Happy Birthday Nana!

Today is my mom's birthday. She would probably kill me if I told you how old she is so I'll just leave it up for you to guess... We celebrated last night with bbq sandwiches & Mandarin Orange cake.

Happy Birthday! We love you!

Apparently I have NO pictures of Nana & Natalee so I, unfortunately, won't be able to post any...sorry!

Vacay Pics

On our way!


Are we there yet?


WE'RE HERE!











I love this face!


Driving the golf cart








There's Yogi!


She was "cared"


Daddy coloring


Mommy coloring


Natalee's T-shirt




Looking for pennies






She found her a boyfriend














Hay Ride


Someone was sleepy

Happy Birthday Aunt BB!

Her birthday was actually Oct. 9, so I know it's late, but I just wanted to wish my wonderful sister a Happy 23rd Birthday! We celebrated on Oct. 10 with a cookout at moms. We had bbq ribs, potato salad, baked beans, rolls, banana pudding & cheesecake.

We love you!!

Doctor Visit

Natalee was sick back at the end of September. I took her to the doc & luckily she just had an upper respiratory infection. The doctor was excited that she had gained some weight! She finally weighs over 20lbs! She was 20lbs. 4oz. to be exact! She got some meds & was better within days! Hopefully she won't need to go back before her 2 year check up!

Rebel Football

No I am not talking about Ole Miss...which are now known as the Black Bears. I am talking about Carroll Academy!! Dustin was not going to play football this year, but the baseball coach talked him into it. I am kinda glad he did considering this is his senior year. Dustin has not played since 9th grade and you would have thought he was a bit "rusty". Nope! Wrong! He is great! He has started every game and was a captain twice this year! We missed the first football game because we were with Yogi Bear. And that was the only game, besides the game on Oct. 8 that we have missed. Their first game was against Winona Christian. They lost but I heard it was a good game. The following week they played Sharkey Issaquena Academy. They won!!! They were super excited! Next, they played Immanuel Christian School. They won that one too! (Sorry, but I can't remember any of the scores!) The next week was a conference game at home against Winston. They lost that one. :( The next week was an open week so they had a slight break. Next up was Oak Hill Academy. The boys didn't play so hot at the beginning of the game, but during the end of the 3rd quarter & all of the 4th quarter it started heating up. In all my 14 years to be at that school I had never seen the crowd get so excited about a game! The boys were down a good bit...like at least 20+ points. They came back & lost by on 4 points!!! The final score was 45-41! Even though they lost, they were so excited about how good they played! The next week was Homecoming! Congratulations to Kacie McCluskey who won Homecoming Queen! All of the girls & their escorts looked gorgeous! The guys played great & we won the game! We had Terry's class reunion the next week, so we were unable to go to the game. They played Hebron Christian & they won! Last week, we played Humphreys Academy. Within the 1st quarter, Carroll was up 35-0! Of course, we came out with the win! The final score was 42-6! This week we have Senior Night. Tomorrow will be a sad day. Mom & I are going to the Senior pep rally tomorrow at 2. Tomorrow night, mom & Callaway will walk out on the field with Dustin. I am sure we will all be sad, as this will be the last football game Dustin will play on CA field. I will update this weekend or next week with the results of that game!

Here are just a few pictures. I have hundreds more, but I'll just give you a teaser for now....

This would be my little brother! His # is 65.


Riding in the Homecoming Parade


My cousin took this pic of Natalee. She was watching Uncle Dustin play!

