15 months old

Hey everyone,

Sorry I've been away so long. Between starting a new daycare, mommy getting a new job, and daddy's fall sports getting underway, things have been crazy. But I'm finally back and ready to update you guys on how things have been.

Starting my new daycare was so traumatic. I didn't like it one bit. I went from hanging out with mommy and daddy all summer to having to meet all these strange people that I never saw before. It took me a little bit of getting used to, but it's much better now. I love my daycare. I have lots of new friends and my teachers are nice.

I've also learned how to drive. Daddy took me out on the riding mower. He was nervous because he didn't want anything to happen to me so he put it in the slowest speed. I looked down and saw a snail and it was going faster than we were. How boring was that. At this rate, we won't get to speed five until I'm 30. He kept mentioning something about Uncle Dorrie letting him drive grandaddy's car when he was in the third grade. He said it wasn't a great experience.

Anyway, life is pretty good. I'm learning lots of new words and I'm now getting haircuts. I like them. Especially when daddy runs the small lawn mower thingee over my head. It's just like cutting the grass except it doesn't have wheels.

I'll try to keep everyone updated on how life progresses. TA-TA for now. Peace.

Trip to Michigan

Going Back to the Islands

Hey crew,

We're back. The Bahamas was great. I'm officially an island boy now. I had so much fun and got to meet so many new family members. I really don't have any family close to Arkansas except for Bun Bun and Grandpa Mac who live an hour away in Oklahoma; so it was cool getting to meet all my cousins, uncles, aunts, and my great grandmother, Mar. Everyone says I look like her. We are the same complexion.

I also got to go to Andros (that's were my grandaddy was born) and swim in the ocean. It was really salty, but I loved it. Mommy and daddy walked down to the beach one day and decided to let me take a swim even though I didn't have any swim trunks. So they stripped me down to my birthday suit and let me have at it. It was great. Now I see why daddy refuses to go swimming in a lake. The water was crystal clear.

I also got to see where my great grandparents on my grandaddy's side are buried.

When we got back from Andros I got christened at my grandaddy's church. It was really neat when he annointed my head with oil. I also got to hang out with several of my Godparents. After church we all went out to celebrate my christening and then mommy and daddy went to stay at the hotel Atlantis for two days while I stayed with my Grammie Jessie and Auntie Lauriette and cousins Aalaiyah and Anaiyah. But they didn't leave me completely out of the fun. I got to go spend a day at the hotel with them. Atlantis was really cool. They had a special kiddie pool made just for me. I could walk around and even got to go down a few slides.

Anyway, long story short, we had a great time. I can't wait to go back and eat some more conch salad. That stuff is really good man.

Also, I heard that we'll be a taking another trip shortly to go visit Uncle Dorrie and his crew in Cincinnati and my Grandma Mary Anne up in Michigan. More family - I love it! I'll add some pics when we return.

BTW - if you want to check out my pics from the Bahamas they are down below. Enjoy!

Family Photos June 09

Hey guys,

Check out our family photos down below. The photographer's name is Joshua Adams and he's a photography and graphic design student at daddy's work. He needed to practice so daddy graciously volunteered our family. It was a win win situation. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday to Me

Hey guys,

I'm officially a one year old. I had a great party yesterday and got so many great gifts. Ms. Blaire even showed up and took some great photos. You can see those at the bottom of the page. She's a great photographer. If anyone wants great shots taken she's the one you should hire. You can check out her website at http://www.bperryphotography.com/ and I also have her blog listed under my blog list down below.

Thanks everyone for showing up and helping me and mommy and daddy celebrate. We all had such a great time. I can't wait to see what the second year of my life has in store for me. I'm pretty sure it will be even more exciting than the first. Stay tuned because the fun is just getting started.

Seven Days and Counting

Hey everyone,

The countdown is on. Seven days and I'll officially be a man. My 1st birthday is next week Wednesday, but I won't have a party until the 30th. Getting older is really cool. I get to do so many more things. I went swimming with daddy last week. I had a blast. Daddy didn't have much fun though. The water was pretty cold and he had to hold me the entire time which meant his lower body was in the water while his upper body was above water. You should have seen him. His lips were shaking. Mommy was smart. She didn't get in. She made daddy do it. Anyway, at least I had fun! I can't wait until I can swim on my own. Maybe when I get to Nassau I'll be able to do it on my own in the ocean. Daddy says that everyone is going to love me. We are going there in June. I'll get to meet my great grandmother for the first time. Daddy spoke to her on Mother's Day and she said that she can't wait. Maybe she'll take her teeth out and let me play with them. I wish I had fake teeth. These little suckers hurt when they come in. I have a couple more getting ready to push there way out in the back and I'm not pleased about it one bit. It's definitely hindering my eating process. Anyway, I'll hit you guys back next week after the party and let you know how it went.

Reading the Sunday Paper

Hey guys,

I was at Bun Bun and Grandpa Mac's house for Easter, and Grandpa Mac taught me how to read the newspaper. He's not computer savvy so he doesn't know about this new invention called the internet and says that anything he needs to find out about the world he can find out from his daily newspaper. Well I decided to see if that was true. As you can see, I really didn't learn much, but boy did I have one heck of a time. That's the most fun I've had in 11 months. Anyway, word of advice to any of you paper delivery guys out there. If it is raining and you have to deliver a paper, just make sure you get the paper on the driveway and not in the gutter. If people care about their papers as much as Grandpa Mac does then they won't be very happy with you. Let's just say it was pretty funny to see how grumpy he was on Easter morning with a wet newspaper. Hehehe.