Now that I'm getting teeth left and right I LOVE to brush them. It makes me feel like a big boy and it tickles! Sometimes I try to get fancy and brush with the handle instead of the bristles. Here are some candid shots of me brushing my teeth before bed. Notice my super cool toddler sized leather chair my Daddy bought me. Click here to see all the dental delight.
I talk about my friend Millie a lot and this summer she turned 1! We're both big kid toddlers now. She had a super fun party on August 9th to celebrate. Her theme was rubber duckies. I got to go swimming in a duckie pool and her Uncle Mo even fed me some duckie themed cake. Here are a few pictures of her party. Boy at the slow rate I'm blogging these days, I'll be at Millie's second birthday party before you even see these ones!
The summer of '09 was officially the summer of the road trip. The first weekend in August Mommy and I went to visit Teetee and Uncle Troy in Nashville, but without a pit stop at the aquarium in Chattanooga on the way up. My friend Olivia and her parents went to the aquarium too, but I got to keep Teetee and Uncle Troy all to myself.
Since it's a cold, drizzly fall day here, I thought I'd warm you all up with memories of my first ice cream cone. On Friday August 7th Mommy thought I was ready to handle the cone all by myself. We had a great family night out and my parents foolishly let me play in the sand box at the ice cream place after I ate.... needless to say I brought most of that sand home on my sticky little hands. Click here to see all the pictures.
I don't know if I've mentioned it before but I go to this really cool church called St. Thomas More. Mommy, Daddy and I go every weekend. As part of my special church services I was baptised at the beginning of August. All of my family came to visit for my big celebration. That Friday night a lot of my family and some friends went out to celebrate before my big dip at the church.
me wear this completely white suit. Silly parents... white isn't for an active little boy! My Uncle Joe promised to be my godfather for my whole life. I always knew that guy would take good care of me. My favorite priest Father Brian did the service and he was nice enough to let me cry through most of it. I mean who wouldn't cry if they had to sit through church during naptime instead of laying in their comfortable bed? 
I'm not like a lot of other babies who sleep through their baptisms. After a short half hour ceremony I was baptised! Then it was time to go home and party. Thankfully when we got home I got to change into play clothes. My friends come over and we got to eat a bunch of yummy food. Daddy even broke out the baby pool and let Olivia and I splash around. 
Friends I am now an international traveler! Mommy and Daddy took me on a super crazy busy fun summer vacation. Sit back and I'll tell you all about it. From that picture I bet you thought we went to the beach but we didn't we went somewhere even better. One day after school a few weeks ago Mommy and Daddy picked me up together and I noticed the car was full of stuff. We were going on an adventure! We drove a very, very long time and I admit it I was sometimes cranky. To my surprise when I woke up in the car I was at my Nannie and Poppie's house in Louisiana! 
Nannie and Poppie. The next morning (Wednesday) we got up way before the sun did and we loaded a whole bunch of stuff in Poppies truck... we were going on an even bigger adventure! We went to the airport. I hadn't been to one of those in like 7 1/2 months... that's like half a lifetime ago for me. Mommy said we were going to Canada to see where Nannie and Poppie lived when they were little babies like me. We took two really long flights and Mommy and Daddy were so happy 
because they said I was a very, very good baby. But they kept using the term "busy, busy bee" for some reason hmmmm I wonder why?
I wouldn't get cold!
family. I got to meet my cousin Caden and he let me play with all of his toys. He's a member of the big boy club and I can't wait until I can do all the things he can. Nannie's family threw a big party for us so everyone could come and meet me. It was so much fun and I got to eat lobster for the first time. I liked it so much that I may ask Mommy to make it every day. 
On Monday it was party time again. We drove to meet up with Poppie's side of the family. They had a big lunch with a bunch of fun people for me to meet. I got to eat more yummy lobster. My cousin Blair kept me thoroughly entertained with his big boy toys and his huge backyard. He has a trampoline, a sand box, a swing set and a ride on truck. You can see the ocean from his bedroom window! How neat is that?!
flights Mommy said she was very, very relieved to be back in Louisiana where we spent the night before driving home to Georgia. I love it when Mommy drives and Daddy sits in the back with me because he lets me eat junk food. Yummy cheesey chips! So that was my adventure friends. I have so many pictures that I had to create two links for them. Click here to see the bulk of them and here to catch the tail end of my trip.
My newest hobby is sticking out my tongue. I love to do it even when I'm running! Mommy is worried I might just bite my little tongue. Even Daddy gets in on the act sometimes. Mommy says she really, really loves that I never put silly pictures of her on my blog.
After that last post I wanted to show you that I am a good boy sometimes. Two weekends ago we went out from brunch at a nice restaurant and I ate out of a real big people's bowl without making a mess or smashing it on the ground. I had a lovely fruit plate and gobbled most of Mommy and Daddy's food too. Click here to see all my pictures from Watershed.
coffee table... I was struck with a brilliant idea, what if I used the drawer to climb onto the countertop?! I mean what a brilliant thought. That's where Mommy and Daddy put all the fun stuff I'm not allowed to play with like keys and cell phones. You can't keep a good man down and that day there was nothing stopping me!!
because Mommy was really, really upset when I grabbed either side of the flat screen TV and tried to push it to the ground. 
the day I decided to climb into an empty diaper box that was going out for recycling. I was having a great time until I tried to make the box bare all my weight and I ended up biting the dust. Sometimes discovery is painful! Mommy said the whole day was painful for her and she must have meant it because it seemed like she was in tears an awful lot that day!
