boat ride

Jonas took his first boat ride out on the Chickamauga Lake a couple of weekends ago on Big Mal's boat! We all had a blast...as you can see...we wore the little guy out!

Our visit with Nana

We had a fun vacation down to lower Alabama over the fourth of July weekend. It was Jonas' longest car ride ever...but we made it and had a great time. We even got to go to the beach for a few minutes - just long enough for Jonas to shove as much sand as he possibly could into his mouth. He can move pretty fast these days! The reason we were only at the beach for a few minutes is that a HUGE storm was quickly approaching. We decided to take as many pictures as we could to document Jonas' first experience at the beach...however, guess who forgot their memory card for the camera - that would be me! I was pretty frustrated but our camera did allow us to save about 8 pictures without the card...here are some of the pictures we took and then Nana was able to send us some of her pictures too!

not a big fan

Jonas has been enjoying eating big boy food (mostly fruits) until last night. I decided it was time for him to try a veggie at dinner time. As you can see from the look on his face - he is not a big fan of green beans. He made every "this is yucky" face in the book. Oh well, maybe we will stick with fruits for now and try veggies again later.

backyard fun...

Jonas and I have been enjoying our deluxe swimming pool in the backyard. Well, deluxe might be overstating things but he doesn't actually swim either. So...we sit in the water, cool off, splash some and check out those furry, four-legged things that run around and lick your face. As you can see, Bailey is keeping his distance from Jonas. However...

Scout and Jonas had a drooling contest! It is funny to me how dogs can have such human qualities... Let me explain, Bailey is very curious but very cautious and reserved around Jonas - he is content to watch him from a distance, on the other hand, Scout is very protective of Jonas but also very unreserved about her affection toward him (she has no regard for personal space). I know we can all think of people that have similar qualities.

The first of many...

Today we celebrated Father's Day! We had a great time with Mal and Mal sr. (Papa). I am thankful for the caring men with integrity in mine and Jonas' life. Watching Mallory care for and love Jonas warms my heart and puts the biggest smile on my face. I love watching them together!
Jonas is now eating rice cereal like a big boy! He really likes it and enjoys chewing on the spoon when we are all finished - he is teething quite a lot these days...please pray for our patience and mental health! Whew!

Ready for church

This picture was actually taken this past Sunday morning before church
but I hadn't had time to post it until now. Love those toes!

Grammy time!

We have been having such a great time with my mom in town. She is loving being a grandmother and seeing her "lil' punkins!" has been such a treat. After having all girls herself she is enjoying the fun of having grand-boys!

We have taken some nice walks to the park, witnessed Jonas' baptism, tried to help Sarah break a fever, looked at property, watched a cute movie (August Rush), ate lots of good ice cream, browsed the Knitting Mill, taken lots of fun pictures, fed Beka's cats (yep, she got a kitten she named Nala - it is a cute orange female), and spent lots of quality time with the family!