lot of fun with aunt mo

We had lots of fun with Aunt Mo!! So much fun that I haven't had a chance to post about it! We had a great family dinner at Mimi and Grandpa's Wednesday night, a fun "adults only" sushi meal Thursday night, she was my assistant on Friday helping with pictures with the kids and flu shots (she is probably scarred for life), and some more fun family time watching LSU get beat Saturday night! (That was the one low point!) We all miss her already and are looking forward to her and Phillip's Christmas visit!

Luckily, Lila and Bennett waited until after Mo left to get sick....unfortunately, this coincided with a quick visit from David's parents, who had to see a pretty pitiful Bennett yesterday afternoon. Lila joined "team sick" around 1:30 this morning. We just got back from a Dr's visit and they are pretty sure it is just a viral case of croup. They did flu swabs just to be sure (even though we chose to vaccinate them for both strands) and we'll get those results this afternoon. So, my two little pitiful munchkins are both tucked in bed, happily taking naps after a rough night last night...Hopefully they'll feel better soon!

Happy Monday everyone!
Nicole

my favorite birthdays

July 19, 2005



June 1, 2007




These are the "birth"-days I like to think about on my birthday today. These gifts will never be topped!





Thanks to all for the birthday wishes and to my sweet husband and munchkins for making my birthday morning so special! Looking forward to some time with Mo this weekend!! I guess 33 isn't so bad.....:)
Love, Nicole

it's not always sunny days and golf courses

Everybody has them. You know...those days. Those days where you wonder what happened to your kids, and where the aliens or demons that are inhabiting their bodies came from. Those days where you are ready to call it a day and it isn't even 8 a.m. yet. Those days where you realize what a good marketing campaign "Calgon, take me away" was. Those days when you are pretty sure your Grandmother is appalled at the behavior of your children and you just want to crawl into bed with some stolen (from the demons) Halloween candy and hide (wow, that was a little dramatic). Those days when your husband cannot get home soon enough. You know...those days.
Can you tell I had one?

So, yes, I had one of those days. But tomorrow is a new one, and it will be better.

Goodnight.

Love, Nicole

i play golf with daddy

Bennett tells anyone and everyone that will listen that he "plays golf with daddy". At this point, it still sounds a lot more like "pays goff wiff daddy". It doesn't matter if it has anything to do with the current conversation or not, it is just his saying of late. Two things are funny about this- 1) he has actually never been to play golf with David, and 2) David rarely plays golf anymore (unless it is for "work" during the week).
Today was GORGEOUS, and so after his short nap today, with a beautiful afternoon ahead of us, we decided it would be a fun day to go play golf all together. The girls and I drove the cart, and David and Bennett played...







It was really soooo much fun. Bennett loved trying to see where the ball had gone and trying to swing, and he also like kicking the ball off of the tee. I told David maybe we should focus on place-kicking (a great way to be on the football team without giving me a heart attack every week!). It was a perfect way to end a great weekend....

Also, if you can't get enough of Halloween, be sure to check out the Brister's blog. I took ZERO pics at the party last night, but as usual, Davis and Suzanne got GREAT pics! The kids were all so cute!
Hope you all had fantastic weekends!
Love, Nicole

we ARE in wonderland

We knew this was the case, when curiously, yesterday afternoon a little white rabbit showed up and kept saying, "We're late, we're late....for a very important date!". He kept looking at his pocket watch and hopping around the house like crazy....



Then Alice and the Queen of Hearts arrived, curiously getting along like best friends....or even sisters....

And off we went to a fun, food-filled, party full of friends.....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!