Goober and the Pumpkin Patch

I often times tell Trey that he is the smartest person I know, however I do wonder why he does some of the things he does.  On Tuesday I went to pick Ford up from school.  When I saw him walking out of the snack room I immediately said, “What does he have on”?  His father had dressed him in the clothes I laid out, but put on socks and sandals.  Apparently the poor baby had been laughed at all day for his nerdiness done to him by his father.  We quickly went to the office and discussed dress code etiquette. 

Exhibit A

 

Wednesday I took the day off to go on Ford’s first field trip.  I don’t know who was more excited, Ford or me.  It was a nasty day but we got all dressed and headed to the church for the meet up.  Then we drove caravan style to Hernando, MS to visit Cedar Hill Farm.  This is a working farm with lots do to.  First we were given cups of feed and got to give the critters a snack. 

 

We played with our best girlfriend at school, Anna Lauren.  Ford also taught her how to properly use “dang it” in a sentence! 

 

We rode the train pulled by a lawn mower.  It was just as good as a real train to Ford though.  He was ready for some more as soon as our turn was over.

 

There was a chicken show with singing and fun facts about chickens. 

And there was some straw.  Thank goodness it wasn’t hay or I would have been a sneezing fool.    

 

We also got to ride horses.  His teachers were so tickled watching him ride because they had never seen him act so serious.  I think he was just holding on for dear life.     

 

No farm is complete without a tractor.  Ford kept asking me where the key was.      

 

We had a hay ride pulled by a big tractor which Ford asked the man if he could drive.  We had to sit in the back which didn’t sit well with my little man.      

 

And Ford got to pick his very own pumpkin, but all he really wanted to do some ride that big green tractor.        

 

He was ticked… it was cold and he wanted to drive the tractor.          

Since I started off making fun of Trey for dressing my child like a goober, I will end on a positive note.  Trey had his very first jury trial yesterday and today and HE WON!!!  I’m so proud of him.           

The wrong attire again

On Saturday we took the little man to Oxford for the Ole Miss vs. Alabama game.  We began talking about going to the football gave several days in advance and Ford could hardly contain himself.  I managed to squeeze in a morning nap (he was in a foul mood) before we ventured to see our Rebels. 

Ford and Daddy watching the players go down the Walk of Champions…

I usually successfully manage to mess up Ford’s outfit on game day.  Last year I had him dressed like this… for the Ole Miss vs. Kentucky game.  Clearly the wrong colors…

 

And this year he had an elephant on his shirt!!  Ooopppsssssss

We did find Colonel Rebel or someone dressed like him.

 

He enjoyed driving his tractors and getting all dirty before the game even started.  Little boys should be covered in dirt I guess.

 

Ford was so big sitting in his own seat.  We lasted only a few minutes though.

 

Before we had to go sit inside so he could run around and play…

 

Ford likes to help me get dressed in the mornings.  On Sunday he pulled out my velcro rollers that I no longer use anymore because what mom has time for those.  I had plenty of time when I was 18 and bought them.  Now I have to make do with my signature pony tail!

Trey gets perturbed when I do stuff like this to Ford, but he clearly asked me to put them in his hair.

 

We got ready for church a few minutes early and Ford needed to go saw on my bushes for a bit. 

On Wednesday I get to go with this little man on his field trip!  I am so excited… I know we will have quality pictures to come. 

Picking Pumpkins

Monday and Tuesday I had fall break from school.  Ahhhhhh how nice it was to be home for two days to sleep past 5:00, do some laundry, watch 5 seconds of the Today Show, play with Ford, and cook some real supper.  I could totally get used to working 3 days a week.  I even had some time to cook a new recipe which is a keeper.  I found it off of the pinterest website I have blogged about several times.  It says to cook it in a crock pot, which I did.  I had never (personally, myself) cooked in our crock pot so this was a big step for Jill Lamar.  I truly believe you could cook it another way… crock pot not needed.

CHICKEN SALSA

1 lb. chicken (I used boneless, skinless… and chopped it with my hand held chopper)
1 can cream of chicken
1 cup salsa
1 package taco seasoning
1 cup sour cream
1 can black beans (rinsed… I used half a can)
cheddar cheese

Put chicken, soup, and salsa in crock pot.  Sprinkle taco seasoning.  Cook 6 hours on low.  Stir in sour cream, black beans, and cheese and heat (I did this about the last 10 minutes).  I served it on top of rice.

