September update

We are still here! Last weekend Kiki and Papaw Duke came and spent 3 nights with us!!! We had a great time. Bryce showed them all around the Naval Aviation Museum on Saturday. We had a wonderful meal at our favorite restaurant Sat. night. Sunday we hit the beach and watched the surfers. Who knew there were so many surfers in Pensacola! It was fun to watch them. Then we went to a fish market here called Joe Patti's. It was amazing. We got some snapper, amberjack and catfish and chef Anthony grilled them to perfection. We will definitely be going back there. Monday-Wednesday we were all sick with a yucky cold but are feeling better now. We are going to the Pensacola Seafood Festival this afternoon. Maybe I'll remember to take my camera. I haven't gotten many pictures lately. Tomorrow I'm going to Orange Beach, AL with some great friends from my playgroup. We will veg by the beach all day, then hit the town for a nice dinner. I can't wait! Bryce did great at school yesterday. It was the first day he said good-bye without crying! Here are a couple of pics I took when we were playing outside before we left.

Hiking

Last weekend Bryce decided he wanted to go on a hike. So we gathered our back packs and water bottles and hit the trails! We went to a nature trail on the intracoastal waterway side of Johnson's Beach in Perdido. It was nice, but HOT! Next time we will go to a more shaded trail in one of the state parks around here.

He is enjoying school more and more. He still gets upset when I drop him off, but through his tears he tells me good-bye and that he will see me later. So sweet! He gets great reports from his teachers each day.

I don't know that I've mentioned this before on here, my sister is pregnant! She and her husband will welcome a little girl in December and we can't wait to meet her! Bryce talks about baby Winnie all the time. I also have 2 cousins and a best friend expecting and two cousins getting married. Next year will be a busy time for us!

Tennis anyone?

Yesterday we had a wonderful morning at the beach! It was a perfect beach day. While we were there Bryce started talking about how much he wanted to play tennis. We have no idea where that came from!! Anthony and I both enjoy playing tennis, but haven't played in years. He woke up from his nap still talking about it so we headed to a sports store and bought him a little tennis racket. We told him if we didn't evacuate because of the hurricane then we would go this morning. We woke up and watched the weather and decided to stay here (pray it was the smart choice!) so he reminded us it was time to go play tennis. We had a great time. Yes, that is Reagan in the background. We went to Bayview park in Pensacola which allows dogs and even has a dog beach.



It is starting to get windy here and pretty dark. We have done all we know to do for the storm so now we just wait. It is a weird feeling.....
I'll update in the next day or two. Wish us luck!!

Watching the weather channel

We are keeping our eyes on Hurricane Gustav as it inches closer. Our plans are way up in the air right now! It all depends on the storm. We are well stocked here with plenty of batteries and water if we do stay. If it looks bad enough Bryce and I will head to my parents house in Memphis. Anthony's situation is much more complicated with work. Something about a connection in New Orleans, power in Pensacola, blah blah blah. I'm just kidding, he is super stressed about it. It is a holiday weekend, month end, and payroll time so his group is scrambling around playing a big game of 'what if' right now. He has requested that Reagan (our dog) stay with him so he won't get lonely! Here is Bryce's reaction to the weather report.......

I wonder if that is nervousness or excitement that he might make an unexpected trip to Cappy and Papaw Ruff's house?

BTW--His second day of preschool went much better!!! The teacher said he was alot more comfortable and more talkative on Thursday. I'm so happy!

First Day of Preschool!

Bryce started preschool today! He has been excited about this since we visited back in March. I've been telling him since then that I would have to say bye-bye to him and that I would come back and pick him up after he ate lunch, but he still cried when I left. I knew he would but it was still hard to leave! I walked back by his classroom about 10 minutes later and saw him sitting at the table. Not crying anymore, but not happy yet. Hopefully when I pick him up his note will say he had a great day. I'll update on that after I pick him up at 1:00. He will go Tues. and Thurs. from 9-1. One of his playgroup buddies, Caden, is in his classroom so maybe that will help his feelings. Here are some pictures from this morning!
ETA: I just picked him up and the teacher said overall he had a good day. Cried off and on all day but could still enjoy the activities. They send a note home everyday telling the parents about the kids' day and it said he didn't eat much. When I asked Bryce why he didn't eat lunch, he said "Maybe go to ChickenLay (chick-fil-a)?" He also told me all about the toys he played with and that he learned a new song about an alligator. He said he had a very good day and would like to go back on Thursday. We shall see what Thursday brings!!!

Oh yeah, we saw his pediatrician yesterday and his collar bone is all healed up! It is amazing how fast kids bounce back from things.

Healing

Bryce's collar bone seems to be healing, just like the Drs. said it would! He is able to use his arm more and more without crying out in pain. He was running earlier and fell which scared us to death, but he said it didn't hurt his arm. And I noticed him closing our bedroom door with his hurt arm earlier so I know it is getting better. He has been such a trooper through all of this!! Amazing! Here are some pictures of his new look. And a couple from my reunion.

Dr. visit

The orthopedic doctor said that Bryce's collar bone will heal in about 2 weeks. We have to keep it in the sling and wrapped with the ace bandage for a week and restrict his activity but after that he will be fine to heal on his own. No swimming which is a big bummer for us! But it could be WAY worse, right? Thanks for checking on him!