The Combs Krewe

Jathan is quite full of wisdom lately (as many three-year olds are). I'm constantly saying to myself, "I should be writing this stuff down." So here goes... Today as we were walking back from PE class he occupied his slow steps with finding "treasures." Treasures might be rocks or leaves or tiny lost army men or paper clips or other random pieces of garbage. Today his treasure was a sticky cypress cone which he decided he would drop down the drain to give the alligators something to eat since Ryland thought it looked quite tasty and kept trying to stick it in his mouth. So there Jathan laid--face down on the side of the street peering into the drain saying, "Here, alligator! Here, alligator!" Alas, the alligator never came. I finally convinced him that perhaps it was shy and we should simply leave the cone for him to eat later. He thought this was a good idea and as we walked the rest of the way we discussed the types of things alligators eat. Jathan s

January 1 We didn't ring in the New Year with a bang so much as a blech . Jackie, Jathan, and Ryland were all either still recovering from or in the throws of a stomach virus. Thankfully, I was spared the sickness and enjoyed watching a panoramic view of fireworks from our bedroom window at midnight. New Orleans definitely knows how to celebrate! Poor puked-out Jathan. "That was really bad," he said. Totally. January 4 We went for the BIG ultrasound on this date and found out that we're having a GIRL! We are still searching for the perfect name. Jathan has come up with some interesting suggestions including Starpoop, Dr. Pepper Can, and Lightning McQueen although he later decided Lightning McQueen would be inappropriate for a girl. Our little princess doing yoga. That's her foot stretched way up top! January 10 Ryland turned one year old! We celebrated with lunch at Mellow Mushroom. It was also the day of the National Championship (War Eagle!) so I made Ryland a f