Toadfrogs and Elephants

For some reason, this picture didn’t strike me as funny till I read the caption “You are SO in my bed.”

While visiting my mom in Kentucky, Madison got an early Christmas present. She has a new collar that reads “Santa Paws” and a new peppermint striped bone (thanks to Old Navy for their cute Holiday doggie line). Sadly, the bone has already been chewed into tiny pieces. I got the picture right before total destruction occurred.

Wade and I were attempting to take pictures for our Christmas cards. We wanted Madison in them too, but that might have been asking for too much. Before we got done, Melissa and Chris had jumped in on the action. Sadly, I’m not sure any of these are quite right….

Round One

Wade and I decided not to begin our Thanksgiving drive until Thursday morning. We headed south on I-85, turned west on I-20 and promptly hit stand still traffic. We quickly found an alternate route and arrived in Memphis right on time.

Wade’s little cousins Marie and Tina were lots of fun and love to play hide-n-seek. We spent a lot of time in the backyard running around and up in Wade’s old tree house (that is until we broke the ladder). Wade’s Granny and Papa loved Madison – especially Papa. By Saturday morning when we left, Madison would just sit by Papa’s chair. Of course, he had been feeding her table scraps all weekend so that might explain a lot!

Thanksgiving Weekend

Thursday night we (Wade, Granny, Papa, Judy, Jerry, and I) gathered around the table to play Uno. I always enjoy the game, but this time was hilarious! Papa had a little trouble telling the difference between blue and green so Papa was allowed to play either and everyone else had to follow suit. Granny didn’t like this at all – she is a real card player and wants everyone to follow the same rules. In the end, Granny won three games and everyone but Wade won one. Poor Wade.

Another cool frog picture! Now I just need one with an elephant.

For years, my mom and I have picked our favorite tree during the fall season. It’s the tree with the perfect color as the tree transitions from green to yellow or red. Since we aren’t in the same town, I figured I’d show her mine with a picture.

After church today, Wade and I had lunch with some of his friends from work. They cooked an excellent lunch. We got back to Wade’s tiny apartment and all took a nap. I woke up before Wade and Madison and tried to snap a picture – they woke up just as I took it.

Madison and I got up early this morning and drove to South Carolina to visit Wade. He had wanted to spend last night working on his portfolio – and he is almost done! We toured Anderson and then drove to Greenville. They have an awesome park and downtown area. We played around and did a little shopping. We even looked at neighborhoods to see if we could possibly be happy living here.

The park

I was surprised at the number of people that recognized Madison as a Brittany Spaniel. Most people get the spaniel part, but have never heard of a Brittany. Someone even commented on how well behaved she was – ha!