Summer 2009

It's been too long since I've updated. I guess pregnancy is the best excuse I've got. That and since we've moved to our house, I've met a ton of new friends and have been so busy hanging out that I forget about the blog. Here's a long one, complete with lots of pictures. We really have had the best summer. We missed Chip, Sara and Tyler at the reunion, so we had a mini reunion here, with the Pettapieces and the Funks. We decided to take the boys bowling. Tyler loved it and he's pretty good! Jackson, not so much. He likes to be in control too much to have to wait his turn and then watch the ball slowly roll down the lane. He spent most of his time in the arcade with one of the adults while the rest of us bowled.

Daddy showing the boy the ropes.

Hanging with the best entertainer of them all, Auntie T!

Thankfully, we brought other distractions with us. UK and Auntie T, plus matchbox cars is the perfect combination.

My attempt to show the boy how it's done.

Here we go...
How do you explain to a two year old that you can't run down the greased lane to chase after the ball?
Scrap bowling, Yahtzee is where it's at. Tyler scored a record high - 518! He rolled 3 Yahtzees!
Chillin' on Sunday morning with UK.
Tyler and UK having one more bit of fun before the weekend came to an end.
Jackson helping UK build a birdhouse.
The next weekend, Grandie Phi and Pa Paw came to celebrate Grandie's birthday. Jackson's love for birthday cake was renewed that weekend and he still asks for a piece every day.

Jackson could barely contain his excitement over that cake!

We actually made him eat dinner before he had a piece. Mean mommy and daddy!
He was trying to convince Grandie to give him a piece before dinner. She almost gave in and would have if we hadn't stopped her. That's what grandmother's are for, right?
Finally, cake! It was so good, the boy couldn't be bothered to stop eating and smile for the camera.
We also spent the morning at one of our local fire houses with my mom's group. The tour of the station was fun but the most exciting part was sitting in a real firetruck!

Waiting, waiting, waiting to go see the big trucks.

In the meantime, Jackson was pretty impressed with his fire hat.

In the truck. Again, the boy was so happy to be checking everything out, he couldn't be bothered to stop and smile. Who can blame him?