Tumbleweed Park

I'm a little behind on posting (well, let's admit it...I'm a little behind on everything), so I will try to catch up. Friday, we went to Tumbleweed Park for a picnic and some playtime. A.J. especially enjoyed the sand! Grandpa had to seek shade, as he was getting too hot in the sun!

A.J. playing on the gila monster

Mommy and Isaac wearing their shades

Grandma and A.J. playing in the sand

Bounce U

We decided to go to Family Bounce Night at Bounce U on Tuesday, since Grandma and Grandpa are still in town. A.J. loves to bounce and it gives him a chance to burn off some of his energy. Mommy finally got to bounce too (everytime we have gone to the bouncy houses, I have been pregnant). We all had fun, although it took all four of us adults taking turns to keep up with A.J.!!! Afterwards, we went for some ice cream to cool down.

Mommy finally getting a chance to bounce with A.J.

A.J. and Grandma

A.J. and Grandpa

The family (Isaac actually went down the slide twice)!!!

Mommy and Daddy in the ring

Grandma and A.J. playing cars

Isaac driving his car

Isaac bouncing (the shirt fits, Peters family)!!!

Daddy wiping out

Illini Hats

Here's a couple of pics of the boys adorning their Illini hats!!!

Grandma & Grandpa are Here!!!

Grandma and Grandpa Davis are in town this week, so we decided to go to the park on Sunday to enjoy the weather. We had a picnic lunch and played. Grandma and Grandpa even took A.J. on the train around the park. We had a good time (and Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed the 70's...it was 3 degrees when they left IL)!!!

Grandma and Grandpa with A.J. and Isaac

The family

Riding the train

3 Day Weekend

Andy had a 3-day weekend this past weekend, and we had fun hanging out with the boys. Friday, we went to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants. Saturday, we went to IKEA (quickly becoming one of my favorite stores...90 minutes of free babysitting!!!) and then we had a picnic at the park. On Sunday, we went to church here for the first time with Isaac, then we watched the Cardinals play their way to the Superbowl, then we went to a cookout with Andy's coworkers. Today, we just hung around the house, doing odds and ends (cleaned out closets, got the summer clothes out of storage, laundry, yardwork, etc, etc). Isaac loves his play gym...he could lay under that thing for hours, just batting at all the toys! A.J. has become the typical kid...taking forever to eat his meals. One night, he took so long eating, we threatened to put the food on his face if he didn't eat it (and we stuck to our word)!

Isaac concentrating hard on his toys

Taking a little time out to smile for the camera

Grinning from ear to ear

A.J. being a slow-poke with dinner...and us keeping our word

All my boys, just hanging out

Another Beautiful Weekend

On Saturday, the weather was gorgeous, so we decided to go to the park for a picnic lunch. A.J. enjoys eating outside, and he likes to feed the ducks too! Even "Little" Isaac had his bottle outdoors! Then we played on the playground equipment after we ate...I about broke a sweat!!!

A.J. enjoying his PB & J

Feeding the ducks

Mommy and the boys

Daddy and the boys

Sunny Days

So, we don't want to rub it in too much, but we're going too :) The weather here has been absolutely beautiful lately!!! We have been trying to take advantage of the mid-70's days by playing outside as much as possible. A.J. is getting really good at driving his truck...he is on the second speed and he hauls! Isaac loves to look at toys and bats his arms at them. We will definitely miss this weather if we ever move.

The boys playing outside

A.J. digging in the rocks

"Hey, Ladies...wanna go for a ride???"

Isaac playing with his toys

Such a happy baby

2 Month Check-Up

We took Isaac in for a 2-month check-up today...what a chunky monkey!!! He weighed 13 lbs, 10.5 oz (90%), was 24.5 inches (90-95%), and his head was 16.75 inches (off the charts). His weight-to-length percentage was only 25-50%...in other words, he's definitely a Davis--tall, skinny (relatively speaking), and has a big head!!! He got a load of vaccinations, so I'm preparing for a long night with a cranky baby, but he might prove me wrong, as right now he's sleeping (and, of course, Andy is out of town, probably enjoying a couple of nights of uninterrupted sleep)!

TSA Response

So I got a call from the TSA today. They questioned me on what had happened while going through security at Lambert Airport in St. Louis. I told her the exact same story (the one in the previous post). She confirmed that the formula should have been able to be carried on the plane without being opened. She said if the formula was in a sealed, pop-top container and was not resealable (meaning the formula would expire when opened), only one of the containers needed to be tested, not all of them. So she took a description of the lady in security, our flight number, airline, terminal, time, etc., and is trying to track her down. If this happens in the future, we were told to ask for a supervisor...I just hope this doesn't happen to other families flying with babies.

End of Vacation

I'm trying to catch up the blog with the last week of our vacation, so I'm just going to sum it up in one post. On Sunday, yours truly caught the flu...ugh! I woke in the middle of the night feeling nauseous, but we decided to go to church in the morning anyway...bad idea. Luckily, I had a Ziploc bag with me!!! I felt better after that, and went out with my good friend Mary for dinner. Later, I started feeling sick again, so I cancelled all of Monday's planned events. Tuesday, we went up to Knoxville to visit Andy's grandmother in the nursing home. She looked good and remembered everyone, although she was a bit quiet. Tuesday night, some of my friends from nursing school and the hospital got together at Patience's house. We had fun talking about old times and, of course, eating! PT had a great spread of hor'deurves and margaritas! Wednesday was New Year's Eve. We went over to my sister's house for pizza and ping pong. It was actually a lot of fun (although I don't know if Angela will be hosting anymore events, as we smoked her in ping pong)!!! Thursday was New Year's Day...also my birthday! We ended up visiting Andy's dad in the hospital (he had been sick all vacation and finally had to be hospitalized). I did get to see Dr. Gupta...a nice little eye candy/birthday present to me (although Andy doesn't understand my infatuation with him)!!! I also got a famous rice krispie treat from the good 'ol cafeteria...it's the little things in life that make me happy!!! That night, my family took me out for dinner and then, back home to pack. Friday, we made the trip down to St. Louis so we could fly back to Phoenix. We had absolutely no troubles on our flight here, but on the way home, A.J. started bawling when he had to put his backpack through x-ray. To make matters worse, we had to have the diaper bag checked by security (which we did on the way to IL, so I didn't think anything of it). I had individual cans of formula in the bag, which I had declared to security (and according to TSA, baby formula can exceed 3 oz. and does not have to be checked). The lady wanted me to open all the cans of formula so she could do a test on the liquid. One, I did not have to open the formula on the flight from Phoenix to St. Louis; two, anyone who formula-feeds knows that once opened, formula is only good for 1 hour; and three, the same lady let the people in front of me carry on a can of Ensure without opening it. I was livid!!! I don't think Andy had ever heard the amount of choice words that were coming from my mouth! Luckily, I had some powdered formula with me, so we just had to buy some water (by the way, why can I carry on an opened container of powdered baby formula--a white powder which could be anything--but not sealed cans of formula???). Needless to say, the TSA has already received a complaint email from me!!! But, we landed safely to blue skies and 70 degree weather, and all's well that ends well.

4 generations--Andy, Noreen, Helen, and Isaac

Me and Steph

Kelly, Stephanie, Patience, me, and Ellen

Such determination on A.J.'s face

Even Mom got in on the ping pong action!!!