Trick-or-Treat

Halloween was a lot of fun. I had the cutest puppy dog on the block!!!! Trey never could understand why I wanted to dress Ford up. He kept telling me that Ford didn’t know what was going on and he couldn’t eat candy. He said this isn’t even about Ford it’s about you. It was about both of us. I wanted to dress my baby up for his first Halloween and I wanted people to Eeewwwwwww and Ahhhhh over his cuteness while he got to play dress up. We had a “win win” situation here! Since he has a 7:00 bedtime we didn’t get to do a lot of visiting. I ate all the candy he got and the cookies our dear friend, Meg, made us.



I am sure everyone enjoyed the time change. Nothing like getting that extra hour of sleep!!! Did you know that babies don’t know about time changes? They don’t care either. They are going to get up when they normally do. Lucky for Trey and me, Ford spent the night with Puddin and Pop!!!!! Sunday was a little tough trying to hold him off as long as possible to eat to get him on the new schedule. Hopefully by tomorrow we will be good to go.

This is what "bed head" looks like

I HATE peas, Momma

Trey and I had nursery duty on Sunday at church. We were assigned to keep the 2 and 3 year olds with another couple. Well, the other couple decided not to show up so the Lamars had to tackle the 5 kiddos alone. There were 4 little girls and one little boy. After being in the room about 2 minutes the little boy told me he needed to go to the bathroom. I put him in there and told him to tell me when he was finished. After a few minutes he starts yelling “I’m finished.” About that time Trey walks in and I told him he needed to go in there since it was a little boy. Several minutes later Trey comes out and said his work here was done and left me in there with all those ankle biters. Apparently the young tike had done more than tee tee and when Trey walked in there he had his rear in the air waiting for assistance with the wiping. I think Trey got more than he bargained for. Seriously though, he disappeared and I had to manage alone. I now know why I love older kids now. They can go potty alone!

Ford turned 6 months on Sunday. Ohhh how time flies. Today we had to go to the doctor to get his dreaded 6 months shots. My mother, Gran, went along for moral support. When it comes to shots I need all the help I can get. Ford seemed really excited about being in a new place. I was thinking… If you only knew what was about to happen, buddy. He was trying to help the doctor listen to his heart and look in his ears. He was flipping all over the table making the white paper crinkle. And then in comes the nurse with 4 needles. I am the biggest weenie you will ever meet when it comes to pain and I was scared for Ford. At first I didn’t think he was going to cry, oh but I was wrong. The first shot just took his breath away. Thank goodness for the emergency bottle I packed. He sucked it down and we popped the paci in his mouth and he was golden. This evening has been a little rough. We moved that 7:00 bedtime up to 6:30 tonight.

I have a great side dish for you. This is one of my mother in-laws recipes.

CORN AND GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

1 can shoepeg corn- drained
1 can French style green beans- drained
1 8 oz sour cream
1 can cream of celery soup

Mix together. In a skillet melt some butter. Crumble Ritz crackers into the skillet and heat for a minute. Sprinkle the Ritz on top of the mixture. Pour into a square (small) casserole dish. Cook at 350 until bubbly.

We have a friend. It’s a chipmunk and it drives my dog crazy. He has been living around our house for a while now. Delta has just now started to take an interest in the little friend. She sits at our back door all day (when inside) and waits on him to run by. Ford LOVES Delta, however, Delta does not return the same feelings to Ford. Since Ford can crawl now he decided to join Delta at the door to look for the Chipmunk.

My Ten Facts

Thank you, Heather (The Stockett Family), for nominating me to give all my blog readers ten facts about myself. This was actually kind of hard for me to do since I have started giving facts on “Take 5 Tuesday.” I came up with 10 new things that most people might not know about me. Enjoy!!!

