Thanksgiving dinner preparation

Here is the very first turkey (well just a breast) I've ever made!!! I was so doggone excited about this turkey I may have checked on it 18 times. Since I'm a vegetarian, I'm always concerned about over or undercooking meat.......in this case I heard all these horror stories about drying out turkey. I don't think Jacquelle had much faith in me either.

However............the turkey came out juicy and well-seasoned as ever from my cocktail marinade it sat in the night before. I was so proud I even made a video for proof so my father in law can see the results of my work......I don't think he had much faith in me either:)

Amanda's almost a big girl.....

Amanda has been potty training at day care for the past few weeks. Ms. Nicole has requested that Amanda finally bring …..(u know)!!! I’m so excited for my big girl. Here are some pics and a video from her opening her first pack of ……(u know).

In Memory of my Grandma

My grandmother passed away earlier this month and I am thankful I was able to travel and spend 3 days with her before she went home to meet the Lord. My cousin and I enjoyed singing to her and feeding her sherbet a few days before she left this earth. I also painted her nails for her which was one of the things I enjoyed most while visiting her when I was younger (my mom didn’t let me wear nail polish).

These are some pictures from when Amira was only months old. I am so happy I took lots of pictures of their one and only meeting.

Happy 100 years Piney Woods!

My high school/boarding school celebrated its 100 year anniversary this year so they had a big celebration with lots of alumni and parties. Unfortunately I didn’t take any pictures at the party but I “stole” some off of Facebook that other people posted:)

Kiesha and I partying with Coach Neal....my how things have changed:)

As you may remember, my two nephews (Kejuan and Keairr) are in school at Piney Woods now so my mom, my sister, Devonte (my other nephew), my niece and one of her friends came up for the weekend too. Kejuan was clowning around which is why he is sitting on the ground with his pants rolled up and looking crazy.

Fall fest

Here are some pictures from after the Fall Festival at church. They dressed up as dancers because I had just come back from Vegas spending time with grandma and didn’t have time to do anything else.

Amira wanted to be a dinosaur sooooooooooo bad for some reason. I tried to throw together a dinosaur makeshift costume but she wasn’t having it. Oh well, maybe next year.

On the other hand, Amanda really enjoyed wearing her sister’s dance outfit for her costume. I think she thought she was the cutest thang at the party!