Ole Miss verses LSU...Road Trip

We tackled the 6 hour car ride to Oxford this weekend to cheer on BOTH the Rebels and the Tigers. We are a house divided (Phillips+Rebels and Laurel+TIgers) and compromised with a family tradition. Our children will wear the colors of whose ever HOME game it is. So this year, I swallowed the very large pill of dressing Isabel in red and blue, and I guess it was good luck for the REBS....Hotty Toddy! We spend the weekend with Phillips' Family and had an absolute blast. Thanks Aunt Ana and Uncle Dunbar for the awesome hospitality. And we even got to meet up with Uncle Beau and Matthew. Yay, for a great weekend. And as for me and the Tigers....well, there is always next year!!!

"Ki Ki"

Everything that has four legs is now a Ki Ki (translated to kitty kitty)! Isabel loves animals...especially our cat, Sam. She spends most of her time at home chasing the cat trying to get just one hand full of that soft irresistible fuzz. Sam has been a pretty good sport thus far. Last weekend, we took a drive to Covington, LA to visit Phillips' cousins and to cheer on the Saints. Here are some pics of Isabel and one with the ki ki...their dog!

Rubber Ducky Your The One...

Rubber Ducky your the one.....you make bath time so much fun...
Rubber Ducky I'm awfully fond of you!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Mia and Bops come to visit

Boo at the Zoo

Last night we took Isabel to Boo at the Zoo. It is a Halloween extravaganza at Audubon Park with trick or treating, games, mazes, and music! It was really more for a little bit older kids (2 and up), but I wanted to go for some photo ops. Of course, we were running a little behind on time and I left my camera on the coffee table at home. So our wonderful friends send me some they took.

Stomach Virus, Diaper Rash, and Ear Infections...OH MY

Here is a brief update on the latest. October has been a month to remember. People always say that bad things happen in three...and oh yes do they !! First we started with Isabel contracting the stomach virus (probably at school) and throwing up for 4 days followed with not so pleasant diaper changes of terrible diarrhea....which then lead us to this horrible diaper rash, to which we treated and are still treating with antibiotic cream. Isabel proceeds to pass the stomach bug to (7 maybe 8 family and friends...including Phillips) But here is the kicker, during all of this mess we were supposed to have our 9 month "well baby" check up...that turned into a "not so well" check up. Side note...our baby weighs 20 ibs 13 oz! Much to our surprise, Isabel also had raging ear infections in BOTH ears.

To sum it up, this is our 6th ear infection in 9 months, and needless to say we got a referral to the ENT. We visited the ENT on Tuesday of this week and after 14 days of serious antibiotics, the child still has fluid. After discussion and weighing risks verses benefits...we decided to schedule her for TUBES...and adenoids removed. My baby goes into surgery next Wednesday morning (10-28-09), so if you think of us please pray for a successful day!

On a lighter note...our little chicken is coming into her own with quite a personality. She loves to play with halloween candy. We were playing on the floor tonight (before and after bath) and she stood several times on her VERY OWN....with candy in hand and all! And the last picture I captured her saying Mamamamama that sounds like Momomomomo! But hey I am claiming it as my own.