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Our 4th of July

was spent with friends, swimming. Sorry, no pictures of that excitement, but Truett loved splashing and having his friend, Annabelle there. We left in time to put him down for his nap and then had a wonderful feast with Wayne's parent and grandparents. Truett enjoyed his very rare treat, a sucker! He has been asking for more sucker ever since.


Right after we went swimming



That's my sucker, PAW PAW!


Chhheeeeessseee


What a sweet, sticky face!

One of the "big" boys...

Truett and I go to a local gym on Mon.- Fri. (excluding sick days and holidays) and when I am through with my workout Truett is usually as ready as I am to go. Now, don't get me wrong, he loves playing with lots of kids but he loves leaving just as much. Last week when I went to pick him up he was watching the "big" boys play with their REAL guitars. Every once in a while he would reach out and just touch one of the boy's guitars. One of the sweet ladies that works with the children walked over and gave Truett an ELMO guitar and he sat down and played it like he was one of the "big" boys. I took a picture and as soon as he saw me it was off...

Simply Romantic Husband...

What can I say, he takes after his daddy!!

Hanging out in the rain...

What all good Louisianians do on a hot day...

Break out the water hose!

Happy Belated Birthday Jacob!!

My sweet little Jacob is already 4 and getting to be such a handsome little man. His older brother, Jeremiah, Nanna (My mom) Truett and I joined Jacob for a belated birthday party at Jump N Jive. My mother in law joined us to watch Truett and his first Jump N Jive experience. We had a blast! Happy belated sweet Jacob!


Jeremiah at the end of the huge slide!


Jacob in the "kings" chair!


Jeremiah and Jacob smell something brewing! ;)

Hello?!?!

Where have I been you ask, well... just living I guess. We had VBS last week and this week has been catching up on house chores, spending time with family and getting ready for Father's Day.

Last week we spent most of the day with VBS. We were gone all morning and came back for lunch, I'd put Truett down for his nap and then get to eat and maybe take a bath, after he woke up we'd spend the afternoon playing, cooking supper and learning new words. Then once daddy was home we'd spend family time together until it was time for little man to go to bed and then I'd spend the rest of the evening working on VBS crafts for the next day.

Wayne got his Father's Day gifts in two parts. He works a couple days a week on and off rooftops and in 100 degree heat index, needless to say he sweats. He usually sits in a soaking wet undershirt and top, SO, I know he had been looking at some Patagonia t-shirts and shirt. About 2 or 3 weeks ago I ordered them, I didn't want him to have to suffer anymore.

As Father's Day has moved closer, I wanted him to open something for this weekend. He has always loved great customer service companies and he has always wanted to try Zingerman's coffee as well as their other food-by-mail service. So, Truett and I got him some Cinnamon Raisin Bread and Farm Loaf , brownies and coffee. Wayne loved his package of goodies and we have already had some of the Raisin bread for breakfast, de-lish!

Can I get in with you guys?


Weeee... at least for Truett!

But, I didn't want to get out!

Keys!! One of his favorite words!

Yum... Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Truett had a new friend come and play today...

** WARNING** These pictures might give you the squirmies ( I know this isn't a word, but you get what I'm saying)

... a snake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was outside with Truett, when I noticed the gardenia bushes that Wayne cut a few weeks back still had some dead branches that hadn't been removed. So, with Truett in tow I begin pulling one after another. As most of you know, you can not keep a 16 month still. He wanted down and so, like a good mother, I let him down. I turned around to pick up more dead branches and my eyes turned to the fence about 12-18 inches from me to see what I now think is a Louisiana Pine Snake. AHHHHHHHH! I ran so fast, I think I grabbed Truett by his shirt. Wayne, laughs at me thinking about it.

What it looks like to be "in a mood"

Truett is a bright, cheerful, sweet boy so when he is in "a mood" it is ALMOST cute! Here are a few pictures of him after his nap and eating a small snack of "fishy".

Switchfoot, Narnia, C.S. Lewis

Our first flight...with Truett

Wayne and I love to fly, we've been on many, many trips and enjoy the whole process (well most of it) of flying. We are early risers so getting up an hour or two earlier than normal is fine by us. We love the airports and as long as we are not short on time, due to flight delays or something like that, we enjoy our flights. Even when Wayne was in Indianapolis and I was flying back and forth between there and home for baby showers and doctor's appointments and Wayne would fly in for a long weekend, we loved it! We (Wayne and I) went on our first trip after Truett was born last September for our anniversary and haven't been on a airplane since. This summer we have decided to take our first "family vacation" to visit Uncle Scott and Aunt Becca in North Carolina. Truett will be 19 months and we have no plans of spending 16 driving hours with a toddler.


We've booked a flight along with Mrs. Kim and Mr. Larry (Wayne's parents) and have decided Truett needs to "experience" flying also. We hope he loves it as much as we do, and we plan to make it a special time for him. We will bring all of his favorite snacks and juice and plan to buy him a few special toys for the flights. We have one stop in Atlanta. We also might bring a mini dvd player (if anyone wants to let us borrow theirs so we don't have to buy one that would be AWESOME). He doesn't watch any television except for on Sunday mornings when we turn on LPB during his alone/playpen time. We hope it is conflict free and relaxing, SO, this is where you come in! Let us know what has worked for you on trips. What do I need to absolutely bring and what can I get away with not bringing. I will bring a light stroller and car seat, should I bring a pack n play (he won't have a crib when we get there). Any advice would be great!!! I know August seems far away, but trust me this year has already FLOWN by!

