A Birthday Party for "Wes-ee"

For some unknown reason Richard refuses to call Wes W. - Wes - it is always WESSEE!! The weather was absolutely beautiful this past Saturday (even if it was a bit windy) and we went to Wesee's house for a "firetruck" themed party. The Flowood Fire Department even came over in their brand new truck - it is BEAUTIFUL!! Richard had so much fun in the space jump, coloring with chalk, eating birthday munchies, checking out the fire truck, and spending time with Wes, Manze, Emma, and Lyndsy. Thank you for inviting us Wes, we had a great time!!

My First Time Bowling....

We had taken Richard to the bowling alley one time before, but he was too young to participate....not that he was REALLY bowling this time but from the smile on his face as he helped us you would NEVER know! We were so blessed that the storm didn't cause damage to our house and we were not without power - late in the weekend we decided to venture out and this is where we found ourselves!

A Special Treat...

We don't always get to see Mamaw Ada (Ty's dad's mom) when we go to Baton Rouge, but this time we did. She will be 93 this year - I think it is really special that Richard has the opportunity to get to know a great-grandparent as I never did. Mamaw came and spent the night at Poppa and Pat Pat's house. She gave Richard a little box car that he absolutely LOVED - he would "send" it under the couch and then a few moments later it would magically reappear (with the help or mommy or daddy who sent it back to him)...he did this for what seemed like hours. What a special treat to see Mamaw!

Look What I Have...

The Easter Bunny brought Richard some gifts while we were in Baton Rouge. We made sure to take his special basket with us. The EB brought Richard fruit bars, granola bars, a card, some books about numbers and letters, and some Mickey Mouse sippy cups (he must know that we are going to WDW with MeMe and DD at Thanksgiving).

Easter In Baton Rouge...

Thanks for the fun memories Poppa and Pat Pat. Richard LOVES his new dolphin swing...eating cream with Poppa is always fun...dyeing eggs for the first time was a lot of fun as well...hunting eggs should be a year round even I think....and taking Easter family pictures was a hoot with Richard being the "little chief" Sullivan!

"Easter Visit" with MeMe and DD

This was our year to be in Baton Rouge for the Easter holiday, but we stopped by and had lunch and hunted eggs in Clinton before heading to Louisiana. Richard had so much fun hunting the eggs and then showing them all to DD. Thanks for the yummy Easter lunch mom and dad.

ELMO Mania....

A few weeks ago while Ty's parents were in town visiting, they mentioned that Elmo and Friends were coming to Baton Rouge - well that being said - within about 48 hours Richard was set to go. We ALL had a FABULOUS time and Poppa and PatPat got the greatest seats - SECOND row! Richard was so excited and stayed awake the ENTIRE time even though it was nap time - now once he was buckled in his car seat going home that was another story entirely! Thanks for taking us to see Elmo and all his friends! We love you Poppa and Pat Pat.

Thank you Mrs. Kozy...

Kozy is a sweet friend of mine from school, who by the way needs to join the world of blogging! A few years ago as an alternative to the madness at the Park, she began hosting an egg hunt for us... it has really grown...thank you Mrs. Kozy for taking on such a HUGE event - we have so much fun and it is great getting to catch up with friends that we don't see very often. Richard didn't like the Easter Bunny - she was scary - at least he thought so for the first twenty minutes or so. After Barbara Jane took a picture with him and the bunny and after mommy told him the bunny was her friend (true) he seemed to warm up and even gave her a great big hug! The weather was gorgeous and we had fun hunting eggs, eating snacks, and playing with our friends.

Spring Break - a time for bunnies...

One day during Spring Break we met Mrs. Robin, Manze, Mrs. Cindy, and Emma to take some pictures with Easter bunnies - last year Richard was petrified. This year I read books about bunnies and talked to him about them for several days in advance. The day before bunny picture day we went to Kroger and bought some carrots for the bunnies to eat. . . much better experience this year! He LOVED them. That night Richard was full of stories as he drifted off to sleep telling me all about the bunnies eating carrots. I do not have the pictures from Lisa P uploaded but these are some that Mrs. Monique took - Richard absolutely LOVED Dot - the black and white bunny. (see post from March 28th) The casual pictures are our kiddos entertaining themselves as we decided where to go eat lunch.