Jellystone Park

Terry, Natalee & I went on a mini vacay with The Mitchell's the weekend of August 20-22. We went to see Yogi Bear at Jellystone Park in Pelahatchie, MS. We rented a really nice cabin for the two nights. It had 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, a loft & a deck on the back. It was perfect for the 5 of us. After we got settled Friday, we changed & went to the splash pad. It was perfect for Natalee. They had a couple of slides, a water tower that dumped water, a couple of "jungle gym" type things. They also had a pool beside it. Natalee loved the slide. She didn't care for the tower so much, especially since it made a loud sound right before it dumped the water, which was every 10 minutes. We played around in the water for about an hour. Then went to the playground for a few minutes. We decided to head back to the cabin to eat & change clothes so we could go to the outdoor movie theater. They were playing Cars that night. Natalee last all of about 10-15 minutes, so we decided to just go back to the cabin. The next morning when we woke up, Terry & Mr. Roger had gone to the "Ranger's Station". They came back with a surprise for Natalee....a golf cart. She loves to ride the golf cart & they decided that so we wouldn't have to load up in the truck every time we wanted to go somewhere, they would just rent one. Saturday, we went to meet Yogi Bear. He was at the flag pole every morning about 9:30. Natalee didn't like him. She kept saying "He care (scare) me". I did manage to get a picture of me & Natalee with Yogi, but she is looking the other way. After that, we went to the arts & crafts building. We made Natalee a sheriff's badge, which was the free craft for the day. We also colored her a t-shirt. She wanted to help, but I didn't want her to mess it up, so Terry & I did it for her. After that, we went to the cafe & ate lunch. We got a pizza which was really really good & some nachos. We then decided to head back & change clothes so we could go to the splash pad. First we went to the penny hunt on the beach. The employees through pennies in certain areas of the sand. This was just for toddlers, so there were not very many people there. Natalee found about 15 cents. She cashed them in & got a toy & some candy. We played in the water for several hours. Terry & I decided to go riding around the campground on the golf cart. When we came back, Natalee, Mr. Roger & Mrs. Delma were no where to be found. They were out back of the cafe enjoying a big bowl of ice cream!! Terry & I got some too! We played for a little while longer. We decided about 4:00 to head back to the cabin. They had a costume contest in the arts & crafts building and since it was "Western Weekend", you were to dress in your best cowboy/cowgirl clothes. Luckily, I went prepared as I did not know anything about this until we got there Friday & was given an agenda of what was going on over the weekend. I had Natalee dressed in her Wrangler jeans, her pink western belt with her name on it, her boots, her cowgirl hat & a cute little shirt. Natalee was the only one to participate besides a little boy, so they both won prizes! They got a toy trophy & a small toy. We then went on a hayride around the campground. Natalee was so tired! She fell asleep while riding! When we got back to the cabin, she was wide awake! We fixed us some hamburgers & watched a little tv. We were all wore out, but still decided to go for a little ride. It was the perfect night. It wasn't too hot & there were hardly in bugs out. Sunday morning, we got up & got to packing. After we checked out, we decided to go to the zoo on our way home. There was not very many people there so it wasn't too bad, except for the heat! We saw the new addition they added and the elephants one last time before they were moved to Nashville. All in all we had a great weekend. Can't wait to go back for more Yogi time!

(Pictures will be posted later today or sometime this weekend! They are not on this computer at work...sorry).

Catching Up!

Okay guys, I know it has been a while, but things have been hectic around here lately. Work is where it is really stressful. Since I am now the only one in my office to get everything caught up, I don't have time for much else, & by the time I get home, I don't want to do anything but play Natalee. Which is one reason the house is a wreck & I couldn't tell you the last time I cooked a good balanced meal. I am going to try to remember to the best of my knowledge everything that has gone on in the last 2 months & update in different posts. Stay tuned!

I'm getting old!

The reason behind the title...my little brother is a Senior in high school this year! I can't believe my little brother is growing up! It seems like just yesterday they brought him home from the hospital! They had their orientation party on Aug. 6 & started school on Aug. 9. He is playing football this year as well as baseball. Good luck Dustin & we hope you have a great senior year! We love you!

18 Month Check up

I'm slowly catching up! Better late than never I guess.

Natalee had her 18 month check up on July 7th. Her appointment was at 1:40. We got there at 1:30 & didn't get in a room until about 3:45! Natalee weighed 19 lbs. 7 oz. and I didn't get her length. Dr. Boldon is a little concerned about her weight, but I personally think she is fine. She eats constantly and just started drinking milk about 2 months ago, so I know she is not starving. She just has a high metabolism & is always on the go! He was impressed with her rather extensive vocabulary though & said she was right on track with everything else. I just need to take her in for a weight check within the next couple of days, just to be sure she's getting the proper nutrition. She did have to get 2 shots, which she, nor I, liked.

Chuck E Cheese & Earrings

When we left the Buffalo Park, we decided to take Natalee to Chuck E Cheese for the first time. We ordered our pizza & drinks & while we waited, we let Natalee play. Her favorite part was riding the pink jeep. That's all she wanted to do!



She also liked the Bob the Builder bulldozer & the tractor.




She "helped" daddy play some games & win her some tickets.



We played for over 2 hours & ended up with over 500 tickets. Natalee got a ball, a Chuck E Cheese cup, a bracelet, a ring, a balloon, & cotton candy. She had a blast & wore herself out!

We then headed to the mall. Natalee & Terry rode the carousel. I, of course, forgot my camera, but I did get a pic with Terry's phone, however, he hasn't uploaded to Facebook yet, so I don't have it on my computer. At first Natalee didn't like it, but after they got off, she wanted to go again. We walked around the mall for a while. I bought Natalee an outfit & pair of shoes from The Children's Place, but that was it...well, until we decided to get her ears pierced! Natalee had been pointing at her ears, saying "eawing" for a while. I asked her, which I know she does not know what it consists of, if she wanted her ears pierced so she could wear earrings like mommy. She said "es mam". We contemplated it for a while & finally decided to do it. She immediately started crying as soon as the lady put the marker on her ear. Of course she was also tired, so this didn't help the situation any. She cried for a total of maybe 5 minutes & was totally fine as soon as she got a sucker & we stepped out of the store. Shortly after we got in the car, she was sound asleep.



This was after her nap & tator tots. She sure was happy about something.