Long awaited post...

Well, prepare yourself. This is going to be a long post. We have been busy since I last wrote. The biggest news that we have in our house is that Andrew is walking. He doesn't stand up from the middle of the room and just take off walking... yet. He will pull up on whatever is close and then will take off to whatever he is wanting. It is very cute to see him walking and balancing himself. And one of the things that happens is he falls. One day, I picked him up from his school with note on his little activity sheet about him falling onto a toy. He had a little bruise on his forehead and cheek.

Battle wounds

The Fourth of July ... this is one of my favorite holidays. I just like a little red, white, and blue. And usually the 4th means spending time with family. And that is just what we did. Family reunion on the Stonecipher side of the family. We went up to an Illinois state park for the weekend. It was fun to see and visit with everyone!

Andrew and I sporting our red, white, and blue

Andrew giving his cousin, Carson a hug

So happy!

Sitting in the bicycle cart. Andrew liked riding in this while Matt was riding him around.

Playing in the pool. He was so excited about it!

Strolling with Grandpa!

Tyler's "WOW" face at dinner!

Even though we weren't in the south (and now where near my dad) ... we did find some pretty good BBQ for dinner. I got some ribs and tried to share them with Andrew. He just never seemed to get a rib that had meat on it! I don't always share ribs very well!

Yummy Rib!

Gnawing on the rib

We went to see the fireworks at Southern Illinois University. And Andrew really liked to see them, as you can tell.
Oh, WOW!

Andrew and Mommy watching the fireworks

Watching the fireworks, while waiting patiently for his bottle. I love the expression on his face!
Drinking some good ol' formula!

Some of our friends gave Andrew a new toy ... this Pluto. Andrew loves pushing and riding Pluto around the living room!

Cheese!

Andrew has learned to climb down stairs, on his belly. Well, he attempted to climb down from his changing table the same way! Eeek! Don't worry, he was never in danger of falling to the ground. I'm just glad that he couldn't get his foot on a sturdy spot -- he would have been down in no time at all.

This past weekend we went to my Mema's house for the day. It was great to get to see her. She lives in middle TN on a farm. She has baby chicks and Andrew and Avery liked to see them.

Oh, my Mommy! This is a cute little chick!

Family picture with the chick!

Avery and Andrew

We went down to the creek to cool off. It was fun to play in the very cold water! Andrew liked playing with the water bottle!

Sitting in the chair in the creek.