Thanksgiving '09

We started this Thanksgiving with a new tradition.. Doughnuts! Mmmm doughnuts!

"Those early Pilgrims were thankful for what had happened to them, and we should be thankful, too. We should just be thankful for being together. I think that's what they mean by 'Thanksgiving'. . ." - A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Move Over Molly Maid

Introducing, Ollie Maid- A professional home cleaning service with a reputation for quality and reliability. (Not to mention incredibly cute)

A New Favorite

For the past 8 days Oliver has been on a yogurt kick. After lunch or dinner I'll put a bowl in front of him with some fruit and he immediately says, "mmmmm" and digs in. It's so cute to watch him use his spoon. If I ask him how it tastes he tries to offer me some. Here are a few shots of him enjoying yogurt and blackberries today. Yum!

Making Progress

We've come a long way folks.. No we aren't quite there, but we're getting close. The stairs are finally starting to come together, and the kitchen table was put in today. We are so close it hurts!!! I just hope we get in before 2009 comes to a close.

The old and ugly kitchen

The new kitchen table

The Old hall where the stairs now are

The stairs now have railings!

Where There Is A Sea There Are Pirates

Since Oliver was a pirate for Halloween, I thought it would be fun to have his picture taken on the beach in his costume. Our friend Dustin Couch took the photos. Judge for yourself, but he looks pretty authentic to me!

“Bring me one noggin of rum, now, won’t you, matey.”

Let's Play That By Ear

There never seems to be a dull moment here at the Hickman house. Oliver has now had 3 ear infections in 2 weeks. He's had 6 since March. We can thank allergies for most. His latest ordeal includes getting an ear infection in his left ear 13 days ago, then getting another in his right ear 5 days later while on antibiotics. Since he's had so many, he had to get 2 shots of Suprax in his leg last week along with 2 oral antibiotics. Within 12 hours of finishing his antibiotics both infections are now back and we were left to treat them with more shots. He got 2 more today, and he has to go back for 2 more on Wednesday. Once we get the infections gone we are going to meet a specialist to determine if tubes would be the best thing for him. The operation is done at the hospital and under anesthesia. I know this is done countless times, but it really stresses me out. My little guy has been through enough already.

A Halloween of Sorts

Halloween has always been one of my favorite days of the year. In general the whole month of October is so much fun- pumpkins, hay rides, cool weather, and of course trick-or-treating. When I was in middle school I remember loving the month of October because when I wrote the date on the top of my papers I'd make the "O" in October a pumpkin- I was so clever. ;)

This year Oliver was a pirate, and what a precious little pirate he was. Seriously, has there ever been such a cute pirate? I think not.

Our Halloween plans changed somewhat because Oliver got sick at the end of the week and was dealing with a yucky ear infection. Luckily he was feeling well enough to go trick-or-treating that night, but we didn't get to do the Halloween festivities we had planned that morning. Luckily Oliver is still young enough that he didn't really know he was missing out.

Jim and I went to a Halloween party as Olive Oyl and Popeye, it was a lot of fun- but the fun didn't last for long. We were back at the house on Sunday painting trim. And no, we haven't moved in yet.