Spring Break fun with DD!

We had a fun week for Spring Break - we took bunnies - will tell about that in another post and show some of the great pics, but we also got to visit with DD. He just retired so Richard and I loaded into the car and went for a visit. DD always brings a smile to Richard's face because he plays ball with him - one of Richard's all time favorite activities. These are just a few pics of Richard at mom and dad's playing with his wooden cars from Dr. Mc, beating (definitely not playing) the xylophone, and playing ball. Thanks DD! Sorry you had to work that day MeMe.

Picking flowers for Mommy - or pulling weeds for Daddy?!?!?!

Last weekend (after all the major weather) we had a pretty afternoon on Sunday. When Richard woke up from his nap he wanted to play. First thing on the agenda was to find a hat to wear - after said hat was selected, it was time to find one for mommy, and of course daddy needed one to - only problem was daddy was no where to be found so Richard decided to go "side" interpretation - outside.... ahh we found daddy! After playing on his slide for a bit he discovered all the flowers/weeds that had sprouted in the yard after the refreshing rain. His childlike enthusiasm delighted my heart as I watched him run to each flower, carefully pluck it, and happily run to mommy with a new "gift" which of course was rewarded with a kiss. He helped daddy walk around and decide where to put a fence and once he tired of that he was back to picking flowers again - after we ran out he even "borrowed" a few from our neighbor's yard. I love the picture of his sweet little hand with his treasure trove of flowers we collected on top of mommy's hat. Daddy said not to put the picture of my two guys on my pages at myspace or facebook - he didn't mention the blog - and I couldn't resist...I'd rather have a husband who joins in the fun with our little boy regardless of how ridiculous he may or may not look than one who scoffs and crushes a little one's heart. Of course before we went back inside, Richard had to appease his obsession with letters as he proudly called them out from the truck - and oh happy days - there were letters for the name of truck, a bumper sticker, AND on the tag = what a jackpot!! It was such a simple afternoon but one I treasure for the silliness of it from our hats and his mismatched outfit and shades to the sheer childlike love of bringing mommy presents...I still have them on the kitchen counter - dried and lifeless, but full of memories.

I Know...I Know - I have a lot to catch up on...

First I will respond to Robin "tagging me" - here goes... hmmm 7 things about myself that people might not know!

1. A big part of my childhood was spent growing up in Malawi Africa - I was born in Mississippi, but moved to Africa when I was four. LOVED IT! Wouldn't trade my experiences for anything.

2. I am the baby of my family - I have one older brother - we used to call him the "old man" of our family because my mom is the baby of her family and my dad was the baby of his family.

3. Due to starting my schooling in Africa in a British school system (and with my December bday) I graduated high school at 17.

4. I am VERY afraid of heights - I fell from my aunt and uncle's attic/playroom and have NEVER liked anything high since then...NOT even glass elevators - absolutely HATE them.

5. No surprise because of number 4 but I am NOT a thrill seeker and don't like amusement rides like roller coasters, my husband on the other hand is an adrenaline junkie!!!

6. I used to model in high school - LOVED being paid for dressing up and wearing fashionable clothes - Pamela Nail, was who I trained under before we moved to Louisiana. Hard to believe now but even through most of college I was the one who wore three inch heels and had purses to match every outfit - most everything was also dry cleaned - WHEW - my thoughts on clothing have changed a lot!! LOL

7. I am currently growing my hair again to donate - I donated 10 1/2 inches when Richard was born two years ago and am planning on cutting it again at the end of the summer.

Not very earth shattering revelations, but I did finally respond to you Robin. :o)

Now I tag: Cindy....