Happy Halloween!!!

How to make wonderful halloween cookies, per Drew... (helps to have really cute stickers on each cheek!)

1. Take the frozen, already decorated dough out of the package

2. Place the precut, perfectly formed cookie dough on the cookie sheet

3. Let mama put them in the oven, take them out after 8 minutes on the timer, then help them cool off by blowing as hard and as close to the cookies as possible!

4. Eat and enjoy (this counts as "baking" right??)

It's beginning to look alot like....

That's Right!!! Carols by Candlelight will be here soon!!! Over 15,000 tickets have already been given out. Don't miss out, it's going to be great!! There are lots of easy ways to get tickets this year! Click here for more information!

Canton Flea Market & MS State Fair!!

My friend Melinda and I went to the flea market last week. There are miles and miles of things there that you just don't need. However, there are also TONS of cute things there, and we always go to buy Christmas t-shirts, but our favorite booth was NOT there this year and we were so disappointed! We did end up buying a shirt at Caroline t-shirts, it is a dinosaur with a santa hat!

However, I think my best purchase was from a booth that was having their "last show" sale. Drew absolutely LOVED it, Dad did not think it was all that cute, though!!

It says "the wheels on the bus go round and round," (which happens to be one of our favorite songs,) and when you press above the back tire, it plays the song! I also got one that has "Old Mcdonald has a Farm." We're not so great at singing that one yet!!

We went to the Fair on Sunday afternoon with the Davidsons! We had so much fun. I could not believe how much Drew loved it! He was not afraid of any of the rides, and he had a great time feeding the animals!

I am having a party at my house this coming Thursday, Oct 18. It is a party given by Jennifer Crawford, who sales to shops all over Mississippi. She does a limited amount of in-home parties. Please come if you can, and bring a friend! She has really cute accessories in for fall... bags, purses, luggage, baby bags, jewelry and more. This is a chance to start your Christmas shopping while taking advantage of the same prices the stores pay!!! Think of it as being able to buy twice as much!!! There is no pressure to buy anything. She'll have everything laid out for you to see and whatever you buy, you take with you when you go. NO ordering and waiting!! Hope to you see there!

We had lots of fun at Drew's "tractor" birthday party Saturday. He had lots of fun in the "jumpy" and playing with his friends on the tractor! Here are some pics: He's actually a pretty good driver!!

He loves all of his gifts, especially the Peyton Manning jersey (thanks gramma) and the tractors. It is all we can do to not have them in the bed at night!!

Can you believe that the countdown to Drew's 2nd birthday is OVER?? I can't. It seems like just yesterday... Anyway, I think Drew had a fun day on his 2nd birthday, minus the 2 year old check up, which included a finger stick, a hep-A vaccine, and a flu shot!!! He opened a few presents, had fun Elmo cupcakes at school, played at Chik-fil-A, and ate ice cream there for dinner! Here are a few pictures! I still can't believe that my baby is 2!!

2 years ago!

1 year old!

JAMAICA, MON!!

Just thought I'd post a few pics from our trip! We had a blast, but were very ready to get home to see Drew!

This was the view from our room.

These were some friends we met, Jess and KC from Maryland, and Jennifer and Phillip from South Carolina. The guys had a ping pong championship (with one of the resort workers) and of course, Mr. Competitive's (Carl) team won!!

5 years and counting....

Happy Anniversary Carl!!! On this day 5 years ago, I got to marry my very best friend in the whole world! It has been lots of fun and I know the journey has just begun! We've had so much fun and I look forward to many, many more great memories together!! Unfortunately, we lost lots of pictures on our computer several years ago, but here are some highlights!! Just Married!!! How excited were we???

Going to State/LSU games...

We LOVE New York!!!!

Duke

Oh my, remember when we could go the beach and just relax??

Fun times!!

And then, there were three!!!!

Our first family photo!

Drew's baby dedication

Orange Beach, 2006 -- Carl- remember how excited you were to get up early and take these pictures?
Drew's first birthday

And can you believe that very soon, we will have a 2 year old??? Well, we have been very blessed and look forward to what is in store for us!! But for now, we are headed back to JAMAICA to celebrate 5 glorious years!!

Update

Drew's CT showed that his sinuses were full of infection!! Dr. Haltom's exact words were, "Drew has a head full of puss!!!" Sorry, I know that's gross!! Anyway, he wanted us to go see Dr. Reed, the ENT, which is who did Drew's tubes. So, we saw him last week and he wants to do Augmentin ES for 30 days and Nasonex everyday. Also, he told us to do saline drops in his nose several times a day to dry to thin out the "goop" in his sinuses. Hopefully, all of this will do the trick. We go back to see him after we are done with the antibiotics. If it's not better, Dr. Reed mentioned taking out the adeniods (sp??). Anyway, thanks to all those who asked!!!

X-Rays are Easy!!

Well, actually, they are very much NOT easy! We had a little bit of a trying experience today. Drew had allergy testing done this morning at Dr. Haltom's office.. which, by the way, is not too much fun, either. He wasn't allergic to anything. Then, Dr. Haltom told us he wanted Drew to have a CT scan of his sinuses done at Baptist. Well, his nurse called Baptist to schedule us an appointment and lo and behold, they told us to come right over, that they could do it right now! Well, we should have known better than that! Actually, we didn't have to wait too long. We had to go through the whole admissions process, Drew of course hated the bracelet on his arm. Then, we finally got called back for the scan. Only one parent could go, so I went with Drew. Let me just say that this was a difficult experience for all those involved. They put Drew on the table, swaddled him up with several sheets and blankets (arms by his side), put his head on the "bean bag" tray and strapped him over his cheeks and forehead. By this point, Drew and I are both crying, but Drew is wailing, screaming, etc, etc. So, I try to talk to him about Elmo, Zoe, Barney, comparing this to riding a wagon (?? I know, it was a stretch) any, or all of the above. When it was finally over, what seemed to be an eternity, I picked him up and he finally calmed down. Well, his reward was a sticker that reads "X-rays are Easy!" I mean, really? Not so much. I hope that we don't have to do that again anytime soon!