TEN FACTS

1. I sleep with 4 pillows, a noise maker, and a stuffed animal. Yes, you read that right. I sleep with a purple dinosaur… it’s great. Oh and the closet doors must all be closed before I can go to sleep.
2. I have gone to the big house before. My junior year in high school a big group of us were rolling (toilet papering for you northerners) someone’s yard and the cops drove by. We all had to ride to the county jail caravan style and call our parents. No charges thank goodness!
3. I never watched my mom cooking growing up. When Trey and I first started dating we were going to cook at his house in Oxford. He left the kitchen and I was supposed to cook some green beans… ahhhh I can’t believe I am about to say this. I got a pot and put hot water in it to start boiling water for the beans. Then it hit me... DUH… you just dump the can in the pot. No water is needed. Trey doesn’t even know this happened. I guess he does now. I have come a long way with cooking.
4. This one is embarrassing too, BUT this could be life changing for someone. Women do a lot to improve their looks... I try to do what I can including dying my arm hairs!!!!! Speaking of... I need to do mine now. They make some great bleach that will make your hairs blonder and less visible. Trey thinks it stupid and I don’t need to do it, but it makes me feel better. See me if you need further details!
5. I really wish I had a talent. I have a hidden one that hasn’t come out yet. I can’t sing, dance, act, draw, read music, sew, decorate, etc. I can flip my tongue over and pick up things with my toes. Does that count??? Those are just plain weird!
6. I have always been attracted to guys with 4 letter names, brown hair, and that are under 6 feet tall. They say you are attracted to guys that look like your dad. My dad is a short brown headed fella. Trey hits the nail on the head... Trey = 4 letters… real first name is John. Brown hair... check. Under 6 feet… check! Ford is fitting that criteria right now as well.
7. I can’t imagine living anywhere other than Mississippi. However, I absolutely regret not living someone neat one summer during college.
8. I secretly wish I was an investigator. I like watching Cold Case Files and Forensic Files on TV. That kind of stuff is so interesting to me.
9. I don’t drink milk. I do love cheese and ice cream.
10. I was tested for allergies in the summer of 2006. They pricked my back 40 times with anything from dust mite, pollen, grasses, to roaches. I was ALLERGIC to 34 of the 40 things. I thought my life was OVER. I took allergy shots for a year and am much better.

Here are the rules:

1. Say thanks and give a link to the one who gave you the award.
2. Share 10 honest things about yourself.
3. Present this award to 3 other fantastically brilliant blogs of content or design, or peeps that have encouraged you.
4. Tell those 3 people they've been awarded and make sure they're informed of these guidelines.

I now would like to nominate 4 people. I know it says 3 in the guidelines but I feel like these 4 people would enjoy this activity. Katie, Ashley, Janice, and Jessica are the chosen ones participate in this fun exercise.

I want to help too

Ford and I bought some pumpkins last week and Trey decided that we should carve them tonight. I said it was too cold to do outside so we should stay in the kitchen. Trey set up his workplace on the floor and began cutting the top off. I was sitting across from him making sure he did not cut himself and that he was doing it correctly. My little man, who can now crawl, decided to join us. I thought he deserved a spoon as well. After Trey cut the top off he said I needed to dig the slime and seeds out of the middle. I had a plastic/rubber soup spoon which did not work too well so Trey got to use his hands. Ford mostly chewed on his spoon. No one ever told me that teething was such a difficult process. After the inside was clean I drew a face and then Trey cut it out. It’s kind of a goofy looking pumpkin, but we are not professionals. The idea was to have some good Lamar Family Fun!

I am not a creative or craftsy person, but I just know there has to be something you can do with baby food containers. Ford eats about 14 to 18 things of baby food a week. I am just throwing these things away that could be a treasure to someone else. This could possibly be the teacher coming out in me?????!!!!! Does anyone have an idea as to what one could use these for?


This is Tuesday so I must add my “Take 5 Tuesday” list. Remember these are 5 random facts about me.

1. I have NEVER been to Disney World.
2. The first time I flew in a plane was on my honeymoon.
3. I never had a dog growing up. Delta is my first dog. Trey and I got her the weekend of Hurricane Katrina.
4. I have a drawer full of “crazy socks” (meaning not white…decorative socks).
5. I have killed 3 deer in my professional hunting career!!! (HA HA!!)

