the swiffer

I was starting to wonder if Tripp was going to like any of his new presents that were coming Chritmas day. All he wanted to play with was the swiffer!! He drags it all over the house and been obsessed with this thing for a while now. Lee took out the middle parts so it's just his size. We tried to hide it and put back in the closet, but he knew where it was. I'm glad that he has new toys now to keep him occupied, maybe he'll forget about it!

hey santa, hey santa

We took Tripp to see Santa today at the Bass Pro Shops. I was thinking he wasn't going to even attempt to sit with Santa, but he surprised me! He just looked at Santa and then looked at the camera. What else could I ask for??

He also picked out a few things he wants Santa to bring him... Too bad he'll have to wait a long time before he'll ever see anything of these under the tree.




I should have told him that his daddy's also been asking for these things, and he's also going to be waiting a long time too!

be careful little ears...

So two Saturdays ago, Tripp woke up with an ear infection. I thought we were sort of done with those since he had his tubes put in last February. The pedi sent us home with ear drops and antibiotics. And I thought it had cleared up...

Fast forward to today - Tripp's checkup with his ENT. He sees Dr. Evans every four months to check on the tubes. In July, we were in and out, perfect tubes! Not exactly the case this time. He said that his right ear is trying to naturally close the hole and therefore, not allowing tube to do it's job. Not really the report I was hoping for. He got more ear drops, this time with cortisone to hopefully clear away the stuff that's trying to mend the hole.

We go back in two weeks to see if the drops work. He said it should clear away just fine, and for me not to worry. Yeah right... He didn't say what would happen if it doesn't, but I have feeling they'll have to go back in to fix the tube. I don't want him to have to go through surgery again, not to mention I am still paying for the first one! Poor Tripp doesn't even know what's going on, he was too busy having fun running around the doctor's office!

We'll be hoping and praying the drops work!

getting in the holiday spirit

We had a lot going on last weekend (see previous post) so we haven't done any Christmasing to our house. No tree, no decorations, nothing... yet! This weekend we are going to try and get it all out and up and put together. It should be interesting this year with the tree, Tripp and the ornaments. I am hoping to get his Christmas picture tomorrow, it should be nice outside, hope he'll cooperate!

I'll leave with you this special treat! Hilarious!! Go make one for yourself!

20 Days Until Christmas!!

busy thanksgiving weekend recap... a little late

Our Thanksgiving started out on Wednesday when Tripp and I ventured up to Birmingham to visit my grandparents. They had a ball watching him play and making him laugh. I did take some pictures with my other camera and I will post them later... Thursday we enjoyed a big Thanksgiving feast with the Whatleys. It was so nice outside so we played out there for a while. Tripp had to move to the front yard to avoid the turkey-frying setup and the six dogs in the back. He made sure to wave to every car passing by!

Tripp played so hard, he wasn't in the mood for lunch, but a nap instead. Later that afternoon he did enjoy some turkey to my surprise (he isn't the best eater). He also like the sweet potatoes!

Friday morning, I didn't get up as early as I have in the past, but I was at Toys R Us at 7:30. There were a few things Santa eyed in the sale ad that needed to be purchased. Tripp came along (it's not like he understands, yet...) in his pajamas and made quite a few friends. It was pretty crazy with some hard-core shoppers, but we got what we came for and got out! We visited with my parents since we missed them on Thanksgiving Day, and Tripp new favorite thing at their house is this radio. He knows how to turn it on and dances along to the music. My mom got this video and it's pretty hilarious.



Saturday we woke up and got ready for the big game. Although Lee was pretty excited with the outcome, I was pretty disappointed. I mean I figured Bama would win, but a blow-out, seriously!?!? At least we were in good company and Tripp had a great time playing with his friends Lila, Ella Jane and Price. I didn't have my camera, but I would have got some cute pictures if I did!

Sunday Tripp had a birthday party for his bff Price at the church. He had a lot of fun playing on the slide and playing with lots of friends. During the party Tripp and Ella Jane made a break for the life-size nativity set. Ella tried to ride the cow and the lamb, too bad they didn't budge.






We ended the weekend celebrating Lolli's (Lee's mom) birthday too. What a busy five days we had. I love spending the whole day with Tripp when he's out of school and I am off work. We pretty much go non-stop. I finally got to rest at work on Monday!! Now it's time to decorate for Christmas, hopefully we can do that this weekend! Oh and the gas prices are still dropping! At the Ztec this morning, I filled up for $1.59 a gallon!!

austin, tx

We had a great long weekend in Austin!! Started off Thursday by flying out of Birmingham. It's been a very long time since I flew with Southwest, but all of our flights (4) were easy in and outs! Tripp was a perfect little flier!! He loved looking out the window and trying to climb over the seat backs. He did take long naps on two of the flights which was very nice!!

We had fun walking around downtown Austin, enjoyed some good Texas BBQ and drove around the UT campus. It's right in the middle of downtown. Friday night we took a short trip to Round Rock, Texas to the Dell Diamond, where Lee's cousin works for the Round Rock Express (Houston Astro's minor league team). They hosted the after-rehearsal dinner there with a true Mexican Fiesta. The food was very authentic and very good!! Tripp enjoyed playing around the playground and playing his cousin Sam!

Saturday afternoon we drove just outside of Austin to this little country church for the wedding. It was beautiful and the wedding was very nice, complete with a gospel choir! The reception was a lot of fun. Tripp loved dancing with the band!

We had a great time catching up with family that we haven't seen in a while. I hope it won't be too long before we see everyone again! I have to say that I have the best little traveler! Tripp really does a great job when we travel. He wasn't fussy and we didn't have any major meltdowns! He just keeps up right along with everyone else, not missing a beat. We are very fortunate to be so lucky! He's now 17 months (today!) and has visited 6 states! Here's just a few more pictures from the flight home!

We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!!!

taking off

We are headed to Austin, Texas for our last wedding of the year for Lee's cousin Laura. We are looking forward to getting away for a few days and turning this trip into a mini-vacation. Tripp will take his first plane ride and we hope he (and all the other passengers nearby) will do okay. We didn't have to buy him a ticket since he's under 2, thank goodness he'll have plenty of laps to be passed around! I have been worrying about his ears since he has tubes and how the changes in altitude would effect him. Come to find out he'll manage better than a child would without ear tubes. He shouldn't even feel the normal ear popping that usually occurs thanks to the tubes. Hopefully I'll have a lot of good pictures to share next week!!