Fun with the Fulks

Some of our very dear friends from Michigan came to visit this past weekend. I got to see my two girlfriends and Miss Heidi and Mr. Dan. Here I am with Gretchen before I decided to get out of the wagon and explore. Isn't she cute? We are only 3 months apart and about the same size. A few people even asked if we were twins. We gave each other lots of hugs and sometimes I would sneak up from behind and give her a giant hug. She didn't like that too much and was sure to let me know to back off. I like a girl with spunk.
On Saturday, we went to the park. Miss Heidi is going to have a baby very soon, so she needed to rest in the swing while we played.
Daddy and Mr. Dan found some time while we were napping to play with Daddy's truck. When we lived in Michigan, they spent lots of time together working on cars, a truck, a motorcycle, and other projects around the house.
We went to the Pancake Pantry or Pancake House as Emma calls it. They have very delicious food, but sometimes, I get tired of sitting and waiting for it to get to our table. I don't really like to be still as you can tell from this picture.

We had tons of fun with our friends and we can't wait to see them again and meet the new baby. We love and miss them very much!

Wagon Ride

Lately, I haven't been wanting to sit in the wagon. I've been wanting to push it. While Gretchen rode in the wagon and Mommy pulled it, I thought I should help by pushing from behind. I also stopped along the way, picked up leave, and put them in the wagon.
Oh, something interesting has distracted me.
Gotta pick up another leaf and put it in the wagon.
Okay, I'll be a gentleman and push the cute little lady.

Tennis and a Swiftly Moving Deer

Grandpa likes to play tennis, and fortunately, we have some tennis courts in my neighborhood. So, I got to learn a few things about tennis. Notice the stick in my hand. You really don't need sticks to play tennis, but I always like to pick them up and carry them around when I'm outside.

I'd like to tell you about a crazy thing I saw today in my neighborhood unrelated to tennis. Mommy and I were outside in our front yard sitting on the steps when along came a deer. This deer was running very quickly through our yard, into the street, and through the neighbor's yard. We have some woods and farmland around our neighborhood so Daddy thinks it found its way home. Mommy was a little startled though to see a deer so close. She made me go inside for a few minutes. Silly Mommy! I think the deer should come back and play with me and Shelby sometime. Mommy said she doesn't think that's a good idea.

A Visit from Grandpa

My Grandpa and his wife, Maryann, ( I call her M.A.), came to visit this week. It was their first time to visit since we moved to Tennessee. We did lots of fun things together like go on walks, play at the park, go to a gym where I jumped on a trampoline, and play tennis. Well, I just helped pick up the tennis balls. Thanks, Grandpa and MA for coming to visit.

Old Neighbors and New Neighbors

Alanna is my new neighbor. She and her sister, Lauren, come over often to play. I have so much fun with them, and I'm glad we live nextdoor to them.

Stacy was Mommy and Daddy's neighbor the first time they lived in Nashville. That was before I came along. She came over for dinner last night, and we have quickly become good friends.

Cruisin' in the Convertible

The weather has been perfect for going out after dinner in Perpy's convertible. I really love riding in it. Daddy said he used to ride in it when he was my age. Wow, it must be an old car. Thanks, Perpy, for letting us use it this summer.

Ba, Ba, Ba

My Mommy's good friend, Anne, came from Texas to visit. I had lots of fun playing with her even though I didn't feel the best during part of her visit. She worked on helping me to make triplet sounds.

Visitors from Michigan

Mr. Kris and Miss Katrina came to Nashville for a visit. Miss Katrina has a conference to attend in Nashville, so they came a few days early and spent time with us. They are going to have a baby in March, so they got to practice taking care of a little one with me. I know they will make great parents.
One fun thing we did while they were here was go to the pool. One of my favorite things at the pool is the shower. I love to stand under it and get sprayed with water.
Here we are on our way to the pool.

Mr. Perry and Miss Katie

Mr. Perry and Miss Katie are our wonderful friends that let us stay with them while we tried to find a house to buy. They are very kind and generous people. They also have one of my very favorite dogs, Lily. They came over on Friday to visit but unfortunately Lily had to stay at home.

Every boy needs his own set of wheels.

Mommy and Daddy got out this really cool bike that Crazy Uncle Chris gave me for my birthday. Uncle Chris is one of my daddy's friends from Michigan. He and Daddy like to talk about cars. Now, I can share their love of hot rods.

Nana's Visit

Nana came to visit a few weeks ago. She helped Mommy make some curtains for the kitchen, and of course she played with me and Will lots. Come back soon, Nana.

My New Home

our kitchen
our living room
another view of the living room

A few rooms in our new home

Here's the extra bedroom that I get to play in right now. It's filled with lots of toys, so it's a very fun place to be.

Here I am in my bedroom. Mommy and Daddy want to do some more work in it, but I think it's a pretty good bedroom.

Mommy will add more pictures later. She's been having technical difficulties with the blog so please be patient.

Room Enough for Two...and a few others

Check out my new tent. Well, it's actually well used but it's new to me. Daddy and I got inside with all my stuffed animals. It was quite cozy.

Settling In

Mommy's still busy unpacking, so she's not ready to put pictures of the inside of our house on the blog. So, here's a few more of the outside. I have lots of fun in my backyard.

Daddy put up a great swing for me. Yipee!
Here's the front of our house. More to come later.

Ahoy, Mate!

Here I am enjoying my new sandbox in our new backyard. Mommy will publish more pictures of our house soon. SHe's busy unpacking right now.

Cooling off in the Texas heat

It is sooooo hot in Texas-over 100 degrees. Even with the heat, I love playing outside. Mommy lets me cool off by playing with the water hose. I like to hold it myself and get completely wet. You can set the sprayer to make a mist that is soft and doesn't hurt me when I hold it close to my face.

Fun in Texas

Mommy and I made the long road trip to Tyler, Texas to visit family and friends. GG Paw, Mommy's Grandad, lives in Tyler, so we got to play together.
Nana and I had lots of fun playing in the water hose in the backyard. It is so hot in TX, but I still love being outside.
Mommy got to see her friends, too. Anne, Christine, and Natalie have been my mommy's friends for a long time. They came to see me in Michigan when I was only a few months old. They think I'm much busier now. Miss Christine has two little boys that I got to play with.

Spaghetti

Mommy gave me a new food tonight. I thought it was yummy but a little tricky to eat.

Mommy says I'm getting to be such a big boy and that means eating big boy food. I like big boy food much better than baby food. My favorites are crackers and grapes. I say "ka-ka" for crackers.
Hmmm...this is fun to play with.

Proud to be an American

Happy Fourth of July, Y'all! Now that I'm back in the South, I've been hearing people say "y'all". It's kind of catchy.
I celebrated my second Fourth of July with my Aunt Kimberly, Uncle Tim, and Will. We went to a parade, heard a band, and ate some yummy food. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see any fireworks because Mommy made me go to bed. Maybe next year.
Boy, was it hot! Will and I ate our lunches in our strollers. There were so many interesting things to look at that I didn't mind sitting in my stroller. Aunt Kimberly found these neat star decorations, too. I'm glad I live in such a great country.