George's First MSU Game

George and his daddy are excited to be in Starkville on a beautiful fall Saturday.

George and his Uncle Jack

discovering the cowbell

George and his future girlfriend Sadie Roper

George decided he needed a little more cowbell.

George with his Mommy and his Auntie Sara

Sweet little Bulldog fan.

We took George to his first MSU football game this weekend. I have been really nervous about taking him because he gets upset sometimes when he hears loud noises. Yesterday I was blow drying my hair, and the noise made him cry, for example. Well, it turns out that even the loudest of cowbells doesn't bother my baby. He did great at the tailgate and at the ballgame. He even made it until halftime, and it was a six o'clock game. He was in awe of the crowds and the noise. I was pleasantly surprised and proud of my little man. I think we have a future bulldog on our hands.

Too cute not to post

George and Carter

I know you are probably thinking, "Enough already with the Halloween pictures," but this one was to cute not to post. I promise it will be the last of the George the Pumpkin pictures. Here are he and Carter on Halloween night. Carter is his first cousin, and she was the prettiest lady bug around. Aren't they sweet?

Halloween a little early!!

Tonight Bailey, George and I, went downtown to the Tupelo Downtown Trick or Treat where you visit the local businesses, and they have open house. There are themes for each store, and they give out candy and refreshments, etc. It's a really cute idea, and George had a great time. However, before we went we made a stop by my friend Wurth's parents' house. Wurth's mom Patty teaches with me at THS, and she really gets into the Halloween spirit by dressing up as a witch. Not only does she dress the part, she has this voice that is actually quite scary. It is hilarious. Patty, I mean the witch, sits on her front porch while her husband BB runs the smoke machine behind her. He has the basket of candy so, if you can get through the super scary witch, then you can have some candy. Let's just say BB's basket was full!! That was the scariest witch I have ever seen. The Hosch's are going to be out of town for the weekend, so Patty let everyone know the witch would be out tonight. When Bailey and I pulled into the neighborhood there were kids everywhere dressed in their Halloween costumes. I told him surely they couldn't all be going to see the witch. Yep.....they were!! It was awesome, and I love that they get into Halloween the way they do!! It was so much fun. George didn't get scared of the witch; he just looked at her very curiously as you can see in the picture. I am sure he will change his tune in the years to come. Most of the kids in the neighborhood were terrified. As we were walking up to the house, the children were telling us, " I wouldn't go up there if I were you!" They were very serious about it. I love it!!! Here are some of the pics.

All the trick or treating wore George out...or was it a spell from the witch?

Happy Halloween everyone!!!

Pulling up and dancing around!!

I went to unload the dishwasher yesterday and put George in his play pen. When I came back in my room, this is what I saw. George has been pulling up on everything lately, but he has now mastered it. Not only was he pulled up in his playpen, but he was also screaming in delight, holding on with one hand, and bouncing up and down to the music of the Backyardagains!!!

Soooo proud of himself!!!!

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Pox, Pumpkin, and Precious!!!

George got chickenpox the weekend of MSU homecoming. We had a very light case, so we were very lucky. He had no fever and no itching that we noticed. He was a little fussy, and as you can see in the above and below pictures, a little more tired than usual. I fed him and left the room to go get a wipe to wipe off his face, and when I came back, this is what I found. He has never fallen asleep in his high chair, so I knew he wasn't himself. He still has a few bumps left but has made a full recovery.

Happy Halloween, From George!!

My little pumpkin!!

We took these pictures this weekend at Nonna's house. I can't wait to take George trick or treating Saturday night. More pics to come!!

Crawling full speed ahead!!

George is crawling!! He is not just army crawling anymore. He is full fledged, wide-open everywhere!! We are babyproofing everything as we go. He is also trying to pull up on everything in sight. Life is definitely different with a mobile little man!!

I have also included some pictures from the weekend. Bailey's family came over for the GA Tech game. Bailey's first cousin is a student at Tech, and they stopped by to see George for a minute. I am also including some cute pics of George before a wedding this weekend. Thanks Katie for the precious outfit!!

so interested in Nonna's golden retriever, Miss Belle

Miss Belle is not so interested in Mr. George

Mom, why did you make me wear puffed sleeves?

I guess, I can pull them off!!

George with his cousin Alan Edwards- who goes to Ga Tech...in town for the game.

George with Uncle Larry...even George knows something is wrong with that Yellowjackets hat.

George with his Aunt Mary Ellen (his grandaddy's little sister)

This is how George lets us know it is time for a nap.

Quebec City- Canada

Bailey and I took a trip last week and weekend to Quebec City, Quebec in Canada. Bailey won the trip through work. We stayed in one of the oldest and most beautiful places I have ever seen, met some great people, and even spoke a little French while we were at it. We really missed George, and I even got a little teary one night when were out at a pub and saw a little one about his age with his parents. We went to this pub with hopes to find the State/ Vandy game on television.(Because every Canadian wants to watch MSU football, right?) But Bailey and I and another faithful State fan that was with us on the trip, went to about five different pubs, and surprise surprise.....all hockey... and no SEC football. We had a great time in the process of finding the game though.

Quebec City, is probably as close as you can get to going to Europe without crossing the Atlantic. Even though it was freezing cold....40's and 50's most days with biting wind....we had a wonderful time. We took tours, walked up and down three thousand hills, ate our weight in French type food (think wine, bread, and cheese), and just took in the culture of one of the neatest places I have ever been!!

This is the spot where they filmed the ending scene in the movie Catch Me if You Can. Speilberg didn't want to change continents, so he saved money and just simulated Europe in the heart of Quebec City. It would be very easy to do there.

At a sidewalk cafe after a long day of walking tours.

The view from our hotel room.

Cobblestone streets and sidewalk cafes were everywhere....so charming

very touristy looking picture on top of Montmercy Falls

another one from our window

At Montmercy Falls. We had breakfast here overlooking the waterfall one morning.

Our hotel: The Fairmont Chateau de Frontenac

It is one of the most photographed hotels in North America.

a blurry night view of our hotel

beautiful

Montmercy Falls.......much higher than Niagra..just not as massive. It was breathtaking.

It is tradition there to have many different colored roofs.

I would recommend this place to anyone!! It was amazing!!!!