2018 Cruise - Carnival Triumph

Me, Phoebe & Payton went with my family on a cruise this summer. We went swimming with the dolphins and that had to be one of the best experiences ever! We had a suite this time and it was much roomier. The girls took "Debra" on elevator rides to spook fellow passengers, lol. Phoebe ended up getting sick one night. She was up all night. :( But was fine the next day! We departed New Orleans on August 4th, had a day at sea August 5th, arrived in Cozumel on August 6th, Yukatan on August 7th,  a day at sea August 8th then arrived back in New Orleans on August 9th. The girls enjoyed ordering room service daily, sometimes twice in a day. They loved the endless supply of soft serve ice cream too! It was a great time and I can't wait until the next cruise!

Phoebe's Growth

Today was Phoebe's follow up with Dr. Lyons at TX Children's.

She is now 4'7" and 73lbs!!
Before starting gH she was expected to be 4'10" as an adult and was below all percentiles on the growth chart.

Now she is within the 4% for weight and 1% for height! She's growing an average 4" per year.

She was excited and said it makes the daily doses worth it. Nothing can stop this girl!

Rest in Peace Uncle Steve :-/

My mom's brother, Steve Asher, passed away today from a stroke. He lived in Kentucky and was recently admitted into the hospital. We were so sad to hear the news, we had some fond memories of him. Rest in peace Uncle Steve. Love you...

Phoebe has real glasses now!

Phoebe had her vision checkup on June 9th and it turns out she's becoming near sighted. That's when you can see up close but can't see as well far away. She was super excited to get "Phoebe" brand glasses. Her name is already displayed on her glasses and the case! :)

We have a cheerleader in the house!

Phoebe made the squad! She'll be a KMS Cheerleader in 7th Grade, for the 2018-19 school year. She's super excited! Congrats Phoe, we're proud of you!!

Kudos award for Phoebe!

I received an email from KMS last week stating Phoebe will be given a Kudos award on Feb 7th. This award is given by teachers selecting a student that shows outstanding character, consistent positive attitude each day and puts effort into their work, etc... Congrats Phoebe, you continue to make us so proud! Keep being YOU! We love you!

Phoebe was baptized today :)

Phoebe was originally baptized when she was 6 months old. She made the decision to get baptized at her new church Kingwood Church of Christ.

Payton's Grandfather Royce performed the baptism. We joined them for lunch afterwards. Such a great day! Congrats Phoebe Jean!

Thanksgiving, Surprise Party & 2 Weddings in 4 days! 🤪

This trip in was packed but it went smoother than most of the previous trips! We had a great time at each gathering, got to spend time with friends and family. Then got back home on Monday an hour before Phoebe’s dentist appt, woot woot!! It was hard leaving Jack and Rolo at home, but they survived and all is back to normal. I’m now sitting at cheer practice then heading home to get things ready for work and school tomorrow! Thanks everyone for a great time!! Love you all! 😘

Thursday - Thanksgiving by Angel’s in Metairie 

Friday - Surprise Party for Mikey’s 40th & Christian’s 35th in Slidell

Saturday - Dixie Lee Brown’s wedding in Pearl River

Sunday - Matt & Britney’s wedding in Harahan

Phoebe has joined cheer again!

But this time it’s a year round program. She is excited and loved her first practice! 

Snapchat Fun!!

with MIL

with Mom

with Mom 2

Which ears??

Get on Snapchat sis!

Phoebe did you take your medicine out??

Tools to help make better choices

Things are getting really scary with so many people that I know being diagnosed with cancer the past few years. My thought is that there are most likely hidden carcinogens in all that we purchase these days. I didn't even hear the word carcinogen until 2 years ago, when my brother was diagnosed with cancer.


