Swimming Like a Fish

At the Nixa Pool, the fountains could keep me entertained for days. I love to splash around and kick water with my feet too.



In the first picture I am at MeeMaw's pool with my bud Sam. We sure had fun. In the second picture I am at the pool in my neighborhood and I am swimming with my friend Austin.





In this picture I am having my first lesson at driving Meemaw's car. In the second picture I am just posing in front of the fireplace with my new spikey hairdo.



Pushing around the big ball can be fun, but it often gets away from me causing me to fall on my rump. In the second picture I am showing everyone that I just hate wearing my bib, so now mom lets me eat naked. Boy is that fun!

Buzz, Snip, Chop

See how long my hair is getting. Mom keeps teasing me I am getting a mullet in the back. Well, keep reading below and see how my first hair cut went!! My exersaucer has become a dust collector for the most part. Once in a while I stop to play with the toys on it, however I have not sat in it for over a month.




Here I am visiting Great Grandma Cheek. She is such a sweet lady. Then I am posing with Kort and Kenzie. They are daddy's cousin's kids. They were so much fun to play with.



Isn't Kenzie such a cutie!!! In the next picture I am practicing for my debut on American Idol. I use my brush as my microphone....actually I much prefer to chew on it if you really want to know the truth.



Here I am with mom and dad before another Sunday at church. Little did I know that this was the Sunday mom and dad would leave me in the nursery for the first time. That was a little traumatizing.



Here I am with my friend Jack. I missed his birthday party over the 4th of July so I had to drop him by a gift. We got to play a little too. It was great fun.




Here I am getting my first hair cut. At Cookie Cutters I chose the airplane as my choice of seats. Then came the cape. I thought it was a bib (which I have come to despise the last few weeks) and so I had to throw a fit, but once she took it off of me, I loved my hair cut.




I didn't even mind the razor too much. I just punched the buttons on my cell phone while she did it. And, yes, the finished product is a spike in front just like dad.

Boom Boom Boom

My first 4th of July sure was a lot of fun. Gage and Blane shot off fireworks on several different nights and I just sat in Pee Paw's truck bed and giggled. Even the big fireworks from the Nixa City Park didn't scare me.

Here I am at Mommy's Aunt Carol's house. We went there for the weekend after the 4th of July. Luckily she had little lawn chairs that were just my size and a swing just like the one that I have at home.


Here I am with mommy's cousin Kim's little girl Karoline. We were riding on the swing together. She is not too fond of pictures, so mommy was lucky to have gotten this shot. In the second shot, Kelsay and Karoline are showing off their matching pigtails. That Karoline is one cute chick!

Here I am making the rounds at the picnic tables. I am getting to be less of a mama's boy. I actually went up to lots of mommy's family members without her by my side. In the second picture I am enjoying my first sparkler. Mommy wouldn't let me hold my own. I guess I will have to wait until next year for that.

After the big fireworks display by mommy's cousin, it was time for the dreaded kids picture. I was already sporting my pj's because it was way past my bedtime. Little did mom know that I would put her (and Meemaw for that matter) through a night of misery at Aunt Sherrill's house. I can blame it on my 5th and 6th teeth that popped through over the weekend.

Cousin Time!!

This week has been so much fun. My cousins, Gage and Blane, are in town staying with MeeMaw and PeePaw. We have already gone to the pool and played baseball in the back yard and that was just the first day.

By the way, that Gage is a pretty tough kid. He got hit in the face with a pitch at his baseball game. That is why his whole left side of his face is bruised and swollen. And this picture is 5 days after it happened!

Here mom and I are chilling in the kiddie pool and posing for a picture before church last Sunday.

Out of Order

Well, even though it was not in the correct developmental order, I have officially started crawling. Mommy is finally relieved and now she can quit worrying. The problem is that now she makes me crawl at least 3-4 paces each time I fall while walking, before she helps me stand back up.


Here I am trying to push my wheelbarrow and walk at the same time. That is a tricky one that I have not perfected just yet. In the second pic, I am up close, and personal.


I am not sure why mommy chose this photo, I guess because I am showing a little plumber's crack. If she had bought me the correct short size I would not have this problem. She should be proud that I can now bend over and pick things up without falling down.



My new night time snack is either yogurt or pudding. I must say, I prefer chocolate, and the more that gets on my face the better. In the second picture mommy and I are just being silly.




In this photo I am staring intently at Wheel of Fortune. It is one of my favorite shows. I think its the colors on the wheel that I am taken with. Of course mommy thinks I like it because she was on the show back in her college days. The show can only keep my attention for so long before I have to go back to my favorite thing, just toddling around.



Another thing I have learned is running (okay, just a brisk walk) and then a hand off of the football. Daddy is so proud!


Mommy finally got me some new tennis shoes since she found out I need a size 4 and she has been cramming my foot into a size 2. She should have known that's why I was always kicking them off. Thing is, I still prefer no shoes most of the time. That is why my socks are on the floor and my shoes are in my grocery cart.