Time for Tubes!!

After almost constant ear infections over the past year with Alec, he finally got tubes put in this morning by Dr. Hammett.  We're hoping this puts and end to all of the sleepless nights and constant ear aches!

Playtime with Riley the night before Alec's tubes!

Believe it or not, this was bedtime snack,

even though he doesn't even almost look sleepy!

Alec couldn't eat or drink the morning of the surgery so, he had a HUGE bowl of strawberries for bedtime snack!  Yummy!!  Riley even came over to share some strawberries and wish him good luck!

We had to be at the facility at 7:00 so it was an early start!  He wasn't scared of the doctor's office at all and was having fun playing in his cute little hospital gown!

Before his medicine kicked in, he was still having fun entertaining everyone!

Still happy, coloring with dad!

The nurse gave Alec some medicine to drink before the surgery.  It made him extremely wobbly!  He didn't want our help coloring, but he literaly could not sit up by himself.  He kept telling Dustin and I to "move"!  Once they came and took him from us, the procedure only lasted about 5 minutes and he was only away from us for about 15 minutes.  When the nurse brought him back to us, it was so sad, he was screaming and kicking his legs and jerking around.  It took almost an hour for him to settle down.  We felt so sorry for him and there was absolutely nothing we could do to calm him down.

Getting Happier!

Once we got home, he got pretty happy and was back to his old self by no time at all!!  And he even got pudding with his lunch for a special treat since he had a bad morning!

Yummy!

Flurries are in the air!!

Believe it or not, we woke up to snow AGAIN this morning.  Not enough to make snowmen, but it was snowing really hard!!  The snow flakes were huge!!

We got in a little play time before we had to leave for school and work.  And yes, Alec's carrying two cups around.  Lately, everytime I get ice out of the fridge, he thinks he needs his own little cup of ice to tote around and play with.

We found out Monday that Alec will be getting tubes in his ears Friday morning.  Hopefully this will stop all of our ear infections and sleepless nights!!

Weekend Outdoor Fun!

On Saturday we took advantage of the beautiful and warm weather and took the 4-wheeler and guns to Ellisville for some riding and shooting.  This was mine and Alec's first time to get to ride the 4-wheeler somewhere other than around the yard at home.  Alec loves it and will ride forever!!  When it's time to get off, he just keeps pointing at it and saying brummm! 

Dustin has to quailfy with his weapon next week at Camp Shelby, so he did a little shooting too!  I shot his M-4 for the first time and he was very impressed with my marksmanship!  I told him that I played alot of "Duck Hunt" back in the day on the nintendo!! ha!!

Flashback Friday - Happy Birthday!!

Today's my 28th birthday, so I thought I would share some pictures from my childhood birthday parties.  These were always so much fun!!  My parents were game for going just about anywhere I wanted to go with my friends.  Guess that's one of the perks of being an only child....

Neighborhood kids at a party on the back porch at our house in Lake Serene.

Party at the Petal Skating Rink!

Pool party after we built our pool at Lake Serene!! 

This birthday must have been held  during the summer!  I hope we weren't swimming in February!  I don't even recognize all of the people in this picture.  See if you can help me fill in the blanks. 

L to R:  Heather, ____, ____, ____, Molly, _____ (the person in front of Nat), Natalie, me, Dana, _____ and Lindsey

We are a little older, but this looks like another skating party!

This was a fun party, I took got to take lots of friends to our camp in Bay St. Louis for one night.  I remember my daddy coming in during the night and telling us that if we didn't get quite and go to sleep, he'd make us sleep in the truck! ha!

A sleep over at our Lake Serene house.

Dana, what were you looking at??

For this birthday trip, my parents took several of us to the Global Wildlife Center in Louisana.  It was so much fun, we rode in a wagon and were able to feed the animals out of cups!  I can't wait to take Alec here!

One of my last "Friend" parties.  We had to be 15 or 16 here?? 

My parents took all of us to New Orleans for the day.

Today's my 28th Birthday and we celebrated last night with a family birthday dinner at mom's house!!  Here are a few of the fun pics!

Alec helping me open presents!! 

I got a great new pink umbrella from Grandmother and Papa Don!

Playing Hide and Seek with Uncle Grant!

Cousins!

Four Generations on both sides at the birthday!

So Alec wasn't so happy about the "cool" glasses!

What would a birthday be without sharing some cake with Harley!

A great end to a wonderful night reading with Aunt Sissie!

You gotta keep your eyes on them!!

That's right, you gotta keep your eyes on them or this can happen!

Believe it or not, Alec was sitting IN MY LAP at the computer when this happened.  I thought he was painting on paper until he started saying "yuck" and spitting and I realized he was eating the colors!!  Whoops!!  Mom will have to start paying more attention when Alec's got paint in his hands!!

Alec playing with his best buddy, his daddy!

Playing on "Alec's" new toy in the backyard.

At least that's the excuse Dustin used when he bought this a few weeks ago!!

YEAH RIGHT, I think this is dad's toy, but Alec does love riding too!