2 apps that I've recently found useful! Both are free, if you want to know about products you're using and food you're consuming.
The "Think Dirty" app is for bathroom and cleaning products. You scan the product and it will score it based on the ingredients. Then it provides info on why it's good or bad. Also gives recommendations on clean products.
My eye makeup remover scored a 10, mostly as being carcinogenic, which is bad! The health impact is "mutagenic". Who would've thought?!
The "Fooducate" app is for food. There's also features similar to MyFitnessPal with calorie counting, food diary, ability to scan food, recipes for healthy eating, and it highlights the bad ingredients and provides explanations.
My coffee creamer is bad for cancer prevention and has an ingredient known to cause intestinal inflammation and so on. I've lived with stomach bloating and pain for as long as I can remember. Dropping the diet cokes helped tremendously! I used to come home curled up in a fetal position in so much pain. I dropped the diet cokes, after finding out how toxic aspartame is, and I don't experience that daily pain anymore. Granted, I'm not a scientist by any means, but it was something that I cut out and something that seemed to make a difference for me.
With this new app, I learned that FDA has a loop hole. The FDA allows for label rounding, so if a serving has less than half a gram per serving, they're allowed to label it as 0. So if you're trying to avoid trans fat, for example, check the ingredients for partially hydrogenated oils and fats.
Many of us take the most convenient way out to save time, since we lead busy lives. But we don't realize the price we're paying to save a few dollars, or a few minutes of time. I'm trying to take a step in the direction of knowing what I'm consuming. Granted, it may take time to restructure my lifestyle and diet, but if I know that it has bad in it, I'll be hesitant to consume it.
Article on cancer toxic foods.
Cancer Toxic Foods

Summer vacay in Picayune, MS 😍

MawMaw and PawPaw came in this past Sunday to pick Phoebe up to go stay with them for a week. They picked Kinleigh up on the way back so the girls could spend some time together. And they have been busy and making every day count! Check out some of the things they've done so far this week! 

Taste food challenge, talent show, colored PawPaw's beard, stayed at a resort in Biloxi, went in the lazy river... oh and Phoebe tried to jump rope with slime they made and got it all in her hair! They thought they'd have to shave her head, lol! 😱

Wonder Woman!

Carrie and Aaron took the girls to see Wonder Woman today, then went to Skeeters and back to their house to hang out. 

Phoebe's 1st Mission Trip

Phoebe is on her first mission trip with Kingwood Church of Christ. They left for Arlington today, June 22nd, will be doing a service project on Friday, June 23rd, head to Six Flags on Saturday then heading home Sunday. Missing her already but so excited she gets to experience this with her BFF Payton. 

RIP Ms. Marlene

Obituary

Marlene A. Armstrong Davis

Marlene A. Armstrong Davis passed away at Canon Hospice Hospital on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the age of 71. Beloved Daughter of the late Eva Zeringue and Rene Armstrong. Beloved mother of Shelly Mones Morales (Phil), Laura Davis and the late Rene Davis. Grandmother of Andrew and Gage Perez, Madison and Maigen Morales and Paige Demoll. Great grandmother of several. Sister of Rodney Armstrong, the late Allen and Alwyn Armstrong. Special Thanks to the staff at St. Bernard and Ferncrest Manor and Canon Hospice Hospital for the care given to our loved one. A Funeral will be held in the Chapel of Charbonnet Family Services, 4917 E. Judge Perez Drive, Violet LA on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 11 AM. Interment PRIVATE. Visitation 9 AM IN THE CHAPEL. Final Arrangements entrusted to Charbonnet Family Services (504)302-1520.

Published in The Times-Picayune on June 7, 2017

Welcome Ethan Kade Thompson!

June 2, 2017

Chris and Stephanie welcomed Ethan Kade Thompson this morning at 8:12am. Ethan is a little guy weighing in at 3lbs. 8oz. and will spend at least 10 days in the NICU.

 

Last day of Elementary school :-/

Tomorrow, June 2nd will be bittersweet. It's the last day of school but it's also the last day she'll be in elementary school. She shed a few tears thinking about how much she's going to miss all of the staff at Foster. We made them some special gifts as a token of appreciation for all that they do. We will be sure to stop by and say hi every now and then. Foster was good to us and we sure will miss that school. 😢

Grab some tissues! Mrs. Brewer had a few of us crying while she was getting emotional speaking to the students. 

Mrs. Brewer's Farewell Speech