May 2008 Archives

Barrett was 4 months old on Sunday and made his first trip to the lake house. He slept the whole ride in the back seat with Flick, who was a bit of a seat hog. I wish I had a picture of it. Every time we stopped Flick would stand up in the back and look out the window. In the process her tail would whack Barrett in the face and wake him up. He in turn would start crying and she would get a little frustrated with him and try to move as far away from his car seat as she could. Needless to say, the two kept us pretty entertained the whole way up.

Barrett got his 4 month picture while he was out catching some rays. He did not get in the water since it was so low by our dock. The water was also pretty muddy so I am not sure I would have put him in it anyway. He was an angel the whole weekend though. Miss Sue brought her pack-n-play so we wouldn't have to pack ours up and he slept in it very well...despite the air conditioning being broken! He had to spend most of the weekend in his t-shirt and diaper.

Barrett saw the doctor today for his 4 month check-up and she said he looked great. He weighed in at 14.7 lbs. which is in the 40% for his age. He is a shorty though! He is only 23 3/4 inches long (12%) and his head circumference is only 15 3/4 (6%). We were assured by the doctor that he is growing proportionately and that we shouldn't worry. He flirted with the doctor the entire time (smiled and cooed), which she loved and commented on several times. This all ended when they came in to give him his shots. He got 4 shots today and one oral vaccine. He was not happy! He quieted quickly afterward though and slept all the way home. We are planning to start cereal to increase his caloric intake in hopes that he will sleep as well as he once was...we plan to start on a day when he is feeling better. I am sure we will have some interesting pictures once that starts.

Kellie

P.S. Last weekend, Barrett took his first trip to Waffle House. Stephen couldn't resist getting him a hat. We think we would be a shoe in for a job there...he already meets the "no teeth" requirement.

Barrett Scott - 4 months

Barrett Scott - 4 months

I have the pleasure of introducing you to

Jude Andrew de Gruy
who was born on
May 12
3:24 PM
4 lbs. 2 oz.
17 inches
Mom and baby are doing well. Jude is in the NICU right now because he made an early debut. He is breathing on his own, which is a blessing! Let's all pray that he continues to develop and can come home soon. His hair is really something to behold. He looks like he has the same hair dresser as Lars. It's white-blond and curly. Too cute!!! I think he looks like Jacob although these pictures don't really show it. Christina will likely go home on Wednesday.

Jude - Born May 12, 2008

Jude - Born May 12, 2008

Jude - Born May 12, 2008

Patsy and I are going to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on opening night next week. I'm a big fan of Indiana Jones and Patsy is basically indulging me by going with me on a week night. This would have been impossible for me just a few months ago. Thank the new job for that. While I've been scouring the trailers and whatnot for movies to use our free passes on, I came across another one that looks interesting. The Incredible Hulk normally wouldn't have interested me but the trailer looks awesome. I think I'm in. Score one for advertising. Are there any BIG movies this summer that you're hoping to see?

Anne graduated from Stout on Saturday, May 10th with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design degree. Ceremonies were held at 2pm and the rain held off until we were finished with dinner. Friday evening was her Senior Show---an exhibit of final senior design projects(that will be graded)--it was amazing to see the talent, creativity and hard work that Anne and her classmates put into their projects. I've included one picture from her Senior Show. Sunday we had a small party at our house with the grandparents, an aunt and uncle and Anne's best friend and boyfriend attending. The weather was cool and breezy but the sun was out. All in all a good weekend. Congrats to Anne!!!!

Graduation

Are almost ready ...

CrabAppleLane Tomato/Eggplant Garden - May 11, 2008

CrabAppleLane Tomatoes - May 11, 2008

Brianne graduated from the school of education at 9:00 this morning. The ceremony for the 1074 graduates was on the lawn between college buildings. The weather held out. It was slightly overcast. The sun peeped out from time to time and although it was more humid there than it is in Lawrenceville, a light breeze wafted through the crowd occasionally making it momentarily pleasant for those that were hot. Not often enough for most people, but I would have been happy if I had had on a sweatshirt because it was a little cool for me. Brianne was very warm beneath her cap and gown and couldn't wait to remove them.

