James' New Jeep

Our grandson, James, got surprised with an early combined Christmas present from his other grandparents and his parents. It's a SUPER JEEP. Needless to say, you can see by the photos...

HE LOVES IT!!!!!!!

I'm one happy kid!

Driving is serious business...and I'm really good at it!

Gotta check the oil...

Whoopee!!!!!!

Get out of the way, Mammy. I'm going this way!

(There's no telling what this means...)

Explaining the radio to "big brother", Terrance.

Cute Beaded Angels

I had a great afternoon...creating beaded angels!
Aren't they cute?
They're made with safety pins and a variety of plastic beads in various shapes.
Fun, fun, fun!

State Fair of Texas - 2012

Maxey and I took Eugenia, our new friend from China, to the State Fair of Texas yesterday. We had a delightful time!

Of course, everyone has to have their picture made with Big Tex!

 And a Fletcher's Corny Dog is a requirement!

 Eugenia enjoyed little Beaurigard...

 ...and Elsie!

The gentleman in the photo is Elsie's helper.

He welcomed Eugenia to America!!

I think it was a good thing the bees were behind glass.

Both "kids" enjoyed the petting zoo!

 

 This one has MY hairstyle!

 Of course we had to eat a turkey leg!!!

 Supper at the fair!!!!

 Maxey--Teaching Eugenia American table manners!

We did it!!

 Of course, we had o have cotton candy!

 The Midway!

 Beautiful!

 In the greenhouse...

 ...more greenhouse

What a lovely young lady!

Our First Mid-Autum Festival - 2012 at UTD

Maxey and I attended the Mid-Autum Festival

at The University of Texas at Dallas last Sunday night.

It was a delightful evening!

We were treated like royalty!!

We were the guests of our new Chinese friend, Eugenia Bae. We have been introduced to her through the International Student Friendship Partner Program.

This is our first experience like this, but it has really been a blessing already!!

 

Isn't this program wonderful?!?

Here are a few photos of Eugenia in action!

Our New Transportation!

We are so excited! We got Precous a trike for her 4th birthday...complete with a chaffeur!

Ready to Play Golf!

Ready to play...I have my own clubs!

My "First" Crocheted Necklace

The lady sitting next to Diane and me at the Anita Goodesign Embroidery Seminar last weekend had on a very interesting necklace. I heard her say that she had made it. Upon further questioning, I learned that it was crocheted with 20 gauge copper wire and miscellaneous beads.

Okay!

After the seminar, Diane and I went back to her house, searched her "toy closet" and found some beads and wire, and I crocheted for an hour or so. It took an entire spool of copper wire and I broke my crochet hook, but WE GOT A NECKLACE!  Then after a run to Michael's for more wire and another crochet hook, I made another one...one for each of us, of course!