A Thanksgiving and birthday sandwich
Time for another blog post from Bragg Family South! First, we start with Beth's birthday in late October. Her birthday this year was a more laid-back affair than most, with a simple cake (above) and a birthday gift surprise, below: Beth's lack of enthusiasm in the picture above is because we (namely, Hope and I) had been teasing her about getting her a book for her birthday, when she was convinced she was getting something much different. I had quickly wrapped a convenient book ("How to build a dinosaur", a very interesting book given to me by my brother Bill), and she spent a few minutes trying to figure out the meaning of this gift before we sprung her real gift on her--a small tablet computer: Yes, you can note the much greater enthusiasm! Stephen has also been busy this fall with his Cub Scout den/pack: As a part of the den's ceremony, he got to get his face painted up by mom: I was fortunate enough to get up to northeastern Arkansas...