Aubrey

Avery absolutely loves it when she has other kids to play with because she is so often just here with mommy daddy and her toys.  Lately, with the semester ending I have had more time to go over to my friend, Kristen's, or have her come over and we'll let our girls play together!  Avery loves this!!!  I'll tell her we're going to see Aubrey and she'll start saying, "Aubee, Aubee"  and get super excited!  It's so cute; she's tries so hard to repeat everything we say.....

FALL

Before Joey and I moved to Georgia I told him I wanted to move where it was really green with lots of trees. (like East Texas) Little did I know that not only was I going to get green, lush summers but the trees in the fall here in GA are absolutely breathtaking. A couple of weekends ago a lot of us made a trip up into the North Georgia Mountains after church to enjoy the scenary. We cooked out and the kids played in the leaves. We had a really great time and some worn out kiddos! For those who couldn't make it (was kind of a last minute trip) -- you were missed!
I fit right in with all the beautiful dark skinned dark hair Grahams right?!? :)
Jeni is going to be SUPER MOM one day!!! Although she is the youngest of the 10 kids, she is so good with the grandkids:)

We're so lucky Joey's dad is a photographer; we get some really great pictures!!!
I LOVE IT WHEN SHE'S HAPPY!!!

Interesting...

Most of you who know Joey and I know that we are far from being a fan of Obama, but this week he was interviewed by 60 minutes and at the conclusion of the interview they asked him what he thought about the BCS system in college football. Here is an excerpt from that interview...

Kroft: "I have one last question: As president of the United States, what can you do, or what do you plan to do about getting a college football playoff for the national championship?"

Obama: "I think any sensible person would say that, if you've got a bunch of teams who play throughout the season and many of them have one loss or two losses, there's no clear, decisive winner, that we should be creating a playoff system. Eight teams, that would be three rounds to determine a national champion. It would -- it would add three extra weeks to the season. You could trim back on the regular season. I don't know any serious fan of college football who has disagreed with me on this. So I'm going to throw my weight around a little bit. I think it's the right thing to do."

First of all, Obama is right on the money with his emphasis on "any sensible person." Second, this isn't unfamiliar territory for a U.S. president.

Realistically, we know he can't really interfere at this level but we like him a little better now!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

My pretty little blue-eyed kitty-cat!

Halloween came so fast this year! I had ideas for a costume for Avery but with school and everything I hadn't taken the time to get anything together. It was Monday night before the Halloween trunk or treat at the church and we still had no costume. We frantically spent family home evening searching all over Athens for a costume! The pickens were slim... either it was the wrong size or not cute enough! It was drawing closer to closing time at most stores and Joey suggests we just go into Claire's and see if they have anything we could add to something we already had at the house. BINGO! We found a black cat set that included the ears, tail, and paw gloves. The best part is they were half off! We added it to a black sweat set and she was adorable! I'm partial but the she was "CUTEST BLACK CAT EVER!" She had a blast going around and collecting candy from all the trunks! We had a lot of people in our ward create some pretty amazing trunks and she had a blast! I don't know if she had more fun or if Joey and I did watching her!

TEXAS

So this was so funny... We laid Avery down for a nap and I guess before she fell asleep she found my sister's makeup bag! Luckily she didn't put any of it on but it was hilarious to walk in on her conked out with a pile of makeup all around her! You still have a few more years Avery!!!

Avery with Grandma and Grandpa Grebe! We already miss ya'll!

The lovely couple! My sister and I flew in for a quick trip to TX for one of our very bestest friend's wedding! Joey wasn't able to come with me because he had a lot of school work and midterms, so it was Avery and myself on a plane! Luckily, it wasn't difficult at all; the nicest lady sat by me on the way there and she slept most of the plane ride back. We had a great time!

Bridesmaids!

Robyn's Wedding Pictures. They have a cute story.... they met at EFY four years ago (she had him from the time he heard her TX accent) and he still had her contact info. that luckily had not changed! They found each other four years later and here they are married!!!

My beautiful sister Renee! carrying on the Varsity cheerleader tradition in the Grebe family! Love ya and miss ya!

Avery was all decked out to support the BOBCATS!!! What a CUTIE!

My Mom, Avery and I at the Hallsville High School football game vs our rival Pine Tree, it couldn't have been a better weekend for some TX high school football. It was fun and I got to see some of the people I had graduated with!

