Field Trip

The West Lauderdale 3rd and 4th grade gifted art students went on a field trip to Ocean Springs, MS today. Of course you have to start the day with a healthy breakfast at McDonald's! :~) Billy was able to go with Mackenzie. A couple places they toured were the Walter Anderson Museum and Ohr-O'Keefe Museum. All the kids had a good time.

Getting ready for Christmas

We put up the Christmas tree earlier this week. This year's theme is a "Filipino" Christmas. We used poinsettias and capiz shell ornaments to decorate the tree. Mackenzie and Mallory are proud to show you the ornaments they picked out at the Christmas Place store in Pigeon Forge. We also gave Lolo and Lola a special ornament with all 5 grandkids names. On Tuesday, the girls wrote their letters to Santa. Hopefully they are on Santa's "good" list this year! :~) Mackenzie's big item is an I-tower and Mallory's is an orange bike!

Thanksgiving 2007

We hope everyone had a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We had a traditional Thanksgiving lunch in Carthage with Papa and Mimi...smoked turkey, dressing, lots of vegetables & good ole banana pudding...mmm good! Thursday evening May, Rob, Harrison, Hayden & Hallie came up from Mobile. We had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner...Santiago style...grilled ribeye steaks, baked potatoes, salad & peach cobbler. Billy and I had our 11th anniversary on Fri. Nov. 23rd. Wow, how time flies! :~) Billy and Rob went to Starkville to see Miss. State beat Ole Miss. What an exciting football game! We had a fun weekend with the family. The girls enjoyed spending time with their cousins especially Hallie. She is 7 weeks old now. Mac and Mal were good helpers...especially Mac...she has always had the mothering qualities.

Trip to the Smoky Mountains (Nov. 16-21)

We went on a family vacation to the Smoky Mountains in Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We traveled with our friends Neil, Amanda, Anna Kate and Parker. We had a great time! The cabin was great...views were amazing...weather was nice.... We went through Cades Cove, shopped at the outlets, had fun at the Nascar park, strolled in Gatlinburg, and relaxed at the cabin. We also took a drive up to Asheville, NC to the Biltmore Estate. The Biltmore House (completed in 1895) was absolutely beautiful! America's largest home with 250 rooms! Can you imagine? http://biltmore.com/

November pictures...

Saturday, Nov. 10th was Youth Day for deer hunting. Mackenzie and Papa hunted in Carthage. They saw a BIG buck and a couple does but they were too far. Billy and I went to the Miss. State vs Alabama football game in Starkville. The halftime show honored all those in the armed forces. (Veteran's Day is tomorrow) It was a great win for the Bulldogs!! We also got to watch a MSU basketball game. It was a blow out...they won by 30 pts. This afternoon Mallory and I worked on her family turkey project. We used different materials for her project...crayons, markers, cotton balls, Q-tips, leaves, some type of grass and pennies for the turkey's body to protect him from the hunters :~) She's proud to show you her turkey!