Cara won a Your Pets Hallmark Contest and they’re selling her card, featuring our cat Cleo, in Hallmark stores now. How exciting is that?!? Now run out to the store and get one for yourself! Cara will be available for autographs and Cleo will be paw printing in the Fort Smith store soon! (seriously) If you haven’t been voting for Cleo, you can at http://www.hallmarkcontests.com/vote. Search for Cleo under the Your Pets contest.

We invited the church youth over for a Memorial Day BBQ and games. Mo grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and Cara planned games including the clothespin relay, the cotton ball on a fork relay, the three-legged race, the sack race, water balloon fun, chubby bunny, and a jelly bean tasting contest.

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I entered a Hallmark card contest and won!  Now I need your help to my cat, Cleo, win the grand prize-go online and vote everyday!
Thanks, Cara

Online voting has begun!  Vote today!  And everyday!

https://www.hallmarkcontests.com/vote/index.cfm?step=1&perpage=1&showsingle=yes&card_id=4345

If the link doesn't take you directly to Cleo's card, you can Search for a Card with "Cleo" at

http://www.hallmarkcontests.com/vote/

Mo and I went to the Marketplace restaurant in Fort Smith for my birthday Monday-it's one of my favorite places in town to eat.  The best part is the dessert.  Since it was my birthday, I got a free Chocolate Mess.  If you've never heard of a Chocolate Mess, you're missing out!  It's a big glass covered in chocolate inside and out and filled to the brim with ice cream. whipped cream, and hot fudge.  YUM!  We took a picture with Mo's new phone-it didn't turn out great, but you'll get the idea.

I was asking a 4-year old questions during his therapy session yesterday-my goal is for him to answer the questions logically.  Here's my favorite response:

Cara: What should you do if your tummy hurts?

Kid: Go to the doctor.

Cara: Why?  What will the doctor give you?

Kid: A lollipop!

Cleo also wants to attack and eat you.

Cara and I thought this was just great.

Hope everyone is enjoying your holiday.  I have a week off for Christmas and time on my hands-so check out the elf dance!  Make your own elves if you'd like.  Hurry-elfing ends January 2!

Mo, Cara and Cleo

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1762787321

Cara's dad, Papa and Lila, and Buster

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1763027560

This past weekend, Cara and I went to Branson, Missouri with some friends from church. I've been many times, but it had been almost 10 years since I had been last. It was Cara's first time to go. We had a lot of fun and were quite impressed with the town. We spent most of Saturday at Silver Dollar City which looked great with their Christmas lights up. Check the pictures out and let us know what you think.

David

Last night we took the teens from church to a corn field maze at Wild Things Farm.  We went after dark, so we went through the maze with only flashlights and glowsticks to guide our way.  Inspired by a video we saw on America's Funniest Home Videos, I decided to go for a little extra glow.  It was a fun costume-you should try it sometime!

-Cara