Facebook in November

Nov 1, 2011-
well, friends...the breaking news at the Wilsford's is that we recently found out we're expecting baby #3! At the end of May :)

Nov 8, 2011-
drove Jonah to school this morning since it was raining. Gracie asked me to turn the windshield wackers on.

Nov 9, 2011 AM-
confession: Gracie and I just finished a jar of black olives. In 2 days.

Nov 9, 2011 PM-
back from an evening at the ER with my 6 year old. Corneal abrasion from a wrestling match with the dog. (If it weren't for the "dog" part, probably could have gotten by at urgent care.) Little man gave the ER staff a good giggle with his pirate squinty eye, 100's of questions, and yodeling in the foyer. Gotta love the kid.


Nov 15, 2011-
Got to be one of the sweetest things in life: listening to a 3 year old sing made up songs :)

Nov 21, 2011-
So thankful that, if I HAVE to be down and out with a stomach bug, my sister and Mom and Dad are here helping with the kids. Such a load off!

Nov 27, 2011-
Three reasons why a sick 3 year old is not so bad: 1) her screamy/squealy upper register is missing thanks to a hoarse voice, 2) CUDDLE TIME, 3) she's NOT starving all day long and perfectly happy with "chicken little soup" for every meal.

First Ballet

Marmee took Gracie to her first ballet over Thanksgiving break! The Nutcracker was showing at Paramount Theater in Abilene, and the Rowdy Girl crew joined us for the magical experience...

Gracie pointed and exclaimed, whispered excitedly, watched with big eyes, and sucked half the air out of the balcony gasping over the Nutcracker prince. It was all great - until the finale, when she suddenly refused to speak in anything but full voice. I had to carry her out like a football under my arm as she was yelling, "I don want to go bye byyyyyyeeeeee!"

I give it an A+ for effort!

Little Pilot

Grandpa took Jonah to Dyess Air Force Base over Thanksgiving Break. They left the house at 10:00 and didn't get back until 2:00!

A friend of Grandpa's is a B-1 pilot and was able to get them some time in the B-1 flight simulator!

They weren't able to take cameras or phones inside, but Grandpa emailed me afterward...

[Jonah] was amazing at Dyess. He took instructions from Major Mincer so well and flew the B-1 on his own including some low level passes through the mountains around Hill AFB in Utah. He did roll overs, banked turns, pull ups, and dives. The atmosphere in the simulator was completely realistic. The view through the windshield was very high resolution scenery, clouds, etc. Jonah asked for rain, sand storm, lightning, and snow and got it all. Major Mincer was impressed that Jonah understood how to roll out of a turn! We were in there for 2 hrs with another of Major Mincer's friends taking the seat for the last half. I was really proud of him! The only thing missing was motion. They don't let civilians in the simulators with motion control turned on. I'm attaching a picture of a B-1 simulator like the one we were in. It may be the same one.

Trick or Treat 2011

2011 was a fun year for Trick or Treating. Meemaw and Papaw came with us, the weather was beautiful, and we were able to make it to 2 blocks worth of houses before the sun went down. Gracie insisted she was dressed as a "princess", although it looked more like a Heidi outfit to everyone else - and Jonah was Jango Fett (from Star Wars) sans helmet, gloves, and laser pistol.

Gracie now believes that she may walk up to our neighbor's house on any given day and ask for candy.