Huge Christmas Tree

Thanksgiving 2017

Thanksgiving at Grandma and Papa's house was amazing. The food was delicious and the kids got to help cook. Lexi's apple pie tasted like a regular one with sugar. 

Pie Prep for Thanksgiving

We are spending the week at Grandma's for Thanksgiving. We also happen to be dog sitting - Tutti and Lucy, which is always something that Lexi likes. 

Riding on Papa's golf cart

Lexi helped Grandma make a sugar-free apple pie today. They used frozen concentrate instead of sugar. It looks delicious. 

Basketball Practice

Both of Lexi's coaches were at practice tonight. I snapped a few photos. They really focus on defense, which I think is smart with girls at this age. I like that they explain a lot of things. I think she'll learn a lot this year. 

Basketball is Back

Basketball practice started today. She has 2 coaches and husband and wife, who are the parents of one of the girls. We only met the female coach tonight. She told us that both her and her husband played college basketball. She also coached high school and college basketball. This is their passion. I think it will be good. 

Lexi is on the Longhorns team. That is going to make it a little weird for me when the games start. Jordan is and Aggie and they were both Aggies last year. I only have Aggies shirts. In fact, I am not a fan of the Longhorns' color (mustardy yellow). I guess I'll stick with my Aggies shirt even though they are rivals. I'll wear a jacket or something and cheer loud. 

Funeral for Ms Alice

We attended the funeral for Ms. Alice today. I have been friends with her son, Bill, since high school. Lexi is good friends with his twins, Kacy and Cole. In fact, ever since the hurricane, Kacy and Cole come to our house every afternoon after school. They are staying across town with grandparents until their house is fixed up from the flooding. They come to our house until their parents can pick them up after work. 

Their grandma, Alice, went on hospice a few days after they evacuated. She only lasted a few days and then slipped away. They cremated her and waited until family members from around the country could make it to the funeral. It was a lovely tribute. They had people get up and tell memories. Then there was a buffet from Ninfa's. It was nice to catch up with old friends and support Bill and his family. 

Astros Win it All

The Astros won the World Series for the first time in their franchise history. I guess that makes it ok that our audiences at the King and I were so small. haha. For the past few days, people have been standing in lines for hours at sports stores to get these coveted t-shirts. I happened to walk into the store at 8 am yesterday morning and they only had the sizes that we needed. Many people were waiting in lines for the next shipment. I counted myself lucky and got these commemorative shirts. The kids were excited to wear them today along with lots of kids whose parents suffered to get theirs.