Weekend at Bernie's

This past weekend started a whirlwind of activities for the Brister Foursome over the next several weeks. We travelled to Lafayette on Saturday to celebrate Sister Bernadine Breaux'x EIGHTIETH anniversary of being a nun. No, that's not a typo. A little background on Sister. She is Ron's mother's sister...the last living sibling (I believe there were 11?). Again, not a typo. I have met Sister on a few occassions and she's not changed one bit. Looks exactly the same, even at 95. I know the Heberts and Suzanne enjoyed seeing some old family friends at such a wonderful event.

Sister needs to realize that Patrick would likely eat that chicken wing!

Animated as always

"Baby" Jacob all curled up with KK

Look at those thighs!

Sister Bernadine was well represented...

....On to Saturday, where we attended an Octoberfest type fair at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, before heading to the pumpkin patch.

Sadly, this is the first picture I've taken of Su and the boys together!

Jacob has a pretty good arm, hopefully better than his father's rag arm.

Two of Jacob's favorites...trains and balloons

Picking out his own pumpkin

You talkin' to me?!?!?!

If you think he was looking mischievous here, you'd be correct.

No, we did not buy this pumpkin!

Tube Time

It has been a long time since I've posted and some long nights since I've posted! Poor Patrick has been sick for the better part of a month. Lots of congestion, coughing, and unfortunately ear infections. He's already had three of them. Today, we took Patrick to an ear, nose, and throat specialist at the recommendation of his pediatrician. We knew what was coming. The ENT specialist recommended tubes. We have decided to take her advice. We're told it's very unusual for him to have had such frequent ear infections in the summer and fear it would be worse in the winter. Patrick also has an issue with his tongue that would require a small procedure and anethesia. Luckily, we'll be able to have these two things done at once by the same doctor. We'll call Friday to set up the appointment and I'll do my best to keep you in the loop. Outside of his issues, Patrick remains a very happy and FAT boy. He weighs 17 pounds!!! Here he is displaying one of his homemade Halloween shirts from mommy.

Jacob is a different animal. We are really enjoying him at this stage...for the most part. He's gotten to the point where he's really picking up on things we're saying and doing and is starting to copy us. An example, the other night Suzanne wanted to take a picture of his hair because it looked very funny from behind. She snapped this picture:

She then said "I can't really get a shot of the back." So Jacob did this...

100% pure entertainment!

Conversations with Jacob

DAVIS: Jacob, are you ready for bed?
JACOB: Yes, indeed!!!

The one below is a bit more random for public viewing but I still find it hilarious.

JACOB: Bye, bye Daddy.
DAVIS: Where are you going?
JACOB: Starbucks
DAVIS: Who are you going to see?
JACOB: Dr. Richard (his pediatrician)
DAVIS: What are you going to say to her?
JACOB: How dare you, Carlos!!! (inside joke between the two of us)

September Comings and Goings

It has just dawned on me that the four posts in the month of September have been in reference to things that happened in August!

May we take a moment to reflect on present times. It's been a very busy month with plenty of fun activities and not so fun activities.

Jacob and Patrick got a visit from pops a few weeks back and a visit from Uncle Gege and cousin Hayes the week before that.

Right around the time of my father's visit, Patrick started to get sick. We were concerned about RSV and the doctor even prescribed breathing treatments although the congestion never got into his lungs. Little P is just now getting over this.

Meantime, he went on his first swim this month and has started eating rice cereal.

With all the kiddo stuff going on, the Heberts were nice enough to babysit yesterday afternoon to let Su and I celebrate our ninth wedding anniversary (technically the 22nd). I planned a romantic trip to the movies and Chik-fil-A afterwards. Actually, this is all that pleases Suzanne at the moment and she'd tell you she simply like a night of rest as a gift.

Little P man is still not sleeping through the night. We have let him "cry it out" two night's running so let's hope the third time is the charm!

Jacob with his gift from Uncle Gege

Patrick watching the news

Swim gear

Go Saints!!!

Pops visits for the Tulane-Ole Miss game

Bumpo!

Grabbing things

At the height of his illness, I decided not to dress him up for his picture

Su did dress him for this impromptu photoshoot

Two boys lounging in Patrick's crib

Flashback, August 29, 2010: Ethan & Keira Visit

Ethan and Keira (and Aunts Erin and Nicole) recently paid the boys a visit and they all had a great time. Jacob was SOOOO excited to see his cousins. The only negative was any ability to snap a picture of all four of them at once!

Movie time: Jacob is enjoying puffs instead of popcorn

A game of "go fish"

Conversations with Jacob

JACOB: Mommy's in the back.
DADDY: What's she doing?
JACOB: Checking e-mail.
(For the record, mommy was sewing but I had a good laugh at that one.)

FLASHBACK, August 22, 2010: Patrick's Baptism

Pre-party

Elise and Lila Parnell

Bebe and Pops

KK and Johnny

Godparents Aunt Renee and Uncle Bill

Jacob and Lila wait on Myrt to arrive

Kate and Baker Mills

David and Nicole Parnell

Mommy and Baby Patrick

Nana and Paw-Paw

This was pretty indicative of Jacob's mood during the baptism; great family photo!