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A Father's Day Tribute

Aunt Sissy started a neat tradition when the girls were little - a Father's Day collage. I've seen Uncle Glenn's office in the past & would say it was quite a hit, filling the walls! We started the same thing last year. Here is our first collage.






This year's Father's Day collage.

Happy Father's Day to Dad from David!!!



And now to walk down memory lane...



I looked for a picture of just the two of us, but Aunt Sissy probably has them all, so here I am with my Daddy, Momma, Sissy & Bubba. I'm the little one. This must have been some time in 1973. Except for his beard now, Daddy looks pretty much the same! Check out Bubba's tie!!! I just wonder what Daddy's looked like behind Bubba... it's probably still in his closet!

Happy Father's Day to David's Grandpa!!!




Here is Dad with Grandpappy at a wedding in 1980. I heard a line in a TV show in last Friday night that said, "How can you miss somebody so much who you never knew?" I understood.

Happy Father's Day to David's Grandpappy!!!

Lady and the Tramp on TV

I thought Aunt Jana would enjoy seeing this. David perched himself up on the table and was mezmerized by Lady & the Tramp when it came on TV last night. He didn't last the whole movie - commercials and weather bulletins kept interrupting & they didn't interest him at all.

River Hop 1

We went to Garner State Park on Wednesday. Look how pretty the water was from a distance:


We started at the deep swimming hole, then after swimming a while and taking turns staying with David in his float ring, we walked up stream to the more shallow running water. David enjoyed this part better than the deep stuff. I think he was unsure about not having his feet touch anything.




Here, David was trying to pick up a big rock. It was cute.

Look At Us Grow!

WOW! These tomatoes have taken off! The cages only come up to my waist, so I was holding the top of the yellow pear plant. The yellow pear plant actually toppled over, cage & all yesterday, so I had to anchor the cage to the fence. Earlier this week I harvested & ate the first Beefmaster tomato off the plant that's behind the yellow pear plant. The tomato plants to the right are celebrity and I have one that looks like it will be ready in a few days. All of the plants are heavy with fruit. The plant at my feet (not in the garden) is a Texas Star Hibiscus.

Yesterday I got 2 yellow pears & ate them before we got back inside. (David was playing in the sandbox, so I was holding them for a while.) I also picked 2 anaheim peppers, which were used in Dad's quesedilla for supper and a yellow squash, which I cooked for my supper! Today, I got about 8 ripe pears! Believe it or not, they all made it inside, but will most likely be devoured at supper.

Want to refer to the previous pictures of the garden? See March 30, then look at May 5.

Young Yanni

I wonder if this is what Yanni looked like as a toddler?

This actually took place today!

It's Started Already

Baby #2 isn't even here yet and I'm already taking less pictures!!! OK, sorry about going AWOL... I just wasn't feeling good. I usually blog while David's asleep & for the past few weeks, I've been sleeping while he's asleep! I decided I needed to try to do this tonight before I crash, so I'm going to work quickly...


To catch you up... this is David's new Big Boy Bed "Before" it was set up! This is the mattress from Ikea that he got for his birthday. It was rolled up & vacuum packed! That is Tort's ear in the front right corner.






"After" it was unrolled - David and Tabi take it for a test run. The instructions say it will spring back up to the correct thickness in 3-4 days... and it did. It is very comfortable now.





The baby bed was removed from the corner it was in & the mattress "set up" on the floor (so that mom isn't constantly fishing toys out from under it!). Oh, falling off isn't so bad that way, either. These are the cars & trucks sheets David got for his birthday - complete with fire trucks & helicopters! I used my old deacon's bench/toy box for a headboard. So far, only one night have I found him off the mattress. He was crying in his sleep & when I peeked in, his head & shoulders were on the floor while the rest of him was up on the mattress!


