Remembering those who served....

Today would have been my grandfather's 88th birthday. It was hard yesterday seeing all the veteran's and remembering everything that he went through serving our country in WWII.

My grandfather served in the 80th Infantry Divison from July 21, 1943 to November 1, 1945. He went to England on the Queen Mary and spent six months there before being captured by the Germans in Northeast France. The prisoners were then transported to prison camps in boxcars which were shelled by the Americans as the Germans ran for cover. He was taken to a farm to work for a family who had a son in a POW camp here in Georgia. He slept in tight quarters with a coffee can for a latrine and was made to work in wooden shoes. He was freed by Patton's army after spending 9 months as a German POW.

Veteran's Day

We went to the Veteran's Day parade today. Will enjoyed seeing all the military vehicles, various rescue vehicles, and marching bands. Daddy did not get the day off so we went during his lunch time and packed a picnic lunch with us. It was overcast but was not too cold.

It was a nice time to reflect on how many people have served our country so we can enjoy life here in the USA. There were a couple of veterans sitting next to us and many people in the parade stopped and saluted them. We had a nice time and both boys fell asleep on the way home after we dropped Daddy off at work!

In the bottom pic both boys got little space shuttles from the NASA float.

Christmas...Already???

Will's stomach bug was a 24 hour one....He was back to his normal self by Friday afternoon. We went to Casa Blanca Friday night and for a monthly Sam's run. Will always thinks that our neighbor, Sam, will be there. It is pretty cute because he will ask where Sam is.

On Saturday we went to Under the Christmas Tree, to have cookies with Santa and to make a gingerbread house. Will was very excited when I told him Friday night. When Santa came to Will's table he was beside himself. He sat on Santa's lap but did not say much. Will had so much fun making a snowman craft and the gingerbread house. He is so proud of it!!! It was a joy to see my little boy enjoying the holiday season! Will did not nap due to his excitement. Gigi, Pop, and Uncle Robby came over in the evening to watch the boys and Daddy and Mommy had a date night out!!

I have a few more pics to post but will have to do it later!

A sick boy!

Well, Will has caught a stomach bug. On Thursday morning we got ready for school and he did seem a little off... we get to carline and he said "mommy my tummy hurts...no school!!!" Will LOVES school so I knew something was not right. I had 2 huge bags of clothes to drop off at the thrift store so we went ahead and did that. Before I knew it Will was screaming and crying (I thought he had bit his lip) and all of the sudden threw -up in the car... Well, he could not hold anything down for the rest of the day. He was so pitful and puny. He would just lay there and be still which is not very common for my little boy!

As of Friday morning Will has not gotten sick and is acting himself...Thank goodness. We are hoping to go to Under the Christmas tree tomorrow to make a gingerbread house.

Some new pics

We had a good day today. Gigi came over to watch Ben so Will and I could have a day out together. We went to Party City, which is always exciting, to buy plates for his "Thanksgiving Feast" at school. We went to Bridgestreet to buy him some new socks and rode the carousel. We also finished buying goodies for our Christmas shoebox for Operation Christmas Child and a couple of gifts for the patients at St. Jude. I am hoping he is learning about giving to others that are in need or sick.

Gigi brought over a "new" (hand-me-down from a friend's grandson) piece of construction equipment for the backyard. Will loved it...I don't know what is..part excavator/truck but he had a blast scooping up sand and dumping it.

Hot stuff!

Ben has had some issues with constipation so the doc gave him a script for Miralax...well I now call it "gut cleanser".... Ben had quite the surprise for mommy in and out of diaper today!!! Ben loves to be naked so I let him hang out in his crib as I cleaned up his mess! Here are a few pics...

Will had a good day at school. He told me that it was a "beautiful sunny day and the leaves were falling off the trees." I am so glad he loves the outdoors. He helped his Daddy make some bread tonight. I took some pics but have not put them on the computer yet.

A beautiful November day!

The boys woke up earlier today due to the time change so we went to the 9:00 service and then went up to Monte Sano for a picnic. We missed out on the beautiful weather yesterday due to running errands and Will's three hour nap. (He has had a hard time adjusting with Daddy back in town. My mom said I use to give my dad a hard time after he came back from TDY.)

Will loved playing with sticks, nuts and chasing squirrels. Chip grilled hot dogs for us. It was lovely weather to spend the day on the mountain. We brought a ball and Will had fun kicking it around.

I can't wait till Ben gets bigger so he can play too. Poor Ben today had a rough time in the church nursery. He is going through some separation anxiety. I thought we had made it without him doing it but I guess not!! He is in a new classroom but I don't know it that makes a difference.

The pics are from our Monte Sano picnic...the facial shots are of Will watching a squriel climb a tree.