7.20.2010

summer time in the spa city

two weekends ago, we headed down to hot springs...my parents' house has this wonderful wrap around porch, so mccoy strolled out in his walker...he literally ran around in circles and circles and circles...thank goodness for my parents since they were the ones keeping up with him...it's so nice to be able to take a break while they enjoy him so much!
playing with blocks...
my grandfather used to make so many wonderful things out of wood, but he would always have left over scraps...so, one year when my cousin, brother, sister and i were younger, he sanded down all the scraps and stained them...those blocks were the best thing to play with while growing up...now, i'm so excited that mccoy is going to be able to have the same great memories!
next, he found the pantry with gracie and the dogs...oh, what wonderful cabinets with so many choices!
that saturday morning, we headed to the hot springs farmer's market...mccoy was trying to help out and sell lots of tomatoes...it was too cute...the little girl was helping her grandmother work the stand, but she kept grabbing handfuls of the small tomatoes and stomping them on the ground...no touchy!
we ran over to great grandmother emily's house...mccoy loved all of his laptime!
then we headed out in the boat for a quick swim...at this point, we were sitting in the dock, and i do make him wear his life jacket on the water!
a little young to be practicing, but one day, he will have to take over for mom...
lake time!

sweet daddy

mccoy loves his blocks and showing grandaddy how to stack them

such fun times!!!

7.16.2010

my big day

the forth of july is always a fun holiday, but it also happens to be my birthday...and this year was the big 3-0...mccoy enjoying in the festivities since mccoy's birthday party was just the previous week and was held at our house, we decided to just have another party...and since i hadn't taken anything down from his party, i just covered his name with mine :)


i love this picture of mccoy and his sock monkeys, so burt and i decided that i needed one too!
my little firecracker!
becca and i in a quick picture with mccoy before we put him down for the night
party time!
oh, cake time...this time though, i didn't have to bake the cake!
it's getting later!
hey hey barry! holla
julie and i
bridget and i...i'm not sure what chris is doing in the background
my sweet, sweet husband (who took of me and mccoy the next morning) made
me feel so special on my birthday! i am definitely where i am supposed to be in life...i am so fortunate to have such a wonderful loving husband, who would bend over backward to make mccoy and i happy...and then on top of that, we were blessed with our precious little boy...this birthday was truly the best, and i know it's only going to get better!

7.13.2010

stinson photography

chris stinson, of stinson photography, did an amazing job taking pictures at mccoy's 1st birthday...check it out here!!! thanks chris for the fabulous photos!!!

7.12.2010

boat ride

over the fourth of july weekend, burt, mccoy and i headed to his parent's place on beaver lake...this is mccoy's first official boat ride and dip in the lake...a ride in the rhino to get to the lake...mccoy loves this thing... in the driver seat...ready to take charge...
not sure about the life jacket though...i remember hating life jackets when i was younger...
still not sure about it...
starting to get his sea legs...he loved standing at the front of the boat and watching the water...
we're happy now!
now, it's swimming time...he giggled so much in the water...unfortunately, burt forgot to get a life jacket, and i was too busy taking pictures to notice...when he got out, burt was totally exhausted from treading water for so long...


when we got back home, the boys were so worn out...

next post...my 30th birthday party...yay yay!