Day 1......... 30 Days of THANKFUL COUNTDOWN......

 

JUST SO THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY!

Day 2.....

THANKFUL FOR GAMES!

ALL KINDS OF GAMES!

THEY MAKE YOU LAUGH,

THEY MAKE YOU THINK,

THEY MAKE YOU COME OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE,

THEY HELP YOU SOCIALIZE,
YOU CAN SEE EVERYONE'S "TRUE COLORS"
COMPETIVENESS COMES OUT!
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE TIME WE SPEND PLAYING GAMES

Day 3.....

My Thoughts have been on Coleman this past week.

He is finishing Boot camp in Missouri.

He graduates December 15th.

He was up for the top award..."Distinguished Scholar Award"

They picked the top 2 guys in each group which

consisted of 160.  Out of 3 patrols of 160, the top 2 competed this past

Tuesday.

Coleman missed it by 1 point!

He's still just as awesome

to all of us and we

all know how hard he has worked!

He did come in first in the Board of Review

which to me would have been the hardest competition!

&

The 3.2 mile run carrying 50lbs of weight

Anna & Coleman

Coleman & Grandma Lama

Only a few weeks left and he'll be back to work in Vegas.

It's been a long 5 months.

Thankful for our oldest son Coleman

Day 4.....

SO THANKFUL FOR ANNA'S TRIP HOME

SHE HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRIP

SINCE WE MOVED HERE TO AUSTIN IN JUNE.

IT WAS ALL SHE WANTED IT TO BE.

TIME SPENT WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS.

THANKS TO ALL

WHO MADE

IT

SPECIAL FOR HER.

THANKS TALLY FOR DRIVING HER EVERYWHERE!

Day 5.....

I WAS THANKFUL FOR BAILEY'S COURAGE TODAY!

THERE WERE SEAGULLS EVERYWHERE ON THE BEACH

JUST WAITING & HOOVERING OVER ANYONE

WITH FOOD!

WE HAD SOME EXTRA BREAD THAT I GAVE TO

THE BOYS.  WE TOLD THEM TO RUN DOWN THE BEACH

BEFORE THEY GAVE IT TO THOSE CRAZY BIRDS.

CHRISTIAN WAS A LITTLE FREAKED OUT BUT BAILEY

SAID HE'D DO IT!

HE STARTED TO RUN WITH THE BREAD AND THE BIRDS WERE

INCHES ABOVE HIM!

CHASING HIM!

IT WAS SO! FUNNY!

NOT FOR HIM I'M SURE.

HE FINALLY DROPPED THE BREAD!

FREEDOM........!

THANKFUL FOR BAILEY'S COURAGE

TO GIVE US A GREAT LAUGH

Day 6.....

SO THANKFUL FOR BEAUTIFUL PLACES

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX.

IT WAS ABSOLUTLY BEAUTIFUL

&

WE ARE JUST 5 HOURS AWAY!



Day 7.....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

FROM SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX.

IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE WEIRDEST THANKSGIVINGS EVER!

JUST GARY & I & THE LITTLE BOYS!

WE REALLY MISSED ALL OF OUR FAMILY.

THE ANNUAL FOOTBALL GAME

COOKING TOGETHER

SITTING TOGETHER

EATING TOGETHER

LAUGHING TOGETHER

PRAYING TOGETHER

&

JUST BEING TOGETHER.

BUT I AM THANKFUL FOR OUR LITTLE FAMILY TODAY