MawMaw & Aunt Erin came out for a visit June 1-4. Here they are enjoying the pool he got for his birthday. Today at 9am, the water was very cold, but by about 3:30pm, the water in the pool was too hot for him to get in! I think we need to move it to where it will get a little more shade. It was 101* this afternoon, but very little humidity, so it didn't really feel that bad, especially when you get wet.


Here is David putting a "hat" on Aunt Erin. It is actually a sand sifter that came with a beach bucket set he got for his birthday! Ever since she started this with him, he's been wearing that sifter on his head all around the house!

An Enjoyable Vacation

If anyone has any digital pictures of David's birthday party, please email them to me!!!

Friday: David went to MawMaw's house for an overnight while Mom & Dad went to 4HIM's farewell concert tour. We didn't get to keep our ticket stubs, so my bad pictures are all the proof we have that we were actually there! We hear David had an enjoyable evening as well.

Saturday: David's 2nd Birthday! When we got back from the concert, Mom & Dad blew up a bunch of balloons. David slept late & actually had to be woken up so that we wouldn't be late to his party! To wake him up, I asked, "Do you want to see balloons?" As expected, he loved them!




After getting dressed, David helped MawMaw feed & water Spit. David also enjoyed this, but I'm not sure that Spit thought the same. (notice the ears) We have to remind David, "Spit is not a play-cat."





I borrowed this picture from Grandpa's Blog. Left to right, as David would call them: Grana, Uncle Curt (seated in background), MawMaw, Aunt Marlene, Grandma (seated in foreground), Mom, Dad and the legs of Mom's friend Valarie.




David's cousin, Logan, watches as David opens presents. David is blowing on bubble wands. Logan was eager for the cupcakes!





The entire "Happy Birthday" song, David had his head down like he was hiding!!! And it was too windy to light the candle.

David was asleep shortly after leaving the park and slept until supper time! Then we had supper at Taco Cabana.





Sunday: We went to church with Grandma & Grandpa and took good naps again!

Here is David playing on Grandma & Grandpa's piano. I *think* this was the first time he's ever seen a real piano. Unfortunately, I couldn't remember how to play anything, but I was able to one handed play "Jesus Loves Me" from the hymnal. David played it just like he plays his toy piano.

Monday: We went with Grandma & Grandpa to IKEA!!! Mom loved it! Dad even liked it. David loved getting on all the couches, the little chair that looks like an egg, and their macaroni & cheese.


After we got back from IKEA - Uncle Bubba, Aunt Wee, Andy, Will & Jesse came in from their trip to their Meme & Papa's and visited for a little bit. They gave David his first drum! And look! He's holding the sticks correctly! Must be in his blood...







Tuesday: We came back home.

And Someday... one of these beautiful roosters will live at the North Place!!!!

We're Back!

It's been a while since I posted! We got back from the Grandma/Grandpa/MawMaw Metroplex yesterday, so I'll post more on our trip later. For details about David's 2nd birthday party, you might visit Grandpa's Blog... in the mean time, here was the big announcement:

Strange What Makes Me Love Him More

Today was one of those days when I wonder how I could ever love David more than I do today. This afternoon, David helped me assemble the pizza for supper tonight. Notice the tomato sauce all over his shirt? He put his hand in the can of sauce, took it out and shook it. That reminds me I still need to go wipe the side of the fridge. Anyway, I told him no to shaking his tomato hand, but before I could get him a towel, he'd used his shirt to clean his hand. Look closely to see tomato sauce and mozzarella on the table. And there was a strange divit in one corner of the dough...




David was playing in his room shortly before bedtime when he came barreling into the living room where Mom & Dad were watching a movie. He had on nothing but his diaper and his fire helmet, which he had put on all by himself... backwards. He was running full blast, grinning ear to ear, and when Mom & Dad burst into laughter, he hammed it up all the more!



After his hat fell off, he put it back on correctly. We figured it was more like a cap to wear it backwards, which is what he usually sees Dad wearing. (a cap, not his helmet backwards!)