The Cutlers finally arrive. So good to have them here safe and sound!

Peyton and her bunny named Flower.

The ending of a wonderful, relaxing day!

Jamie is getting her masters degree in special needs students.  We had a 30 minute exercise where I was blind and she taught me the rules and functionality of using a cane to guide my steps and experiencing just a tiny bit what it would be like to actually be blind.  Doing this exercise gives one a whole ne insight into the five senses and how you must compensate if one is missing.

 

Neal decided to be the ‘candy man’ for the evening and bought the makings for candy. 

Jamie and I decided we needed a few minutes away from everyone.  Jamie was dealing with a bladder infection and was not feeling well, so the pedicure was timely and needed.

Lunch and phone shopping on Wednesday

While we were in AT&T looking at getting new phones I noticed Peyton had found a display phone that was working and stood there for most of the time playing games on the iPhone.  This is a good example of how much our little grandchildren know about the computer world that Neal and I can barely maneuver through!  I really like our 1, 2, 3 step phones and getting knew ones that do everything is going to be a real challenge for Neal and I to navigate until we have had them for a while.  Oh, we didn’t buy one that day.  We will probably get new ones when we get home.  This is a BIG step out of our comfort zone.

Sliding down the hall!

Jordyn and Gam sewing!

This is a project that Jordyn started in her achievement class.  She sat by me for a couple of hours and was able to finish it so her mom can get it framed.  Very nice job Jordyn Lyn.

Thanksgiving week in Kingsburg, California

Neal and I left Monday morning for California.  We made one stop in Primm to shop at the outlet stores.  Neal couldn’t find one thing to buy.  But I always manage to find something as I wander the store waiting for Neal to finish in Tommy Bahama. 

We arrived in Kingsburg about 9:30 p.m.  Tucker kids have a cat named Kitty.  The cat took a liking to Neal which got us all laughing.

Tuesday Neal and Tucker went golfing at the Kings River Country Club.  Tucker came home grinning from ear to ear.  He had out played his father for the first time.  I guess Tucker can now cross this off his bucket list. 

?While the men were golfing Jamie and I took the three little girls and went to her shop Trinkets and Things, then to a consignment shop called “My Sister’s Closet” and then to lunch.  We had a fun day.  I bought a few trinkets for the granddaughters for Christmas and found a few items at the consignment shop that I really liked.

Tuesday evening Jamie brought in one of the rabbits.  Below a funny picture of Jamie showing us the rabbit’s teeth.

We played pictionary with the kids and then visited with after the kids went to bed.

Early Thanksgiving

Neal and I hosted an early Thanksgiving dinner because we are leaving early in the morning to drive to California for Lexi’s baptism.  We will be having Thanksgiving in California this year.  We had a wonderful gathering at our home.  Lyndsy was even able to come for an hour just for dinner and then back to work.  There was a mix up on the dinner time and Jeff and Mindy arrived at 1:00 instead of noon, but all worked out well.  We had the traditional dinner and from what I observed everyone seemed happy and stuffed!

The traditional setting.  I didn’t even assigned places for people to sit and eat.  Everyone just found a place and sat down.

Poor Hayley was sick the whole day.  You can see her barf bucket she kept with her at all times.  Andrew had been sick the day before and he wasn’t feeling on top of the world but was at least vertical for most of the day.

 

Neal surprised me with a Christmas apron to match his Christmas shirt.  Better than a dress and shirt matching!

Andrew’s card house that he spent quite some time building.