Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa

We will be in North Carolina for Christmas so we celebrated early at Grandma and Grandpa Cockrell's house. Grandma/Mom put all their Christmas decorations out so we could have Christmas in November!

Anthony's daddy is left handed and his mommy is right handed. We read that we won't know if Anthony is primarly left or right handed until after he is two years old. He will be two years old the end of December and uses both his left and right hand....like his daddy.

Thank you for all our presents! Bless Anthony's heart, he was so upset that his airplane was not assembled and ready to fly when he opened his present! Thomas worked fast to try to assemble it quickly!

Thomas was flying his helicopter inside. During one of the flights, the helicopter got hung in the mini Christmas tree.

We bought Mom Cockrell a new desk and side tables for her office.

Anthony got Grandma down on the floor to play every evening!

They both slept great after their play time!

My Hero - Thank you!

To all our men and women serving in our armed forces for our freedom, thank you! Especially to my hero, Thomas, who served nine (9) years in the United States Marine Corps, Electronic Maintenance Chief during Desert Storm from 1982-1991.

Happy Veteran's Day!

Sgt. Thomas S. Harris, Jr

First Peanut Butter and Jelly

We were concerned about giving Anthony peanut butter because we had read it is a choking hazard for babies. Since Anthony is almost two and a big boy now, we decided he was ready for his first peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He loved it! 

Board Certified Biblical Counselor

Congratulations! Heather did it! She received her Board Certification through the IBCC (International Board of Christian Counselors)!

Heather experienced real favor from God because the standard time for the reviewing Board to approve an application is 4-6 weeks. After months of study and many examinations, the appliction was completed on Tuesday this week, mailed standard mail, approved by the reviewing Board on Thursday, and received back in the mail on Saturday! What would have taken 4-6 weeks, God turned around in four (4) days!

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What's next? We had our Free to Talk Ministries, Inc Board meeting this past Monday and approved our organizational documents. The IRS 501(c)(3) non-tax status application will be mailed soon. When the tax exempt status is approved, we will be able to receive assistance from others as a non-profit organization to set up our website. We will be sure to keep our friends and family updated when we officially launch the ministry!

Season's Peak - Colorful Sights

Heather, Anthony, and Anthony's great grandma, Grammie Hanks, went sightseeing at the lake. The trees are at their peak and so beautiful with bright red, orange, and yellow colors. These pictures were taken at a local park - Lighthouse Bridge.

At Grammie's house the fun went on and on! Anthony drew Grammie pictures and played! He really liked Grammie's back scratcher.

Fall Leaves

Anthony had such a blast today playing in the leaves for the first time in his life! Last Fall Anthony was only 10-months old so this year at 22-months old, he had loads of fun with the leaves!

Playing is such hard work! Anthony took a nap after playing in the leaves. He is so cute when he watches his videos, he crosses one leg over the other.  He fell asleep with his legs crossed.

The night sky was so pretty. The streak going aross the sky was Thomas' airplane with all the lights on it!