Birthday Party

My appologies for slacking lately. We returned Sunday evening from a trip to Mississippi. We had a great time and I have lots to share, but no time to put into blogging today. Above is a picture of Micah's wonderful birthday cake that Deb Miller of Grenada made for us. It was so cute and delicious. Every bite was consumed!

I will fill you in on our weekend in the next day or two. For now, I have to go get Micah from daycare.

Big things are happening!

2 Years Old...Almost!

This is my last official Me & Micah Monday for now. Next Monday, Micah starts daycare at the Kid's Corral full time.

To celebrate his upcoming 2nd birthday and our last outing, we went in for more pictures at JCPenney. Yes, I know, we get portraits made ALOT! But, just look at that sweet face! This mama needs all the memories she can get.

If you think watching a one year old smash into their first birthday cake is entertaining, try watching a 2-year-old go after that cake.

Click here if you want to watch a slide show of the pictures from today. If the link does not work, leave me a comment with your e-mail address and I'll send a direct link.

"How to Hang a Hammock"

Last weekend Tom decided that we should hang the hammock between a couple of trees in our backyard rather than have the hammock stand set up on our patio taking up so much space. Before he drilled into the trees, he asked me to come outside to give my opinion on where the hooks should go. From experience of having hammocks while I grew up, I told him to place them rather high. No one wants to drag their butt on the ground. He thought I was being ridiculous when I pointed to a spot above my head. So, without taking my opinion into consideration he googled "how to hang a hammock". [If you don't know my husband, he googles ALOT. He even googled "fire ant bites" a few weeks back to see if he needed to go to the hospital after being bitten close to 50 times. I could tell from looking at his deep red-almost purple face that he was going into anaphalactic shock and made him go the the ER.] Anyway, he hesitated before admitting that what he read was exactly what I told him. In fact, what he read said if you think you have it high enough, go a little higher. Maybe one day he'll realize I do know a thing or two without checking the google machine.

In the end, we have a nicely hung, relaxing hammock under the shade trees, and my butt doesn't drag the ground.

Nothing is Out of Reach

It was a typical Wednesday right before lunch. Micah was playing well by himself while I prepared his food. I set his tray on the high chair tray and he protested against my announcement that it was lunch time. So, I told him he could play while I prepared my lunch and then we could eat together. While I was in the kitchen, I heard a gulping noise and I knew I hadn't given Micah his drink yet, so I went around the bar to check things out. This is what I found:

He used the laundry basket as a ladder in order to reach the bar where my glass of water was sitting. Luckily, he didn't spill any.

And, then I realized he was digging into his lunch too.

Surprisingly, he did really well with the cup of water all by himself. I think we'll start using regular cups with no sippie at meal times. I had no idea he was capable of handling a cup on his own.

Backyard Fun!

Instead of going to the neighborhood pool today, we tolerated the heat for about 30 minutes in the backyard.

We even worked in a swimming lesson.


Isn't that pout adorable? Fake, but adorable. He'll do it on command now, and even tries to get his way with it.

Back to the Sprinkler Pad

Today was one of Tom's Fridays off of work, so we spent some quality family time together. We had lunch at...

It's similar to Chuck E Cheese but with better food. Unfortunately, I thought I left my camera at home, but it turned out I just left it in the car. Either way, no pictures. Bummer!

After Gatti.Town, we stopped by the sprinkler pad to cool off before we came home and ALL took a nap while it rained. Thank goodness for the rain. The heat was becoming unbearable. I know what you are thinking. It must be really hot if I can't take it anymore.

I think my child should have been born with gills. He can't get enough of the water.

I Scream, You Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream

The triple digit temperatures have continued through the week, and we've struggled to find enough entertainment indoors. So, yesterday we drove down to Sonic for Micah's first ice cream cone.

He loved every lick!

[This one is my favorite shot even though it is out of focus]