Our Little Pumpkin-

The birthday boy is teething terribly, and I can't put him down to type an actual "First Birthday" post- but here are the pictures from the party- we had a wonderful time and loved being able to have so many friends and family there to help us celebrate!

Smokers Anonymous

I loved this sign outside a cute store in Maine. It made it even better that the cat was right next to it.

Oh, Maine

See if you can guess what this building is before reading the sign, and then look closely (click to enlarge).

It's The Great Pumpkin....

Big Boy Haircut and First Steps

Rett is officially walking!!! This video captured one of his multiple strolls over the weekend- he is quiet proud of himself, as he should be. Someday, I know he will ask, so: "Yes Rett, you did walk before your big brother did"...Rett at 11 months and Hill at 12 months and 1 day.

Hill is also VERY excited about his big boy hair cut- he said it looks like Diego's...yes, kind of. It was pretty sad today that I was more emotional over Hill's haircut (eventhough it was probably his 10th one) than I was Rett's 1st haircut. Hill has NEVER had his hair this short. Scott asked me in his very sweet "husband that has let me dress them and have their hair how I wanted it for three years" way...if I would just cut it short to see how it looks. I have to admit, his pretty blue eyes stand out...but all of that beautiful hair was on the floor.

Stay with the video-there are a couple of walking segments!

This Weeks Injury

We really can NOT have an uneventful, illness/injury free week. THIS is what happens when you're running bare footed on the road at full speed down a hill.
Good news- teeth are okay!


Other good news, GREAT news-it has been one week at 10:00 tonight that Rett has been symptom free.

Some Things Never Change

I still remember going to the fair as a child, although Mom says we never went to a "real fair", anything that halfway resembles one is a fair to a kid (EVEN if it was set up in the Gregerson's Parking lot...Sally will remember this!) I remember being so excited for winning like 10 goldfish, and all of the lights, and the "hugeness" of it all.
We braved the Alabama State Fair this weekend, ONLY because it has now moved from the old fairgrounds, thank goodness, to Pelham. The Bennetts met us there, which just added to the humor of it all...Wilson gets on a ride to convince Hill to ride it too, Hill gets on with Wilson, right as ride is set to begin, on cue! Wilson decides he wants off...this happened a couple of times. Can't say I blame Wilson.
We also noticed Scott and Jeremy checking their cash right about the same time wondering if they gave us some, or if they dropped it somewhere...yes, it was dropped- in the fair cash account. It is still very easy to spend a lot of money very quickly...on what!?!? Big smiles and memories that last a lifetime.
Enjoy the pictures-