5 Days until I'm one!

6 Days until I'm one!

7 Days until I'm one!

8 Days until I'm one!

9 Days until I'm one!

So, Mommy thought this would be a fun way to count down the days until my first birthday. Each day she'll post a new image of the puzzle with slightly more pieces in place. The completed image will be revealed the morning of my birthday!

What a Silly Boy!

Although this picture is a few weeks late, here I was at 11 months old:




I've started walking - a little. I can do it, and have taken several steps accidentally. But I'm still a little timid of just "letting go". But, if there's something for me to hold onto - watch out 'cause I'm gone! I'm getting taller, too. I go back to the doctor next week - we're anxious to see what my height and weight are! We know I've grown, there's no doubt about that. And not only have I grown, but so has my hair. It seems like it's really gotten thicker and longer and brighter over the past month or so. The other night after my bath, Grannie made my hair stand up. I thought it was funny. While I was brushing my teeth (which I LOVE to do) and being silly, Mommy took some pictures of my new 'do.






And it's a good thing I like brushing my teeth, because I have also discovered that I really enjoy eating corn on the cob! Mommy made some last week, but cut it off the cob for me. But, I wanted the corn off everyone else's plate because it looked like a lot more fun to eat. So finally Mommy broke down and gave me my own cob. And I really enjoyed it. Without a doubt, when I was finished, there was no corn left on that cob. It was so yummy!





This past weekend we spent a few days in Ruston. Mommy had a meeting to attend, so Daddy and I hung out at the hotel. We visited the Kings, the Gallaghers, and the Gates'. And Sunday was Mommy's first Mother's Day. We didn't do anything exciting - just hung out at home. That's what Mommy wanted to do. Sunday night we went out to dinner with Grannie and Paw-Paw. Paw-Paw was lonesome, so they came over to see me. Mommy and Daddy took some pictures when we were in Ruston, but they're still on the camera. Hopefully Mommy can get those posted really soon!

Special Second Edition for Today (Edited and Ammended 04.29.2009)

So, here are a few more pictures Mommy found on her camera from last week. One evening last week, Mommy and Daddy played with me outside. We played with sidewalk chalk! I chose my color and created my masterpiece. When I was finished, I crawled back inside, ready for a bath.

(We just realized there's a big mistake on this drawing, for which Mommy is very apologetic. She mis-instructed me on my use of colors. The appropriate color configuration is shown below. She promises that by the time I enroll in college at Louisiana Tech in a few years, I'll know the correct way to draw it. Thankfully this has already been washed away by the rain. I'll draw another and post a corrected version soon!)

Tonight Mommy made me some mashed potatoes, green beans, a slice of bread, and roast beef for dinner. She made herself a roast beef po-boy. As if I couldn't tell the difference! I knew what I wanted, and didn't stop until I got it! So, I ate half of Mommy's po-boy for her! I bit down on the whole thing - two layers of French bread and the roast beef. I loved it!

More Crawfish!

So, after two back-to-back posts with over 20 pictures each, I think Mommy was scared of Blogger. But, finally, she's back. Here's a recap of the past few weeks.

Last weekend, Parin and Aunt Emmy came to visit. Mr. Matt and Miss Cheslea (remember, our awesome photographer friend) got married at Hemmingbough. Mommy made thier cakes. They were a bit unconventional, but turned out great. Here are pictures of their cakes.

(Yes, that's a Homer Simpson pink frosted donut!)

After the wedding, we boiled crawfish at our house. Aunt Emmy and Parin don't get much good seafood in Fort Worth, so we took care of them.

This Saturday afternoon we had Grandpa (Daddy's father), Mrs. Judy, Mrs. Kacie and Denver, Mrs. Loren, Mr. Josh, and Brayden over for dinner. (Mrs. Kacie and Mrs. Loren are Mrs. Judy's daughters, Grandpa's step-daughters. Denver and Brayden are their sons.) I took a picture on the couch holding Denver (5 months old) and Brayden (10 weeks old) - I had my hands full! I'm such a big boy!

Sunday afternoon we went to Aunt Leslie's and Uncle Aaron's for more crawfish. Aunt Leslie isn't going to be in town for my birthday party, so I got my present early. It's a very fun animal hospital with doors for all the animals and things to make them feel better. I had lots of fun playing on a blanket while they ate.

Then curiosity got the best of me, and I wandered over to Mommy and Daddy to see what they were eating. Mommy let me try a crawfish tail and..... I liked it! I ate about a dozen tails! They peeled them for me, obviously. But Aunt Leslie warned me that I better learn to peel them myself soon or I won't get to eat! (I have a feeling that she loves me so much that she'd peel them for me, though! At least for a few more years!) We had a great time!

Mommy and Daddy LOVE this last picture!