Two Saturdays ago I got the chance to move up in the world and at the table. I got my very first booster seat. Now I sit at the table just like Mommy and Daddy. They are also trying out different dishes and placemats for me. We have a very simple rating system. If I throw it on the floor that means it's fun but a big, big mess! Mommy makes sure everything I have is plastic because I sure love the clang of metal and glass. Click here to see all of the pictures of me trying out my new booster seat.
been much, much greener. 
it... ewww keep the poop in the diaper! We went to a bigger kids pool instead. It was ok, but not as much fun as our cool toddler hang out.
As you may know Millie was one of my first friends ever. We love to get together and play. I hadn't seen her in a while so her Mommy brought her over for a play date. Millie loves me just the way I am and doesn't care that I spilled milk all over my shirt and had to go topless! I was so appreciative I offered to share my truck and my remote with her. Click here to see a few pictures 
of our play time.
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or my wild ways. 
not really great at sharing, I let her play with some of my toys. I did break down and share my tunnel with her... sometimes things are just more fun when you do them with someone else. My toys somehow just seem that much more exciting when someone else is playing with them. To see all of our super Saturday pictures, click here. 
It has been hot here in Georgia and I mean really, really hot. Some nights we don't have enough time to go to the pool so Mommy bought me this really neat beach ball that attaches to the hose and sprinkles me. She decided I could run wild and free in a swim diaper in the sprinkler on the front lawn. I'm a pickup truck and a heartbreak away from a redneck country song! Click here to see pictures of me playing in the sprinkler. Mommy wants you to know for the record it is very, very hard to take pictures of a baby running through a sprinkler without getting totally soaked.
Last weekend Mommy and I took a little vacation and went to visit Teetee and Uncle Troy in Nashville. I got to be a cowboy for 4 whole days! My Nannie and Poppie were there too. Uncle Troy's niece Christine was there and she was a lot of fun to play with. We did a lot of fun things like go out to eat and go to the Country Music Association Festival. Here is a picture of me at the Country Music Hall of Fame. It sure was hot in Tennessee and I am really sweaty in this picture.
heard how much I love water because they had a pool waiting for me in their backyard!! They must also know how much I love dogs because they let me play with their labs Angus and Godiva. Yay my two favorite things dogs and water!! Click here to see the pictures from my Nashville adventure. I'll warn you though, there's about a hundred so take your boots and cowboy hat off and settle in before you start.
I know, I know... you're thinking where have you been?! I have a new hobby that has taken up a LOT of my time this spring. I love swimming!! And anything really that gets me in the water. About a month back my friend Olivia invited me to the pool for the first time and we've been going several times a week. My pool toy collection is quite extensive now and I have a dedicated pool bag. Click here to see some photos from a couple of pool trips.
Daddy stayed home with me on Tuesday so that I could fully recover from my ear infections. I woke up Tuesday feeling just fine but he didn't want to take any chances. My fever was gone but Daddy thought I felt a little warm so I got to hang out redneck style with no shirt on. Daddy and I played all day and rested. By the time Mommy came home from work I was jumping at the chance to go on a stroller walk. The antibiotics have kicked butt on my ear infections and I feel much, much better. To see all the pictures from my day with Daddy click here.
On Monday I gave Mommy and Daddy a big surprise. I woke up full of sunshine and energy all raring to go to school. A few hours later my teacher Ms. Carol called Mommy and Daddy to tell them that I had a fever and was acting super tired. Mommy and Daddy rushed to come pick me up and take me to the doctor. Dr. Herrmann said I had two ear infections, a fever, a sore throat and my baby asthma was irritated by all that. Who knew?! I had such a fun weekend and didn't act sick at all. My doctor says I am a trooper for not complaining about being sick. She also said since I'm a big boy and walk into the office by myself I get a big boy sticker! Isn't it a cool lizard sticker?
Friends on Saturday night I had my first slumber party! My friend Millie came to play and stay for the whole night. Here parents were going to an evening wedding and instead of waking Millie up way past her bedtime they let her stay at our house. We had a lot of fun playing before dinner. Millie is just getting the hang of this walking thing so I let her play with my trucks and walk across the living room. She's a very nice friend because she doesn't steal toys out of my hands or take things that I want.
Mommy said we were the best babies on the block Saturday night because after getting in our pajamas we both fell asleep quickly. Mommy had Millie sleep in the spare bedroom because I am an early bird and Millie likes to sleep in. Once Millie woke up the next day, we shared some cereal. I showed her how much my Mommy likes it when I grind the cereal all over the table and sprinkle the powder on the dog. 
I am becoming quite the food pirate. Today Daddy was prepping vegetables for on the grill and I stole a whole bell pepper from him. It was so nice and crunchy and cold. I didn't want to let go of it. I ate as much as I could but it was very big. I even drug it outside on my swingset. Click here to see pictures of me starting my modeling career for the American Produce Association.
Spring is here and the weather is beautiful. Every evening Mommy and I have been swinging in the backyard and playing in my clubhouse. It was warm on Monday night so we came inside and enjoyed a popsicle. Nothing says nice weather better than swinging and slurping. If you're in the neighborhood our swingset is always ready and our freezer is always stocked. Click here to see all my popsicle pictures.
I hope you all did something nice for your Mommy yesterday because it was Mother's Day. I started off Mother's Day by being mean to Daddy. He was trying to get ready to eat breakfast and I stole the bagel right out of his hand. I ran down the hall eating it so he wouldn't catch me. He called me the bagel bandit
dinner. Here she is trying to smile and be patient while I'm trying to wiggle out of her arms. 
Daddy's hand. Mommy wouldn't share her food with me because she said it was raw fish and would make me sick. I got very frustrated but I tried to behave since it was Mother's Day... I said I tried, I didn't say I succeeded.
