November in Texas 11/30/09

For the last couple of weeks, I've been meaning to take a walk to get pictures of the trees changing colors.  Yesterday (Sunday, Nov 29) I finally went.   We have a hiking trail that goes very close to our house, so Todd and I headed down that early yesterday afternoon.  I was disappointed when we got to the trees (as I thought I might be) because most of the leaves have already fallen off.  But here are a few of the pictures I took:








Earlier this year we were in a severe drought, but mid-September we started getting a lot of rain.  Upriver from the trail is Lake Georgetown, and they have been letting a lot of water out.  Because of this, we couldn't go very far on our walk.  Here is the reason:






For those not familiar with Texas, this is the cactus you see everywhere:


 We can also go the other way on the hiking trail, that would take us to the Georgetown Country Club.  There is a sidewalk there, too, that was covered with water, so couldn't go far that way, either.  We could have taken our shoes off and walked through the water, but it was kind of chilly and I had new Nike tennis shoes on and my hands full with camera so we decided not to.  Next year I need to go as soon as I think about it instead of waiting so long.  

Anyway, I'm only scheduled for 16 hours of work this week, so I'll be able to sew a lot.  I got the third memory quilt done this last weekend and have started on #4, hoping I can get them all done before Christmas.  You can check out my other blog to read about them and see pictures.

Have a wonderful week!!!!  And thanks for taking the time to read my blog!

Thanksgiving in Texas 2009 11/27/09

Yesterday was Thanksgiving.  We had Tab and Sam and their families over for lunch.  I made the traditional Turkey and stuffing, along with sweet potato casserole, jello salad and green bean salad.  The girls brought pies for dessert and dinner rolls.  It was a great meal and we enjoyed the time together.  It was also the beginning of this year's holidays without Todd's mom and grandmother.  This year will be different and difficult for everyone, I'm sure.  Todd and I are planning to head to his dad's for Christmas this year so we stayed home for Thanksgiving.

After lunch, Sam, Tab and I sat down to look at some old pictures, and Todd went outside with the kids.  He and Alyssa were playing catch, so I ran out to snap some pictures. (The weather was so nice!)


Alyssa is getting so big!  She'll be 7 next February!


Angel and Tyler were outside goofing around, too.
They are getting big, too!  Angel has a birthday in a couple weeks!

Halloween 2009 11/1/09

Halloween was fun this year! Tab and Sam brought their families over to go Trick-0r-Treating in our neighborhood. We live on a HUGE block, so we just went around it and went home. But I snapped a few pictures before we went out.

Tyler was an Army Guy


Angel was GI Joe


Alyssa was Sharpay from High School Musical


These are the pumpkins that Todd and I carved last weekend.


On Friday, Tab and I went to help out at Alyssa's Halloween Party at school. There were lots of parents there, so I took a few minutes to snap a few pictures.
This is Alyssa and her friend, Riley.


They played a game that they had to roll a pumpkin with a spoon to the basket.


Then we went back into the classroom - Alyssa was distracted by me taking a picture.


First they decorated pumpkins to take home.


Then bobbed for apples (with no water), then dipped them in caramel and chocolate chips or coconut.






Then they had a snack.

Someone took some of the vegetables and arranged them like a skeleton - it was really neat!

And this is where she sits all day at school.


We didn't have many trick-or-treaters, so I guess Todd and I will have to eat the Snickers that I bought.... lol