On the Move!

I'm definitely figuring out how my legs work these days!

First I figured out crawling!  I started out pretty slow but I can get places QUICK now!

Then I got good at standing up!  (Paul thought it was pretty funny that I am now his height!) 

And then I found the most exciting thing in the world - STAIRS!  I can find them anywhere and love to climb them.  I can do it all by myself, but for some reason Mom and Dad always come running to help me...  And Owen doesn't let me climb by myself either - he tells on me when I'm practicing my stair climbing.

Just because I can get places on my own now, that doesn't mean that I turn down an offer from Owen to help me out every now and then!

Here's a video of me in action on the stairs!  I've even faster getting up them now!

Smile!

I was a really big boy and went to the dentist!  I showed my teeth so the dentist could check them out.  I didn't want to sit on the chair by myself (it was okay to sit on Mom though) and I cried once, but overall I did pretty good!  I even got to pick out a prize out of the treasure chest afterwards and got to have Chick-fil-A for breakfast.  The dentist gave me some cool flossers and now I floss my teeth before bed - got to get rid of the sugar bugs!

Wedding in Iowa!

I had lots of fun during my first trip to Iowa!  The wedding and party was lots of fun (even though I didn't get to stay up for all of it).  And I got to meet lots of family for the first time!  

Here we are all ready for the wedding!  It was a beautiful day so Owen was able to get away with wearing shorts!  

Of course I got my snuggle time in with Grandpa and Grandma!

I got to meet my Uncle Mark and Aunt Christie.  I got to see my other Aunt Christy too - was she making fun of me??!! 

My cousin Josh was there to give me some tickles and my cousin Abby gave me lots of hugs!

I got to see Aunt Noreen again and she gave me my most favorite teddy bear!  I sleep with it every night - it has the best ribbon on it that is the perfect combo with my fingers for sucking on at night!

Cousin Joel was there too - Owen had fun sitting with him at the wedding!

It was rainy when we got there but the weather turned out really nice so I had some time to play in the grass!

Going to Iowa!

My cousin Steph got married at the end of September in Iowa!  Mom couldn't go, but Dad was brave and took Clara and I to Grandma and Grandpa Hermansen's house for the wedding.  This was the first plane ride that I had my very own seat and Clara's first plane ride ever!

I was in charge of my backpack (and George of course) and Dad had everything else under control!  What you can't see is that Clara was in the carrier on Dad's chest... 

 Grandpa Mike put me right to work when I got there!  I had to rake leaves, shuck corn and help him mow the grass!

But at least we got to the eat the corn that I helped prepare!  Iowa corn is the best! 

There was plenty of time to play and rest though too!

And it's not a trip to Iowa without doughnuts and Pizza Ranch!

There was a Big Wheels there for me to ride - it didn't take me long to figure out the pedals!

Weekend Fun!

We had some end of summer fun in September!

We took a family hike to Kennesaw Mountain!  It was my first time riding in the backpack carrier - I was a fan of it!  

We got to go to happy hour with Mom and Dad one Friday after work!  Not quite the happy hour they are used to but Owen and I had a good time!

We also got to take a stroller ride up the street to a food festival - of course I had a good time there!

And after all of our weekend fun, we are tired!  Don't I have the best big brother?  He likes to keep me company in my room sometimes!

Here's Owen at the food festival being brave going down the big slide all by himself!

Bye Infant Class!

Last week I moved to a new class at school!  I've definitely enjoyed my time in the infant classroom though!  A couple of my friends moved with me so I haven't been alone.  Hopefully Owen knows will figure out where my new class is so he can find me to say hi when he comes upstairs to play!

Here's my friends and I in June - Maggie, Ansley, me and Laura.  We were showing off our favorite school colors!

And here we are in September - notice anything different?  Ansley and Laura moved to the new class with me - hopefully Maggie will be there soon!

And here's the breakfast club!  The girls definitely ruled the infant class!

Ms Nona was one of my infant teachers - she was also Owen's teacher!  They call her the baby whisperer...not sure why - she's just good at understanding my friends and I!  But even she has a limit for us babies - so she retired and is just taking care of her own grandkids now!  We miss her but my friends and I tried to show her some love with our shirts on her last day!

Staying Home!

After I went to the Clemson football game, I heard how much fun Clara had with Grandma and Grandpa Young so I decided to stay home with them instead of going to the next game!

See how much fun I missed out on?!  Who doesn't think pickle mustaches are funny??

Of course we still wore out Clemson outfits - have to represent, even in Atlanta! 

And I'm glad I did stay home from the game!  We got to go to a neighborhood party where they had a whole table of food to choose from!  Clara wasn't into it as much as I was though...