Ryan, Rachel & Avery, Robert, Rosanne, and Renee (all my siblings and Avery) I love them so much!

Weekend with the Cousins

Fun with the cousins! The first night we made little ghosts. They are nutter butters covered in white chocolate and chocolate chips are used for the two eyes and mouth. Avery was sleeping when we did this activity but it was probably best. She would have been a mess. We'd all drop them in the chocolate and I'd pull them out for them to embellish with the chocolate chips. mmmmm......They tasted so good! (I wanted a picture of them before we ate them, so I had to get Joey to take the picture fast!)

More pictures with the cousins!

Avery is growing up so fast and catching onto everything. Whenever I say, "Avery its time to go bye-bye", she immediately walks to the front door and if I'm too slow to get there she'll start tapping on it. The other day I was doing some reading for school and she brought her shoes to me. I took them from her and sat them on the couch. She picked them up again and handed them to me this time by grabbing my hand and putting the shoe in my hand. I couldn't help but laugh. She wanted her shoes on. So I put them on and she walked to the door. I quit my reading and walked outside with her. I love these little moments that she brings to my life! It's amazing to watch kids grow and learn!

Joey took Avery and Jill's boys Nikki, Anthony and Christpher to our favorite park and they had a lot of fun! Avery just kept trying to keep up with them.

Football = Religion in GA!!!

I love the Texas Longhorns, but the first time I sat in Sanford stadium at kick off when all the fans yell, "Gooooooo Dogs sick 'em" and started barking you can't help but feel the passion these people possess for their team. I got chill bumps and after 3 years of living here and attending the games I'll confess if the Dawgs played the Longhorns, I'd have to cheer for the BULLDAWGS!!!!

Is this not one of the most beautiful places you've seen?!?!?! 92,746 Dawg fans all in black! (well with the exception of the 'bama fans who wore white)

Just a couple of pictures of Joey and I. We look tired in all these pics but we sure had a fun filled day. We got to see Lee Corso and Kirk Urbstreit (sp?) then head to the blackout game that night. The only way it could have been better was if The Dawgs had won; but it's ok we'll see 'Bama at the SEC championship game in Atlanta!!!

So we got up around 5:30AM (yes we are crazy I know!) and headed down to where gameday was set up. When we got there the line was already forever long but we stood and waited to get in. We didn't get in but we were lucky enough to get right on the fence. There were crazier fans than us who said they'd waited since 1AM! I love it! Around 10am campus and everywhere surrounding was flooded with tailgaters. Kids of all ages throwing footballs and getting geared up for the game. IT'S INCREDIBLE!!! Jenni came out and watched Avery so Joey and I could both go. We had a blast acting like kids again staying up late and running around campus yelling for the BULLDAWGS!!!

This is the actual picture that college gameday took for us!! The picture of Knowshon hurdling Nick Saban Jason made! Everyone seemed to love that poster!

Here are a few of our favorite signs from gameday that were appropriate to post! We absolutely love Knowshon Moreno in this house! It's so fun to see him on TV as this big star and then as an everyday guy walking around campus!!!

So here's our crew heading off to the game! The girl next to me is our friend, Samantha, and I love her because we both share a true passion for football. She had a ticket to the game but about a week and half before gave it to her husband to use! A couple days later the Bulldogs called for a "black out" and also announced that ESPNs gameday was coming to Athens. At this point she was wishing she had her ticket back. The Thursday before the game USC (who was ranked #1) lost to Oregon St. (hahaha) and she couldn't bare it! She told him oh I wish I was going and he told her she could have her ticket back. She unhesitantly took her ticket back and came with us to the game! (Joey was taking the pic)

Before the game we went to the Dawg Walk which is a ton of fun! The band plays and Coach Richt and the players are there! The fans form around as the players enter the stadium. It's just a really great way to get the fans and the players pumped up!!!

So, the game in the second half was a bit more fun than the first half when they basically manhandled us! This was the last pic we took of the night because we wanted to remember nothing after this point. The good news is they were able to spring back from the loss and beat Tennessee and Vanderbilt and as of right now the Bulldogs control their own fate, so Let's start by declawing the LSU Tigers!!!! As for the black jerseys..... and the black out I don't think they'll bring those back out this season.