Fun with Caleb

Last weekend I got to hang out with my older cousin Caleb. He is so much fun to hang around. He played with me until we were both just too pooped to play any longer.

New Toys...New Way to Play

Mommy bought me a couple of new toys at a consignment sale. While exploring the new toys, I discovered that you can really see what they're all about when you get down eye level with them. Since I figured this out, I've been going around and looking at all kinds of things this way. It's quite exciting!

Hat

The word of the day is "hat". Everything is a hat. This afternoon mommy was reading and her magazine was my "hat". At dinner, my fork was my "hat" and my potato was my "hat". Mommy didn't let me use my fork or potato as my hat but once. She told me I had bad table manners when I put my utensils and food on my head. Before bed daddy showed me his hat. This was a real hat and I loved wearing it.

Watching Wheel of Fortune with my shades on....why....because I can

Dinner time chat with daddy.

Funny Bathtime Pictures

I love to take a bath. The minute I finish eating, I start telling daddy, "bath". Daddy has to hold me back as he fills up the tub. I've almost made it into the tub, clothes and all, but daddy always seems to catch me. It's just so much fun. Bubbles, balls, duckies...what else could you want? Here are some pictures of my bath tonight.

Ring Around the Collar

The time between my bath and bedtime is the best time ever. I play with everything I can before it's time to head to bed. I run around between the living room and kitchen and get into everything I can. Tonight I found a ring from my baby gym and the only place it should go is around my neck. What fun! I love it!

Walk to D'Feet ALS

Mommy & I are ready to hit the pavement to Walk (or stroll in my case) to D'Feet ALS. (Daddy will have to work but he'll be with us in spirit.) My great-granddad passed away a few months ago from ALS (aka Lou Gehrig's disease). Mommy thought this would be a good way to get out and support a great cause. If you'd like to contribute to our goal, you can click on the link below and go right to our webpage for the walk. You can donate there. You'll even see a picture of me and my great-granddad. The walk is right here in Dallas on Saturday October 13 if any of you want to join us. It's going to be a lot of fun and hopefully raise a lot of money for ALS research.

http://web.alsa.org/site/TR/Events/NorthTexasWalk?px=1621151&pg=personal&fr_id=2550&s_tafId=21295

Messy Boy

I have found a new favorite food...cottage cheese. I love it. It may be messy but it sure is good for me.

Crazy Hair

Walking...on my HANDS

What else can go in the ball machine?

Playing the Drums with Uncle Marc

Lots of visits

While we were in Lubbock, we got to see lots of people. Here are a few pictures from our trip...

We had lunch with Aunt Steph, Uncle Ken, & cousin Emily. I didn't do much eating, I was too interested in Emily and saying "baby".

We stayed with Uncle Marc & Aunt Kathy. They're having a baby (Aiden) in a couple of months. I made sure I gave them lots of practice.

We also went to eat with Boz...nope, not Boz the Big Green Bear, Boz the Doctor. Dr. Boswell (Boz) is one of daddy's friends. They've been friends forever. Boz has a new baby, Addison. She is a cutie. I love all the babies and I loved to say "baby" all the time.

I had a good time playing with Mason. His daddy & my daddy were friends at Tech. He's a year older than I am so he showed me the ropes. He has some really cool toys that I got to play with.

This is Mason's mommy, Mrs. Sarah. Mason has a new baby brother Owen. This baby is a lot smaller than all the babies I know. I never even said "baby" around him. He was just born last week. Tiny baby. Mason sure did like him (until he got tired and tried to head-butt him). I learned what NOT to do.

Walking Again

Finally

Not walking....but DRIVING??

Mr. Jeremy's wedding

That's me with daddy and daddy's friend Jeremy (we're a good looking group of guys aren't we?). Mr. Jeremy is the reason for our roadtrip...first to Midland to visit family then to Lubbock/Plainview for the festivities. Mr. Jeremy was a good friend of daddy's at Tech. He finally got married this weekend and I was invitied! Daddy had to wear a tux but I got to wear cool shorts. It was a lot of fun...lots of music and good food. To be completely honest, I didn't see much of the wedding (it just wasn't that interesting for a little guy like me). Mommy took me outside where there were other little ones running around. It was perfect...just me and 2 pretty girls. I had a great time chasing them around. That's what walking can do for you...gives you an advantage with the ladies.

Finally

For all of you out there wondering if I was ever going to walk (on my own), yes I am. Mommy & daddy kept me cooped up in the car for 5 hours and my legs just couldn't take it any longer. Once I hit the ground at Mammaw's, I couldn't bear the thought of crawling around from room to room (took much too long) so I stretched out my legs and walked. No one could believe it. If you need proof...there are videos on the way.

Driving

Once we finally got to Midland, we were able to see mommy's Mammaw & her Aunt Ruby & Uncle Jim. Uncle Jim has a cool golf cart that he lets me drive. They live in a retirement community so it's ok for me to drive the golf cart...I probably drive better than most there! Here are some pictures.


