Thanksgiving!!

Jack enjoyed his second Thanksgiving this past week and weekend, and it definitely had its ups and downs, but we will start with the ups!

It all began last Saturday at Mimi's house in Hartselle. We went up there for an early celebration, plus it was the first time the whole family had gotten together since Poppy passed away last November 29 (a year ago yesterday!) :-( We had a good time of fellowship, though, and it was great to see everyone.

Wednesday night we had dinner at Papa and Sherbo's house. Sherbo cooked so many yummy things, and we all had a great time! Papa even wrote a poem for each of the 4 grandkids, and Jack's was really sweet and ended up being everyone's favorite! Here is a sweet picture of Jack with his Uncle Tay and Aunt Kat.

The next day was Thanksgiving!! We had lunch at Granny and Granddaddy's house, and that's when the "downs" started happening! Jack was very puny and ill most of the time we were there, plus he screamed whenever we tried to feed him! He felt like he had a fever, too, so we could tell something was wrong. He wouldn't lay down for a nap, either, so once we left their house around 3, he was out!

Jack got in a great nap that afternoon at Granna's, and then we headed to Aunt Mary Kay's house for dinner. There was even more food there, and of course, delicious! Sweet Jack, though, still didn't want anything to eat, plus he felt even more feverish than he did earlier in the day! He managed to hang in there for a couple of hours, though, and got to play with cousins Maddie and Mary Carol who just adore him!

When we got back to Granna's, I checked his temperature and it was at 103! No wonder he was acting so sick! So, that next morning I made an appointment with a pediatric clinic in Opelika, and the doctor said he had a double ear infection! She prescribed him an antibiotic, and by the afternoon he was back to acting himself again, which was good because the Iron Bowl was coming on soon!

While Jack stayed at Granna and Poppy's house, Kurt and I went to Granny and Granddaddy's house to watch the game since they were having a big tailgate outside and grilling lots of food! We still can't believe Auburn had such a GREAT comeback and WON the game, but we loved it and had a great time celebrating at Toomer's! :-)

Jack's Pops even came with us to celebrate!

Plus Uncle Jim, Aunt Deena, and cousin Blakely

And Poppy and Granna (plus thanks to them for bringing Jack out there to celebrate, too!)

After leaving Toomer's, we went to dinner with Jim, Deena, and Blakely, and then headed out to the Athletic Complex to welcome the team back home! We were amongst so many other loyal Tiger fans and we had a blast! It was so cool to see the team up close, too, and so pumped after a huge win!

Emory Blake! #80!

Video from The Welcome Home Tiger Walk! :-) Please ignore the annoying screaming! We all got a little too excited! :-)

Saturday morning, we had fun just playing around and packing to go home. Poppy taught Jack how to put headphones on and listen to the radio, while dancing, of course, too! Jack also watched his favorite shows on Nick Jr. while sitting on the floor propped up against the couch like a big boy! Then, as we headed home that afternoon, he realized how exhausted he was after a hectic few days (plus being so sick), and fell asleep! :-)

We had such a blast with all of our families and we appreciate all the hard work everyone did to provide so much wonderful food and fellowship! We love everyone so much!