I am a wopping 17 months now! Very hard to believe. I know you're thinking, " wow it would have been nice to see pics between the one year birthday and now." But really it was so that you can see all my new hair and how my teeth are not so far from each other now. I almost look like a real little kid. There was a while that i overheard my Dad keep asking my Mom if she thought I was going to need braces to fix my "gap." I mean, what is a gap? It sounded scary, so at night, I prayed the "gap" would go away (and that I would be blessed with more hair) and it all came true. Growing up is so great.

Of course, I can now run, go up and down stairs without help, assist mom with dishes (kind of), put things in the trash (and in the toilet, but mom does not like that one so much). I also LOVE to read, eat, play with balls, cuddle with "mommy" and wrestle with "daddy." I can say please (turns out like "me" and he touches his little chest), thank you, hi, bye bye, mommy, daddy, ball, tree (like tee...you know for Christmas tree), bible and baby. Also on occation, I say Jesus. Always good to learn that name early. That's an important one they tell me. And like every good boy, I LOVE cars. No one ever has to teach a boy the sounds of a car; they just come naturally.

mmm desert...the best part

me and the girls

Our guests for Thanksgiving...aunt and uncle and good friends Rachel and Chad Grief

Wow this food can make you real lethargic...I've heard it's what's in the turkey.


yep...real lethargic. And this aunt of mine wears me out too!

Me and Dad at the "Turkey Bowl" He played awesome.

YOu can see Daddy in the background. He had my undivided attention.

more eats

A little cookie... a little stroller ride... life is good.

I still have George (my monkey) He has gotten a tad smaller, I've noticed.

I LOVE reading.

my girlfriend

I realize that I should wait on this whole girlfriend thing, but I have found the woman of my dreams. She's blonde, blue eyed and as fiesty as they come. And she loves me. It's clear to see that we are meant to be together. We've known each other practically all our lives. Her name is grace. She's the only girl I've ever kissed.



Here she is hugging me as we look out into the future.




Just trying some hand holdin while we watch a little baby einstein.



We're even compatible in our desires for teething toys. The side of the playpen is just perfect for our heights and gum abilities.


Grace has now learned the pucker kiss. I however still prefer wide open bass mouth.



And when you kiss open mouthed, there is no need to only drink from your cup. You can totally share with your girlfriend...

One year down...

birthdays are so fun! I got to eat a whole cake, get sung to a million times, (something about happy and lawson, and then they'd clap at the end), then i got to open presents, stay up late, swim in my new pool and take a bath in my new pool and drink non watered down juice. I am quite an old man now. Feelin' good, alright.





O come on guys... i see that cake down there


You want some?



Do YOU want some?



Ok, I'll eat it...and I did. I finished the whole thing. I was a "little" wired later, but slept real sound until morning, once i went to bed.

Attempting to eat grapes (this is a couple of months ago)

And here is the pirate video, maties.

here i am! the long awaited lawson!

So we're moving houses...got lots going on here. Sorry for the long time between updates. For those of you who do not check my blog anymore, please come back. My mom will try harder, I think.

I am now a prolific crawler, getting into all sorts of things. I can go up and down stairs, without help, drink from a cup or straw, creep everywhere, almost stand (well for a few seconds until i realize i'm standing) get up and down off of the couch and ride my four wheeler. Yep, i said my four wheeler. My Mimi and Paw Paw came down for my 1st birthday and got me a four wheeler. The instructions said that it would be appropriate for 12-36 month olds. I heard my parents saying that I probably wouldn't get it...well, all you have to do is hop on and push a little red button with your thumb. I go four wheeling in our new yard and wave at the cars as they pass. Only you have to be careful to hold on...when you're waving and pushing that red button, sometimes you get bucked off!


Eating in the midst of unpacked boxes



Hey, this is new...cabinets with nothing but toilet paper.



Pirate Grubbs here. My new thing is putting on hats. I used to hate them, but now the feeling of a do rag with a fake earing hanging off the side is quite pleasant. This was me before bed. I chew the passy bc it feels good to my teeth. I do not actually suck the passy...that's for babies.







me and mom in the back seat

Life at the Park

Hey... is that my cheerio?


Mom, you ate it!




Hey Daddy...she ate my Cheerio!


Oooh...this is tricky.


Silly rascal, that's what you get for stealing my cereal.





