What's Going On????

It's 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, daddy is already awake, dressed, and in a good mood. He gives me a kiss and heads out the door for donuts...I'm so confused. He returns with a smile on his face as he gives Bowden a high five before he begins rearranging the furniture...is this a new leaf being turned over?

Why is he filling his chair with blankets and pillows...why is he organizing the remotes, his computer, and several magazines I've never seen before? He seems to have suddenly gone deaf...I've asked him the same question three times...why can't he hear me?

OH...that's right, we interrupt this marriage for College Football Season. Happy 1st College Football Day!!!!!

Putting it all together....

I call Bowden Mr. Inquisitive because he asks questions all the time. It must be more than the normal 4 year-old b/c his preschool teacher called him that last year, too. Anyway, I recently explained that Nana and Papa were Jason's mom and dad. We'd told him that before, but it didn't really seem to click until this time around. He then ask who my mom and dad are. I told him Gigi was my mom and that he had never met my dad, but he was the one in the pictures that we call Papaw. After several other questions that would make this post way too long, he asked where my dad was. So, I told him that he got really sick when I was in college and passed away and went to heaven to be with Jesus. He processed that one for a minute and then said, 'well, how did he get there?' After some questioning and explaining, I figured out that he meant how did Dad physically get there. I wish the bible outlined in detail just exactly how that works, but since it doesn't, I just told him that b/c I had never been to heaven I really didn't know how getting there worked. (I think his goal is to stump me) He then said, 'I bet God came down with his horses and fire and took him back.' Ha, ha! I had read him the story of Elijah the week before and he obviously recalled those details of the story. It was so funny! He's like his dad and his papaw in that he can somehow make even the most serious conversations funny.

Little Cutie

Piercey-baby turned eight months-old yesterday! Where does the time go? He still smiles at everything and everybody and has become quite a laugher, too, especially at his brother. His first tooth finally cut threw a couple of days ago. Poor guy, that tooth caused him some pain for a little bit. He's still working on crawling. He gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth, but hasn't taken the plunge to crawling, yet. He's also babbling more and more. He's getting funner by the month.

Such a Sweet Sound...

Baseball has started...

His best 'You wanna piece of me?' face



Bowden is playing t-ball this fall and couldn't be more excited. Dad took him to get all his equipment. The bat and helmet were pretty popular~the glove, not so much. I asked a friend of mine whose boys are older how five year-olds have the hand strength to close the glove to catch the ball. She laughed and said, 'They don't!' After attending his first practice a couple of weeks ago, I saw exactly what she meant. Most of the balls are flying around so wildly, there is no way in the world anyone is going to catch it and even if it was possible, most are going to duck. It was so funny! As adults, we also take knowing the rules of baseball for granted. There are so many things that a 4 or 5 year-old just don't know. Such as, when you're on base and someone hits the ball, you don't run to catch the ball. Of course, the order in which one needs to run the bases is pretty complicated, too. Let's just say that we are going to have to get the coaches a pretty nice gift at the end of the season because this is going to require a lot of patience. Bowden is loving it so far, though, and seems to be making some more buddies and that's why we are doing it. If we get a little entertainment from it in the process, then all the better.

If you like the JORTS, then you'll really like this one...

Don't Ask...but if you're confused about the title, then check the comments under our beach pics.

Beach Pictures

We had some family beach pictures taken while we were in Florida earlier in the summer and I just received a CD of them a couple of weeks ago. I like them, but don't really have a favorite. They are all ok. I'm hoping I can get back to LR soon and go to the studio to see if they can do some head switching. Scarlett Jo instead of Scarlett Lo would make them so much better! Ha! Also, Pierce, who smiles all the time, chose this 45 minute session to not crack a single one. Anyway, here's a few....I was counting on one of these to being a rather large one when I finally order. If you have an opinion, please weigh in. I'm not good at making these kinds of decisions.