Karate Kid (or Man)

Tristan has been taking karate lesson and they have recently started working on breaking boards. So, Doug decided that he would go and buy some boards and work with Tristan at home. On Friday afternoon Doug decided to give it a go. He was sucessful in breaking the board, unfortunately the board broke his hand in return. Here are the X-rays. You can see the pinky bone. It is called a boxer's fracture. The doctor compared the knuckle to a scoop of ice cream falling off of the cone. Doug has to go to the doctor on Monday and get the bone jammed back into place. ughh...glad it is not me! Then again, I don't chop boards in my spare time!

Kajun Kids

We had our first crawfish boil of the year on Saturday. My brother coming in from Ohio was the occasion. Tristan loved helping get the crawfish ready and Isabelle is too little to know that she will one day be terrified of live crawfish. We had a lot of fun and the crawfish were yummy!!!

Better late than never, they say

Ok, you would think with 2 weeks off of work I would have found the time to post some things. I was enjoying my time with my family so much that I didn't even think about it. So here is a brief recap of our Christmas.


Getting ready to grow some crystals...thanks Santa!






Tristan's gingerbread house....he built it with only a little help from dad.



A baby's first Christmas is very tiring.



Isabelle enjoying her wrapping paper

Our little angel....Tristan was an angel in his school Christmas Pageant

Doug's Brithday Adventure

Doug's birthday is tomorrow, but since Monday is a work day we celebrated some today. I tried to surprise Doug with a trip to Avery Island, where Tabasco Brand Pepper Sauce is made. Of course, Doug cannot stand the idea of a surprise and guessed all day on Saturday, until he finally came up with the right guess. So the kids stayed with my parents while we went to learn all about how Doug's favorite condiment is made. Here are some snapshots of our visit.

Some more Oregon pictures

Thanksgiving Trip to Oregon

We had a great trip to Oregon. Doug was finally able to show Tristan and Amy where he grew up in central Oregon, and we visited numerous family and friends, who were all happy to meet Isabelle. Tristan found the most enormous pile of leaves to dive into, and he completely disappeared a few times. If you look closely in the top picture, you might see Tristan's shoes sticking out of the leaves following a headfirst dive into the leaves. Even though the trip wasn't restful, it was wonderful.

Changes with Fall

Doug starts work at Dauterive Hospital tommorow morning. Tristan is now riding the school bus, and Izzy will be staying with her aunt Nanny during the day. Lots of changes, but life remains wonderful!