Thanksgiving Dinner with Bop & Gram

Annual D'Armi-Hunt Thanksgiving Dinner

Tyler's First Thanksgiving Feast....YUMMO!!!Daddy & Hailey are enjoying their turkey!Rest of the fam....It's Gram's birthday too!! Happy Day Gram! - of course when there is a 2 year old in your presence, it's HER turn to blow out the candle. FULL BELLY!!!!

Turkey makes Ty sleepy too!Momma and her boy!Ty is hammin' it up with Uncle Zach.And laughing with Gram... Watch out Rosey, I have to go find my Sissy....Here she is!!!!MMM...not enough protien in Turkey...opting for a magazine instead. Dadda's boy!!

Three Generations!Tyler and Gram...SMILE! The D'Armi ladies....Having fun with Uncle Nik.We lost Hailey's interests in photos during this visit...Tyler was the ham, as Hailey was attached to Gram's side all day (even though Gram was trying to get dinner on the table)...Every so often we'd hear a "GRAM" coming from the other room....if anyone else tried to help Hailey with her needs, she'd say, "I just need my Gram" Funny girl!!

What a fun holiday!

Thanksgiving Morning with Nana & Pappy

Nana had a Thanksgiving Breakfast Feast for us! YUMMO!!!

Tyler has found the kitchen at Nana's house and LOVES to play with it! He eats all the food and plays with the spoonsHi handsome boy! :-)Hailey has found Nana's indoor jungle jim - AKA Pappy!

Pappy is teaching Hailey how to play chess...here she is naming the pieces..."ROOK"Thumbs up!Gorgeous girl!Sing us a song, you're a piano man!Trying to walk to Nana...Here I come.....

Sunday - Alvin Slaughter and Holiday Dinner

Who would have ever thought that we'd have to cut a traveling weekend short to come home for church?? And who would have ever thought it would be Shawn's idea? (not that I mind, Honey...just making the observation). This weekend was Shawn's 2 year "Birth"day....two years ago - the first time we heard Alvin Slaughter - Shawn committed his life to living it for the Lord! So two years later Alvin was back at the church and we rushed home to be able to see him again. What a great performer. And what a phenomenal message he gives....EVERY time!!


Well, no pictures to share of Alvin, but that night we returned to church for a Thanksgiving/Christmas/Holiday/Excuse-To-Eat-Jimmy's Crabcakes Dinner. After the dinner, Pastor Mark had asked Shawn to share his testimony of how he found his way to the Lord (or more so, how the Lord put people in his path....) I'm so proud of my husband. I loved the man he was when I met him and I love the man he has become even more. And I love the man that he is going to be as he grows more and more!! The Lord has great plans for us and I'm so excited to see what they are going to be....


So of course had to takes some fun pictures of our kids...cuz we aren't vain!!!! Daddy's Girl! (Patiently waiting for our food) Handsome boy!!....WHERE'S MY DINNER!?!?!?! FEED ME!!! Can't you tell I'm starving here!?!?!? FINE DON'T FEED ME...I'll try go eat you!!! Dancing with Sissy.After dinner, the girls dancing with Pastor Tom. (Jenna and Kenna's Pop-Pop)Oh.....must conclude by sharing Hailey's Turkey story. I was working on the pieces for the craft for nursery. The project was gluing paper feathers and a turkey head onto a paper plate, and then having the kids tell us the things they are thankful for and put them on the feathers. When I asked Hailey what she was thankful for, the first thing she said was, "I'm thankful for Kecky!" Below you can see the final product of her turkey...hopefully you can make out what she is thankful for!
(I'm thankful for Ty & my Mommy & Daddy, & Becky & Uncle Johnny, & Pappy, Nana, Bop, Gram, Mom-Mom & Dad, Dad & my blanky, & for my fishes & doggies.) The first turkey Hailey and I did at home as a sample. The second one is the one she did all by herself at church. Crazy turkey, eh??

Trip to Greencastle

Remembering me praying for health for the holiday & travels? Well, the Lord answered our prayers in his own way! Shawn and I had the stomach bug the week we were supposed to go to Greencastle. I was out of commission most of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. But when I'm sick I'm usually able to sleep it off. Shawn was also sick that week, but he works through it (and it also tends to last longer!) So even though he told me he was OK to go up on Thursday afternoon...come to find out upon our arrival, he was just as bad (if not worse) than I was feeling on Tuesday and Wednesday! UGH! Nothing like having a stomach bug and not being in the comfort of your own home. Thanks, honey...for pushing yourself so I could spend time with my family! You are a really great guy!!!

Johnny's Gotta Girlfriend!! And we all think she is a sweetheart - but I think Hailey gives her the biggest approval! She showed up with a pricess coloring book and won Hailey's heart from "Hello" Here Becky, Hailey and Uncle Johnny are - coloring and talking about Princesses (Hailey's favorite subject). Not sure how or why, but Hailey insists on calling her "Kecky"!?!? Go figure!Hailey loves her Uncle Johnny too! TADA! Hailey decorated a little Christmas Tree with Mom-Mom, Kecky, and Uncle Johnny. She said she did the ornaments all by herself. Photo opp in front of Mom-Mom & Dad-Dad's BIG tree!!Visiting with Great Grandma Hose & Aunt Janie - we stopped by on Friday and Owen was there. Hailey and Owen had a great time playing and Tyler played with Aunt Janie and Grandma.The kids insisted that I take a picture of Sleeping Beauty on the piano....I have no idea what the big deal was!! And I love this picture of Owen!Cheesin' with Aunt Janie

Saturday we went back over to Aunt Janie, Gerry & Grandma's. Autie Em & Uncle Mike were there - they had just arrived from Florida. Uncle Eddie & Aunt Patsy brought Jimmy, but Hailey's Paige couldn't come because she had an ear infection. Hailey was quite dissappointed, because she kept telling us, "My Paige is going to be here." Hopefully the girls can get together again next time. Shoney brought Madelyn & Owen, but Shawn was sick. And Mark & Angie were there, but the girls were not able to make it. And Robin was there too...Am I missing someone? Hope not...but if I am...sorry.

Anyway, Grandma wanted me to have Uncle Eddie hold Tyler because Tyler reminds her of the way Uncle Eddie used to look as a baby - like a fat little toad! HA HA HA. Here they are.... Another precious picture of Owen!

Dad-Dad with his little (I mean not so little) man.

Johnny & Becky (I mean Kecky)Jimmy & OwenSilly Owie...It was fun watching the kids running around the house....Hailey had a blast playing with her cousins. Snuggling with her Uncle Johnny & her Kecky.Hailey & her Great Grandma Hose.T-man is making Grandma laugh!

Aside from being sick, we had a really good time. The trip was way too short and we didn't get to do and see as much as we wanted to. I really wanted to catch-up with some highschool friends that I've been staying in touch with on Facebook and MySpace, but time did not allow for much play time. Life changes when you have babies!