Tractor Days!

If you know our history, you'd know that Michael and I had an EXTREMELY embarrassing incident involving a tractor when we first started dating. Actually, it was really just embarrassing for me! I was still in college and Michael had graduated. He convinced this city girl, somehow (must have been love), to go to a tractor show with him and take one of the ones that he had restored with us. Who knew there were such things as tractor shows?!?! Anyway, I agreed. Well, during the day, we were going to lunch and we had driven his truck and pulled the tractor on a trailer. Michael refused to take the truck so we took the tractor! We had to go quite a ways because as you can imagine, there were not any restaurants near this field of tractors! We drove, going probably 2mph, to downtown Pendleton. Oh, before I forget, on the way we ran out of gas and had to stop at a gas station. Now, usually, we'd pay at the pump. But not in Pendleton. You must go into the gas station. And, girls, when your husbands go in if you are like me, you wait in the car. Okay, so I waited on the tractor. Of course the site of a girl sitting on a tractor at a gas station attracts a bit of attention. Me and the tractor drew many looks. And, being that I was fully exposed on this thing, there was nothing to busy myself with or anywhere to avert my eyes, so I just smile. OH GOSH!!!!! I was mortified. But, wait, it gets better!! So after we have fueled up, we continue on our way to get lunch. FINALLY, we make our way to the downtown square of Pendleton and parallel park the tractor in front of the little deli where we are planning to eat! Good grief - who parallel parks a tractor! We go in, and who is sitting there watching out the window laughing at us but a table of my sorority sisters!

I don't think I'll ever forget this day!

We thought we'd pay tribute to that day and have a family photo taken on our tractor!

December

So, we finally got a computer (YAY!!!!) and will get internet next week (YAY, again!!!!). I am a bit behind in my blogging, so I'll just do the month of December in pictures.


Here goes:


Stella wearing an outfit from when I was a baby.



Stella sleeping without a care in the world.

Stella in her different Christmas outfits.



Stella meets Santa.

Grandpa visiting.

Stylin' Stella!

The family on Christmas Eve.

Stella Christmas morning.

Thanksgiving

This year, our Thanksgiving was a bit different! Typically, we travel to the coast of NC to visit with my family. However, because Stella was so young, we were not comfortable travelling that far. So, we spent the holiday with Michael's family. We had a great time and great food! Stella did SO well with all the pictures and people. I was pleasantly surprised!!

All the cousins!

The Bishops.

The whole clan (and what a clan they are!!).