The Three Gobbles

Happy Thanksgiving!
Benji Gobble, Izzy Gobble, Jamesie Gobble

Twilight Time

A group of friends and I went to see Twilight opening night. Overall take: I enjoyed it. I thought it was pretty low-budget, but I was able to move past that after about 20 minutes or so. The book is way better (of course) but the movie was worth seeing. Best part: the after-party at Cheddar's!

Puppy Love

Izzy loves Fergus! She will crawl from any room in the house to the back door and just gaze at him. When he stands there and woofs at her is her absolute favorite! She will squeal and giggle. It's too cute.

The big 3 - 0

Well, despite my brief despair over turning 30, I had a wonderful birthday. We enjoyed a really nice breakfast and then went straight to presents! HA! It was all I could do to force James to eat because he was so excited to just open gifts! He's ready and primed for Christmas!


Isabel Jeanne got her first tooth overnight!
After that we took a drive out to Marble Falls. I love that drive, but this time of year it is especially beautiful. The trees were turning colors and the breeze was blowing just enough to make a few of them fall.

Once we were there we had lunch at one of my favorite little home-town stops. I had a Chocolate Fudge slice of pie. It was wonderful. I'd never heard of such a thing - it's basically a pie crust filled with brownie and served with icecream on top! YUM

After our bellies were full, we went to this really neat little handmade wood store where they sell all kinds of furniture pieces. I think James loved this place more than any of us. They had horses and a Dog named Rufus. He followed Rufus around saying "Here Rufus! Come let me pet you!" It was very, very cute. And Rufus, happy for the attention and use to that sort of thing, was happy to accommodate James!

Meanwhile, the purpose for our outting was in progress. I was in search of a bench for our front porch. Grandma, James, Isabel and I had checked the place out while she was visiting a couple of weeks before. And we each had our favorites. I had thought for sure that my favorite would turn out to be JL's least favorite. But low and behold - it was his favorite as well. We loaded it up and hauled it home. I think it fits our house perfectly and I'm so excited when I see it on the porch!

When the kiddies were in bed we watched IronMan. Excellent movie. I'm not a huge MARVEL movie lover - but this one was awesome! I recommend it!

Izzy: 9 Months

Last Thursday Isabel hit the 9 month mark. She had her well baby check the following day. She's doing really well! Still in the 97% on height and the 10% on weight. She is crawling EVERYWHERE and loving it. I think it really made her a better baby to have the ability to move. She sits up constantly and then just moves when she feels like it.

She's even decided that crawling isn't good enough anymore. Everything (at least all the fun toys) are at James' level, so she has taken to pulling up on everything. She can hold herself there for a bit, but generally pulling up ends with a thud. But if you hold her hands, she tries to walk. It's adorable!


PS - She was not in the mood for pictures

A Shopping Cart Built for Two

Isabel joined her brother in the shopping cart for the first time last week. It was so nice to not have to lug her around in the harness for once. She's getting way too big for that. And while she enjoys watching the world go by while strapped to me, I think she much preferred to sit next to her brother.



Now that Isabel is crawling all over the place and sitting up almost all the time, she's becoming a lot more interactive and playful with James. She loves to crawl on him, and to my surprise he generally lets her. James (being a wrestling fan himself) is very gentle with her. He just sorta lays there and watches her pounce on him.



She's also taken to trying to play cars with him. Although, her version of "play" involves seeing what McQueen (along with everything else) tastes like.

My new friend Marley

I'm currently reading Marley & Me by John Grogan. Seriously, I don't know where this book has been all of my life. It has quickly become my new best friend. I find myself reading it during any little stolen moment I can get through the day. Sadly, I only have a few more chapters to go until I retire this book to the shelf. But it's been a great read in the meantime. I highly recommend it to ANY dog lover!