Random Goodness...

So, Jack has the flu right now, and he's being a real champ-despite running a fever around 102 most of the day (even with meds!). Here are a few things to brighten things up...

This is Jack helping Mom make sugar cookies.

If you haven't seen this on Facebook, the ending is great.

Like my friend Joel said, "What's a little rhinovirus among friends?"

This picture is my attempt to make peanut brittle with chocolate chips added. And, no ladies and gentlemen, it's not supposed to have chocolate chips. I made 4 pans all together and 2 went into the trash! Stop laughing.

This is Jack at Target-struggling to get a ball out of the bin. Alas it was to no avail. He pulled and pulled really hard though, bless his heart.

This is Jack and Caleb at Christmas dancing their little hearts out!

And finally, Leslie and Gran sharing good times.

Let's Make a Gingerbread House!

Leslie got together with her friends Heidi and Jill and their children

and made Gingerbread houses a couple of weeks ago.

They had a hugely fun and successful outing,

and it appears that a tradition has been born.

Our thanks once again to Emily Todd over at ESTPRINTS.COM

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for her wonderful pics of the day.

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Holiday Stuff

Here's a nice video of Jack becoming good friends
with everyone's friend: Elmo.

Jack's vocabulary has grown by leaps and bounds
over the last 2 weeks.

And here's a nice pic of Leslie at Christmas.























More to come soon...

More, more, more!!!!

Jack looks on in anticipation of Mom bringing the cookie dough over to him.

Sharing a nice hug with Auntie Em.

Terrorizing-I mean 'petting' Sammie the cat.

Banging out a tune with cousin Caleb.

Stretching out on the couch with Grandpa.

Christmas Stuff..

These are some miscellaneous pics from the last few weeks.
More to come soon...

Here in his native element, we see the bear cub frolicking in the autumn leaves.

Mom and Jack playing in the leaves.

Jack is helping me put up the Christmas tree.

Mom trying to get Jack to 'smell' the tree.

Jack is well trained in some areas....

Maybe he'll do this when he's older too...and maybe monkeys will fly out of my butt, but I'll hope for one and not the other!

So Leslie is shopping in Gatlinburg...

with her Mom and two sisters, and she sends me this picture on my phone with the comment, "Delirium has set in!"


I love it! She can make anything look good!

The Turner Family Roots

My Dad's family from way back in the day... circa 1956ish.

He is the 4th from the right, with most but not all of his siblings!
He was one of thirteen.

Odds and Ends...

Thank God it's finally sweater vest weather!
Unseen in the picture, Dad also is sporting a sweater vest
for church on Sunday.
We were like a little family of sweater vest triplets.

As you can see, Jack is particularly excited to be wearing his sweater vest.

The routine of parents and toddlers everywhere.
Take your medicine boy!

Fun high jinks are usually the order of the day at our house!
This was last Saturday morning with Mom and Jack playing by the doggie door.

Men At Work

So, I planted some new bushes in front of our porch,
and Jack was right there with me the whole time,
helping Dad get 'em in the ground. Leslie snapped these great pics
from back around Halloween.