I thought you might like to see my little guy after his bath. Sadly enough, we are still bathing him in the sink. His feet hang over the edge. It’s my fault… I just don’t want to bend over the bath tub. I personally like standing and using the squirter is so easy.

Okay… I have to add a recipe. It’s sinfully delicious and I think I could eat the entire thing. I got this recipe from a teacher and I don’t know what it’s called… it’s a chocolate layered dessert. Let’s just call it chocolate sin for the fun of it. I would attach a picture but there is only one piece left and I just can’t post that!

CHOCOLATE SIN

Crust: 1 stick butter
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup flour
Mix with mixer and press to bottom of a 9x13 pan. Bake 15 minutes at 350.

First layer: 1 8 oz. cool whip
1 cup sugar. 1 8 oz. cream cheese. Beat with mixer until thoroughly blended (about 5 minutes). Spread over cooled crust.

Middle layer: 3 cups milk
2 large OR 3 small chocolate instant pudding mixes. Follow the directions on the box. Spread over cream cheese layer. *** You ONLY need 3 cups of milk.

Top Layer: 8 oz cool whip
Optional: add more pecans (I don’t)

Refrigerate. You can also freeze it. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh it’s so delicious!!!

Orange Nose

“Simple Snack Sundays”

I called my friend, Taylor, and asked her for a simple appetizer I could fix that did not require an oven. See this weekend our church had Baby Dedication Sunday and we had a lot of family coming in town. I knew the ovens would be used cooking lunch so I tried to plan accordingly. I called Taylor because she loves a good cooking show and I knew she would have the answers to all my cooking questions. If you want easy here you go…

ROTEL CORN DIP

1 can of rotel tomatoes drained
1 can of shoepeg corn drained
1 8 oz. cream cheese softened

Mix together and serve with Fritos. It’s yummy!

As I just said, we had Baby Dedication Sunday at our church. Ford did so well sitting in big church for 10 minutes before it was time for the families to come forward. As one would expect, he checked out the ceilings, jumped in my lap, and flirted with those around him. It was a nice service and I hope all the parents felt as blessed as Trey and I did to be given the wonderful gift of a child. After church we went to eat lunch at Puddin and Pop’s house. They cooked a great big lunch. We had a big crowd: Puddin, Pop, Gran, Boompa, Bobba, Grandmother, Granddaddy, Uncle Ken, Aunt Ashley, Molly Cate, Caroline, Uncle Vance, Trey, Ford, and myself.

Apparently I have been feeding Ford too many orange foods… such as sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash. When I was looking at the pictures from his big day I noticed that his little nose looked orange. I guess we will eat peas and green beans the next few days in an effort to fix this problem.

HALLOWEEN is right around the corner!!!!! Aunt Jessica (Meet the Pressgroves) bought Ford a cute trick-or-treat bag that he will be sure to use next Saturday. I can’t wait!!!!!

Pumpkin Photo Shoot

I feel like I have not blogged in so long… it’s only been 6 days. Ford got a little cold so we have been inside since Thursday. He is feeling better now thank goodness.

I decided yesterday that we needed some pumpkins. So Ford and I went to Wal-Mart and got a few. After I bought the pumpkins I started thinking about making a pumpkin pie and I expressed this to my mother in-law. Well that sweat dear picked me up some ingredients at the grocery store last night and I went to baking. I am not real sure that I have had pumpkin pie that many times or that I even really like it but the idea sounded good. It took forever to bake… cook at 425 for 15 minutes and then reduce heat to 350 and cook another 40-50 minutes. That is pure torture to a hungry pie wanting woman. At one point Trey asked me why I was standing next to the stove watching the pie bake!!! It wouldn’t hurry up and I tried to busy myself while it cooked, but it didn’t work that well. The pie came out and I only let it cool about 10 minutes before we cut into it. I was slightly disappointed in the pumpkin pie. Not disappointed enough not to eat the whole piece though. I ate it all. I am thinking I should have used a different kind of crust. After lunch today I decided to give it another try and got the same results… just okay. It’s just not chocolate!

