The flu shot that wasn't...

Sissy and I loaded the babies up today to go and get their flu shots at their peditrician's office in Columbus. Once we unloaded them and got to the door, we saw the sign that said something along the lines of, " Due to circumstances dealing with our nurses, no shots being given today." Don't know what that meant, but we will try again next Tuesday.(Keep in mind I had just talked to them yesterday and been told flu shots were in and being given every Tues. and Thur. from 2-4)! Oh well! Things happen! We love their peditrician! Anyone needing a good doctor in the Columbus area should try Dr. Yeiser! After some Target shopping and some good cookie eating, we headed back home!


Simms before we left this morning



Simms and Bennett in the car~they travel so well together especially when PraiseBaby is on!


And the cookies~how cute right? And sooo good. Like a tea cake with icing!

Preparing for her future...

...at Auburn that is! Simms got these adorable books at Christmas from her Uncle Taylor. We read them every morning when we have story time. The first book has all of Auburn's landmarks in it, including buildings on campus and the War Eagle book has all of the chants and cheers and has War Eagle on every page with Aubie. We are hoping that come Saturday Simms will not be afraid of Aubie because we are hoping to get a picture of them together!







And who better to teach Simms the cheers than this cheerleader? Yes, you can find me many a morning saying the cheers to Simms using this doll. We have fun with her!



As for the toy pile in the background....I figured that if I had all of Simms' toys out at her disposal that she wouldn't want to climb the chair, bed, changing table, etc...well I was wrong..Here she is swinging from the bed like a little monkey...




And yes, those are pillows lining the changing table...call me over protective!

I am completely content...

...watching my Daddy with the horses and cows!! Simms wouldn't even look at me when I called her name to take her picture! Sweet baby girl!!

Rub a dub dub....

...Simms is in the real tub! Yes, I know, finally at 10 months we move her to the real tub. And yes, it has been most difficult since she has become a sitter and crawler to bathe her in the sink. But we did until now! I finally bought the device you see her sitting in and love it because she can't get away. And believe me, she would try! She loves baths but she loves crawling too so that would be a disaster!



She had so much fun bathing tonight and Dru and I had a blast with her! It has to be much more comfortable not to mention fun for her! And can you tell what her favorite tub toys are?



Now off to bed I attempt to go! Dru and I are having a yard sale at our house EARLY in the morning with 3 other couples! Time to get rid of some junk!!

What a clean baby~almost!

Tonight after Simms eating, then spitting out, green beans EVERYWHERE, I went to get a paper towel to clean up. She kindly took the paper towel away from me and proceeded to do this....





She was so proud of herself....




And then Simms got ready for round #2 (notice the green beans on the side of her mouth)....


We love this sweet girl!!

Simms' 1st Game Day/Tailgating Experience

Simms experienced her first game day and weekend of tailgating in Auburn! She went to the A-Day game last spring, but we all know that isn't the same thing as a real game.

Dru, Simms and I loaded up Friday afternoon and headed to Auburn. We met Dru's parents, Becca and Taylor for dinner and then went and hung out at the bus for a little while. They of course had Simms some adorable new clothes which we love and appreciate! And even a cute cute Auburn cheerleading outfit!


Dru and Simms on the bus Friday night

Saturday morning we were up bright and early tailgating! Simms went to her first Tiger Walk and seemed to enjoy it! The game was a different story. Between the heat and the noise, she only lasted about 7 minutes! Luckily we are fortunate enough that Dru's parents have an incredible RV/bus that is in the coliseum parking lot within a minutes walk to the stadium, so Simms and I headed back there. As soon as I walked into that air conditioned bus and went to get a bottle ready for her, she was asleep. Poor baby! After a good nap, in which I was able to watch the game on tv and people watch out of the bus windows, she was up and ready to play! Luckily she and I missed the downpour that came out of nowhere! It was kinda fun to watch people scrambling to their vehicles! Is that bad?


Simms and Dru tailgating on Saturday


Me and Simms on the bus


Simms making her 7 minute apperance at the game


Simms in her cheerleading outfit!

We tailgated some more that afternoon and then went to dinner with Taylor and friends Beth and Bobby Huddleston and then to see their very beautiful new house. It is just a few down from Tuberville's! After getting a tour of the house, we headed home. We had a wonderful weekend and are looking forward to the LSU game in 2 weeks. Simms will be a permanent fixture at the bus I do believe as long as the games are in the afternoon/late morning! The heat was too much! War Eagle! Oh, and once again, my pictures are from my phone because SOMEONE has my memory card for my camera so they aren't that good!!

10 months~ Wow!

Our sweet little girl is 10 months old today! I cannot believe it! In only 2 more months we'll be celebrating her 1st birthday! It is definetly true when people say they grow up in the blink of an eye!

Sweet Simms is so full of personality and I absolutley love this stage! She is crawling ALL the time, and is usually headed towards something she shouldn't, like a table, tile floor or the dog. When she knows you are coming to stop her, she takes one last lunge/stomach slide to try to get there. It is hilarious! Dada still continues to be her favorite word, and she is even adding the "dy" to it and almost saying Daddy..it is really sweet. Every now and then Mama will slip out, and of course I still continue to tear up everytime I hear her say that! Still only two tiny bottom teeth. They are the cutest teeth I have ever seen. She is cutting a top one that should be out any day now.

I am so blessed to have Simms as my little girl, and I know Dru feels the same way. Our love for her grows and deepens everyday...I am so grateful that I get to be home with her everyday and experience everything with her! We love you sweet Simms! Happy 10 months!

Also in this post....the game! Simms and Bennett had such fun watching it together! Although they were both out by half time, they loved it and especially loved the shakers! Simms was still curious about the shakers on Sunday! Sissy and Drew had wonderful food and although we missed Dru so much, we had a great time watching the game!! I have also included a picture of us proudly flying our Auburn flag in the middle of all the "G" flags on our street!