Potty...Party with the Krewe of Highland

Hi all...Its been a rough week or two. First I have had this lingering crud for 5 weeks now and it finally just drug me down on Monday. I just felt like a truck had hit me..so I called the Doctor and asked is there ANYTHING you can give me? Well after a chest x-ray, flu culture, strep culture...they determined I have "Walking Pneumonia"...I was given another round of antibiotics and Inhaler. I am feeling much better today..the inhaler has made a world of difference in just a few days. We bought Brooke a potty...Winnie the Pooh to be exact since she thinks he is the best thing ever...the has Pooh-Dar...if there is something Winnie the Pooh in eyesight she starts shouting Pooh..Pooh...always fun in a crowded store..haha...but she does love him. We were at ToysRus on Saturday and they had a Winnie the Pooh Easter Basket and she went nuts..so of course we got it for her for Easter. She can name every single character off of that show. We usually only watch it on Saturday Morning but she has several books that we read over and over again.
On another note Mardi Gras has come to an end and we went to only one Big Parade. We have never been to the Krewe of Highland parade because it was on a Sunday and more of a kids parade so we thought...but we did not take Brooke to the 2 night parades of Gemini and Centaur because she is just so mobile and we did not want her running out in front of a float or having some drunk take her beads or knock her down etc..etc. We loved the Highland parade, we met my Sister-N-Law Liz over at her friends house and brought our friends with us and we loved it. Brooke & Eli had a blast palying before the parade and they caught so much stuff...we will def be going to that parade from now on. As far as my other little punkin..we go to the Doctor again on the 6th and will see the baby again and for sure believe them if they say girl...we have had our doubts....but we are on a mission for a name. it took us forever to name Brooke so we will see, what we can come up with. We have tossed a few names around but have not really said we love them..hate them...etc..Just stay tuned to hear.

Our new Winnie the Pooh Potty...we love going and sitting on the potty...even with our pants up..then she tells me "Mommy I Tee-Tee and points to the empty potty
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Killing time before the parade...we ran ourself silly and everyone else there too!! Eli hiding behind his Dad because he was scared of the clown that was acting like he was going to get him.







My 2 favorite floats...I am a 80's kid and love ET







Hanging out on Uncle Stephens shoulders





She could not possibly have held another thing!!

60th Birthday + 40th Anniversary + Mardi Gras = Party!!

Happy 60th Birthday Gammy!!







Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary Mom & Dad








Barkus & Meow Parade

Catching you up on my Cutie Patootie

Oh, I have really neglected the blog for the longest this time. Our lives have been so busy with the new Baby coming and just life in general. Chris is traveling ALOT and so my down time gets shorter and shorter...we all have had the crud and had it for a while now...but you know when its 80 one day and 40 the next that is what happens. I promise I am going to try and do better. Much love to everyone.

Mommy & Daddy LOVES me so much they bought me my favorite...Winnie the Pooh stuff for Valentines Day!!








We had to wear both hats!!












Playing with My Babies...putting them Night-Night!!








And Finally a Video that just cracks me up for some reason...Chris and I could watch it over and over.

Finally Some Pictures!!

Well Chris finally got his new computer and the back-ups installed so we could back up all of our pictures etc. Here some for the past month.

Riding on Daddys back and giving him hugs at the same time...I also helped him install his new computer and get the back-ups working so Mom could post these wonderful pictures of me!!





This picture was so cute and yet broke my heart just a little...Brooke was sick with a ear infection and she was watching our neighbors play outside...she stayed there for about 20 min just watching them play and pointing to me...I felt so bad...as soon as she was feeling better we bundled up and went outside for a little to play.


Our new phrase at our house..is usually Brooke, Stop pulling your pants down...Brooke "Where are your pants"...she is contantly taking them and then her diaper off if we do not catch her fast enough...she thinks its funny. She also checks her babies several times to make sure that they have not Poo-pooed....if so then we have to change them. Even though it is impossible for them to go...explaining that to a 20 month old is not as easy!!






Sitting at our Table eating a snack...she eats so good now that we have stopped feeding her in her High Chair..she loves to sit at her table like a big girl.


Playing with our Babies..taking them all for a ride in the stroller or in our Grocery cart....she loves her babies!!






Hanging out with our Stuffed Animals in our Playroom


She went crazy for this Balloon...we were grocery shopping in Kroger and they gave her this Balloon...it was a smooth trip..just because of this Bawooon!!

**Update on the Used Toys/Clothing Law**

Today the Consumer Product Safety Commission released a statement clearing up some of the confusion about the new law regarding kids toys/clothing. Looks like consigning and re-sale won't be a problem after all. They'll just have to make sure they're not selling anything that's been recalled. Here's a link to the release.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09086.html

We got a new desktop computer so I have not been able to downloaad any pictures until Chris gets the external hard drive set-up that we back up all of our pictures to....but as soon as he does I will have a bunch :)

This is just Nonsense

So apparently the Great Minds in Washington have gotten together and decided the only way to protect our children from dangerous toys and goods from China etc is to create a ban on selling used clothing and toys that is not marked with a date. What will happen to the garage sales and consignment sales that I go to a few times a year. They sell quality toys and clothing but because they will not be marked with a date they will no longer be sold. Not to mention the crafters, sahm who make a living by making handmade goods. They will have to submit there items for testing. I am sure there is more to this and I will interested in seeing how they police such a thing....If anyone knows anything more..please let me know. Here is a link to where I have read about it. http://www.change.org/ideas/view/save_handmade_toys_from_the_cpsia