Bring on Fall

This past weekend the weather was absolutely perfect. We headed to Blue Ridge on Saturday to enjoy the beautiful weather with Chris' parents. It was absolutely perfect up there when we arrived around noon. Fall is my most favorite time of year, so I was extremely excited to feel the first bit of fall moving in. All three of us had a great time visiting with family and just enjoying the nice day!

Reed and his Mike Mike on the 4-wheeler. He loves anything that is motorized and moves.

And so does his Dad.

LOL!

Sporting his GT colors on gameday. (Photo courtesy of Mekenzie and Amanda. Thank you!)

Cute Pic also taken by Amanda and Mekenzie. Doesn't he look adorable? This outfit really didn't cut it after the sun went down. Thank goodness their was a warm blanket around!

Eating a popsicle with Kath.

Chris took one for the team and took our niece and two of her friends tubing in the too cold weather. They didn't put their tubes in until 5 or so and didn't get out of the water until after the sun was behind the trees. Needless to say, they got a little cold.

The girls, Karlie, Tori and Hannah

The girls and their guide. Notice that they all have wet hair. Karlie purposefully tip Chris' tube over and then they all went in the water after that.

Reed's first campfire. It came with roasted marshmallows, yum!

Reed and Daddy at the campfire, both shocked by the flash.

Golf Lessons

My brother got Reed a set of plastic golf clubs along with a few real golf clubs for his birthday. We've hidden the real golf clubs for now in fear of him knocking us or himself out. But we do let him play with the plastic ones and he loves them. He carries them all over the house taking a swing at anything in his path. The weather was so beautiful this past weekend that Chris decided to take him out and give him his first lesson with his real clubs.

1. How to hold the club - He's actually really good at holding the club and usually gets it right even when just walking around the house.

2. Taking the club back - Look at him keeping his eye on the ball!

3. The follow through.

4. Make sure you keep your eye on the ball once you've hit it.

5. For now, you have to carry your own clubs. Hopefully he will have a caddy someday!

First Fortune

Last night we took Reed out for dinner at a chinese restaurant. The food was not good at all but at least Reed got to get his first fortune ever.

I am not too happy with Reed's first fortune. His idea that if his slings his head enough, slaps his hands on the ground and acts like an all out crazy person then he might get his way is not the assertion that I am looking for. He certainly doesn't need any encouragement to keep this behavior up.

And, how about that fortune of mine? I think my favorite part is the use of "unusually". What does that even mean? Can't be anything good.

And, Chris is looking forward to a new relationship that will be blossoming soon, lol!

Cold Turkey.

As of Tuesday, Reed is no longer drinking from a bottle or taking formula. It's all whole milk for him from here on out. And, he is a total rockstar. He mentioned his bottle once on Tuesday but that was about it. We have only been giving him a bottle twice a day for a while now, one at midday and then one at night. He has been drinking his formula from a sippy cup at breakfast. Well, Tuesday, after seeing the pediatrician on Monday, we decided to start him just drinking whole milk only out of a sippy cup. He's been a pro, literally. He wasn't too fond of how cold it was to begin with, but he has gotten over that. He is now having milk with breakfast, lunch and dinner out of a sippy cup. Yes, that's right, no milk at bedtime either. We are so lucky to have a little boy who so easily adapts to new things. Thank you, thank you! I am sure the next one won't be this easy.