HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY! 

And Happy Thanksgiving!  I have a lot to be thankful for: A family that loves me so very very much, friends, a home, food, clothing, toys, my health, living in this county, and lots of happy days.

I called Daddy to wish him a Happy Birthday.  He and Mimz are going to be at Uncle Scott and Aunt Jill's home with a lot of their friends for Thanksgiving.    Next I called Barbara to tell her and my great grandparents I was ready for them to drive to Grandma's house.   I knew they would arrive around 10am so when it was almost 10, Mommy and I went outside and sat on the driveway to wait for them.
I still had on a new pair of pj's that Grandma had bought for me.  Grandma had made Monkey Bread, which she does every Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Between the seven of us we ate it all.  Barbara brought my bike and helmet from her house so after getting dressed Mommy and Barbara watched me ride my bike on the street, around the nearby cul-de-sac and back.  There were maybe five cars that drove by, but I always stopped and got way to the side of the road, when a car came near, and the cars always move way over also.

I had a knock-off Lego's kit, Bridget and Grandma helped me put the little cars together.  Everyone played with my Nerf gun.  We had a soldier standing on a chair and we all took target practice.  If I am not mistaken I am the only person to hit the target.  We only had four bullets... two of them are in the roof gutter.  Papa will have to get them for me when he gets home.

Barbara and I played Foosball.  We both are just learning and we don't know any tricks, so we just had fun playing together. 

We had our traditional Thanksgiving dinner, with all the regular foods.  I tried the cranberry sauce and I liked it.  We kept the dinner simple, so it was not a big deal to clean up the kitchen.  Mommy took a nap, while everyone else watched the Dallas Cowboy's.

I got the bright idea that I wanted to go swimming.  Everyone said it was too cold, but I assured them I had put my hand in the water and it was not too cold.  Grandma said I could get in the hot tub.  But I had other ideas.  Grandma, Bridget, and Barbara came outside to watch me.

 I wanted to get in the big pool.  They said I could step on the first or second step, but I jumped in.

  It was cold and I immediately swam to the side and got out.  I guess Grandma knows best.  I striped off my swim trunks and wrapped up in a towel and ran inside to tell GGM and Mommy that I jumped into the pool and it was too cold to swim.  I think that was the most memorable part of this day.

Oh, a funny thing:  Barbara brought my calendar with her so I could mark off the day.  Mommy and I were doing this, when Mommy go so very confused.  Something was very wrong.  The dates were not matching up with what she had in her head.  It was the right month, November, .... the year was wrong!  We were using a 2013 calendar!  We all laughed.  Barbara said she probably would not have noticed until it got closer to Christmas.  She told me she would find a current calendar and we could start again.

  I found a pack of cinnamon flavored gum and Bridget remembered something they did as young teenagers.  She licked a gum wrapper and stuck it on my forehead.  In a couple of minutes it started getting warm.  I don't know why, but it did.  I'll have to remember that trick. 

Barbara and my great-grandparents left so they could get home just before dark.   The rest of us went to Wal-Mart.  Grandma bought me a scooter for her house.  I rode it all around inside her house.  It was a very good day.