Down on the farm....

Matthew played with me in my favorite spot, the landing. I love to bang the window to get the dogs excited and I can see everything better.

Graham got a new toy while he was at the farm. The popper is loud and he loves it.
Graham's first ride on the lawn mower. Still not real sure he wants to be there.
Playing in the rain. Graham's first taste of watermelon. He didn't like the taste but he loved playing in it.
Graham has also learned how to open doors. Thankfully we don't have this type of handle at home.

Playtime

Last week Larissa and I took Graham and Lily over to Bama's house for some pictures. I have a new camera that I still haven't been trained on so we were playing around in the yard with the kiddos. They turned out really well I must say. I few hugging (but not wanting to be hugged) issues but we did the best we could with our little models.

Trying for a hug but Lily want's none of it.

1 Year

Not wanting to sit for me anymore. Mr Mr. Randy is so funny.....he makes me laugh all the time. He thinks i'm going to be a Mississippi State Bulldog one day but he's way wrong. His favorite hot spot is the Frothy Monkey on 12th Avenue.

Graham started walking on Friday. He's been taking steps for a week or so but on Friday he began walking everywhere rather than crawling. We are entering a whole new chapter now.

Smile

Graham's second day in a row without an afternoon nap. Not slowing him down though. There has been too much fun to be had for naps.

Aunt Janet takes good care of me.
Just give me a hose with running water and I couldn't be happier.
Harrison and Graham had so much fun swimming with "Uncle Mitey".

We couldn't keep Mommy away from the beach for long. We forgot my hat but with no hair, we had to send Daddy out to find it at the house.

Graham LOVES the water everywhere we go. We were a little concerned he'd be scared of the waves and not like the sand but we were proven otherwise. The only reason we left that day was because of a massive thunderstorm rolling in.

Shaking the sand off.

Happy Birthday Graham!

This is the one shot we got with Graham wearing his Birthday hat.

My first attempt at baking a real birthday cake.
Graham wasn't real sure what to do with this thing on his tray.

I scrapped off the icing and fed him cake with a spoon to make him at least try it. It worked.

Graham played in his cake a little. Enough to get dirty.

Thank you for coming Mrs. Mary.
My Unlce Patrick surprised us all for my birthday. The best birthday surprise ever!

Our son is going to do well with his chores one day. The broom and Vacuum cleaner that Uncle Kevin gave him are some of his favorites at the moment.
" Birthdays are awesome!!!"

Daddy helped me open my gifts.

GiGi giving me more cake.
I was so excited to see my cousins.
I had to show Kirkland how to work these big tractors. He was very patient to let me show him.
Thank you for all of my gifts Mrs. Peggy!
Taking it all in with PawPaw

Happy 4th of July

We spent the 4th of July in Destin and Ft. Walton Beach, FL this year. We had beautiful weather all week long. Graham didn't quite stay up late enough to see the fireworks.

It's funny to think that a year ago today we were at dinner with our friends, Jake and Larissa, and my back was KILLING me. Little did we know little Graham was only a few hours away from introducing himself.
I loved playing with Mary's new puppy, Lizzie, at my Nac Nac's house.
Best view in Destin.