Trip to the Fair

Last week, we took Alec for our yearly trip to the Laurel Fair.  We always have lots of fun eating, playing games and looking at the animals, however, this year was extra special because Alec is finally over the 36" mark and can some of ride the rides!  I wasn't sure how it would go, as Dustin and I were not able to ride all of them with him, but he LOVED it, he rode everything that he was able to ride and never looked back!  Kaleigh stayed home with Mimi and Papa this year, but we look forward to taking her next year! 

Tilt a Whirl!  This one lasted a little to long for mom and dad!

Flying on the dinosaur!

The swings were one of his favorites and mine too!

One of our many "snacks".  We ate aligator on a stick,

corn dogs on a stick and chicken on a stick!  DELICIOUS!

Alec's favorite by far was the "gator coaster".  It was a "one seater" but this little friend climbed in next to Alec and refused to get out! ha!

Dad being extra brave while Alec and I watched from the ground!

Crazy Boys!

Arms up like Daddy!!

Nana, Aunt Patty and Paps even joined in on the fun!

The pony ride was pretty fun!

Another gator coaster ride!  It had been broken for an hour or so after the last two cars fell off of the track!! AGGHH!!  Don't call DHS, we let him back on even after it was broken down.

The petting zoo was my favorite and this year they even had carrots that the animals LOVED!

Mr. Camel about to bite Dustin! ha! 

After Dustin's year in Iraq, he's not especially fond of camels!

The camel liked carrots too!

A cute and fuzzy cow!



Homecoming Week - Dress UP!

I can remember loving the dress up days for Homecoming week when I was in school, so needless to say, it's even more fun when you get two dress up two kids for homecoming week!! Dustin and I had fun getting the outfits together and Alec loved his funny clothes for the week!!

DAY 1:  NERDS!

It's hard to get a cute little girl to look nerdy!

Sorry, sis this was my best effort and it just looks mismatched!

DAY 2:  ROCKSTARS 

I shoulda practiced the mohawk a little more!!  We even died his hair black! 

His jeans were too cool, they had guitars on them!

DAY THREE:  PJS 

DAY FOUR:  HILLBILLIES 

Sister definitely has the hillbilly look going with her lip sucked in!

DAY FIVE: GO EAGLES!! 

A Fun Fall Field Trip

"Happy Fall Yall!"

Alec's 3 year old class at River of Life went on a fun field trip to Bluejack Ridge in Poplarville on Tuesday.  Lots of parents and kids went and it was fun to explore the little ranch!  Dustin was home, so he and I both went along for the fun!

Dad and Alec checking out the horses!

Whew, Almost done with the corn maze, it was getting REALLY long!

Sweet Mia and Malcom

So long, most of the kids were being carried by the time we found our way out!

And we even did the "small" part of the maze!

Our First "Girlfriend", he calls her his "Hannah Baby!" HELP!!

The kids made matching shirts to wear!

Aiden cheering on Alec's duck in the duck race!

We did a little horse racing too!

And had several mishaps with our horse!

Just being boys!

Alec and his friend Walker

Hannah and Alec

Miss. Bethany and Mrs. Lauren's 3 year old class

All About Alec

Last weekend was DEFINITELY all about Alec!! Kaleigh went to Nana’s to spend the night on Friday. We started off Friday night with a trip to Shoe Station for dad. Since Alec was such a sweet shopper, we decided to head next door to Target to look for a remote control Monster Truck. No such luck at Target, so we went to Walmart next and found just the truck Alec wanted! After that, we went on a dinner date to O’Charley’s and Alec got his favorite food, fried shrimp!! Fun, fun, fun!! I must mention that I was supposed to be cleaning house and cooking while Kaleigh was at Nana’s but Dustin and Alec didn’t think that sounded like much fun.

Saturday, Dustin, Alec and I headed down to Cruisin’ the Coast with our best friends, Mandi, Adam and Kara. Kara and Alec got to ride in the very back seat of the Yukon, which is always a favorite of Alec! We saw some cool cars and even went to the Boomtown Buffett! Yummy!! He and I split a HUGE hot fudge Sunday extra cherries for dessert! He ate all of the cherries off of the top and most of the chocolate fudge! Alec wanted to play the “cool games”, needless to say the security guard didn’t think that was such a good idea.

Checking out the Racecar with Dad

Alec had a blast, but was totally confused as to why he couldn't get in or drive any of the cars!  I think he thought we were going to a go-cart place!  And for future reference he wants a FAST black car!

Wants this for Christmas!!

I think NOT!! It has no training wheels and goes 15mph!

Riding the little train with Kara!

It was a so much fun to get to spend some special time with our favorite little big boy!

Monday morning, I'd heard Kaleigh crying in the monitor, but I was trying to get my hair dried before I got her out of the bed.  It's a little bit complicated trying to get me, Kaleigh and Alec all out of the house and to school and work by 8:30am!  She quits crying and I think she's gone back to sleep, then I start hearing  another sweet little voice on the monitor.  "Good Morning Sister" "Hey Sister"  This is what I found when I went in her room!  He's such a great big brother and loves his sister so much!

4 Months Aready!

Happy 4 Month Birthday Kaleigh Marie!!  I can’t believe it’s been four months already!!  About this time last year, Daddy and Mommy found out we were expecting another baby and it seems like just yesterday!  We love you so much!!

I thought you were about to roll over for the first time, but not quite!

Yesterday you had your first taste of sweet potatoes and ate the whole container!!  You really liked them!!  Tonight you made it clear that you like the sweet potatoes MUCH more than the oatmeal that you’ve been eating for the past few weeks.  You’d start fussing when I’d try to sneak in a spoonful of oatmeal but were loving the sweet potatoes. Guess your oatmeal days are over already! 

Serious Face

About two weeks ago, you started sleeping through the night on more of a regular basis.  Around 8 you eat a big bottle of formula and some cereal mixed in and then go straight to bed.  Then you wake up around 6 to eat and go back to bed until around 7:30, while I’m getting ready for work.  But last week, you were back to getting up around 4:30 or so to eat.  This week is looking good so far, so I’m hoping you’re back to sleeping a little longer this week!  It certainly makes mom’s life a little easier.

I’m surprised that I’ve even remembered you are 4 months today with the way our week has been going.  Grandmother had surgery to remove blockage in her neck on Monday, Papa had a total knee replacement on Wednesday, Dad had hernia surgery on Friday, Grandmother went back to the ER today with a horrible kidney infection and Uncle Treless is having hernia surgery tomorrow.  It’s looking like Papa’s knee is getting an infection and his recovery is not going nearly as good as we’d hoped.  Dad’s been sick all day and can hardly get out of the bed after his hernia surgery.  Needless to say, it’s been a pretty rough week and we hope everyone starts to feel better next week!