Cheerios, Cheerios, Everywhere

Reed tried Cheerios for the first time yesterday. At first he didn't really know what to do with them. Once he got them in his mouth he looked at me as if to say, "Mom? Am I allowed to have this in my mouth? Okay, so now what do I do?" Finally he got the hang of it, and chewed/gummed them. And when he was done, there may have been more in the seat/floor/shorts then his tummy. But he had fun either way.

Da-Da-Da & Playing Ball

What a weekend

We had such a fun weekend! Reed got in the lake for the first time, Reed and I completed our first race (and the rest of the fam ran, too) in the Riverbend Run, spent time with family and friends. What a fun way to celebrate (get ready for all of it) Father's Day, Mom's birthday, Michael's birthday and our anniversary!

There's a ton of photos in the album to the right, but I'll put a few here, too.

My favorites are Reed and Ada together. It's like they had a little conversation, and it probably went something like this:

Ada: Mom, I'm not sure I like him. He's crazy!
Reed: Hey Ada, Check it out. I've got a tooth.
Ada: Ohh, that's really cool, check me out. Do I have any?
Reed: Nah, but I think I'll steal a kiss while I've got you occupied.
Ada: Okay Mom, I think I like him!

Thailand Tee's

So this is going to be one of those, "I can't believe how big he's getting" posts. But I'm sorry. I just can't believe how big he's getting. When Lindsay and Whit were traveling through Thailand, they picked up this little tee for the Reedster before he was born, and mailed it our way along with some really cool handmade wooden toys (which he currently gnaws on like a little beaver). I remember thinking, "It will be forever before he is big enough to fit in this!" But no, not forever, just 7 1/2 months. It's a perfect fit! So thanks, Auntie L and Uncle Whit, for the cool t-shirt! It fits right in with his 'I love animals' theme he's got going. Someday I hope he gets to ride elephants in Thailand like you guys!

Wordless Wednesday

Sunday Afternoon at the Park: Family Style

Michael here. We took Reed along with Gramma, Memamma and G-Daddy for a photo shoot at what the community used to know as "Hollis Park." It's been a while since it was usable but I can remember the days when never a week passed without a visit. We had family reunions, church picnics, or a random softball game. There was a barbecue pit, paddle boat, diving board, rope swing, see saw, swing set and even a volley ball net. Now it's mainly a pavilion by the pond with some of the remnants of the past. When my mom's uncle and cousin who owned the land became sick the park became overgrown and forgotten. Now their family is beginning to clean up and revamp it so we decided to check it out since it's a short walk behind my grandparent's. Of course we couldn't leave the camera behind. Enjoy the photos. Here's a few and the rest are in an album to the right.

First Tooth

Reed's first pearly white has broken through! Tried to get a picture, but he's not letting me anywhere near his mouth today. He's been quite ornery today (I guess he's working on another one now), so we've been busy with distractions.

First this ...

Then this.

(Michael likes this one since it looks like he's motioning, "He's safe!"