Picture Day

I had to post a picture of Darla this morning - she looked so cute for her school pictures. I am sure that she'll look back on them someday and blame me for putting her in this outfit, but now I can read this and remember that it was very cute for 2008!

It's my party & I'll cry if I want to...

Sometimes the pictures tell the whole story.

Happy Birthday Bo

I know I'm behind on posts, but I had to write one tonight on Bo's very first birthday. I can't believe my baby is already one. This year has flown by. A new little bottom tooth poked through this week, and he's taking small steps but not walking yet. We can't take our eyes off of him for even a second or he's hanging out the dog door, playing in Mugsy's water bowl or getting into something he shouldn't. He really likes books, especially the Barney Halloween book which now looks like a newspaper because it's in so many pieces. He also likes taking things in & out of sacks, boxes or anything else. Yesterday, I was cleaning out his closet and he just played with a pile of plastic coat hangers & a diaper box for 30 minutes. It was really cute. He holds his bottle by wrapping his left hand around it - not sure if that means he'll be left-handed or not.He is such a sweet boy and usually in a really good. Bo, we love you more than you can imagine...I am so happy we have you! These pictures were taken today - the one in the baby bed was first thing this morning when we woke him up singing Happy Birthday. He couldn't even get his eyes open all the way but he was smiling at Darla.

BatGirl, Genie, Yoda & a little Pig

We had a fun day at Cocoa's today. We took the kids' pictures in their costumes. This is an annual tradition for Darla & Jesse, but now Reese and Bo are subjected to dressing up weeks before Halloween too. Bo was a pretty good sport about wearing his costume. It's a little too big so I had to use clothespins to hold it up in the back, but we made it work. Reese was adorable in her pig costume - the pictures are cute but in person it's even cuter!!!
After taking pics, they decided to go swimming - it was freezing. Cortney turned the hot tub on and we kept waiting on it to heat up. Darla was in the hot tub and said "oh, this feels so good." So Jesse comes running and jumps in and screams "Oh my gosh - it's freeezing!" It was so funny to see Darla trying sooo hard to make herself believe the water was warm so she could keep swimming.
Bo loved the swing and he loved playing with Reese's toys. I think Reese likes having Bo around because she gets to be the "big girl" while he's there!

Sensitive feet

We are learning that Bo does not like his feet to touch anything but carpet or hardwood floors. This summer at Uncle Whit's, we realized he didn't like grass. He avoided the grass again at MadiRae's soccer game when Uncle Andy tried to pick him up and let him stand in the grass and both feet came up to his waist to keep from touching it. It was really funny.

This week, he was playing with "Pinto" - a little rocking horse Darla got from Nanaw & Papaw her first Christmas. Brent put Bo on the horse and first he tried to pull his feet up to avoid touching his fur, but that didn't work so he decided to stick them straight out to the side. You can see it in the picture...it's hilarious to see him do it!

I also caught him doing one of his favorite things - pulling all of the books off the shelf in the playroom. He just slings them back one by one.

Darla got on "Blue" again yesterday - she's doing such a good job in Kindergarten and we are so proud of her!