Status update

Well, I think we'll just do a general post about this lovely week. Sorry folks, no pictures :).

Monday, we started our week with two whiny older children. Grace has had this choppy, persistant cough for 3 weeks. I decided it was finally time to get that checked out. Cole was also striving for "cranky toad" status as well as coughing and sneezing everywhere. If I'm taking one I should go ahead and take him too right? Right.

I love our pediatrician, but I really wish I didn't know him that well. I mean really, we were just there 3 weeks ago! Anyway, Grace had bronchitis and inphentygo. Cole has another sinus infection (even after just finishing 3 weeks of antibiotics for that very thing) and I'm sent to the pharmacy with a sizable stack for prescriptions. Grace gets an oral antiotic, oral steroid and and inhaler. Cole gets 3 more weeks of a stronger antibiotic.

Well at least we have what we need to get on the mend. Monday night, Kayleigh is up all night. Coughing. Sneezing. Seriously? Yes, seriously. I made it 2 more nights but gave in this morning. Kayleigh had to go to the doctor. She has a cold and double ear infection. More antibiotics for us.

So, now I have one child on meds that make her illl as a hornet. One child on meds that upset his stomach and one that is ill now because the meds haven't kicked in yet. Anyone want a kid for the weekend?

I'm praying that next week we are on the mend and no more doctor visits!

NAFCO Picnic 2010

I've got to start this post out by saying, Tim works for a really great company. NAFCO is a family business that has been done right and the people that get to work with and for the Parrish family are fortunate indeed. Each year that Tim has been there, NAFCO has done a family picnic for everyone that works there, but particularly for the guys that work on the floor. All the folks in management help cook, make snow cones, twirl cotton candy, referee the bouncy houses and the like.

The past 2 years we've had conflicts with Cole's birthday but this year we got to go and take the kiddos. Tim was manning the grill so I was solo on kid duty, which is why we only have a few pictures.

Grace's favorite was the big slide.

Cole wasn't very sure about the bouncy houses filled with kids he didn't know, but he did win one of the drawings. This is his "cheese" face.

Kayleigh was just happy to toddle around. We're working on this baby mullet thing we have going. Little pig tails seem to work ok - but the child HATES having her hair brushed, so it's few a far between when she has them. So here's 2 pictures of them. It will probably be a while before we get them up again.

I can't believe she left the sun glasses on.

I guess it was bright enough that she liked them.

October 5, 2007 - Happy Birthday Cole!

Three years ago we got the pleasure of welcoming this precious little boy into our lives. He weighted in a 5 lbs. 15 ozs, a tee-tiny little thing, but oh how wonderful! Just look at all that hair!

He decided he needed a little extra TLC so he stayed in the NICU for a week. This is when I finally got to hold him.

Big sister was eagerly waiting at home. She liked him right away!

Little mommy that she is, she just wants to be close to him.

Granddaddy and Bess. I still can't get over the hair. Kayleigh doesn't have that much now!

Daddy Mac and Mama Mac



Uncle Calloway & Aunt Mica