Lion's Fan

In an effort not to crush such a young and hopeful spirit, we have yet to tell Allison that the Detroit Lions are 0 - 9.

Thanks to Aunt Lori for picking up this cheerleading outfit. Allison looks so darn cute in it.

Wonder Fall

A week ago Sunday, my sister Keri and her family came for a visit. Their visit was a double bonus to us. Not only did we get company, we also received free labor. Sydney, Abbey, and Ben wanted to play in the leaves, so they helped Brian rake up a huge pile. They had a blast jumping in the leaves and burying each other in the pile. We offered to bag up the leaves and send them home with the kids, but for some reason my brother-in-law Eric wasn't too excited about that idea.

Katie decided to stay indoors and snuggle with Amelia.

Special Visitors

Last week was a busy week as we had two sets of special visitors. My mom (aka Nana) stayed with us for the week to help out. She was a huge help and we enjoyed her visit.

It was very special to see Nana bond with her granddaughters. She and Allison became special buddies. Allison loved sharing Nana's vanilla Oreos, while Amelia enjoyed snuggling with Nana. We want to thank my mom for all of her help. I wouldn't have survived last week without it.

Our 2nd set of special visitors came all the way from Baton Rouge. My friend Joie and her daughter Avari came to town for the weekend and stopped by our house. Avari is a month older than Allison, so Joie and I have been going through parenthood together.

It was fun seeing the two girls meet for the first time. They played together so nicely, like they have been friends forever.

Trick or Treat

Based on the start, I thought we were going to have a rough night, however luckily her mood improved once we started trick or treating.


Allison's first attempt at trick-or-treating. She didn't quite understand the concept that people give her candy and she gets to keep it.



By this house, she was an old pro at it.

Happy Halloween

Random Photos

Here are some photos from the past few weeks. They didn't upload like I thought they would, so they are not in order by date.

1st time I washed her hair. I'm not used to washing so much hair on a baby.

Me and my girls

Dad and his buddy Allison.

Our first outing together as a family of four. We went to the park a few days after I got home from the hospital so I could enjoy the fall colors.