First Annual Elter~Folse Beach Trip

We left last Wednesday for an adventure in Orange Beach, Alabama.  We went with Trent, Jenny and Finn(4 months) Folse and The Warners ~ Chris, Amanda and Charlotte (1 1/2 years old).  We had a great time.  We stayed at the Phoenix West and really enjoyed it! It was nice for the dads to watch the kiddos while the moms relaxed and floated around in the lazy river for a few hours.  Then, we switched so the men could enjoy some down time too. There was a water slide for the kids but of course the adults had to check it out too! :)  We grilled steaks, fried alligator and some other yummy treats while we were there!  Everyone really enjoyed themselves.  It was special for Davis and Finn too.  Although both had been on a trip to the beach before, this was their first time to touch the sand and be baptized in the water!!!!!  They even took a nap together on the beach!  They both seemed to like it!  We can't wait to take them back.  We hope to make this an annual trip!  Going in late September was perfect~  not too hout and not too crowded!!! 

I caught Finn and Davis holidng hands!!!

Ready for the beach!!!!   Amanda and Charlotte



Amanda and Chris had just come back from Sanoma and bought Cline Cellars onsies for the kids!  Here is our Grape-a-licious photo shoot!!!  Davis, Charlotte and Finn



Davis on his way to the beach!!!!!

Chad hauling all of the baby gear to the beach!

Finn and Davis chilling in the condo

We love the beach!

Finn and Davis napping on the beach!  Nothing better than the sound of the ocean~!

Toes in the sand

Enjoying our Alpha Omega dessert wine that we got on our Napa trip with the Folses.  We had been saving it for a special occassion!!!!!

4 months old

Greetings from the beach!  We are on vacation with the Folses and the Warners!  Having a great time in Orange Beach!  Can we say LAZY RIVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I'll post pics and write more when we get home on Monday but wanted to share a few photos.  Davis is 4 months old today.  He is loving his vacation and spent some time at the pool late this afternoon.  He came to the beach with me too and I put some sand on his feet!  He liked it!  Geaux Tigers!

Happy Birthday Pop Pop!

Happy Birthday Pop Pop~  We hope you have a great day! 
You are the best dad and grandfather!!!!!

We love you so much!  Enjoy your day! We can't wait to see you next week!

And few pics from "Super Davis"

Weekend Fun

We had a great weekend.  The Ledets came over on Saturday night.  We watched the LSU game and Chad and Cliff made some delicious Veal Parmesean.  It was great to catch up with our friends. We hadn't seen them since Davis was born. 

Adam was a cutie too!  He taught Chad how to play a game he made up  "Guess the Team"  Adam tossed up a miniature helmet in the air and Chad had to name the team with only 2 guesses.  Of course, Chad knew his teams and didn't let Adam win! 

Adam even enjoyed feeding Davis!

We had a good time! And the Tigers won!

Bath Time

Davis loves to take baths!  He likes to chill in his whale tub!  We sing "At the Car Wash" while we bathe him and he smiles and giggles.  His favorite time is when he's bundled up in his hooded towel before we put his pajamas on!  Here are a few pics from bath time Thursday night. 

He had small explosion right before ( if you know what I mean) so I took off his diaper and was holding him naked while getting the bath ready and of course he peed on me.  Then, as soon as he got in the tub he peed again.  It was quite funny and I'm sure it won't be the last time! Ha!!

My happy baby after bath time getting ready for bed~~~~

Weekday trip to Lafayette

It's been so nice to be off of work for a while. I am really enjoying my time with Davis and loving the things I can do while I'm off.  For instance, going to Lafayette on Wednesday.  Davis and I went so I could get my hair cut and colored.  Yes, I still drive back to see my girl Jeanne. She just does such a great job!  It's also my excuse to see everyone too! We stopped by to visit with Dot.  Then, Davis got to spend the evening with KK and Pop Pop while mommy enjoyed a Girls Night Out with Amy, Elena, and Peggy!  It was lots of fun! 

Auntie came over to play with Davis and can't get over how big he's getting!  He sure is growing!  We laugh at his big head, no neck and thunder thighs!!!!  Love it!  He's eating a lot  5oz. every 3 hours.  Sometimes he even eats 6 ounces.  I think we will need to start him on rice cereal soon! 

I certainly have been enjoying my time with my little man.  I don't go back to work until

 Novemeber 1st and boy is that going to be hard!  I am cherishing every moment I have! 

Lucky Numbers

When we went to visit Dr. Richard yesterday, Davis weighed 13lbs. 13 oz.    Thirteen is Chad's lucky number so we thought it was cool that his magic number of the day was 13.13!!!  We go back for our 4 month well check on October 5th. We'll have new stats then!

Tummy Time

Davis had a big day today!  First, we went to meet some friends, Suzanne, Patrick and Jacob Brister and Nicole, Lila and Bennett Parnell at the fountains by the Lakefront.  The bigs kids were having a play group and we were invited to visit too!  We could only stay for about 30 minutes but it was fun while it lasted! Mommy sure enjoyed visiting with everyone.  Here's a pic of Davis and Patrick.  They are one week apart.

Then we went to see our pediatician, Dr. Pamela Richard.  I was a little concerned about Davis' head because it is really flat in the back.  Dr. Richard and her staff are so nice and assured me that I was not a crazy mom and did the right thing by taking him in for my peace of mind.  Anyway, she did agree that his head was indeed flat and said it was probably because he sleeps on his back, etc.  However, she did want to make sure that everything was developing correctly so she decided to take some  x-rays.  So Davis had his first x-rays today!  He was good at first and then cried. It broke my heart but I held it together.  They took 4 shots of his head and found out that everything was fine.  He just needs to sleep on his side now and practice lots of tummy time!  She said in time, his head will be round again.  So we have practicing sitting in the bumpo chair and having much more tummy time!  Davis is such a sweet, happy child! This picture doesn't show that because he was done with tummy time for today!  He has recently discovered his hands and feet and always has his fist in his mouth.

I love my little toodlebug!!!!!!

Do I have to do this? 

3 month Photo Shoot

Aunt Patti takes great pictures with her fancy camera so I asked her to take some pictures of Davis at 3 months old. We took pictures in the early evening inside and outside at KK's house. Davis was a trooper for about 45 minutes, then it was time for him to eat! We got some great pics! I think I have about 100 pics on the disc. Here are a few of our favorites!!!!

Thank You Aunt Patti

 We think Davis is a blonde but sometimes in pics his hair looks red.... We shall see!  We love you so mcuh, AngelBaby!!!!!!  You are the world to Mommy and Daddy!