Tis the season

Poor Theo has come down with RSV and made his first trip to the ER yesterday. We have to give him breathing treatments with a nebulizer to help clear out his chest congestion. It's pretty pitiful to see our 3 month old so sick.

On a lighter note, Jack has been on a daily quest for Eli the Elf. We move him everyday (but sometimes a forgetful mommy slacks and doesn't move him until the morning) and Jack loves to search the house for Eli. He's been using his manners lately and loves to tell Eli when he's done something good!!

Mommy's little friend

my best friend ever

I get several comments and questions when I use this out in public. Just wanted to share my little secret with my mom friends. It's been a lifesaver..... especially for the car since Theo eats round the clock!

Sic' em

Jen and I got the kids together this past week while we were in Houston for Thanksgiving. The cousins had a great time playing at Mimi's house with all of the toys she keeps on hand. Aunt Jen got all of the kids Baylor t-shirts when she was in Waco for Homecoming. Getting 3 kids under 3 to look at the camera at the same time (and smile, yeah right) just didn't happen. Still turned out cute though! And no, Theo was not harmed in the process of picture taking :)

Eli the elf

We got the book "The Elf on the Shelf" for Jack last year (complete with resident elf for our house) but he was really too young to grasp the concept.... so on the shelf it sat until tonight! We read the book to Jack and he listened intently. We decided to name the elf Eli and put him up on the mantle for his first night at our house. See, Eli will watch Jack for the month of December to tell Santa if he's been good or bad each day. Eli moves around our house everyday so Jack will always have to look around to see if Eli is watching him. So far this little scheme has worked and Eli's presence ensured a clean plate at dinner, etc.

On a side note, the tree is up and ornaments are hung!

Lehmannfest 2007

The week before Thanksgiving marked Lehmannfest 2007, which was hosted in New Orleans this year. This is a large gathering of Dave's extended cousins from around the world that is held every 3 years. Last Lehmannfest was in Germany in 2004. Theo was definitely the apple of everyone's eye and got to meet lots of new people. Here he is being held by Aunt Kittie and cousin Cameron. One of the events one evening was cajun dancing at Mulate's.... let's just suffice to say that Jack had a blast!

Thing 1,2 and 3

We visited my friend Carrie today and met her twins, Mark and Ella! The twins were born on August 9th.... just a few weeks before Theo came along. They were super cute and dressed in Thing 1 and Thing 2 onesies. Theo made Thing 3 and fit right in over there. I got to hold both babies and enjoy a visit with Matt and Carrie. Jack played with their dog Oatmeal while the babies ate. Thanks for having us over for a visit Carrie and Matt....... your house is beautiful!

Darci's party

Jack went to his friend Darci's birthday party this past weekend. He had a blast playing outside with all of the children there and enjoyed eating the pink Barbie cake! Theo stayed home with Daddy and lounged around on his lap. He's growing so fast :( He had an 8 oz bottle tonight!!!