Sickly girls

What's good for days when you don't feel up to par? Snuggles & naps.

I was sick with bronchitis while baby girl had an ear infection.

Stryker's 3rd soccer game

Stryker played in his 3rd soccer game of the 2013 season on Saturday, Oct. 12th. The first 10 min was basically Stryker getting upset about the other team taking the ball away. Logan & Coach Barber explained to him that they were doing what he was trying to do also - just part of the game. Stryker decided then that he was going to be a soccer player & be tough. He scored 4 goals along with another one which didn't count because he threw it in! Way to go buddy!

Love watching you play son.

Handymen

Love seeing father-son moments. Stryker was "teaching" daddy how to use each tool. Then Stryker sat on the counter telling daddy, "tell me when to open & close it daddy." Not sure what he meant but he was enjoying this time with daddy!

Another ear infection = tubes coming soon

My pitiful baby girl has another ear infection. School called Thursday informing us that Lake had spiked a 102 degree fever & lethargic. I was able to take off work (thank goodness for short days) in order to be mom. We headed to the pediatrician to find out another ear infection was the culprit. We are now scheduled for a pre-op visit with Dr. Wiatrak at Children's (same ENT that placed Stryker's tubes & removed his adenoids) on Thursday, October 17th at 9:30am to schedule tubes. I was able to get a lot of snuggle time in this weekend needless to say.

Ole Miss vs. Auburn football 2013

Hotty Toddy!! My mom had a thoughtful Auburn alumni give her 2 football tickets for the Ole Miss vs Auburn game on Saturday, October 5th. Logan stayed home with the kiddos while we headed to the game. We left around lunch with non-stop discussion during the car ride. We were amazed to find  our parking spot was only yards from the stadium. Below is looking out our windshield at the stadium. Now, that's what I call VIP parking - gotta love connections! We headed into the stadium as soon as they opened the gates. Coco & I were in the midst of an orange sea. We had a wonderful time even though our Rebels lost. We were just very thankful for this opportunity to attend a game together. Great appreciation for the member's thoughtful gesture. Hotty Toddy!!

Stryker's 2nd soccer game

This past Thursday night (October 3rd) was Stryker's 2nd soccer game! I LOVE watching our son play. Prior to the game, Coach Barber was kicking back & forth to Stryker for warm-ups. We began noticing how Stryker would mimic the way Coach Barber would kick the ball various ways. Stryker also enjoyed learning how to throw the ball overhead from Coach. The game was fun to watch as always. Stryker actually being more aggressive about kicking the ball away from the other players. Way to go buddy! Stryker scored 2 goals with another one that didn't count because he threw it in (overhead though!). Coco was able to watch this game & cheer our buddy on. Unfortunately, daddy missed the game - he insisted I go to the game with Coco while he kept our sick baby girl at home. Guess you have to do those things when you have more than one child. Did I mention how much I LOVE watching our son play soccer?!!!!

The race is on!

Something fun always going on at Coco's house! When I arrived to pick the kiddos up from work, Coco & Lake were racing Stryker. All smiles definitely!