Misti is Talented

Misti is very talented. She is an amazing applique-er. She has made a couple of quilts and other items with many appliqued pieces. Currently she is working on a quilt for a friend. As you can see the theme is "The Grinch". She has finished 2 happy Grinches and 2 angry Grinches and the one Cindy Lou Who. She will be using these 5 figures in her quilt. Neat!

Thanksgiving Videos

After the girls were finished eating they needed to be entertained......






Here is another video of the girls playing with Jenny's phone.






This video was taken after the girls had napped. Grandma/Grandpa R. had called and they were talking to Philip. He then hands the phone to me during the video.








And finally a sideways video of Jenny dancing with Gracie.

Thanksgiving Day 2009

Thanksgiving Day we went to Paul and Elizabeth's in the afternoon to eat. We brought the turkey and rolls and Elizabeth provided the vegetables and the table. We enjoyed having a chance to see the girls, Phil and Misti. The girls were hungry so Elizabeth went ahead and got them started.
Abbie eating her Thanksgiving meal.

Natalie eating her Thanksgiving dinner.


Little Jennifer and Elizabeth.

Phil at Paul and Elizabeth's house.


Misti on Thanksgiving Day at Paul and Elizabeth's house.

Mike getting ready to eat.

This is the peach pie Elizabeth made. It was picture perfect! It was also delicious!


Jennifer was the first one to fill her plate.


Jennifer adding turkey to her plate. Misti on the right.

Phil and Misti getting ready to eat. They had already been to her mother's so Phil ate and she just sat with us.

After eating turkey, the girls got down and played for quite a while. Paul was slowly spinning them in the chair. They loved it.


Jennifer was having fun letting the girls play with her phone.


Natalie playing before her nap.

Eventually the girls went down for a nap.When the girls nap, Gracie usually wakes up in a bad mood, according to Elizabeth. Sure enough, Gracie was cross when she got up.


Natalie was much happier than Grace when she got up.

Natalie was getting hungry so Elizabeth was trying to get her something to eat.

After they ate they headed to the bathroom since it was getting late. Paul was helping to get the girls bathed for the night while Elizabeth was changing Natalie.

Thanksgiving at the Miller's in Mamou

We went to Mamou on Saturday to visit with Mike's folks, sisters, and brother(wife and kids included). Jennifer brought her friend Will with us. We stopped on the way and got some boudin balls and pork rinds at a gas station that has great boudin. If you don't know what boudin is then think of a sausage casing stuffed with spicy meat and rice. The mixture is steamed in a large pot to heat it. It is pretty good but HOT! They take the boudin and roll it in a coating and then deep fry it to make boudin balls. Talk about good!!!
Here are some pictures of the get together. I added a video of Evelynne. Amber was trying to get her to "talk".

Grandma Miller and Andy (not a very clear picture)

Geoff, Greg, Fara, and Alex at the table. Roxy and Grandma M. are in the background.

Grandpa M. and Jennifer

Mike with Evelynne

Will and Chris

Paul feeding Natalie and Elizabeth feeding Gracie

Group picture

Jennifer and Will

Chris and Amber

Last...but not least..... Here is the video of Evelynne.

Jennifer's Talent Show

I was able to slip out and go watch Jennifer on Friday. She went first. She sang well but had a few slips. she lost her place on the keyboard. She didn't get too flustered. She laughed at herself and then just picked up and went on.

UpcomingTalent Show

The video is Jennifer sitting in my classroom with nothing to do because I am out on duty. She tried out for the talent show and will be singing this song and playing the keyboard. I'll try to get a copy of the show but for now here is a "practice".

Veterans Day

Jennifer sang at the program at her school on Veteran's Day. Of course I didn't have the camera turned to video at the beginning so you miss that part. Also, I didn't turn the camera so the video is sideways. I haven't figured out how to turn them on the computer.

Time Flies....

Here are some things that have taken place since last time I added to this blog.

Halloween

Elizabeth, with the help of a friend, made the girls costumes. They went up to our church for a Halloween get-together on Wednesday night . Paul even showed up!





Here is a close up of Natalie and Grace.

Here they are in their Halloween dresses. They were a gift from some of Elizabeth's friends.






On Saturday night Chris, Amber and Evelyne showed up at our house.




Evelyne was getting a bit warm so they pulled off her outfit. She still had on her face.




Homecoming

Meanwhile Jennifer was getting ready to go to her Homecoming dance. A "friend" asked her to go. I use the term friend since she has known this boy since 7th grade. She has since told me that they are "dating". They have gone to the movies with Chris and Amber. (We got to babysit that night.) She also went to the Haunted House on Friday the 13th. They blackout the place and all you have are small finger flashlights. Again Chris went with them because Amber wasn't feeling well.