If you sit real still, they'll always take a picture. Kind of funny.
I gotta do nothin to be entertaining.



And my parents wonder why I'm a tiny bit fluffy...look at them. They are BOTH feeding me. I am not a goat.


You'd think we were at Olan Mills or something. We were actually on my first slide. It's ok Mom and Dad. Still only 9 months.


My favorite place to be. Brown Bear is liking it too.

See how much "leaner" I'm getting?

Boys, Bears, and Mumsy

Again, I apologize for this taking so long. Mom has not let me on the computer in a while, well about three months. I am still not crawling but did manage to get on all fours the other night for a while. Boy, you should have seen the excitment. It was so startling, I almost fell over. Don't know why, but I can't seem to figure out that going foward thing. This is the process I go through. Ooh, toy across the room looks like fun to play with, then move and all the effort, I only get FARTHER from the toy, not closer. Bummer. I'm sure it will come in time.


I refuse to eat that silly baby food anymore. I gave that up 2 months ago. Whatever "table" food my parents are eating, that's what I want. For those of you 7 monthers out there, just try Dad's food. That mushy stuff is for babies.


While I have not figured out the "crawl" yet, as they call it, I do like to communicate to my parents. About 2 months ago, I told my mom "All done" after eating. She looked a little surprised, but eventually started understanding that since I heard her say it from day one, that now instead of her asking if I was all done, I'd just tell her. I am learning to use it in all settings too. Seems good for being done bathing, sleeping, eating, and playing. Also, waving is real fun. I started doing that 2 months ago as well, and my parents didn't even know I was doing it until some friends at our church noticed that yes, I was waving. I do that constantly at strangers... so fun. Also, when mom gets me up in the morning, I say "hi." She just thinks it's the cutest thing ever.


Well, that's about all my updates. Enjoy the entries.


BOYS:
Goodness, the sun was so bright, even Dad had to close his eyes.

While the lighting wasn't exactly "manly" I did enjoy hanging out with Dad in the jungle behind the slide.


Now this is what kind of plant?


Walking to the lake.


Ta da! Nothing better than a good old picture with some trees and my Pops.


As anyone can see, I am pretty tired in this picture. Pops sure was excited, but me, I needed a nap.


Ok, let's stand...(read that with a tired voice.)


Hangin out with Dad.




Smile...oh at the camera. Sorry.


Woops... this little kid caught my attention right at snap.


BEARS:
So Mom and I go to Target pretty often. I see things I want... doesn't mean I get them. But the day I met Brown Bear, it all changed.

He told me he'd be willing to come home and sleep with me. Since all I can say is "All done", I told Brown Bear, I didn't know how they'd ever know I wanted him...



But somehow that big ol' Brown Bear left Target and came home with me. Now, that was pretty cool. Wonder how they didn't see him following us.


MUMSY:
Yep, sittin all by little self in a thing called a high chair. And let me tell you it is so much better than a low chair; I can finally see what is going on up here.


This Mumsy is awfully close to me.



You got something to tell me?


Woah, she tricked me...can't a boy enjoy his meal without being smushed?



Oh, good she's done. Everyone smile and maybe we can eat.

Six months old already

At six months, I am not crawling yet, but I am loving that mama is feeding me carrots, sweet potatoes, cereal and prunes. Still can't seem to swallow the green beans, unless i am REAL hungry, but Mom is so persistent, I will give in soon. I can say "dada" "la" (for Lawson) "ma" "ooh" and "hi". Still don't like my tummy, so i'm not planning on crawling any time soon, although Dad works with me regularly on it. I can sit on my own and only like rolling over when I'm sleeping. I'm kind of like my mama, in that if she can't do something, she's content not doing it. I'm like that with a toy, I just don't care enough to go get it. Pretty content to just watch either Mom or Dad in whatever they are doing. I am having such a great time; sleeping through the night, taking 2 long naps a day. Wow, six months is so different than being a newborn. (I think the family is in agreement that none of us really miss those days.) I still weigh around 17 pounds and am a little longer. Mom says my thighs have lost a roll.

These are just some pictures of me that Mama took. She gave them as Christmas presents. The Cowboy pics are because my parents are from the great state of Texas.





Mama's personal favorite.











This picture is totally my Dad.

This picture looks like mama when she was a baby.