What? The Flu!

Well, in spite of the fact that we all got the flu shot, we discovered Thursday that Ridley has the flu. Apparently the shot doesn't cover the "B" strand....go figure! Right now we are just crossing our fingers no one else in the family gets it because we are supposed to be heading to the beach fpr spring break in a week. Today was just too pretty to sit inside even though Ridley was sick. Jett bought us dye for Easter eggs. SO, we took them outside and enjoyed the beautiful weather while we dyed them. You got to make the best out of an icky situation!

Little Miss Independent!

Rimes no longer wants to be fed. She only wants to feed herself. SO this is what the aftermath of every meal looks like!



And this is how YUMMY she is all clean and ready for bed!

More Cousin Time

We went to the park and then for ice cream with Breck, Jr. I say this a lot but it is the truth. I would have never given the boys ice cream at 14 months. They didn't even know what a sweet was. Miss Priss ate an entire bowl of vanilla and loved every bite. I kind of think she knew she was getting away with something because she just grinned a sly grin after every bite. Jr. on the other hand didn't care for it that much. He is not big on cold things. It was still a fun outing for everyone.

Fun at Dot-t and Papa Joe's!

We went to dinner last weekend at the Dehmer's and this is how the kids found entertainment! Dot-t had gotten a blanket out so that Rimes could sit on it like prissy,little girls do and play with her dolls and such. NOT HAPPENING when you are the little sister of two brothers. It turned into a fair ride with Dodds and Papa Joe at the reigns.We only had one minor injury when Nash's leg caught the refrigerator. The fun had to stop sometime!


I have one rule that I stick to in life and that is NO IRONING. I have really tried but 1. I am truly no good at it 2. by the time I finish all of the ironing nap time is over and nothing else in the house has gotten done. That is what the Cleaners is for and I am very thankful for them. On this particular occasion Dodds was leaving the next day to go to the Superbowl(Yes you heard me correctly. Club level seats on the 50 with Demi and Ashton right above him but that is a story for another day.) Anyway he was then leaving Tampa to go to D.C. for business and forgot to send his clothes to the laundry. He asked me if I could iron and I just gave him that look. So he decided since we were going to his parents for dinner that he would ask his mom to do it. Not only did she do it but she got out the heavy duty steamer and got it PERFECT!!! I have NO SHAME!! Thanks Dot-t for dinner and laundry service!

Playdate!

Jett had Breck today because Lyn and Breck are skiing so we got together to let the babies play! Breck is just so sweet and the typical first and only child(thus far) and Rimes well, how do I put this in a nice way....she IS NOT. She is a typical third child with two older brothers. She likes a toy ONLY if Breck is playing with it and the same for her little chair. She only wants to sit in it if he is sitting in it. I was finally glad to see Breck fight back when he stole Rimes' blueberry muffin from her. The kids had a blast, even Ridley and we wore them out for their afternoon naps!
This is me trying to stage Breck playing with dolls just to make Sr. mad.



GOT IT!!!



Ah Ha! I'm Batman!


NOT loving Batman so much.



Hey! That's my chair!


I MEAN it!

Can't we just get along?


O.K., we'll share.

Going for a stroll in the limousine!


Hey Buddy.

TOP 40 UNDER 40

I know Dodds is going to be embarrassed of me posting this but it cannot go unrecognized! Today we went to a luncheon to honor Dodds and the other 39 people who were chosen as Mississippi's Top 40 under 40.Dodds' parents, my parents, his brother Josh and William Yates all sat at our table. It was a very special day! For all of you who know Dodds you know he is so deserving of this award. He not only serves his company 100% but does the same in his job as husband and father. I cannot think of a more deserving person and we are all so proud of him! This morning before Dodds left Ridley said,"Dad, congratulations!" to which Dodds responded, "Thanks Ridley! That was so sweet!" to which Ridley responded,"Yeah, Jett told me to say that." It was too funny! Somehow William and Josh escaped my camera but her are a few pics.

I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well even though it seems like a year, it has been a month since my last post. My brand new computer crashed on me AND I lost the SD card to my camera. Needless to say I have been without my necessary blogging tools! We had a very blessed Christmas filled with lots of family and friends. We enjoyed our care-free days with NO schedule to follow BUT as we know all good things must come to an end. So, we are back to early risin' and hectic days! When "cutest blog on the block" gets back up and running I promise to change my Christmas background!