Thanksgiving with the Tiptons

It's taken a while for me to get these up on my little blog.  There was no cooperation with my computer in my endeavor, so...it took me some time to figure it out.  Some time soon I'll have a computer savvy person come to visit it and he/she will make it all better. 

We had a very fun holiday with the Tiptons, 31 of them in total.  We only were lacking Cherrisse's family who celebrated Texas style in Lubbock.

Tiffany was the hostess this year and she did a wonderful job!  She set a cute table(s).

The preparations went on for hours.

Steven fried a turkey, Cajun style

while Tiffany cooked a traditional one in the oven.

Part of the day consisted of writing three things we were grateful for

and then trying to pick who wrote what.

Tiff even gave an Old Navy gift certificate to the one who

picked the most people.

I lost by one.

Dang.

Here's our

"Thankful for" leaves.

Our great host and hostess.

I don't envy them.

This seems sick and wrong and yet we all do it.

When your belly gets big,

put it to work!

Our cute decor.

 Some of the first to be seated.  Jamie, my-sister-in-law, and me........I was hungry.

Papa, always a crowd pleaser with the kids.

Getting ready for our

Kick-Ball game.

We always play boys against the girls.

It can get ugly.

It was also cold!

Really!

Seriously.

Emily holding the last born Tipton grandchild who just turned one

while preparing for Winston's arrival in January.

The, "Day after Thanksgiving hike"

with the men and kids.

We women are smarter than you think!

 I think the kids had a great time!  After the hike, they went and shot guns and then we hit up Costa Vida for dinner and a movie then more shopping.



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School Picnic

Friday Quinn's elementary school

had a

picnic for all the families.

Like all good parents,

I got our picnic food from

In-N-Out Burger

as directed by my son.

I think all of the parents were there as well as

the

Winter Visitors!

We had a guest on our blanket.

Yes, an ant came to our picnic.

However, I can't see it anywhere in this shot.

Believe me, it's there....somewhere.

Maybe in the shadow?

Here's a view from our spot.

It was such a nice day.

Almost too warm.

Gotta love AZ weather in the Fall/Winter.

Emily's a Winner!

So Emily Zoe won this fashion type of review

from this really cute girl,

who runs a popular blog,

who lives here in the valley.

She ran a contest that Emily entered and was one of five winners!

The blog is:

cardiganempire.blogspot.com

It's super cute, especially if you're

well, of the younger type.

Em got to meet the stylist at

Anthropology,

the best store ever,

for her style session.

This is one of the outfits that was picked out for her.

Can't hardly see that 29+ week baby there.

I kind of invited myself to go and watch.

Is that weird?

My rationalization is that Pei Wei is right by

so it was an obvious choice!

Two birds with one stone.

I love multi-tasking!

Fukuoka, Japan!!

Although I'm a little late in posting the news,

we're still really excited!

On Friday, October 22, 2010

R. Cole Tipton got his mission call

after waiting for

three weeks and one day to

FUKUOKA, JAPAN

That was a long time to wait.

But, it was worth it!

Who would have thought another Tipton was going

Asian?

Not me!

I should have known.

Does this look like your typical missionary?

He didn't shave the whole time he waited for his papers.

Was it some form of protest?

Was it some form of hunger strike, except the shaving kind?

No, I'm most definite that it's just being lazy.

Pretty sure that's it.

Cole had the family meet down at the hospital 'cause

I was workin'.

My co-workers watched the scene on the surveillance cameras in triage.

A guy walked buy, obviously of the same religion, and said,

"Kind of a weird place to open your mission call."

Yep.  It was a weird place, but we still had lots of fun.

Once again, the computer's being dumb and I can't load any more photos.

I will get revenge.

Don't worry!

Country Club

Trying to find a place for my dad to live in that's safe, secure and will give him three hot meals a day.

No, not prison.

Just a little country clubish home with other older fellas like him.

This is an adventure in every sense of the word.

Can you say, "extended family"?

Timothy

The other day I went out for a little shopping.

Of course I went to my favorite store

DILLARDS!

They were having a sale upon a sale.

Take an extra 40% off of the lowest sale price.

That kind of sales talk just screams my name.

After purchasing a lovely

Ralph Lauren shirt dress for myself,

I decided to go to the mens' section.

Timothy was there. (That's what his name tag said.)

"Nice to see you again. It's been a long time," he said

as he reached his hand out toward mine to shake.

"Nice to see you too," I said.

Should I be embarrassed that the salesman at

Dillards recognizes me?

"How was your summer?" He said.

"Oh, um, too long. It still feels like summer here."

He let me continue on browsing. I found a shirt for Rick and took it up to his counter to purchase.

"I like your hair," said Timothy, "It's very pretty."

I told him, "Thanks" and went on my way.

I know I shop at that Dillards fairly frequently but, come on, I didn't think I went there enough to be missed.

However, I'm a sucker for a compliment, wherever I have to get one.