Pete and Tanner: 2007

Everyone is getting married! Dec 2007

>> 2007-12-30 – Uncle Troy and Aunt Kristina

So, all in the last month, alot has happened in the wedding department. Troy and Kristina are engaged, Alden and Megan, and Sudiran and Bettelou got married the day after Christmas!

All the guhls Dec 23, 2007

>> – Christmas, Holidays, Uncle Aaron and kids

Aaron came down the weekend before Christmas and had to leave on Christmas Eve. Leddie, Aubie, his girlfriend Lisa and her 2 kids also came down. Yes, there were 7 kids in the house, and it definitely was busy. We opened presents with Aaron's family on Christmas Eve, which help split up the mad house on Christmas morning.

Every year I end up giving a present that makes me and a few other people teary eyed. Usually it's for one of our parents or Dawn, but this year it was for a 6 year old. When Aaron came in town, I asked Leddie what she wanted for Christmas, and she said, "Nothing... I just want my family." So I spent the next evening pulling from archives to get any picture of Leddie with her family that I could. All of us here in Augusta, and her mom and her side of the family too. I hope she will love her album as much as I enjoyed making it for her. I know those girls have been through alot, and they love coming to visit. We miss they terribly. This has been the most memorable present for me and has hopefully humbled everyone this Christmas. Don't forget what is really important in life.

Leddie and Aubie are here!

>> – Uncle Aaron and kids

Decorating for Christmas 2007

>> – Christmas, Holidays

As usual, we decorated for Christmas on Thanksgiving weekend. For us it was a little different because we are in a smaller house now, so not as many decorations went out, and we accually have a littal tree this year. I love it. Chelsea and Tracie helped decorate of course, (Becca isn't as involved, teenager now you know) and Tracie has quite a talent in her decorating skills : )

Christmas is coming! Dec 5, 2007

>> – Aunt Ashton, Christmas, Holidays

For the last few years Ashton and I have made Christmas cookies to give out to everyone at work, and this year mom was able to join us. We made a whole lotta cookies, spent all day, and have found new favorites. So next year, everyone expect nothing but the favorite requests of gingerbread and sugar cookies! ; )

Ashton and Pie... Nov 22, 2007

>> 2007-11-27 – Aunt Ashton

Our new tradition is to take our Christmas card pictures on Thanksgiving Day out at Mom's house. This year we got a little carried away and came out with some of our favorite images we've taken yet. And now, we present to you... THE GLAMOUR GIRLS...

Aren't we cute!!! Nov 22, 2007

Thanksgiving with Dad Nov 22, 2007

>> – Holidays, PawPaw's Paradise, Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving @ mom's Nov 22, 2007

>> – Holidays, Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving at Mom's house is always with Pete's fambly too. We love having a big group together for the holidays, for some reason we like each other. :) We missed Aaron this year though. He went to New York with his girlfriend to meet her family. And by the way... It's going to be a BOY! (due Valentines Day)

Alden and his girlfriend make a pretty good pair... Megan is now wearing a new piece of jewelry on her ring finger that is MAYBE, SOMETIME, going to to have a matching one on Alden's finger. They don't have specific plans yet, but they will eventually get married when the times right.

Pete's Dad- surgery Nov 20 2007

The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Pete's Dad went in for surgery to have his hernia taken care of. That way he could recover over the Holiday. If anyone knows the Hawkes boys, they know the jokes that have come out of this situation. Well, Pete was almost on the same end of the joke too. He went in for a physical a few months back, and was told he had two hernias. He didn't want to do the surgery yet (because of our deductible) but since I had just recently WELL covered the deductible costs for the year with my surgery, he went ahead in to see the surgeon. We were all confused, but pleased to hear that he didn't even have any hernias.?.? Big Pete was looking forward to recovering with little Pete, but he had to do it alone. He recovered fine, and went back to work the next week.

We've moved, yet again :) October 2007

We have quickly adjusted to our new littal place. We absolutely love it. Our other house hasn't sold yet, but it will happen eventually. Robby and his daughter Aubrey helped us move the beginning of October (she lifted the heavy stuff.) This was the first time we haven't moved at the last minute in a mad rush, much easier to handle in a few weeks than days.

This Halloween we took the girls trick or treating while Dawn was at school. Pete took Becca and Tracie to see someone's haunted house while I calmed down Chelsea in the car with the radio on. She heard the moaning from down the road and SERIOUSLY freaked out, I just hope she'll go with us next year!