Me and My Cowboy

I'm completely horrible at keeping this blog up!  Here are a few pics from the last few months to cheer you up:)

Tryin' on Mommy's Boots...

 Bein' cool with the po-po at a special event..

 Checkin' out the lights!...

 Sharing shaved ice with daddy at our favorite summer place...

 Bein' silly with mommy... (I make him laugh)

 Waterin' mommy's lilies...

 Discovered how to turn on the hose:-)

 Watering the flowers and makin' rainbows...

 Hangin' out with Big Bird...

 Choo-Choo, He's now 2!

 Hangin' out in bed...

 He loves his "panno"

 Halp! Mommy's squishing me!

 Now he's squished by me, his aunt, and uncle (that was visiting from Florida!)

 Playing in his mamaw's flower pot

 Ahh, swinging on mamaw's porch...

 Baby, you're a firework:)

 Enthralled with the fireworks on July 4th that were being set off by Pa-Pa and Daddy...

Last...at a benefit concert...Mommy's little cowboy:-)

Summer is almost over...it's been a really hot one, so we are looking forward to cooler weather!

What happened to Spring?

It has gone from winter to a monsoon to full-on summer here!  We had rain for over 2 weeks straight and poor B has been beside himself wanting to be outside.  The last few days have been awesome (sun-wise) and I've been able to capture some fun moments with us...

This was taken after our 5k run and family walk for Chance to Hope.  B was enjoying throwing sticks in our creek.

B was helping me bring in the mail by reading up on the latest news...

For Easter, B received pinwheels from his mamaw & a few mornings ago, he found them spinning!

Today we went to the park & any water fountain brightens up the day.

He wasn't so sure about this photo-op.

After the park, we went to Toddler Tales & today they learned about bees!

And what day isn't complete without a walk on the trails with a buddy?

It can wear a boy out!

A Year Later...

And we're off again!

Yes, yes, it's that time again...well, sort of.  We were all excited to have warmer weather and sunnier days...then 2 days later it was freezing, raining, and SNOWING.  I'm convinced, like many others, that mother nature is in pms mode.  If she'd just leave it alone and let the sun shine, we'd all be in more upbeat moods (including her!).

I wasn't able to post as often as I'd have liked last year with our adventures...but I'm hoping to make up for it this time around.  So, if you'd like to join us, stay tuned...B is now very mobile and a VERY active toddler.  Goodness knows what we'll get ourselves into!

It's a hot one!

If you live anywhere on this side of the country you can account for how hot it's been lately!  As in, to the point of not even being able to endure the heat long enough to walk from the house the car, much less go anywhere outside.  B and I have tried to find ways to entertain ourselves, though.  Including making daddy a painting for his office (as a birthday present):

We also borrowed an ATV for a FD event...but of course, B needed to try it out first!:

There was finally a break in the heat today, so we visited daddy at work...

And afterward, a 3 hour nap...don'tcha just wanna kiss him?!

You know it was a good one!

Toes in the sand

We've been at the beach for almost a week now and Briley is loving every minute of it.  We were literally on the beach for 2 minutes and he was all about playing in the sand and "ooh"-ing at the birds passing by.  He loves sitting in the sand and letting the waves crash up around around him.  I'll probably blog more specifics about our trip in my private blog, but I thought I'd share a few pics, being this blog is about our adventures and all:-)


Here's B enjoying his first experience on the sands...

We've made a habit out of taking a dip in the pool, post beach time.  Here's a pic I snapped this morning before nap time, as B played with daddy...

Right now, it's almost time for B to be up from his nap.  The plan is to eat lunch and head back down to the beach.  If I get a chance tonight or tomorrow, I'll post more about our trip.  


I have to take the time to say, however, that I am thrilled with how B has been with the water and the beach.  It is so relaxing to me, and a part of my childhood memories.  I'm grateful he is welcoming the chance to make more memories for us all.

Boy have I slacked off on updating, so let's get straight to the pics, shall we?...

B and I at his first baseball game (we have a local team that's free for kids and only $5 for adults)

Our first family ballgame

Lounging in the chair by Mimi's Pool

Spending some time at the park

Sliding down the slide from mommy to Auntie L

At the children's museum (it's free family night the 1st Thurs. every mth)

Mommy and B on his 1st birthday:-)

Pool time...with a sunscreen mohawk:-)

And now we are caught up!  His birthday party went great and there are tons of pics from that, but that's a whole other post.  Our beach trip is in a few weeks too!

Oh! One last pic.  Helping Mimi clean the dishes...

I've been a bit behind on posting our adventures, so here's what we've been up to lately!

**My mom and dad kept the turtle sandbox I had as a child and my niece and nephew have played with it off and on over the last few years.  I was wanting to get some type of pool for B this summer, but really didn't want to pay tons of money for a blow-up one that the dogs would destroy in seconds.  So, being such awesome grandparents, my mom and dad gave us the turtle to use (and my niece and nephew gave the "ok").  We always used it, as children, for a pool, and not a sandbox as well.

So, a couple weeks ago, B and I headed over to Mimi and Papa's house to clean out the turtle (the kids had turned it into their "stew pot"), and enjoyed a day with Ash and JP:

At first, B didn't know what to think of the "green bath" since the water was freeeezing, but he quickly realized it was the COOLEST.THING.EVER.  Of course, the diaper didn't last too long, so he thought it was even cooler when he had a naked bootie. :-)

**About a week later we made a trip to the local Me.nar.ds to clean up the flower bed at home.  We love going there b/c B likes to swing on the the playground equipment.  Here's B on our way out:

And, in case you're curious, here's some pre- and post- pics of the flower bed:

B loved crawling through the dirt (don't worry, he did great at not eating any worms!) and just bein' a boy.

**As y'all know by now, Nas.hville was flooded recently.  Our family considers that place our second home.  Will and I would love to move there if we could (maybe we will one day).  Growing up, we always visited family there and loved going to Music.City.  So, when the news of the flooding came, you can imagine the heartbreak.  I headed up a collection of donations (both monetary and supplies).  We were planning to just load up our vehicles, but had so much that we had to rent a U.ha.ul!

We even had to still pile more things in to my vehicle, and then we were off!!

B was just awesome on the way down.  He slept most of the way, which was a plus.  Of course, it rained but my dad went along to help out.  Once we got there to unload, our friend, Suzy, came to help out as well!  She even took off work early!  We always love visiting with her:

I'm so glad we were able to help the people there.  And we are already planning on another trip!

**B also made out great from the trip!  I had bought a few items off of cr.aig.s.li.st, including a swing set.  So we picked up those items and headed home.  Here's B enjoying one of them:

So, there you have it.  Our past couple of weeks in summary.

Oh! But the big-ol' first birthday is coming up and there are ALL SORTS of cute things coming with that!  Can't wait to show everyone!!

Have a wonderful time enjoying your own adventures...whether far away or in your own backyard:-)