he said (nothing bad) and were pretty sour. I took it all in the environment. I mean, that's what you get when you sit in the front of the house at a comedy club. 

The night was fabulous and it ended on an a great note!! I wish we didn't have to pay to get our picture taken with him and to talk to him. Definitely would be a man I would like to just meet. Thank you Mom and Dad for such a wonderful memory. We won't be forgetting this...ever!

 

Mama...I'm Stuck!

This is just one of the many, "I told you not to do that" moments we have in our house. He climbed into his step stool and had one leg completely stuck inside of it while the other was free. He is on his phone Calling for Help!! I couldn't help but take a picture. I know...bad mom award!

Mind Blown

What Is It?

Can I Eat It?

Thankful...

Thanksgiving has always been a hard holiday to be away from my family. We have so many traditions that have gone back as long as I remember. Its not your typical day as one might think though. We used to start our day off early and head down to the Senior/Community Center to help finish making and serve Thanksgiving Dinner. As I got older we started delivering meals to those homebound. I can't describe how amazing it feels to bring people a good warm meal on an otherwise "empty" holiday for them. I know that the smiles on their face when they open the door and see me (a complete stranger) has made their entire day! Some even know about what time we will be there delivering and be waiting=) They often want to chat and talk about their holiday plans, family, etc. It melts my heart and brings tears to my eyes that this simple kind act has such a HUGE impact. Once we are done delivering we usually make our way back to the center and have a simple meal ourselves. We aren't at home slaving away in the kitchen nor do we rush home to try to come up with anything fancy. Those events make Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving in our home. 

Now that I am no longer home its a little bit different. I haven't heard of or found any centers that have such a meal program out here *sad* so we have a mini Thanksgiving celebration of our own. Its kind of funny watching Aaron and I dig through the frozen turkeys to find the smallest one=) There are only two of us, plus a J now. We don't need a whole lot! Luckily we are surrounded by our Army Family. We all seem to be in the same situation on making way too much food for just a single family. So, we decide to come together and do a potluck style Turkey Day. 

 This year we celebrated with the Furman Family and the Byrnes. It was so wonderful being surrounded by those I love most here at Ft Campbell. Quenton decided he was going to fry his first turkey and I tackled a ham. We even have a new mandatory dessert every year...OREOS! Of course there is a story behind it=) Viviana called me in the morning to add something to the Walmart list before we came over. She asked for some "oreos" because they didn't have enough. I assumed that she was making some dessert and just needed some more. So went in and managed to get everything on my list without a problem *score*. When we arrived I told Jess I had her stuffing and Viv the oreos. At this moment everyone was quiet and giving me the weirdest look. Well, I guess she needed more OIL as in peanut oil for the turkey and somehow I got oreos from it. Hahahaha...yeah yeah...we all got a good laugh at Krys' expense. It was pretty funny though, and EVERYONE enjoyed those Oreos! 

 The night was full of fun and laughter. I am so thankful that even though I wasn't able to spend the holiday with my family, I was able to spend it with my new family! I hope everyone had a blessed day and were able to spend it with those they love.

Sometimes I just don't ask

I just can't explain

How much these two boys really love each other!

Where's Jackson?

I am sad to say that I have one of "those" kids! Lol...Thank God for not working retail anymore, but from experience I know what looks I will be getting as Jackson plays and hides in the racks!

Let's go to the Zoo

Before Aaron went back to Georgia we decided to take advantage of the free day at the zoo in Nashville. The zoo isn't anything too impressive for the price you have to pay to get in. Luckily these free days happen every so often. When they do the place is packed! We made to sure to get there bright and early. Jackson had a blast looking at all of the animals and running around like a crazy person=)

 

 After the newness of the animals wore off, Jackson was all about the dirt. Luckily he had Mom there to hold his piles for him=)

 What a great day!

You Want Some More?

This afternoon I gave Jackson some animal crackers for a snack while I was cleaning up the kitchen from lunch. Less than 5 minutes after giving him a pretty decent handful he was at my feet asking for more. He didn't eat much of his lunch so I could believe that he could be hungry and had eaten all of them already. I gave him a couple more and he happily stomped back into the living room. Flash forward to tonight, and I was cleaning up the living room after putting Jackson down for bed. As I was making my way through the chaos of toys I stumbled upon his stash of cookies!

Greenbelt/way

With the warm fall weather we decided to take advantage of it and go for a walk on the greenbelt, or greenway as its called here in Clarksville. It was a beautiful day and the boys had a great time!