Sweet Lucy Supper Club

I'm a member of the Sweet Lucy Supper Club. It is a group of girls who get together at least once a month for supper, gossip, insanity, and fun. We have secret Sweet Lucy Pal's who we buy gifts for each month unless it's a special theme. For example, we did not buy gifts this month because most of us had to buy something special for our costumes (we were supposed to dress in character).

This month our hostesses were Joy Rogers and Jennifer Skipper and their theme was Dancing with Death. This is what the invitation said . . . Dai Rektor has hit the big time! Not only has he just 'discovered' his latest act, Joanna Dance who stands to make him millions, but he has just married his 19 year old 5th wife, Dolly Dee-Cup. His friends and business associates are gathered to see Joanna's first gig when disaster strike! Dai is found dead, slumped against his desk with the unsigned contract! Was it a heart attack? Was it suicide? Or, as many suspect, was it murder?

We were given a list of the characters with a description of who they were, and what they should look like, and what to wear for the night; and we would find out the rest of the details at the party.

Here's the list of characters and who they were:
Joanna Dance - Christy B. (pop star) Busty Brushetta - Elliemae (Italian Dancer)
Betty Will - Christy L. (underwriter) Ann Calsox - Joy (backup dancer)
Carrie Oakey - Michelle (backup singer) Eve Hill - Stephanie (lead guitarist)
Ruth Liss - Cindy (journalist covering the event) Clara Nett - Jennifer Stringer (classical pianist)
Celia Fate - Trish (party girl) Faye Slift - Jennifer Skipper (plastic surgeon)
Lou Pole - Wendy (lawyer)

Unfortunately, not everyone was able to attend the party so a few of us had to fill in for the characters of Jackie Pott (lottery winner), Danielle Sound (agent and scout), and Robyn Emblind (PA to Joanna).

Below is a group picture.

Elliemae and Stephanie
Christy L., Michelle, Elliemae, Trish, & Jennifer Stringer
Joy, Stephanie, & Cindy
Elliemae, me, & Trish. Can you believe Elliemae being black headed and me being a blonde?

Thanks Joy and Jennifer! We had a great time. It's always fun dressing up like some one different. I can't wait to see what you guys come up with next year.

Visit to Andalusia

Tuesday the boys and I decided to go visit my mother in Andalusia, and instead of a day trip, we decided to make it our first overnight trip there. That afternoon and night we had several visitors. Uncle Dave and Aunt Mandi stopped by to help spoil them a little bit more. Stephanie, Lamar, and Helena also stopped by for a visit. I can't believe how big Helena is now. She was so small when I kept her last summer. In the picture below, Helena is trying to give Brady his pacifier while Step is feeding Whit. Uncle Dave holding Brady and Aunt Mandi holding Whit.
Brady (left); Whit (right)

Surgery Update

We left Greenville Thursday afternoon around 4:00 and arrived at our hotel in Birmingham around 6:30. Michael's parents and my mom and David also stayed at the hotel. The boys did really good staying in a hotel for the first time. I thought they rested fairly decent being some where different. Friday morning we arrived at Children's Hospital about 5:15. We were the first on the list. After we checked in and went through all of the processing of being admitted, they took Brady back about 7:30. Then at 9:00 the doctor came out and said everything went great. She was very pleased with the surgery. I think the worst part of everything was the waiting in the recovery room. When we went back to see Brady, he was awake and doing great. However, we had to stay back there for over 3 hours because we were waiting on a room. It was crazy. Thank goodness that grandparents were with us to take care of Whit for us. I think it was around 2:00 when we finally got into a room. Brady was a real trooper. He wasn't fussy or uncomfortable. He took his bottle and went right to sleep. Whit stayed with Michael's parents at the hotel that night. They said he was a little angel the whole time. We got home about 2:00 Saturday afternoon. I have to say both boys did really great. Brady is doing so good. You would never know that he had surgery. Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers for us during this time!!!

Some Pictures

It seems like it has been awhile since I have posted some pictures of the boys. So this post has an assortment of pictures of the boys with family and hanging around the house. I hope you enjoy viewing. Also, Brady's surgery is scheduled for Friday, April 18 @ Children's Hospital in Birmingham. Please remember to keep us in your thoughts and prayers

I normally start with pictures of the boys, but this time, I thought I would start with Maggie and Belle. Here they are chillin on the chase.
This is Brady relaxing on the Daddy Couch before bath time.

Is this not the cutest smile ever!!! By the way, this is Brady.
This is Walker (2 yrs. old) pulling the boys to the barn in their wagon.
Gramps (my dad) holding Brady.
Gramps holding Whit and Grand nan (stepmother) holding Brady.
Brady after a bath.

Whit after a bath.

Brady (left) and Whit (right) getting ready for bed time. Grandaddy (Michael's dad) holding the boys.
Tim & Debbie (friends from Georgia) holding the boys.

A Sick Baby Boy

Monday evening, about 7:00, Brady started fussing really bad. He wouldn't eat his cereal or his bottle, bath time didn't even calm him down. So about 10 pm we called the doctor. She said to give him some Tylenol to help relax him, so we did. He was not running a fever at that time, he was just extremely fussy. He would lay on my chest and try to sleep but would cry out every five minutes. He finally relaxed a little and dozed off about midnight. Then at 1:30 he was crying again. This time he had a fever (100.5), so we called the doctor again. I know we were probably over reacting, but we knew something was wrong. Plus, being a first time parent, we really didn't know what to do. Anyway, we gave him some more Tylenol, and we were at the doctor's office when they opened. He did not have an ear infection, but we found out today that he has a urinary track infection. He will start antibiotics today and will take them for 10 days. He is doing much better today. When he was in his swing this morning, he was smiling at me when I was talking to him. Thank goodness, Whit is doing fine. The past few days have been stressful but things are much better!! It's very hard having a sick baby boy!

Doctor's Appointment, April 2

We went to the doctor Wednesday for Whit and Brady's 3 month check up and RSV shots. Brady now weighs 9.4. He weighed 3.5 when he was born.

Whit now weighs 9.1, and he weighed 3.9 when he was born. It looks like Brady has finally caught up with Whit, at least for now.
The doctor also gave them a prescription for Zantac. She said they were showing some signs of reflux, so, hopefully, this will help them with their eating.

After their doctor's visit, I met my mother at Target. This was their first trip out to a store, so, of course, I had to take a picture. You can't see them in their car seats, but they are really in there. They were really good, but I was paranoid about people coming up to them to want to see them. Luckily, there weren't many people that tried to see them.
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Our 1st Camping trip with the Boys!!!

This past weekend we took the boys on their first camping trip at three months old. We camped at Michael's Uncle Lee's pond with Grandma, Grandaddy, Great-Grandma, and Great-Grandaddy. Of course, Maggie Ann and Belle was with us too. Overall, I think it was a great weekend. The boys were a little fussy at night, but they enjoyed being outside during the day. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

Whit and Brady in their pack-n-play Friday afternoon.
Whit and Brady in their wagon at the pond with Maggie Ann and Belle.
This is Skylar, our neighbor's little girl, who is four months old. She and Brady are chilling out.
This picture was taken Saturday. It got a little hot that afternoon, so they were able to be real little boys dressed only in their diapers . . . so cute!