Don't you want to visit our house?

We have had a whole lot of interesting illnesses going round our house lately.
Here's a brief run down:
Corbin:
1. scratched finger that set up an infection in his lymph nodes
2. Roseola
Matthew:
1. Had surgery to have a cyst removed from inside his lower lip. Everything was good until early the next morning when he woke up with a high fever and severe swelling. After visiting two ERs he was finally sent home with steroids and antibiotics...which leads me to number two.
2. He broke out in a rash from head to toe. After Corbin just getting over Roseola we just knew he had the same thing. Wrong! He was having a delayed allergic reaction to his antibiotic.
Ann Elise:
1. Went to the doctor on Friday and was diagnosed with your average run of the mill ear infection.
2. Went back to the doctor on Saturday after running a high fever and was sent home with multiple diagnoses of ear infection, strep throat and the flu.
Oh, and during all of this Matt had the stomach bug and I had a mystery illness that involved a high white blood count, two doctor visits and a cat scan.
Don't you want to come on over to my house? No? I can't imagine why not. :)

Matthew with his Bubba Gump lip.

Ten Months Old

Our Little Miss Leecie is ten months old today and to celebrate the occasion she decided to debut her latest trick...climbing! Matt & I were sitting in the living room and looked over to find AE standing on top of her superstar mirror. She was so proud she had to show us her new feat over and over and over again. I was hoping this was one trait she wouldn't inherit from her mama, yes her mama. I was such a climber when I was a young one so very long ago. Matthew and Corbin both inherited my keen ability to scale things in the blink of an eye and I was really hoping that Leecie would be a little more down to earth. :)
I am in disbelief that ten months has come around so quickly and then I realize that Matthew is ten years old and I think I had better start researching time travel so I can be sure to get the most out of the precious time I have with my husband and children. Why is it that the older we get the quicker the years go by?

Leecie reigning over all...

Out of the Box

Leecie got a new kitchen set for Christmas and of course the best part was the BOX it came in...bet you didn't see that coming. My kids are such a cliche. They have played in and out of that box more than AE has played with her kitchen.

This girl will do anything to get to her pacie...even if that means going into a dark scary cave, I mean box.

Corbin trying his very best to fit in the box. I can still remember when he WAS small enough to fit.

Me & My Daddy

Hi, Ann Elise here, just checking in. Have I told all you bloggers how much I love my daddy? My daddy is the bestes daddy in the whole wide world. He plays with me and rocks me to sleep every night. I love you daddy!!!!!!!!

Daddy is a little camera shy at times but trust me, he's holding my hands as we dance in the kitchen in my brand new Tinker Bell night gown. I saw this in the store with my mommy and I just had to have it.

Don't I look cute?

These next two pictures are of me curled up in my daddy's lap ready for beddy-by-land. My mommy was trying out a new feature on her camera. What do you think? I know already...you think I am just precious.

Everybody thinks that. :)

Random Pix

My hot dog has a first name is O-S-C-A-R.
My hot dog has a second name it's M-A-Y-E-R.
We were driving through Tupelo a couple of weeks ago and to our surprise we found not one but two Oscar Mayer Wiener Mobiles parked behind a Mexican restaurant. I didn't know they served hot dog tacos. Ewe...could you imagine if that were true? Gross!

Me, Corbin & The Wiener Mobile

My kiddos with Nana from Thanksgiving.

Ann Elise with her lion just before getting her ear tubes.

She absolutely loves that lion. She will even roar on cue.

Munchin' with the Martins

We were blessed enough this past Sunday to get to have lunch with Matt's family. It was especially nice to get to visit with Loyce.

You scream.
I scream.
We all scream for ICE CREAM.
AE: I was visiting Mommy at work today and I decided to give her ice cream a try. WOWIE! Is that stuff good or what? I really just couldn't get enough of it.

Maybe I will just touch it first...

Lip-Smacking Good!

Santa Plus Three

Ok. So I know it has been a while since my last post and I have a lot of catching up to do, but for now a small post about our visit with Santa will have to do.
After only an hour of waiting in line it was finally our turn to see Santa and the only one of us who was even remotely excited was Corbin (who just so happens to be the one Santa is most likely to leave coal in his stocking).
Corbin couldn't wait to jump on Santa's knee and start rattling off his list of X-Box 360, Playstations 1, 2 and 3, WII (which we already have), PSP, puzzles, a scooter and of course games to go with all his new gaming systems. In the words of Santa, " He only wants enough that a second mortgage would cover."
Leecie just stared at him with this look that said - if I weren't so tired of having to wait in line to see who ever you are then I might be tempted to pull off that white stuff that is stuck on your face because you just look weird.
Matthew was none to thrilled to see Santa this year. (insert tears filling Mama's eyes) He says that he is ten-years old and too big to sit on Santa's lap when he's not even the real Santa...just one of his helpers. (Shew! We are getting too close.) Anyway, I did manage to talk him in to standing next to Santa for a picture (so "Leecie wouldn't be scared", that girl is not scared of anything, but it worked none the less). When they were done with the picture Santa looked at Matthew and asked if he wanted to sit on his knee and Matthew started waving his hands and said "no thanks" so Santa asked what he wanted for Christmas and Matthew just said "not much" and walked off. Teenage years here we come!

Happy Birthday Matt!

Today is Matt's 32nd birthday. How about a little bit of a back story...Matt and I have known each other since high school. Back then, my too shy hubby would barely utter a "Hey" when I spoke to him in passing, ah, but how quickly that changed. Matt and his roommate had a party one night and Belle and I decided to go. We were hanging out talking and then I noticed that the person sitting next to him had gotten up and I took the opening. I sat down next to him locked my arm through his and proudly declared that he was going to be my date for the night. Then, on his 21st birthday, Matt proposed to me in a photo booth, I very happily accepted and have absolutely no regrets. And ladies, let me just tell you what a find he truly is! He is truly my soul mate, my lover, the father of my children, my comforter, my hand holder, my body guard, and my very best friend. Geesh, I tear up just thinking about all the roles he does play in my life. WOW!
Matt, I just want you to know how very much I love you and that I thank God for you daily. You definitely make me smile, make me happy, make me whole. If I could go back back in time I wouldn't change a thing.
Happy Birthday My Love!

Matt with his proteges.

(I am in so much trouble with this crew.)

Daddy with his little girl.

My biggest kid at play.

Happy Halloween

Ok. Ok. I know I'm late but things have been hectic. Corbin was sick followed by Ann Elise getting yet another ear infection. Yuck! Anyway, all was well on Halloween night and we were able to get in some trick-or-treating and a hayride.

Here are a few costume pics. (Sorry, I don't have everybody. Wes and Josh did not dress up, Eli wouldn't cooperate and I didn't see Kaylen but two seconds, it was dark and I knew my camera would have freaked out trying capture something in the dark. So, next year, I promise.)

Clone Trooper Matthew.


Corbin in his role as Bumble Bee from Transformers.

Fairy Princess Ann Elise with her magic wand.


Bumble Bee Ainsley with Mimi.

She was so cute waddling around in her costume.

Oyce (Matt's grandfather) with Ann Elise.

He turned 86 last Monday.

Happy Birthday Oyce. We love you!

(I must say that I really love the picture above with Oyce. AE was so sweet caressing his face. It made me want to cry. Oyce is definitely a person we admire.)

Mrs. Bacon (our old neighbor) with her self proclaimed grandchildren, C, AE & M.