Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving had some traditional elements to it but was still quieter than normal due to Covid.  We had our annual neighborhood Thanksgiving football game and thankfully no one got injured.

We had dinner at Mimi's house with the obligatory hats.  Dad smoked a turkey and Mimi did the rest.  Everyone write down what they are thankful for and Avery made sure to include Santa to secure her place on the "nice" list.  

Parker's Birthday

For Parker's birthday he went back and forth for a while about what he wanted to do so we ended up with several celebrations.  We started with a family trip to Andretti's on his actual birthday.  We played video games, laser games and raced go karts.  

Go Avery!

We enjoyed dinner and cake that evening with Mimi and Uncle Reid.

Avery showing off her hair masterpiece

For Parker's birthday party he took a group of friends to Good Game, a virtual gaming studio.  They played football, baseball, dodgeball, carnival games and more.  We had a "cake" of donuts per his request and thankfully didn't break anything.

Parker at 10

Physical Stats 
Weight –  73lb (57th percentile)
Height – 56” (70th percentile)
Nicknames – Park, P-Dizzle, Dizzle Wizzle, P Man, Perfect Park, Precious Parker

Likes 
Favorite Food – Cheese dip/nachos
Favorite Activities – Go karting
Favorite Color – Coral
Favorite Toy – Nintendo Switch
Favorite Animal – Ring Tailed Lemur
Favorite Thing to Wear – Sweater
Favorite Book – Curse of the Mummy
Favorite Game – Wiffleball
Favorite Song –Mask by The Dream
Favorite TV Show - Anything on ESPN
Favorite Activity at School – PE  
Favorite Activity Outside –  Play football
Favorite Sport to Play –  Baseball
Favorite Movie – Space Jam 

Random Facts 
Best friends –  Christopher, Brenden, Ved and Arav
What do you want to be when you grow up - Baseball Coach
What do you sleep with at Night – Blue bear and blue blankie
What makes you happy – Fun activities
What makes you sad - When people are mean to me
If you could go anywhere in the world – Mexico
Least favorite food –  Lasagna
Least favorite things to do – Doing this survey

Family Facts 
Favorite thing to do with Daddy – Ride go karts
Favorite thing to do with Mommy – Seeing her at the library at Lovett
Favorite thing to do with Carter – Play video games
Favorite thing to do with Avery – Play video games

Atlanta Braves are World Series Champs

It was an exciting year for the Atlanta Braves as they won their first World Series title since 1995.  Mom was in 9th grade and was fortunate to get to go to the celebrations.  We knew we were going to take the kids to whatever was planned.  It seems like most schools expected that to be the case as classes were canceled around the city.

The celebration included a parade downtown, parade by the stadium and a ceremony/concert inside the stadium.  We were lucky enough to get ticket to the stadium activities so we went over to the Battery early to check out the atmosphere with some friends.  We ended up going into the stadium when it opened and grabbing lunch inside (it was a cold day).  We were fortunate enough to find a view of the parade from inside the stadium so we could watch the fun before the celebration started.  

After team introductions and lots of speeches, we were treated to a concert by Big Boi and Ludacris with a special appearance by Zac Brown.  We ended up leaving our seats and joining various friends around the stadium.  It was such a fun day and hopefully the next World Series win doesn't take another 26 years!

Enjoying the Battery

Avery asked for a picture with the Chick-fil-A cow

Inside the Stadium

Avery wanted a picture with the place the new trophy will be displayed

1995 World Series Trophy

Avery has a bit of a crush on Freddie Freeman and insisted on LOTS of pictures with his cut-out

Catching the parade

Ceremony Time

Avery walked around the WHOLE day holding up this poster