NEW!

So many changes.....so much happening.....where do I begin? We sold our house in seven weeks! Praise to the Lord - and friends and family for all your prayers and support! We moved out last week. I loved watching all the men pack up our house. There were five of them. They walked in with a bunch of boxes and tape and a day later EVERYTHING was on a GREAT BIG TRUCK! The truck sat in front of my house for a couple of days, and I loved playing on it. I handled all of it surprisingly well. My favorite sentence last week was, "Movers pack up all my books and put them on biiiiiggggg truck." When asked about my new house, I'm quick to reply with "a new swing and new big boy bed at my new house." Everything is "new!" I use that word all the time - often in a very appropriate manner - but at other times not so much. "My new lawn mower" (which I got in April) - "my new crocs" (which came from the consignment shop 2 months ago) - "my new movies" (which I've been watching for months) Our home base is at Gigi's house and we are taking lots of road trips between Birmingham, Decatur, Franklin, and Nashville. I got to see lots of hot air balloons this weekend at Pointe Mallard. It was a special time considering that's what my mom and her family did for Memorial Day every year of her young life. They were reaaaalllllll big! I loved watching them take off, and I especially liked watching them "glow" at night. On Sunday I went to big church in Hoover to hear my cousin Wesley (Great's son) preach. I sat through the whole church service like a good big boy. Wes is going into the ministry. He has been appointed to a church in Wilsonville, Alabama and preached his first real sermon at Riverchase on Sunday. (What a great big start!) He did an awesome job! Way to go, Cuz!!!! I had an enjoyable, relaxing afternoon on Memorial Day at one of my favorite places - The Hard Dock. I had a great time watching all the boats, trains, and eating lots of jelly beans. My behavior has been faltering a bit - which is understandable considering all the changes going on. My sleep schedule is off and I am waking up at the crack of dawn each morning. However, I am still a happy go lucky and very busy little boy. We like to think this crazy time is just fostering my "laid back" personality. :) Hopefully, we will be able to move into our new house in the next month. In the meantime, I'll keep you posted with all the exciting changes. This is going to be a "great NEW adventure."

Happy Mother's Day!

Library Party

I love going to "Rhyme Time" every Wednesday at the library. We read books, sing songs, play games, and sometimes eat "nacks." We had our end of the year party 2 weeks ago at Delano Park.

Most of the children usually sit in their parent's laps in a circle around a blanket while Ms Kim reads. Although, I usually have a hard time sitting and choose to stand. Mama tries to keep me in the back, but I really like to be up front.

We had a great time catching bubbles.

We had special "nacks" at our party. M&M cookies and the "bubay cake" that I brought were my favorites.

This is my friend Harrison. It is nice to have a friend who is a boy and only 3 weeks younger than me.

It was a great party. And, when it was time to leave, I left - literally - kicking and screaming.

Whitney & Weston

Whitney & Weston came to play with me a couple weeks ago! They are my special friends who live in Birmingham. We played outside most of the morning. The sand table was a big hit, and we managed to get very wet and dirty. Unfortunately, we don't have any cute pictures of that. Afterwards, we had a little lunch, a photo shoot, and watched Mickey.

I helped Whitney ride my rocking horse. As you can see, Weston was already a pro and didn't need any help.

Whitney even cleaned up after herself!

I had a wonderful time guys. Thanks so much for coming to visit me!

Catching Bugs

I've been doing lots of looking for bugs lately. Notice I said "looking" and not necessarily "catching." Aunt Cat bought this bug catcher for me and taught me how to use it. We caught one Grandaddy Long Legs, and I was so excited. But, as soon as we got it in the jar, I wanted to let it out. Which has been the case with the other 2 bugs I've caught in the past 2 weeks.

Do you see any dead bugs anywhere?

For Christmas I received a handheld minivac. It is intended to be a Car Vacuum, but I like to use it as my own personal dust buster. My favorite thing to do with it is to vacuum up dead bugs. (Austin Willoughby gave me this great idea.) Mama is always more than happy to let me know when there is one that needs to be picked up. Now, I like to put the dead bugs in the bug catcher. I usually look at them for a minute or two and then want to "let the bug out." (A side note....I don't quite get the concept of "dead" and tend to call every bug I see a dead bug. Flies are a whole new concept that I've been trying to figure out over the past few days.) Well, you probably know my Mama and can imagine how much she LOVES this activity. (She didn't even do her own bug collection in school. Her next door neighbor did it for her and she edited several papers for him in exchange.) So... the story gets better.......

Mama was cleaning up the kitchen the other day, and I quickly ran up to her saying, "mama...there's a dead bug over there." She didn't pay me a lot of attention and said something about how we don't have time to catch dead bugs all day. A couple minutes later, I went back to her in the kitchen saying the same thing, "mama....mama...there's a dead bug over there." Finally, she exasperatingly puts down the dish towel and follows me to the back door where I show her this:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My New Lawn Mower

Gigi bought me a new lawn mower, and I am crazy about it! For two weeks now I've been constantly begging to "go outside and play with my new lawnmower." It blows bubbles while I push it! On the day I got it, after Dada got home from work, I insisted that he help me mow the yard. Lucky for me, he was leaving town the next day and needed to mow the yard anyway. I followed him around the entire backyard and copied everything he did - from cutting corners around the plants to emptying the grass clippings (or at least pretending).

Eventually, I got tired of pushing and discovered I could keep up better by pulling the lawn mower.

This was actually one of my Dada's last nights at home. He is now working at his new job and living in Sparta. We have been incredibly busy lately! Our house has sold! Praise the Lord! Now, we have to pack and find a new house in Sparta. I have spent a couple of weekends lately at Nana and Pop's house. There is a great playground in their neighborhood, and I have a newfound love for swinging. Dada has promised me a "new swing" at my new house, and that's all I can talk about when someone asks about moving.

No, not like that!

(Read to the tune of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss) I do not like white vans, no maem. I do not like them Dawson-I-Am. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere! I will not ride in a white van, I do not like them Dawson-I-Am! ********************* For about a month now, I have had a strong dislike for white vans. Every time I see one, I begin to point and repeatedly say, "no. not like that." I have quite a radar for white vans and can spot them from a mile away. You would be surprised at how many are out there! If anyone has an idea as to where this dislike might have stemmed from, please comment and let us know!

Sick

I found out on Thursday that I have the "croup" and strep throat. Yes, this is the THIRD time I have had the croup! arrghh! Do I look absolutely pitiful in this picture, or what?! I've been drinking lots of juice and - naturally - feel my best right after taking my medicine. After a recent dose of medicine on Thursday, I wanted juice in 4 of my favorite cups and had a great time playing with them. Mom laughed at me as I was lining them all up, counting them, and talking to them.

After she took a picture of my "cup game" I asked her to take my picture holding every cup. "pikchu wi is up peeazzz"

"Cheese!" This is how I have spent a large portion of the past few days - laying in the bed or in mama's arms watching t.v. I haven't spent this much time being still since before I started to crawl.

Haircut

I went to get a haircut on Saturday - just a little trim. I was really good - again! I sat perfectly still the entire time!

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