Family Time (ie: More pics of Emma)

We went to Greensboro this past weekend to visit my side of the family. Jason came down with his family, so y'all are subjected to tons of pictures of Miss Emma :)

She LOVES playing in water, so Brenda will just fill up the sink and let her splash around. Becky has learned to pack extra clothes because it's inevitable that she's going to get soaked :)

Eating a snack with Nana:

Jason takes parenting VERY seriously, so he knew how important it was for Emma to be introduced to Yum-Yum's... a Greensboro staple. Bright red hot dogs and homemade ice cream that can't be beat. Emma's a lucky girl to have the experience :)

Next stop was Granddaddy's house to see Great-Granddad and Aunt Sandy. Aunt Erin also used a cool necklace as a bribe to make sure Emma liked me this trip ;) It worked :)

Phil and I left super-early on Sunday because we needed to get home and do some work around the house (home ownership has some pitfalls...). I wouldn't normally allow the camera at such an early hour, when I don't have make-up on, but Phil thought Emma's tights were too cute to pass up. Smart man ;)

We'll get to see them again at Thanksgiving- already looking forward to it!! Hopefully Christmas will bring some updated pics of the Henry children, which we can't wait for, either! :) So nice to have so many cute children in our lives... no need for us to mess with providing any! ;)

Another Sad Weekend

Well, exactly a month after my Grandmother passed away, Phil and I had to say good-bye to our sweet, sweet Tucker. It was quite possibly the hardest decision either of us has ever had make. He'd been sick almost the whole time we had him, but no one could figure out why. The last month got really bad, and he quit eating completely. The vet was pretty convinced he had a tumor that was keeping him from eating, but we couldn't afford the tests to tell for sure. We wouldn't have done chemo if we'd known, though, so we just did our best to keep him happy and comfortable.

We knew what was coming, so we took a few family pictures a couple weeks beforehand:

The Saturday morning that we took him in, we spent the morning loving on him and letting him sleep with us. Even though he'd lost a ton of weight and had no energy left, he could still get excited about a car ride. Here's the last pic of our pup, ears flapping :)

We miss him terribly, and writing this blog made me cry all over again. It feel like I've been crying for weeks. I know he was a handful, and many people said they would have taken him back to the Humane Society, but I'm SO glad we decided to stick by him. We have no doubt he loved us, and we're thankful for the year we had with him, and the ability to provide him a good, loving home for his last year. I'm so glad he wasn't at the shelter. Whenever we're ready for the next one, I'm certain we'll adopt/rescue again, and I encourage everyone to do that when they're looking for a pet!

Family Farm

Sorry it took me so long to get these posted. But here are the pictures we took of my family's old farm in Eden, NC. We took Granddaddy over there the day after Grandma's funeral, and I think it helped him to be where they grew up, and tell us stories. My cousin Carolyn still lives on the land, so she showed us the two old farmhouses, one of the old tobacco barns (I had NO idea my family raised tobacco) and a tobacco field they now lease to another farmer. It was fun to catch up on family history.