Happy Birthday to Trace!

His birthday was January 21 but we celebrated on Sunday. Gran fixed his favorite dinner of spagetti and his Mom fixed him an awsome chocolate cake. His Aunt Vickie apologized in advance to his Mom and Dad for the give she got him. He thought it was awsome but they weren't so happy. Aunt Vickie has decided maybe it wasn't a good idea after all. She doesn't want him to stay in trouble while playing with the gift. We all had a great time and enjoyed the feast Gran perpared for us.

Trace's Birthday Cake!

Trace and Lainie

Trace with the Nerf Gun that Aunt Vickie got him.

Gran and Lainie

Kelsey with Scotty. His first Mitchell celebration!

Help, I am being chased by Dust Bunnies!

Today I decided I was really going to clean my house. Most weekends it is hit or miss. Just get the surface dirt, but this weekend I decided to really do a deep cleaning. Well, I have come to the conclusion that I should deep clean more often. More deep cleaning and less hit or miss, because I have missed alot. At one point today, I was chased by a giant dust bunny and I thought he was going to defeat me. But I won. My house still isn't as clean and neat as I would like for it to be but it is much better. If I only had a week to do this I could make a huge difference. But I would probably be dead too. Just working for this one day has made my back hurt and my allergies are raging.

My Newest Addiction

Well, I am addicted and my sister-in-laws have caused it. They just kept talking about it and I just had to see for myself. I had to check out what all the commotion was about. I now have a Facebook account and I am addicted. I want to spend hours browsing for old friends but the best part is when old friends find me. I was contacted by a girl the I went to school with and have not seen in years. She is now a teacher, has 2 boys and lives in Louisville. I was friended (facebook lingo) by a guy that played ball with my brother. Who knew that he would want to talk to me 20 years later. It is a real boost to my morale. Of course it is also nice that my niece and her friend wanted to friend me too. I now have like 24 friends and I have only been on for about 2 weeks. Some people have hundreds of friends. I can't imagine having that many but it sure is fun. Sometimes I can hardly wait to get home and log on to see if anyone new wants to friend me.

The down side is that my husband is not nearly as enthused with Facebook as I am and wonders what the big deal is. It must be a girl thing but there sure alot of guys on Facebook so I don't thing that is it. Maybe it is because guys from my past want to friend me. Oh well, I will just have to fit it in where I can.

Baby Update

Scotty and Shawna are doing fine. Scotty, however, is having some problems with jaundice but at his doctor's visit yesterday his levels stayed the same and he does not have to go back to the doctor until Friday. Hopefully, by then he will be okay. He lost some weight at first but is gaining it back already. On Monday at his doctor's visit he had dropped to 9 lbs 11 ozs and on Tuesday he was back to 9 lbs 14 ozs. He will be back to the 10 lbs mark before you know it. By his 6 week check up he will probably be at 20 lbs. Poor Shawna, her back will be shot by the time this kid walks. Stay tuned for more baby updates.

Please Welcome Our New Addition!

Richard Scott Mitchell, Jr. (Scottie or Hoss as some refer to him) made his arrival about 8:30 p.m. on January 9, 2009 (He will share his birthday with his Nanny Worthington!). He weighed a whopping 10 pounds and 3 ounces and was 21 inches long. A real hoss cat! I know at first we were calling him Tater Tot but he is so much more than that. I do not believe Tater Tot is very fitting name for someone that comes into the world weighing more than a whole 10 pound bag of potatos. Hoss is much more fitting. And I must say, Shawna looked better than any one has a right to after delivering a 10 pound baby. She was amazing! She looks great and I am sure she feels much lighter. Of course, Scott is a very proud Daddy and Lainie is going to be a wonderful big sister. I am sure she will make her little brother tow the line just as I did with my little brothers. Below you will find a few (LOL) pictures. And yes, I am the proud aunt, and so what if there are more than just a few pictures of our new baby and everyone at the resturant had to look at them last night. Enjoy!



Here he is with his Gran. He isn't even an hour old yet. Still a little blue looking.








Here he is with me, his Aunt Vickie.

Lainie will be a wonderful big sister. She takes her duties very serious.

Scottie is getting ready to take a hearing test. He passed with flying colors. His ears are in good shape.

Here he is with his Mom on Saturday (still not even 24 hours old). Doesn't she look great! Nothing like you would expect someone would that just gave birth to a 10 pound 3 ounce baby boy.







Here is Scottie with his first baseball cap on. Still a little big but I think it will fit before too long. This was from his Uncle Steve.

Quick! Someone call Coach Brooks. I think we have found him a new lineman!

Here is the whole happy Mitchell family; minus Brutus, Winnie and Red. All plan to be reunited tomorrow.

Big Day!

Well, today is the big day when life changing events will take place. First of all, Shawna is going to be admitted to the hospital today for her induction. Tater Tot should make his appearance sometime to day and I am to deliver the "Big Sister" for the main event.

Second, my baby is going to take his drivers test to get his license. This one, I am nervous about. This is truly going to be life changing. This means I loose even more control. Soon he will be all grown up and no longer need his "Big Dumb Mom". He thinks he doesn't now. This is a big test. Did I do my job as a mother? Will he be safe? Will he do what he is suppose to do? I hope I have taught him well. We will soon see.

If anyone is reading, please say a prayer for us today. It is truly a big day for my family. We get a new addition and Zach will begin driving on his own. It is both exciting and scary. More tomorrow on these big events.

Christmas Funny Photos

Here are some of my favorite Christmas photos. I guess I will see who reads my blog by who kills me for posting these on the internet. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.


Here is Steve wearing my new sunglasses he got me for Christmas. He looks real cool.

Does something smell bad?

The police are back in town. Watch your step!

Here is Lainie and Zach. Zach is wearing Lainie's new Grouch Marcs glasses.

Here is Kolbi in her designer ribbon!

Here is Shawna - wrapped for Christmas!

Kelsey is styling with Zach's new hat. There were several comments regarding this hat, that maybe we should have two. One to _ _ _ _ in and one to cover it up with.

Here is Max dressed up for Christmas.

Here is Big and Thinks He's Rich