Birthday Party Day!

Isn't the cake that Bebe made for me awesome???

Admittedly this day didn't start off great. I got plenty of sleep last night, but I guess I rolled out of the wrong side of the bed because I was not being my sweetest to everyone. Nevertheless, we all ventured out with Grandmama, Bebe & Papa to Fernbank. We saw some pretty cool stuff, but that still wasn't enough to perk me up.

Then we tried heading to go see Ice Age at the movies. This turned out to be a good distraction, except for when Cooper decided to have an explosion all over Mama's lap mid-movie. So there she was, pants covered in orange poo, Cooper screaming (for some reason he wasn't happy about having poo covering his back all the way to his hairline. Go figure.). It took about 52 wipes to get it all off of Cooper and Mama and I think at that point we all wanted to call it a day, but dagummit, there was a party to be had!

So after the movie we headed home so Mama & Daddy could cook and I could get a (yeah right) nap.

I didn't actually nap, but having some alone time in my room sure did cheer me up - I emerged from my "nap" a new boy! From there on, we had a wonderful night. We ate some great food, I got a ton of awesome presents and happily visited with all of our guests. After blowing out the candles on my cool rocket ship cake, we headed outside to have a water gun war and to blow huge bubbles.

A perfect way to end what turned out to be a great day!


Doesn't Cooper seem pumped about my birthday party?



A chocolate chip waffle to start the day. Please no comments about how this isn't "real" food.

Papa and Cooper snuggling:

Cooper, after being stripped out of his poo-covered outfit. Daddy tried so hard to keep him happy, but it was no use.

Back home in a clean outfit and in the arms of Grandmama. A rare moment of quiet for my little brother today:

Let's eat!

Time for presents!

Bebe and Papa got me a workbench with a ton of power tools. I immediately strapped on my goggles and started sawing the house apart:

I decided that goggles were needed for the hazardous job of opening the rest of my gifts:

Finally! Time for cake! And I know how to eat some cake.

My sweet Aunt Lucy and Uncle Jeremy:

The only picture we could manage of the 4 of us:

Enjoying the very cool new cars that Uncle Dan sent me:

Practicing my swing with my new tee-ball set from Mama & Daddy (btw, I am pretty sure the hit you see below would have been a home run):

Bubbles:

After being hit repeatedly by Daddy with a super-soaker, Mama takes a break with Cooper:

Coop with Papa & Bebe:

We did it! Happy birthday to me! Thank you to everyone for making my party so fun and special!

Playdate with Raegan & Hudson

Today we headed over to my friend Raegan's house to meet her little brother, Hudson and of course so we could spend the morning playing. We had a great time together - blowing bubbles, driving cars, swinging and eating. Cooper, I think, did not have as good a time as me. He cried pretty much the entire morning. But Hudson seemed very happy to have us over, despite his very loud, very disgrutntled playmate. Can't wait to do it again!

C: I didn't cry the WHOLE time. See?

This is how easygoing Hudson is - he was awake one minute, the next he was sound asleep, just like this!



Miss Hannah let us play with bubbles and Bristo wanted to join in on the fun too:

While I sat in the swing, Raegan served me some "pink juice":

After all that playing we worked up quite an appetite:

And a hug goodbye. So sweet!

Happy Birthday to Me!

I am 3 years old today!!!

I started the my day by having a birthday donut for breakfast that Daddy got me (this is going to be a GREAT day!):

After I devoured my birthday breakfast, Mama asked me how I wanted to spend my day. I said that I wanted to go to the Zoo with her and Cooper, so away we went!

Giving Willie B. a pet:

"I wanna go find some lions, Mommy":

C: Apparently, we spent the morning at the zoo - I hear that my big brother had a blast! Then Bebe met us and we went to Grant Park for a picnic, and I decided to continue my 3 hour-long nap in Bebe's lap under an umbrella. I am a prince:

Enjoying my cheese sandwich on the go!

C: It's 2:00pm and I am finally awake!

Bebe was sweet enough to get me 3 cupcakes so that I would have some candles to blow out on my actual birthday - they were delicious! Thank you, Bebe!

And for dinner, I said I wanted hot dogs, so we met Grandmama at Skip's for hot dogs and french fries! Fancy.

After dinner, I decided that I should race Mama and Daddy up and down the sidewalk - we did this until I was red-faced and sweaty. I am fast! I won most of the races too.

I win! Again!

Watering the Flowers

Lately as soon as I set foot outside of our house, I run over to the hose and want to water the flowers, Mama, trees, rocks, driveway, bushes, etc.. As I walk around and give the flowers a drink of water, I say "Now they're so happy! They're so happy.". What can I say, this boy loves flowers!

Yes, that is wet dirt all over my face.

Now to water Harrison!

July 4th and the Magic Sprinkles

4th of July has become one of my most favorite holidays! This year everyone met at our house and we walked down to the church lawn on the corner to have our picnic and watch the fireworks. We ate and then I ran around like a madman. I made some new friends and played football with them, then played football and frisbee with Grandpa Tommy, Mama and Daddy. We had a blast!

When it got dark, we all wore glow bracelets and necklaces, and then Bebe and Papa surprised us by joining us! That was just the cherry on top!

Finally the fireworks started and I was fascinated - I called them "magic sprinkles" and whenever I caught someone not looking, I would point and say "Look! Look! Don't miss the magic sprinkles! See them? They are in the sky!". I couldn't have dreamed up a better, more magical night.

C: Here I am snuggling with my Aunt Sara. I'm not sure if anyone has told you yet, but I'm a bit high maintenance, and must be in someone's arms at all times!

Our sweet puppies got to join us for a while:

Playing a football/frisbee combo with Grandpa Tommy:

"Bebe! You're not paying attention to the magic sprinkles!!":

C: A kiss from my Bebe:

What a night!

Water Play

Every Monday and Thursday we have Water Play at school and I look forward to it every week. I love playing and laughing with my teachers and friends and nothing feels better on a hot day than water! One of my favorite things to do is to dump buckets of water on my head. I also love for my teachers to throw buckets of water on me - I run over and shout "Miss Linda! Miss Linda! Wet me up!". So fun!

Ahhhhh! This feels great!

Flirting with one of my girlfriends, Naomi:

And, dumping water on my head again. I wasn't kidding about loving this.

Miss Linda "wetting me up"!

I'm 6 Weeks Old!

And Mama says I'm getting handsomer by the day!