Say what?

I tell you, Truett's vocabulary has exploded. I think in the last 2 weeks he adds probably 2 words (that he actually can point to or touch) a day. I'm going to use the blog as his Baby Book and try to think of all the words he is using right now. He still doesn't say ALL of them perfect (like kitty cat is keeky).

daddy

mommy

kitty cat

dog

bone (for the dogs)

outside

broom

tree

bubbles

SHOES

paw paw

maw maw

NO!

No! No! (there is a difference)

juice

kerigan

coffee

candle

block

colors

bunny

clock

air conditioner (he says "aireee")

bath

ball

duck

eyes

ear

mouth

hair

clip

apple

yo yo (for yogurt- his favorite)

uh-oh!

baby

Oh! Wow! (together!!)

"that's a No No!"

He has started saying two word statements in the last week or so, I'm excited about his newfound communication skills. He seems to be also, he talks and talks... I wonder where he gets it from :)

I've been telling you how he is obsessed with his daddy. Well, it gets worse (or better depending on who you ask), he talks about him all day long. He wakes up saying daddy and pointing to every room. We both walk in the room and look around, daddy is usually gone already, but there is a rare occasion of Wayne working from home or sometimes he will wait to get him up and bring him to me for breakfast! Truett is such a daddy's man right now. He wants to do what he does and be with him at all times. It reminds me of how much I want to be like my heavenly father and that he is my everything!


Almost a year ago! He is his daddy's best buddy!

Who wouldn't melt?

Well, I assure you his daddy and I are SMITTEN! :)

NO!

What makes my heart skip a beat...

are the pitter pattering of these small feet...


the beautiful blond hair flowing in the air as he squeals...



and then staring into these baby blues...


it's enough to make me want 10 more!!!!!!!!!!!!






All in God's perfect timing!

Mother's Day Weekend

was wonderful! Saturday was spent shopping for decoration for our back bathroom. We came home to put Truett down for a nap and we, me and Wayne, ended up taking a 1.5 hour nap ourselves. Truett, of course, sleeps longer (3-3.5 hours) but it was so refreshing! Sunday, we went to church, came home took another nap (this NEVER happens!), made a fruit cookie cake and headed out for Mother's Day Crawfish Boil over at Wayne's aunt. We had a blast. We sat in the lukewarm whirlpool (so the little ones could get in) and the big kids swam in the pool. We ate, and ate, and ate and then visited until it was the little man's bed time! We got to meet Jordan, Billy and Nancy's little girl. She was precious! Happy 1st Mother's Day, Nancy! It was such a sweet time of family.

What we've been doing!

Outside and lots of it! We love going over to "G-Maws" as Truett calls Wayne's grandma. This was about 4 weeks ago after picking up Maw Maw's (Wayne's mom) new kitten.




Truett has had eczema since October. Our pediatrician said it would go away when it turned warmer. Now it is HOT and his eczema is getting WORSE! Let me know if any of you have a remedy for this awful looking skin problem! It doesn't seem to bother him though!

Mr. Fix It

Yesterday we began to tackle our long awaited remodeling project, our back bathroom. It's the smallest room in the house and the most overlooked room. It was an awful pinkish purple color and no one but us ever use that bathroom. SO... Wayne, Truett, and I visited Lowe's and came home with a new bathroom. We spent the majority of the evening installing the new floor (Wayne mainly installing and me just keeping Truett from being under his feet). Today, Sunday we came home to work on it some more. Truett tries to be such a help, and LOVES thinking he is daddy's BIG helper.

Daddy's BIG helper

Meet Mr. Fix It

Weekly Wrap-Up Without Lens

We have been under the weather this week. We have stayed home and made sweet memories while babysitting Maw Maw's kitty cat and taking more baths than normal. I've only manage to workout twice but I don't feel so bad about it. Truett has been so much fun this week. He seems to be sweeter than normal when he doesn't feel the greatest. He snuggles and hold on a little tighter.

Today, Truett has taken a turn for the better. He has no fever, a little runny nose, but nothing significant. Thank goodness too, I REALLY didn't want to cancel Parent's Night Out reservations. Wayne and I are going out to eat and visit with some friends from church, Challie and Jeffrey.

Truett has been soaking everything up, like sounds of animals. He hasn't showed any interest in knowing or repeating these sounds until just recently. He likes to say "ooooo" for mooooo (Cow sounds) and says "kikkky" (sounds like keee keee) and raises his arms out as if he were asking a question! He misses Ody. He had been pointing out all kinds of things in books that I had no clue he could do. He picks the kitty cat out as well as any ball, balloon, color, chair, shoes, bear (teddy bear), scissors, blocks, or book. I guess I was so use to his eyesight being dull or not so good when he was so little I now underestimate what he can see and can't. I know his eyesight is as well as mine, well not quite, but almost! :)


This was Truett almost a year ago!



Late March or was it early April?