Homecoming and Other Happenings

We went for Anna's second trip to the dentist. She did great and even allowed Teresa to polish and floss all of her teeth. It may or may not have had anything to do with the silly bands in the toy chest that she was bribed with...

I finally got a picture of Drew smiling!!

We went over to LSU for all of the Homecoming festivities. We had to park out near the levee and consequently did A LOT of walking.

We went to the Delta Gamma House and walked around. Shaun has been telling Anna all about the "Buddy" house. She has mistaken that for the "Bunny" house and was a little disappointed that there were no rabbits hopping around. We did find grandma on the wall. Her picture is to the left of Anna's eyes.

There was lots of food and Anna enjoyed it!

We took a picture by the anchor. Here's to "hoping" that we'll do it again in fifteen years!

Anna loved all of the decorations, especially because DG's theme was "Toy Story".

Then we went over to the PMAC for the TAF party. Anna ran amok for a while and we rested our feet. I think we must have walked 10 miles!

I put my feet up on the railing, and this is what Anna had to do so that her feet would reach:

The band came in and performed their half-time show. Anna thought we were at the game! You can see that it was really crowded!

Finally, we went into the stadium and experienced Anna's favorite part of the day- popcorn!

We stayed until the first touchdown. It was a blowout and we weren't really interested in seeing that. Plus, it was misting and cool. Anna was pretty tired by the end of the day. We had to carry her back to the car.

So, it was a great day. Special thanks to Nanny and Poppy for watching Roo so we could have some quality time with our big girl!

Frankfurter!

Fritz is a Dachshund- a German breed of dog. My dad insists that Fritz understands German, so here is a typical conversation that they have:

Halloween and a Half

Nanny made a cake for Anna's half birthday and we sang to her. She was a little excited...



Andrew has been enjoying his walker. It was a beautiful day.



Guess who's got two teeth??



Drew refuses to eat anything but carrots.



Spirit week at school resulted in a visit from some freshmen princesses on "Disney Day". Anna wants to come with us every day now.



My AP Bio class decided to dress up as characters from Harry Potter on "Movie Day". I was Professor McGonagall.



On Halloween, Nanny and Poppy came over and helped us get the kids dressed. Anna was "Tinkerbeyah" and Andrew was a Duck.



It was a hot, sunny day.




Poor Drew is barely sitting up. We kept propping him up in the wagon so that he could be in the neighborhood parade.



You can tell he was having a blast.




Anna, Mary Jane, and I had a great time trick or treating, and Anna amassed a large haul of candy. Shaun and I did quite a few "quality control" tests on it. Drew, Carl, and Shaun handed out candy (with a little drool). It was a fantastic night!

Fall Fun

Aunt Rochelle, Aunt Sheila, and Uncle Howie came up for a visit the weekend after Andrew's Baptism. I forgot I had this picture! It was so nice to see them!




We played at the Pasquier's after Sara's birthday party at watched the LSU game. We were having so much fun that I forgot to take pictures of the party.



We went to the corn maze two weekends ago. Instead of getting lost in the maze, we bypassed it and just played on everything else. Anna had a great time.




Anna's favorite attraction was the pony ride.





Andrew was pumped. He had just had his 4 month check up. He was in the 75th percentile for all of his measurements- 17 lbs, 26 inches long, with a 17 inch head. That's only 5 inches smaller than mine...



Anna went on this cow ride, but was crying by the end. I think the best part of the attraction was the guy wearing the cow outfit. You can't go wrong with those awesome overalls!



We got one for Roo, too, but he was busy eating when we took this picture...

For Nanny and Poppy

Tea and Tigergating

Anna decided to have a tea party with Drew. Fritz wanted to be in on the action, too.







Drew is so patient with Anna. He just sits back and enjoys the show.



Goofing around on Saturday morning.



Drew is into chewing on everything. My first tooth came in at 4 months- I wonder if his will too?



A Daddy and Anna self-portrait!



"Tigergating" before the West Virginia game.



Like father, like son.





Shaun's godfather Michael (A WV alumnus) came from NJ to visit for the weekend.
Too bad he was tigerbait...
Despite that, we had a wonderful time with him and are so glad he was able to come!!



Carl and Mary Jane also came out to the tailgate!!



Special thanks to Mary Jane who took Anna to the bathroom about 8 times in two hours!



Maybe one day I'll actually catch a smile... he does it all the time, except when he sees the camera!