Dear Pixie Stix,

Are you aware that your colored, very tempting, sugary sticks are resulting in corruption and civil disobedience amongst the toddler population in our house?

I would like to introduce exhibits A and B to the people.
Please note the presence of some minor un-truths, fake fits, and pillow destruction as a result of the sugar source.

I would also like to disclose that this very squirmy toddler is SLEEPY! Supper and bedtime are in the very near future!!!!







Since this conversation, we have heard the following:
5:15-I don't want in the hot tub!!! (bold toddler statement)
5:18--I WAAAAAANNT IN THE HOOOOOOT TUUUUUUBBBBB (very whiney statement)

5:30--I don't want to take a bath!! (bold)
5:40--I ddddonnnnnn't wwwant to get out of the baaaaaaathhhhh!!!! (whiney)

5:45: I don't want jammies! (bold)
5:46 I waaaaannnnnnnt my jjjjaaaaaamies! (whiney)

I'm pretty sure we are going to hear the same over supper now.
Pixie Stix,
It all started with you.

Welcome Back HOGS!!!

WHAT A GAME...and to think I was trying to sell my tickets. Riley and I were both tired from the busy week and the commander had to work so I was planning on leaving during the 3rd qtr. We ended up staying the whole time and it was worth it!

If you don't feel old already, then let me help you out by telling you Dennis Johnson, the freshman who scored the game winning touchdown on a 96 yard kick off return, was born in 1990! Yep, I'm pretty sure we were all old enough to baby sit that whipper snapper! (just showing my age there :) )

We arrived at the stadium in time for a quick tail gate with Grandaddy and Dodo then headed to some vacant seats near them. I almost didn't bring my camera (I thought we had enough pictures being 5 games into it now, but I'm glad I did because the trees looked beautiful and Riley played in them while we ate Subway. I sat back and snapped away so I could spend today attempting to make 'em look real nice using photoshop.
Here's a few..






He will be quizzed on the location of Old Main and The Fight Song later this week.




Sometime during the 3rd qtr Riley said "The hogs are losing. The game is over."
Then I looked over and found him like this much to my surprise. We haven't seen this since he was about 3mos old!

Fight the Flu

We are taking extra precautions this year to stay well with new baby being born in the middle of flu season.
Here's a few facts about the flu and a reminder to get your flu vaccine this year.
*The flu virus can live on hard surfaces in your home for up to 48 hours. Use a disinfectant to wipe down door handles and computers.
*The flu season usually lasts from the end of Oct through March

*The CDC offers the following recommendations:
People who should get vaccinated each year are:

1. Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday
2. Pregnant women
3. People 50 years of age and older
4. People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
5. People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
6. People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:
a. Health care workers
b. Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
c. Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)

There are some people who should not be vaccinated without first consulting a physician. These include

* People who have a severe allergy to chicken eggs.
* People who have had a severe reaction to an influenza vaccination.
* People who developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks of getting an influenza vaccine.
* Children less than 6 months of age (influenza vaccine is not approved for this age group), and
* People who have a moderate-to-severe illness with a fever (they should wait until they recover to get vaccinated.)

Treats.

We started our Halloween festivities by trick or treating on the square this afternoon.
We met Sam and Noah (with their parents) for round 1.
(L to R: Sam the monkey, Riley the astronaut, and Noah the cop)
The adorable monkey with a bow is Sofia.

Taking a candy break to play in the leaves.

We ate dinner at our favorite pizza place and then walked around the block.

This is when Riley REALLY got into the trick or treating!
1. Instead of saying trick or treat he would say "I WANT SOME". We worked on that one and he finally got the trick or treat and thank you down pat.
2. He told one kind home owner "now shut your door" after he got his candy.
3. He put his hand up after receiving some candy at one house and said "give me five". I guess he got good stuff at that house so they were instant friends.

He came off his sugar high pretty fast because he was in bed and asleep by 8:30 and I'm pretty sure we have enough candy to last us until next year...oh my!

Trunk or Treat

We went to a local church for a trunk or treat event.



Each station was really clever. Some of our favorites were a john deer tractor and bean bag toss, a trailer with leaves to dig for candy, and a truck to fish for candy.





Riley wanted to eat a "hollipop" when we got home. I couldn't bring myself to correct him so I just had him repeat a few more times before I gave him his "hollipop"

let's talk some more NUTT

I wonder what Houston Nutt thinks about beating his own team. Those were his players on the field so next year I hope we beat them and beat them BIG!
It was also pretty clever that he timed his appearance at the same time the Razorbacks ran onto the field. Unfortunately for him, the fans caught on pretty quick and still boo'd him.
It was good to see Danny Nutt from the side lines pat Casey Dick on the back with his first long run of the game. The Democrat Gazette had a picture of Houston Nutt hugging him after the game. I just wish we would have won!
There..I think I got it all out now and am done blogging on the Ole Miss vs. Arkansas game now.

Ole Miss NUTTS and Arkansas

According to the Democrat Gazette, an overflow crowd of 74,168 people came into town this weekend to watch the Ole Miss Rebels barely beat the Razorbacks! It took us over an hour to get to the local Chick Fil A to meet my sister with our tickets. I'm estimating that there were about 52,769 people getting off the same exit at the same time. It was CROWDED, but the good sister delivered the tickets and we made it to the stadium for some tailgating fun.

First, its always fun to people watch on game days. I think it's more the style watching that I enjoy. I don't remember wearing 3 inch heels with cleverly made razorback shirts when I was in college, but then again that was...10 years ago...SIGH!
Cheering on the hogs..



We tailgated in the pit with some of Ross's friends before the game. I'm not kidding when I tell you that the 3 year old ate 3 plates of finger foods plus peanuts, rice krispy treats, and popcorn at the game. The boy likes his tailgating food!

STILL EATING



We normally have 3 seats together, but they were a little harder to come by this time. Grandaddy was able to get Riley a seperate ticket...a seatback one at that! I didn't think it would be very nice to make him sit in it since ours were in a different section so I watched the game with a 3 year old in my lap and a 32 weeker in my ribs. It got a little uncomfortable towards the end, but he did really well. I think it was because he didn't have a lot of wiggle room.


He was told a few times to keep his hands to himself because he kept trying to zip his dad's jacket up to the top. Riley thinks if you are wearing a jacket then it should be zipped all the way to the top. That's the way he likes to roll... a very zipped up jacket!


Riley watched the hogs with great intensity the first half (the hog mascots, not football players), and "the woovers" (imagination movers) on his DVD player the 2nd half. That ended up coming in very handy because we sat in front of a shouting fan and the master mimic-er repeated everything he heard from the eager fan. Luckily, it was only things like.."why didn't you do that at Arkansas, Nutt? or "that looks familiar!" I was worried he was going to pick up some new words, but it was all clean...and LOUD.