Happy Birthday Uncle Mike and Uncle Willie!

(Uncle Mike on the left and Uncle Willie on the right.)
Sorry for the delay in getting this birthday "shout out" up on the blog. My Uncle Mike had a birthday last Thursday and my Uncle Willie had a birthday the following day. They are 364 days apart. We celebrated with them last week with dinner at Henry T's. Happy Birthday to the both of you. Love you both!

Tough lil' guy

Ok, so I've already had several chances to show off my tough spirit.

One Sunday morning I woke up with a swollen shut eye that I fought off and was a brave lil' guy. Even though it was really annoying, I toughed it out for a few days until it went away. Mom and Dad think it was a bug bite that I acquired from all the time I spend outside.


Now, in the picture below you can see the cut on my cheek. It has been too tempting b/c Daddy has a big pile of lumber in the backyard and I cannot stay away from it, no matter how hard I try. It is so much fun to climb up on and jump off of. Well, in one of my adventures I completely wiped out and left my left cheek scratched up and a good size bruise on my back. I toughed it out though and nothing has kept me from still playing on the stack. I insist on being in the middle of everything that dad is working on. I even helped my mom carry pickets off the trailer. The bumps and bruises are worth the fun. I do think that I'll continue to put many gray hairs in my mommy's and daddy's head though!

Taking care of business

4th of July

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July. A well-deserved salute to our troops who fight to protect our American freedoms each and everyday. We thank you.

Gotta love the smoke bombs!!!

My first experience with the all-time famous snappers. I really enjoyed those, well at least those that I didn't try to eat!


Watching the fireworks show. It must've been a good one.
Our crazy-obsessed dog, Duce, who looks forward to the 4th of July more than everyone. He loves chasing/eating the fireworks. It usually takes him a few days to recover.
Aunt Stacey and I just chillin'.
My cousin Reyna showing off her sparkler techniques.
Gammee Linda with cousin Reyna and Tyller.


Well, as usual, we've been very busy. My dad is in the middle of building a fence for our backyard. I'm,again, the supervisor of the project. It's going to be a really big fence and will make a really nice play area for me. I'm really excited to have it done. I expect that my dad will have it finished sometime this week.






My dad has had some additional help from my friend Preston's dad. So, a big thank you to Jason, Kathy and Preston for all of their help.

The lost is found!

We've been extremely busy, so I apologize for the lack of posts. I've been really busy growing and my mom and dad have been busy doing whatever it is that moms and dads do. We're back up and running and apologize for the delay. It will probably take several posts to get caught up on everything.

Last weekend my mom and dad had a huge garage sale. It was a lot of work, and once again I assumed the supervisor position. We got rid of a lot of stuff, so it was a success. The older I get, the more stuff comes into the house, so we used this as an opportunity to thin things out.

My mom and I have spent a couple different weekends cleaning out my Grandma Sharon's house. With that comes some one-on-one time with my Grandpa Don, Aunt Julie and cousin Courtney. I also made a trip to see my great-grandma Shirley.
Me giving Grandma Shirley some kisses.

Happy Father's Day!

My daddy is the best. We spend a lot of time together and he is always so excited to teach me new things. I love that I get to spend a lot of time with him. So, thank you dad for being so patient and understanding with me everyday and thanks for introducing all of the world to me. I just want to say Happy Father's Day to all of the other dads out there. You're all special people and have a very important job.
My dad and I on my first Halloween

With my dad on my first trip to Allen Fieldhouse.


My posse

My dad and I hanging out on my 1st Christmas.

My first trip to the racetrack with my dad.

My superhero dad is always working on our house.



My dad and I last year on Father's Day.

Can I get you a glass of lemonade?

My mom taught me how to make a pitcher of lemonade and she even let me help by pouring in the mix, turning on/off the water and then stirring up the delicious treat. Nothing goes better with a hot summer day than a cool glass of lemonade.

My favorite part...the taste test. Perfect, just perfect.

Making new friends all the time

Everywhere I go I meet new friends. This time it just happened to be a four-legged friend named "Tiny." I met him a few weeks ago out at the quarter midget track.

We be truckin'

Last weekend my mom and I went to a couple of garage sales. My mom stumbled on to this awesome buy. We bought this jeep, with 2 new batteries included, for $10.

We fixed it up and turned it into a real "Bad Boy" Jeep for $5, the value of 1 can of spray paint for plastics. I love my new ride and with the new batteries fully charged it goes pretty fast. I've been cruising the neighborhood ever since we've got it fixed up. Thanks mom and dad for the new ride.

Happy Birthday Aunt Julie!

I hope that you are having a wonderful birthday. Can't wait to see you when you get back from your family vacation. Safe travels getting home. Love you!