Happy Birthday to baby Drew!

Our baby Drew turned one today (I cannot believe this is possible!). Nothing special planned for today...just a fun night at home with our family of four and breakfast for dinner. yummy, but will Drew eat it? Who knows? We have a family birthday party planned for Sunday lunch. A sentimental birthday post coming soon.

Here is a comparision of Drew now and when he was born...

His sweet little feet and toes before heading home from the hospital and then now...

A trip to Walden Farm

Last Sunday, we took the boys to Walden Farm. This was our first trip to there. It is great place for kids! Drew sat in the stroller and looked around in amazement at all the people and stuff. Jackson really enjoyed seeing all the animals and doing the activities. However, all the hay and farm stuff made his allergies and asthma crazy for a couple of days. Here is a picture of the boys with some pumpkins.

Jackson and Andy climbed to the top of the Hay Mountain.
Mommy and Drew watching all the fun and excitement.
Andy and Drew in the corn maze.
Jackson loved the corn maze. He wanted to do it again and really enjoyed hiding in the corn stalks.

I cannot wait...

I am so excited about this movie. This summer, I read the Twilight and New Moon, the first two books in the series. Hopefully, I will read Eclipse and Breaking Dawn soon. I transferred my Harry Potter obsession to this since they switched the release dates on the two movies.

Also, 24 will be back in action on Sunday, November 23. It has been way too long:) I cannot wait to see Jack Bauer in action. Where has he been? What is going to happen in the world? How will Jack manage to save the world again? I guess we will watch and find out. Some of my fellow CTU fans are planning a viewing party...Yeah! Click here to watch the 24 trailer.

That is going to be an exciting weekend! So, let me know if you are planning to see one or both of these...

11 Months Old

This sweet little baby is officially 11 months old. Wow, time has really flown with my second child. Drew is crawling and into lots of stuff, especially cords, drawers, and cabinets. He also developed a desire for the remote control. Whenever he sees it, he goes crazy until he gets it. Being the only female in my house, I realize I may never have access to the remote again. Drew has a few tricks such as waving and clapping his hands. He also can give kisses, which sometimes results in the recipient being bitten and led to his nickname of pirhanna baby. The child has eight teeth so he can definitely chomp you. He can also do "Touchdown" (if only the Vols would do this in their games, there would be more rejoicing at our house). His favorite toy is any ball and the foods from Jackson's kitchen, and his favorite book is Where's My Teddy? and Moo Baa LaLaLa. Drew can also repeat mama, dada, and hi. He is for sure a daddy's boy, because he is so excited when he sees Andy and will go to him from me all the time. When Andy is holding him, he hardly ever comes to me.

On the move...
Having a little snack
Little thumb sucker with his lovie, he loves to rub the ears on his lovie when he is going to sleep
Happy little baby!

School and Soccer

School and soccer season have started for Jackson, and he is loving it. Grammy and Papa went with Jackson for Sneak-A-Peak, and Mama Linda took Jackson to school on his first day because we were in California. I do not have any pictures of those events yet. When I talked to Jackson after his first day at school, he told me there was a "new order" (different schedule from the 2 year old class) and they had "some visitors" (new friends who were not in his 2 year old class). He is crazy about Miss Mallory and Miss Sherry. They are so sweet and very patient and creative. We are so blessed to have Jackson at Harpeth Hills. Here is a picture of him in front of the sign at school.

While we wait in the drop off line, Jackson likes to stand up and look out the sunroof. It is so funny to watch him wave at the other kids and say hello.
The yellow team has started their soccer season, and it so hillarious to watch them in action. Here they are before their game lining up to say a prayer. I love that you can see their names and numbers in this picture.
Coach Len trying to help our team play defense!

SoCal

Here are some pictures of our recent trip to LA. Andy and I have been planning this trip for several months. As many of you, we love Disney and UT football and truly enjoy running. Luck for us the Disneyland 1/2 marathon and UT/UCLA football game were during the Labor Day weekend. We really had a great time (even though the Vols had a poor season opener)!

We went to see the Angels play on Friday night.
Fun times in Disneyland...it was great! Our favorites were Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain, Indiana Jones, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.


This is after the race at California Adventure. It was a blast! We loved the Aladdin show and the new Toy Story ride (Midway Mania). Our absolute favorite was Soarin', which we rode 3 times.
This is before the UT/UCLA game at the Rose Bowl. Notice--we are still smiling at this point. Not so much smiling during and after the game.
Above is the Kodak Theater in Hollywood--behind in the hills in the famous HOLLYWOOD sign.

Below is our last stop at Dodger Stadium to see the Dodgers play the Padres. We enjoyed a Dodger Dog and saw Manny hit one out of the park. The parking lot of the stadium actually has a great view of downtown LA.

Phelps Phan

I will definitely admit to being a Michael Phelps fan and watching the Olympics nightly. We usually watch some with Jackson before he goes to bed at night. The other day the TV was on and there was a picture of Michael Phelps on the screen. Jackson looks at me and says, "Mommy, there's your man, Michael Phelps." I guess he must think I am a little obsessed. Now, when we go to the pool, he wants to be Michael Phelps and race the length of the pool. Here are some photo of our Phelps wanna be at the pool...

Drew is having a ball!

Drew had a ball today at Monkey's Treehouse. Despite the fact that he did not have a morning nap, he did great! I thought he would sleep in the car on the way, and he thought he would rather watch Jackson. He ended up falling asleep while I was holding him, which was so sweet. I could not resist sharing these pictures...

St. Louis Arch

On Sunday, we headed to the St. Louis Arch and rode up to the top to take a look. Here is Jackson testing out the tram that would take us.

A view of downtown from the Arch
Jackson at the top of the Arch

Jackson looking out the windows onto St. Louis

St. Louis Cardinals Game

On Saturday, Andy and I took Jackson to St. Louis to see the Cardinals play the Phillies. (BTW...Drew stayed with my mom and dad in Columbia and had a blast!) Jackson was so excited to go to the "big game." It was fan photo night at the game, so we got to go on the field before the game.

Jackson and Andy by the foul pole in the outfield
Jackson and I during the game

Jackson had so much fun at the game. He got a Cardinals batting helmet. Below is a family picture (Jackson did not want his picture made so he is demonstrating his pouty face).

All of us on the field before the game (we were some of the very few people not in red or some type of Cardinals gear...hey, at least, I didn't wear a Cubs shirt)