Crafts and Cookies

Saturday was supposed to be a day for raking leaves and jumping in them. (the Grandkids, not me). The weather did not cooperate so we made Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations. We made some really cute things. We also have some good ideas for Chrismas so be sure and save some room on your fridge and tree. Here Jacob and Joel take a little break for a picture




Stacie had a little shadow all day and his name was Eli. I think if Eli was a few years older he would give Jeff a run for his money!
We also made some Halloween cookies with lots and lots of sprinkles.

Last but not least, Jeff shows off his WVU logo. I had no idea my son was so creative.

My Sister Sharlene and her family

I wanted to post this picture of my Sister Sharlene and her family and request that you remember my nephew Nathaniel (lower left hand corner) in your prayers. Nathaniel is in Iraq now and in our thoughts and prayers constantly. We hated to see him go, but we know the Lord has a reason for him being over there. Nathaniel and Kim (upper left hand corner) got engaged before he left and are planning on getting married when he returns. (He will be gone a year). The rest of the family pictured is my sister Sharlene, (top center), Micah (upper right hand). Greg (bottom center) and Lauren (lower right hand). The Trouts live in Beaver Creek, Ohio where Greg is a Pastor. We're looking forward to seeing everyone at Thanksgiving.

More Pictures From Virginia

I think Danny is as tall as me now. Notice the "Steeler Flag". Maybe that is why they WON on Sunday.

Meet Clancey and Braxton. They were special guests at the shower. They couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about.

The Thumm's homestead in Virginia. (Kerri said to put in a picture since she doesn't see a lot of you coming to see her!!)

Baby Shower for Kerri

Allen and I made a "quick trip" to Virginia this week-end so I could go to a baby shower Kerri's friends had for her. By quick I mean we drove down (7 hours) on Saturday and came back on Sunday. It was well worth it. We had a good time with Kerri and Danny (Brian was in Pittsburgh with his Air Force Reserves).
The weather was beautiful for the drive (or for taking a nap, which I seem to do more and more in the car) and we had a great time at the shower. I got to meet a lot of Kerri's friends and yes that is a Tiara Kerri is wearing. She got to be "Queen for a day".






\ There was lots of good food and this beautiful cake. As you can see "It's a boy". (That's pretty much a given in the Farcin household.)

Can you guess who the "Boston Red Sox" bib is from. You guessed it! Big Brother Danny want's to make sure the baby gets off on the right foot. I see a lot of blue and red in this baby's future.

Donna and Monica were the hosts of our party. We had a lot of good food, fun and fellowhip!! I am so thankful Kerri has good friends that are so good to her. It's hard being 7 hours away, but it helps knowing she has such good friends. Thank you both having the shower. We are so appreciative.

Baby Thumm's first West Virginia outfit. You can take the girl out of West Virginia but you can't take West Virginia out of the girl.

Eli's First Computer Lesson

Here is Eli, (my 3 year old Grandson), after his first computer lesson from Mamaw. We learned how to "color" on-line. He absolutely loved it. The rest of the day he kept asking me "can I paint on the computer, pleeese." (How could I say no!!) It always amazes me how quick my grandsons learn on the computer. They can do things I can't do. I'm sure Eli will be giving me lessons in a few weeks.

Joel's Soccer Game

Here are a couple of pictures from Joel's soccer game today. This is his first year playing and he really loves it. He's quite the soccer player and always give 100%. Joel's is in the #7 Maroon shirt. They don't keep score at this age, but you know the Farcin's, we keep our own score and Joel's team won today!!

Sleepover at Mamaw's

Jacob, Joel and Eli spent last night at Mamaw's Bed and Breakfast. We blew up the king size mattress and camped out in the living room. Eli is pretending to be "asleep" something he has perfected. Jacob played on the computer and read a book. Joel, Eli and I watched "Finding Nemo" (again, but it is one of my favorite videos to watch with the boys) The two little ones fell asleep about 10. (which is early, because they always want to see how late they can stay up at Mamaw's.) That gave Jacob a chance to read for a while in "peace and quiet."

Jacob is such a good big brother. He always looks out for his little brothers. Time to put the mattress away for another day!!

