Halloween 2009

I just wanted to show everyone how warm it was this year for Halloween. Thats right this is my kids playing in the sprinkler on October 31st. I think the temperature was in the 90s that day.


For Halloween this year we had a Megatron(transformer) and a angel/pixie. Maggie their best buddie is a fairy I think.

they had alot of fun this year I stayed home while Thomas took them trick-or treating then I took them downtown. they showed Monsters and Aliens on a big screen it was like a drive in but we all sat in a parking lot. We had alot of fun and have so much candy still.

Tyler's 6th Birthday!!

Tyler kinda lucked out this year for his birthday. Since I was still in the hospital the day of his birthday he got two parties. My family was in town when I got out of the hospital with connor so we gave Tyler a party with them and he got alot of toys. Then I threw him a party with his friends a few weeks ago and he got even more presents then.


This is the birthday group. Don't look at the mess we were supposed to have it at the park but it started raining.

He had a transformer party. He is loving them right now. He likes to transform them and he is really good at it too.

I was planning on making him a nice cake but he told me to just do the sky and grass and put the transformers on it. Hey if he wants to make it easy on me I will let him.

The Connor story..

Okay, so I finally have a minute to write down everything that happened during the birth. I went into labor Tuesday around 6 pm. The contractions lasted all night long and they were about 10 minutes apart until 1 am where they got about 5 minutes. I called Thomas because he was working in Augusta. They got even closer and I called the Bishops wife Carrie. She suggested that I call my neighbors, the Rainey's. I called Renita Rainey and she took me to the hospital while her husband slept on my couch to watch my kids.

We got to the hospital around 5am and they said that I would be having my c-section around 7am. I only had one problem Thomas was not going to make it. They could not wait for him because the next opening was at 9am and I could not wait that long with the contractions. So I had the surgery all by myself and had the nurse take pictures for me. Thomas did show up about 20 minutes after he was born when I was in the recovery room. I was able to choose the name because Thomas wasn't there!! I chose Neil after my Grandpa. I called him first when we chose the name and he still hasn't stopped smiling form what I here.

I am very greatful to have my little Connor I love him dearly.

He's here!!!

Connor Neil Hood is finally here. He was born at 6:45 am on the 7th of October. He weighed 6 lbs 11.8 ozs. We are extremely please to have him in our home finally. Now for some pictures!!


Happy Family

Really little guy!

The kids think he is one of the stuffed animals.

Daddy approves of the sweet little guy

Me before the labor stuff. Please excuse the no makeup it was 5 am.

baby update!

I had another ultrasound on Wednesday and he is doing good. The lady doing the ultrasound said that he had some fluid on his left kidney but it was nothing to worry about. They are going to do an ultrasound on him when he is born to make sure nothing is wrong. He is also measuring about 6 lbs 5 oz right now. That is a big baby for us considering I still have 3 weeks till my c-section. I have been having contractions about every 10-15 minutes for the past week or so and they seem to be getting closer. I promise to post pictures of my big ol' belly soon for those that are interested.

FOR SALE!!!

Well it is finally here we are moving. Our house has been on the market for a few weeks and we are getting offers already. Thomas accepted a job in Augusta Ga. This works out great for us because my cousin lives out there and Thomas' uncle does too. We also will be alot closer to the grandparents. We hate to leave because this does feel like home to us but I guess it just wasn't in the plans to stay.



We sure will miss our house. Ainslee said that She doesn't want the house to be clean because then someone will buy it. So she intentionally makes messes and refuses to clean them. I think she really enjoys her pink room and having her own space.

Ainslee's field trip

I know that this was like a month ago but I needed to get the pictures on here. We took the kiddos to a aquatic museum(I guess that is what it is called.) The kids loved it the got to learn more about the ocean animals they were learning about in class and we got to talk. After the museum we took the kids to the pier on Tybee Island and had a little picnic.



Brooke, Ainslee and Gavin.

playing in the water

she actually liked the snake skin.