These next pictures are of my next attempt at driving. Uncle Jim wouldn't let me have the keys to his new car so I just practiced with it in the garage. I think I like this one better! I might need a booster seat though.

Road Trip

So we took a road trip...a LONG road trip for a little guy like me. Mommy, daddy, & I packed up and left last week for Midland. We drove a long time. Luckily mommy's friend, Mrs. Dianna, let me borrow their cool DVD player so I could watch Boz. I watched Boz the whole time...over and over and over. Mommy decided all rules for tv watching would be thrown out the window to preserve sanity in the car. It was great!

Say Cheese

BIG Milestone

Today was the day of a BIG milestone. Let me tell the story with pictures...

After church, mommy, daddy, and I went to eat at Double Dave's Pizza. It was YUMMY. Daddy was in the Explorer and mommy & I were in the Honda (mommy had to be at church REALLY early so daddy & I slept in and brought another car.)

Here I am trying to stay cool in the backseat of mommy's car.

There's the milestone...mommy's Honda hit 100,000 miles as we drove from church to Double Dave's. How exciting. Actually I should say "my car" turned 100,000 miles since mommy keeps telling me that this is going to be my car one day. I know, you were probably hoping that while we were at Double Dave's, I just got up and ran across the floor and have been walking around ever since. Nope, still not walking but the car did hit 100,000 miles. Whoo hooo!

Driving My Car & Talking on My Phone

I CAN do it...I just prefer not to for now

Attempt at Climbing

Just a Cute Picture of Me

Boo Boo

This afternoon while I was napping, mommy was cooking. She cut her finger and had a band-aide on it when I woke up. I was facinated with her finger so she taught me how to say "Boo Boo". Well, I decided I needed a boo boo too. When I was taking a bath, I bumped my head on the faucet. I was tough...not a tear or a flinch. Mommy didn't think anything of it until she washed my face and felt a goose egg on my forehead. I have my first real boo boo. Mommy had just read on my friend Caden's blog about his bump on his head (his look like it hurt a lot more than mine...poor Caden) and so she decided to try to put an ice pack on it. I was having none of it but did enjoy holding the ice pack and trying to eat it. Here are some pictures. All is well now...we'll see how I look in the morning.

My Very Own Boz

One of mommy's friends, Ms. Amber, was so sweet and gave me a Boz of my very own. I love him. Thank you Ms. Amber! Now I can have Boz without having to watch the DVD or listen to the CD....mommy and daddy are very thankful too.

I Have a Badge

I have a badge of my very own. A man in New Mexico made it for me. It's not exactly like daddy's...mine is a Deputy US Marshall. Pretty neat huh?

Thank You Nana Jo & Grampa

Thank you for letting me stay with you, flying with me back home, helping mommy & daddy do all kinds of things to the house, going to the Farmer's Market with me, teaching me how to say "skat", playing Boz for me over and over, but most of all...thank you for loving me and taking such good care of me. I love you and can't wait to see you again.

Smokey Bear

Nana Jo & Grampa live where Smokey Bear was found. While I was there, we went to see his museum. I couldn't leave Capitan without getting a Smokey Bear outfit. In the words of Smokey, "Only YOU can prevent forest fires."

Helping Mommy & Nana Jo

Mommy & Nana Jo were working hard on making pillows and curtains. I couldn't let them do all that work without my help. I had to help them straighten out the cording and tape measure. I know they appreciated my assistance.

Vacation!

I am home! While I was super glad to see my mommy & daddy at the airport on Monday, I had a great time in New Mexico with Nana Jo & Grampa. We did all kinds of fun things. I got to go meet all kinds of really nice people (some of them even knew mommy when she was younger). I even got to go see the goats at a real goat show. I'm not sure why the goats didn't answer back to me when I said "Ruff Ruff".

The pictures in the slide show below show a lot of my trip. Nana Jo & Grampa live in the mountains where it is cool so I got to spend a lot of time outside. They have a great deck that I could crawl around on.

So I'm home. I'm saying a lot more words and still working on walking. I've just decided it's a lot easier to just cruise around on my knees and leave the walking to everyone else. (Actually, mommy & daddy have figured me out...I'm just stubborn and will do it my way when I wanna do it.)

My Trip to Nana Jo & Grampa's

Dinner at Spankeys

Before mommy left, she and I met up with Uncle Marc & Aunt Kathy for dinner. We also got to see daddy's old roommate Alan & his family. We ate at one of the best burger places in Lubbock...Spankeys. It is right across from Texas Tech so I started checking out the school to see if I'd like to go there one day. After we ate, mommy drove me through campus and pointed out all the buildings. It looks like I could have a lot of fun there one day.

Me & Uncle Marc

Aunt Kathy, Peyton, & Mrs. Jennifer

Macy & her daddy Alan