We went to pick pumpkins again this year.  It amazes me how Ford’s little mind works.  My mom, Gran, was talking to Ford about pumpkins and he remembers where we put them at our house last year.  This time last year he wasn’t even 1 ½ years old.  My child literally forgets nothing.

Ford picked out his attire for the pumpkin picking….

 

We did a little tractor riding….

 

We got our red convertible from birthday #1 and strolled the neighborhood in style with our hats on backwards. 

 

Ate candy for no good reason at all…..

 

And cupcakes with cream filling inside…

 

When Ford gets bored he starts to get into all my stuff.  I decided he needed an extensive coloring project.  I went and got some brown wrapping paper and we traced his body.

 

And you can’t see it on the paper, but he had to color the “little man”.  It was a good idea for about 5 minutes. 

I am in the process of making Ford’s Halloween costume.  I wasn’t impressed with any I had been seeing.  None of them really screamed “FORD” to me.  I showed Trey my idea and he was skeptical.  I then reminded him of how much I spent on my materials and quickly told him I could go buy the $60.00 outfits I had seen.  I think he is going to help me complete “the costume”.

Pictures to come........

Livestock, Funnel Cakes, and Roller Coasters

I am a home body and I will be the first to admit it, however there are some times when you just need to get out of town.  I am out of school for two days on fall break this week, and I told Trey that we should go to Jackson for the weekend and see my grandparents.  It also doesn’t hurt that Puddin has a house down there we can stay in and feel nice and comfortable while we are away from Mayberry.

We spent part of the day with my grandparents and ate at Brent’s Dugs where some of “The Help” was filmed.  After lunch the boys napped and I went shopping.  Trey promised Ford we would go to the fair when we he woke up.

On the way to the fair…

 

Feeding the livestock

 

I would have been completely fine with a little livestock feeding, funnel cake eating, and lovely humanity watching, but Trey thought we needed to buy tickets and ride some rides.  A fair is like a casino for kids.  You lose tons of money at those places and get nasty. 

Trey and Ford walking up the steps to the Giant Slide

 

I even did it too…

 

How Trey got Ford on the ferris wheel I will never know.  I do not ride rides.  That funnel cake I thought was a good idea to eat (which it wasn’t) would have been seen again.  I waved from the bottom like a good momma would/should.

 

And then they rode the kiddie roller coaster.  It was pretty advanced to be in the kiddie section.  I would have been squealing, but Ford was so brave and never made a peep.

 

On the way home Trey insisted we ride by the Mississippi College School of Law where he attended for 3 years.  There were bricks honoring Trey, Pops (John T Lamar, Jr) and Trey’s grandfather, Papa (Leon E Hannaford, Sr).

 Today we went to Germantown to play with Aunt Ashley, Molly Cate, Caroline, Jack, Gran and BoomPa.

 

Painting is always a fun activity… Ford was covered.

 

The teacher came out in Aunt Ashley and she did an art project with Ford.

 

And after his “rest” no nap today, I dressed Ford up like Larry!

My wish for tomorrow is that when I wake up it won’t be dark outside.  I can’t tell you the last time I woke up when it was light. 

My Bid Day

Where were you ten years ago?  Ten years ago I was a 19 year old freshman at Ole Miss who had just pledged Tri Delta.  This past weekend was Bid Day at Ole Miss and it made me reminisce on my time there as a DDD. 

I grew up knowing I would go to Ole Miss since that was how I was raised.  My great grandparents went there and so on down to my older brother.  When it was time for me to pack up and go to college I was as ready as they come.  I remember driving up Interstate 55 in my red 2001 Toyota Solara thinking I couldn’t get there fast enough. 

After several weeks rush began and all I wanted to be was a Tri Delt.  Well, my wish came true on October 8, 2001.  I found these pictures from “my bid day”.

(Excuse my limited skills in scanning pictures).  Here we have the famous run… I am running to my now sister in law.

 

Some of my pledge class getting ready to run through the DDD sign at the front door.

And I can thank all the swaps we had every week for the super GPA I had my freshman year.  As I told my dad, “Well at least I met a lot of people.”

Oh those were the “good old days”.  College was definitely fun and I am thankful for the experience, but if someone told me I had to go back and wear shower shoes, sleep in a twin bed, share a room with someone other than my husband, walk up the dreaded hill from the dorm, do homework/projects/take tests, and stay up until all hours of the night I think I would cry.  I am happy with my little life where I am right now in 2011.  My mind can only wonder what God has in store for me in the next ten years!!!