After the ceremony we went back to Brianne's house and loaded up a carful of her stuff. We took home a carful last Friday when we were there for her Showcase presentation and Awards Ceremony. Scott is going back with her on Monday to get the rest in a U-haul trailer. Her bedroom here is already covered from one end to the other with stuff so I don't know where any more is going to go. She said that she and her roommates already took four boxes of discards to Goodwill.

After that, we drove to the town of Madison to have lunch. We figured that all the places in Milledgeville would have long waits. Madison is around a 45 minute drive back toward our house. We didn't count on the people celebrating graduations from UGA going to Madison, but it appeared that there were many at this restaurant who had just graduated from there. We waited around 30 minutes to get a table which wasn't too bad but the kitchen must have been having trouble keeping up with the crowds because it was slow and all of our food didn't come out at the same time. We weren't in a hurry so that was okay.

Brianne stayed in Milledgeville to attend parties but we came on home, picked up Patrick and went right to church tonight since we were already dressed. Patrick has a lifeguarding inservice tomorrow morning from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. so it was going to be a hardship to get from that to 10:30 mass in the morning with him changing into church clothes in the car! Now maybe Scott can take me out to a Mother's Day breakfast while Patrick's at the inservice!

I've included a picture of Brianne and her 3 roommates. They've been friends since high school and have lived in a house together for the past 3 years. Erin is going to be a 4th grade teacher in Augusta, Leah is going to Georgia State for graduate school in school psychology and Kristin will graduate with a degree in Sociology next May. There is also a picture of Brianne trying on the pearls we gave her as a graduation present. They are very beautiful and she loved them!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mothers who read this!

Brianne’s Graduation

Barrett was 3 months old on April 25th. Although he will be 4 months in just a week and a half, I thought I would post the pictures anyway. Stephen was away in New Orleans when I took the 3 month pictures. First of all, I am not good at taking pictures with his camera. He always tells me what a poor job I do and I just don't understand what I am doing wrong! Secondly, I do not know how to put the pics from his camera on to the computer. So...now that he has them all arranged for me I can share them with you all. I promise we will be faster with the 4 month pictures. We will also have a visit to the doctor on May 30th to find out how Barrett is doing. I cannot wait!

Kellie

Barrett Scott

Barrett Scott

Barrett Scott & Flick

May is National Burger Month and in honor of that, Phil came up with a grand plan to celebrate...Burgerpalooza. His small idea turned into a big one, with several local celebrities getting on board to build a "celebrity" burger, which proceeds from the sale of those burgers goes to charity. You can read more about it on Phil's website, phils-grill.com. Deuce McCalister, a Saints player, was the first on board and as a result, it's his charity that benefits. The Mackel brothers, twins who are on the local NBC news, also have a burger and they wanted to do a segment for the news about it. Today was the taping, the boys got to meet Deuce and get his autograph. They were even in the segment, Jackson has a speaking part! I'm not sure when it's supposed to air, Phil thinks Sunday morning but they'll also be promoting it all week during the different news broadcasts. It was a very exciting day for Phil, a huge Deuce fan, and for the boys. Jackson had a picture of Deuce that he got autographed and Phil had my Saints jersey, which is Deuce, autographed. We all have a different player's jerseys, I'm the one who has Deuce!

Of course, I didn't get to meet him because I'm following doctor's orders and staying in bed. I have been so bored. I'm reading and catching up on my internet celebrity gossip but you can only do so much of that. I find by the end of the day, I'm desperate for Phil to come home and entertain me! The boys are playing baseball and each night one of them has had a game or practice so I'm left alone again! I know when this baby is born I will wish for more downtime. Angela & Janine are set to come over tomorrow to paint the baby's room for me and then Phil will put together the furniture. We will hopefully, finally have a nursery ready for this boy by the end of the weekend. Phew!

Jacob, Jackson, and Deuce McAllister

Deuce, Phil, & The Mackel Brothers