Life as Marilyn

Long time...

I know I have been a long time in putting new pictures on my this site, but I HAVE new pictures now.  Maureen, Tanner and Maggie came to visit for Thanksgiving.  We missed Wendell, but he had to work a couple of the days that the others were able to stay.  We look forward to Wendell's visit at Christmas time WITH Maureen, Tanner and Maggie!!!!

Tanner learned to ride a tricyle while they were here.  He'd throw his whole body weight into getting it started then off he'd go.  He really didn't get the "turn around so you don't drive into the street" part so I had to watch him very close!!!  He is getting so big and wants to do things for himself now more often than not.  AND he's a perfect angel for his Gommie!!!!  I don't understand how his Momma says he's a monster sometimes!!!????

Maggie is growing so big so fast that she changes A LOT every month that I see her.  She has such a personallity and "talks" all the time.  Maureen described her prefectly - she goes from ZERO to SIXTY in 1.2 seconds - ZERO being happy and laughing to SIXTY in yelling VERY loud for a bottle!!!!  Isn't she beautiful!!!!  While she looks  lot like Tanner she also has her own little cutie pie face!!!

And THEN we tried to get a picture of Gommie with both kids... Well, that didn't go too good - getting TWO kids to look at the same time is significantly harder than just one!!!

I sooooooo love having them at my house OR visiting them at their house..  So, as you might guess, I am really looking forward to Christmas!!!

Tanner's Brithday

We (Pop and I) got to go to Mississippi last week and see Tanner and Maggie - of course we saw their Momma and Daddy, too.  Everyone was doing real good.  I was shocked to see how much Maggie had grown - she still had bird-legs the last time I saw her!  NO bird-legs NOW!  And Tanner is such a BIG BOY!  Talking a whole bunch and starting to use the potty!! Everytime I have to leave them I miss them more and MORE!!!  Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Emma Hope

Emma Hope and her Mom and Dad stopped by last night.  She wasn't smiling for the camera, but that's OK... she's a sweetheat any way you look at it!  Emma is Michael's son's daughter - our little granddaughter.  All of our grandbabies have BIG BLUE EYES!!!

My Grandbabies...

I don't think the word GRAND really is big enough for these two children!!!  I need a better work like super-duper-wow-can't love them enough-cutest-sweetest...  well, you get the drift!!  After returning from Arizona I got to spend a day and a half with them again.  It really IS getting harder and HARDER to drive away from Mississippi with them down there!!  Of course, I love my daughter and son-in-law, too...  but I can't sit around all day and kiss their cheeks!!  (Wendell would REALLY fuss!! - Maureen puts up with it now and then :-)   

I had to insert and image of the two of them that Lindey McGee made at Maggie's new born photo shoot.  Aren't they just the most super-duper-wow-can't love them enough-cutest-sweetest things you have ever seen.  Tanner loves his little sister, Maggie and gives her sugar all the time.  And Maggie really puts up with whatever Tanner has to say or do with her.  They will be fast friends one day. 

I LOVE these KIds!!!!!!

My passion behind my grandbabies... GOLF

I've been off to Chandler, Arizona with my excellent EWGA scramble team (Sador Black, Jan Compton and Suzanne Donaldson).  We played in a two day NATIONAL EWGA tournament and we took SECOND place!!!!  After the 1st day we were in the lead but the team that won it last year shot 10 under and took it from us.  We had a great time and although we are a little disappointed to not have WON after being in the lead we did come home with more than we expected; some really great 2nd place trophies!!!!  Great job, TEAM!!

Awaiting Maggie

Linday Magee is a wizard with a CAMERA!!  She took this wonderful picture of my daughter, Maureen, very pregnant with my granddaughter, Maggie, and my wonderful PERFECT grandson, Tanner.  Thanks, Lindey, for the picture!!!  It made my cry!!  I miss them a BUNCH!!!

Tanner's Tractor

I had room in the Envoy to take Tanner his Christmas present from LAST Christmas to Mississippi.  He really didn't get the "gas" pedal until NOW!!  He took off the minute we put it on the ground.  He still doesn't quite get the driving straight part but he has a big circle DOWN PAT!!  Daddy had to add some "studs" to the rear wheels so he wouldn't spin out and get frustrated.  It will be no time and he'll be chasing the cat around the yard with his tractor!!!

Tanner's Big Boy Bed

Tanner got his big boy bed all set up during my last visit there...  he looks so little on that big 'ole bed.  He did pretty darn good his first night - slept almost the WHOLE night through.  He is such a big boy and ready for his little sister now :-)

Tanner's Artistic Side

Tanner's Mama is so artistic, I guess some of it has rubbed off on Tanner.  While visiting last time I bought him some markers.  They are WASHABLE, of course, and as you can see it was a VERY good thing.  I even had marker on the skirt I was wearing!!!  He worked VERY hard to pull the covers off of the markers himself (he'd turn his face red trying so hard), and had the skill to put them back on, too.  It is so wonderful watching those little personality traits POP out - like determination and stubborn!!

Pull Tanner!!!  You can do it!  And he did - lots of times... over and over - each time drawing on his hands, arms and clothes!!!

All of the marker came out of BOTH of our clothes.  And we have a couple "TANNER ORIGINALS" to add to our scrapbooks.  Gommie LOVES you, TANNER!!!

Granddaughter ON THE WAY

Well, if you have seen Maureen's blog you may already know that I have a granddaughter on the way.  My WONDERFUL grandson, Tanner, is growing very fast.  I have not seen him for almost 4 weeks and I'm really starting to have withdrawals!!!  Not good for the milage on my vehicle :-(  I have spent my time well, though, and done some SHOPPING for the new baby girl.  How CUTE is clothes for little girls....  Check out these CUTE little things-

And look at the little POCKET!!!  So sweet - just like SHE will be!!!   I try and I try, but I really think one of my jobs as grandmommie is to SPOIL these two little ones!!  Can't get started too early - right!!!