2008: It Was The Best of Times.

We learned to play a new game: Rock Band!

Olivia became an aunt.

Lauchlin and May bonded over mac n' cheese.

We took a trip to Knoxville.

We had our house blessing in April.

We met Liz and had some great times on the porch.


Lauchlin said a fond farewell to the Post.

We took many trips to the cabin in Edwards.

During Miss Mississippi, Olivia had a former student contender. Lauchlin accidentally fast-forwarded to the end of the pagaent!


Lauchlin tried out a new hairdo.

In the summer, we had pool parties!!!


When it got cold, we gathered for fire pits!!!

We played Catch Phrase with these stud muffins!!!

We got our stimulus checks.

Lauchlin's arm eventually healed.

Backyards and Beyond took off!

High gas prices finally dropped.

Modern Inconveniences

The Fields Family had plenty of problems with microwaves in 2008.

First, lightning zapped this microwave that had been in Lauchlin's family since well before she was born.

Its replacement moved in right before Thanksgiving.

Then, the day before we were slated to have guests for a birthday party, our microwave turned on us. First, it wouldn't stop running without being unplugged. Then, we plugged it back in only to have it flash on and off while making a scary sound.

Not to worry...Katherine, Lauchlin's sister, got us a brand new one for Christmas. The turntable even works, and we feel sure that we won't need an exorcist after all (and where would we find one this time of year?)!

New Friends

The Linares Family added a new little man, Gabriel Alejandro, to their family last week. We went for a Sunday visit yesterday.

Cortney and Victoria snuggled...

while we took turns holding baby Gabriel.

Check It Out!

OK! We haven't blogged in awhile. Sorry for that. But, we just learned something about blogs...like these that are much better than ours:
Trash Heaven
and
You Know You Dead Azz Wrong
So, check them out and have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Heck of a Holiday Weekend

Whew!! What a whirlwind! It's kind of nice to be back in a routine today, (although Olivia took the day off anyway.) Friday was our gallery Christmas party at Crechale's in Jackson. Here, Latrice and Chris enjoy a plate of onion rings...yum! We were especially delighted to receive a special gift- an unframed serigraph of our choice each!

Saturday, we enjoyed Vicksburg's "Christmas Around the World" Parade from Sandy's balcony, and, finally, on Sunday, we decorated our tree!

Sweet Tooth

Okay, maybe she doesn't have teeth yet, but this sweet girl loves some candy!!!
Olivia's niece, Maria, reportedly has been asking for table food, but instead, she gets to play with/lick candy treats!

Survey Says...

We hope everyone has a very happy TURKEY day!