Ford took a cat nap while I was at Bible study this morning and wouldn’t sleep again when we got home. GO FIGURE! So I decided to have a pumpkin photo shoot in the yard. Ford can sit up fairly well so I thought it was a good idea. He fell over a few times and grabbed a chunk of grass to eat but I quickly got it out of his mouth. Trey pulled up during the photo shoot laughing and wanting to know what was going on. He helped me get a few good pictures of my little man.



My sister in-law was creative with her blog title last week, “Flashback Friday” so I have made one up for part of my blog today… “Take 5 Tuesday”. I am going to list 5 random facts about myself.

1. I got pink glasses at age 4. (Sorry… no photos!!!)
2. I own a yellow shower cap that I wear every night when I shower before bed. (I do wash my hair in the mornings!)
3. I am afraid of big black dogs.
4. I do not eat anything that swims (except catfish) and I do not like many vegetables.
5. I lived in 7 houses growing up and since going to college have lived in 8 different places.

Now wasn’t that fun!!! I plan to do something creative on different days of the week from now on.

You need to see this...

Please check out my sister in-law's blog. It's an "action shot" of my brother and me.
Click on Sugar and Spice Mommy on the side where my friends are listed!!!!!!

Too Much For a Title

The Cousins


This has been a busy week and it’s only Wednesday night. On Monday Ford had his first official play date with Cooper. Summer and I took the boys for a stroll around town and then came back to our house to let them play on the floor. It was so neat watching Ford interact with another baby. He really seemed to enjoy having someone his own size down on the floor with him. We plan to get together more often for play dates.


You would think Trey would have learned not to ask me to fix his cereal after I put it in Ford’s little bowl and gave him a baby spoon. Well, he did ask for some cereal and once again I prepared it extra special. This time he got Fruity Pebbles in a piece of McCarty pottery with a big spoon. I was able to capture the moment when I handed him the bowl. It was great. And yes, we like to eat little kid cereal around here.

Being a stay at home mom is great. Sometimes, however, Ford and I get cabin fever and feel the need to get out of the house. When I taught school we would take the students on a field trip each semester to a fun, yet educational place. I decided Ford and I needed to go on a field trip. I talked to my sister in law and we decided on the zoo. Since it has been raining nonstop here and I have considered building an ark, the zoo was out. Instead we chose the Children’s Museum. She wanted me to be in Memphis bright and early and that is no small task with a baby, so Ford and I loaded up the day before for a spend the night party with Boompa and Gran (my parents). On the way to my parents’ house I was able to capture a special moment. I am so glad I have my camera handy when I am in the car. So, I took an exit ramp and noticed this trailer sitting in the middle of the left lane not hooked to a car. I guess if you get tired of pulling something it is perfectly acceptable to drop it off in the middle of the road!!!! Anyways…. It was a lot of fun having a change of scenery and I think Ford enjoyed seeing his Gran and Boompa.

Ford and I made it to the Children’s Museum on time and without getting lost. That place is so neat. I would have absolutely loved it as a child. It’s a kid friendly environment with different areas where children can pretend to be adults. I didn’t get to see the whole place but they have a little grocery store, dentist office, car repair shop, pizza parlor, news station and so much more where the kiddos could play and learn at the same time. I can’t wait until Ford can walk and he and I will go back so he can enjoy it as much as my nieces did.

I heard on some radio station that they do a “Confession Wednesday.” Since it’s Wednesday I have a confession… I am 27 years old and I like a Miley Cyrus song. It’s very teenie bopper, but “Party in the USA” has such a fun beat that I can’t help but turn it up when it comes on the radio. Okay, I feel better!

We bought Ford a new toy… an EXERSAUCER!!!! He loves it by the way. See below…