Danny's 13th Birthday

This is our Grandson Danny on his 13th Birthday in August. As you can see from the cake Danny is a "huge" Boston Red Sox Fan. You can ask him anything about the Red Sox and Danny will know the answer. Danny lives in Suffolk Virginia with his Dad Brian and his Step-Mom Kerri ( our daughter). He is in the 8th grade at First Baptist Christian School and loves baseball, baseball and more baseball and will have a new little brother sometime in January. Danny has been a welcome addition to our family and he knows he always has a place at "Mamaw's Bed and Breakfast".

Pictures from our trip to Mexico

Allen and I recently returned from a trip to Mexico. We made the trip in celebration of our 35th wedding anniversary. We had a great time, the weather was nice and the beaches were beautiful. I do have to say I was glad to get back in the United States. We were at the Riveria Maya and it was an experience to be out of the country. You really don't appreciate what we have here in America until you see how some of the other world lives.
This picture was taken for my grandsons. These little lizards were everywhere. It was hard to get a picture of them because they were so fast, but I managed this one.
The grounds were very pretty and well manicured. The weather was very warm while we were there and very humid. It didn't even cool down in the evenings.
The pools were awesome and seemed to go on forever. I have never seen such big pools. We did a lot of "floating" rather than swimming!!
I just had to put in a picture of these little beach "umbrellas". I have alway wanted to sit under one of this and I got my wish. They were so cute and really kept the sun off of you. I would not have been able to stay out very long without these to sit under.
There were big pools in the entrance ways where these flamingos played all day.
This little "Mexican Band" sang to us at our table. They really were quite good and we enjoyed them.

Another picture of the beach. The water was such a pretty blue and crystal clear and the sand was white. Fish came right up around us when we were in the ocean.

All My Children

This is my youngest child - Jeff with his fiance Stacie. Jeff and Stacie are getting married next August. Wedding plans are in full swing so we are looking forward to a great day. Jeff is employed at Sam's Club and Stacie will graduate from WVU in May.
This is Brian and Kerri Thumm. Kerri is my middle child ( and yes, everything they say about the middle child is true!!) . Kerri and Brian and Danny live in Suffolk Virgina. 7 hours from us so we don't get to see them as often as we would like. They are awaiting the birth of my 5th Grandson in January ( who, the last time I asked is still "nameless".) I have a feeling Papaw and Mamaw will be making more trips to Virginia in the future. Brian is an Area Loss Prevention Manager for Lowe's and Kerri works in the office at First Baptist Christian School.
Last but not least, this is my oldest daughter Kelli and her husband Kevin. Kelli and Kevin live in Fairmont, so I get to see their 3 boys - Jacob, Joel and Eli just about every day. I pick the two oldest up everyday and take them to school on my way to work and I see them at church on Sunday. I really am blessed to be so close to them. Kevin is an electrical technician at Mylan Pharmaceutical and Kelli is a stay-at-home-Mom. (I don't know where that comes from, but have you ever seen a stay-at-home Mom actually get to stay at home??) They are very busy with baseball, soccer, school, Awana's, and so on and on.

Favorite picture from the beach

We had the pleasure of going Myrtle Beach this year with Kelli and Kevin, Jacob, Joel and Eli, Kerri and Brian. Kerri's friend Lysa and her nephew Gage joined us also. Danny was in Maine this summer so he was missed by all of us. Jeff was unable to be there either because of work. The boys had a good time and really enjoyed the ocean this year. We can't wait until next year. We are looking forward to taking our our new addition - Baby Thumm to the beach for the first time. In addition to the beach we went to a Pelican's baseball game. The Pelicans won and it was just a great evening of baseball.

This is one of my favorite picture's of my daughter Kelli's boys. Jacob is 8, Joel is 5 and Eli is 3. They live close by and I love spending time with them. They like to spend the night at Mamaw's house and we love having them. We have had a good time this summer going to baseball games, the beach and Kennywood. I enjoy every minute I get to spend with them and am so blessed that they live in Fairmont.

Getting Started

This is my first attempt at blogging so please bear with me. I have enjoyed so much reading my friends blogs and it is such a good way to keep in touch with everyone and find out what is going on that I am going to try my hand at it. I am going to post this and see where I go from here!!