McCoy's First Real Golf Clubs!!

Last week Pop and Gigi came in town to help us move and Pop had a big surprise for McCoy. He brought McCoy his very first set of real golf clubs. We've had several (too many to count) sets of plastic ones but Pop thought McCoy was ready to start practicing with the real thing. Also, he normally swings left-handed and all the plastic ones are right-handed. McCoy was so excited to try out his new clubs!!
He did a great job on his first few swings but it has taken him awhile to get used to the weight of his clubs. I think that we'll be using these clubs a lot this summer!! McCoy says, "Thanks, Pop!!"

Pop showed McCoy how he can carry them on his back!

"Great idea, Pop! When's our first tournament??"

Addressing the ball...

And he swings...

Video to come later of his full out swing!! We're still perfecting it!

Farm Friends

Several weeks ago (I'm way behind...trying to catch up), we met the Deweese's at a farm animal event on campus that we thought the boys would love. There were all kinds of animals there that you could pet and hold. McCoy and Holden LOVE animals so they had so much fun. I think the parents had lots of fun, too!!

There were cows, goats, bunny rabbits, horses, chickens, and pigs...to name a few. I think McCoy's favorite were the horses and the baby chicks.

He loved being able to hold a baby chick...

...and giving it a kiss!

He and Holden also liked petting the pigs...

....but McCoy wanted to make sure everyone was quiet so they could sleep!

And I'm pretty sure the boys wanted to stay at the horses for the longest amount of time. I can't decide if McCoy liked petting them or if he liked being able to climb the fence. Probably a little bit of both!!

After petting all the farm animals, we loaded up on the hand sanitizer, and went to US Pizza for a fun dinner! The boys had such a great time, that we definitely plan to make this an annual event!

Our Little Gentleman

The other morning, before MDO, I was cleaning the kitchen. I looked in the living room and saw McCoy sitting on the ottoman watching his cartoons. I thought he looked absolutely adorable with his ankles crossed and his hands in his lap. This is a rare moment when he is actually sitting down so I had to capture it!
Oh, and I know the white shoes don't go really well with the outfit but I just realized that morning that his brown ones were too small! Oh well, he still looks handsome to me!

Just Like Daddy

Easter 2010

I'm a little late on my Easter pics, but I definitely have an excuse! We've got lots going on at the Miller house these days...more on that later! I'm sure the suspense is killing you now ;)

On to Easter...

We had a great Easter weekend and the weather was absolutely perfect! I'm going to go ahead and warn you that McCoy was NOT wanting to pose for ANY pics. This makes a mama very sad, but what are you going to do??

We started off our Easter festivities with an Eggstravaganza at the church where McCoy goes to MDO. McCoy had so much fun finding eggs and eating candy! But I think his favorite part might have been getting to see all his besties from school!

Heading into the hunt, basket ready!

He would load up a lot of eggs and then lean over to get another one and dump his basket out! It was pretty funny!

Checking out his loot with his friends...I think he's trying to act like he's too cool!

Trying to get a pic of him and his bestie, Cy but they would rather look at pics Cy's mama had already taken!

That night we decided to dye some eggs. We knew this would be a messy task but we had lots of fun doing it!

Giving me his fake smile!

Waiting "patiently" for the eggs to be done.

The next morning he was so excited to see his eggs in his basket! We kept telling him to gently put them in his basket but he got a little carried away so most of them ended up cracked. He still had fun playing with them!

"They're still here!"

He loves his eggs!

We went to church early on Sunday morning so the Easter Bunny left McCoy his basket while we were gone. McCoy was so excited about his new train that he didn't want to wait for us to help him get it open! I wonder who he's seen using their teeth to get stuff open...

"Come on choo-choo! Open up!"

Checking out his other stuff!

For lunch we went over to Kirk's parents' house for an egg hunt and some yummy food! McCoy was so excited to see his cousins and hunt for more eggs!

This next pic will show you what I mean by no posing... Please notice McCoy in the background running. What you can't hear is him laughing while 5 of us try to call him over to take a picture. He was having none of it!

Great group pic!

This is the closest he would get willingly!

After all that running and giggling he needed a break!

Daddy helping him hunt his eggs

Looking for "beans"!

"Blowing" bubbles!

Yes, the bubble wand is in his mouth! I don't know where he got that but he would stick the whole thing in his mouth and blow. Amazingly, it actually worked a couple of times! We're definitely working on teaching him the right way to blow bubbles, because this was a little gross for me!
Happy Easter, everyone!

Storytime Live

A couple of weeks ago, Kirk and I took McCoy to Storytime Live at the Walton Arts Center. McCoy loves watching NickJr cartoons and some of his very favorite characters we're going to be there. The show was hosted by Moose and Zee and as soon as they came out, McCoy got quiet and focused all his attention on the stage. He started, wide-eyed, with his mouth open the whole time! Every once in a while he would look back at Kirk or I and smile, kind of like he was saying "are y'all seeing this?" I think his favorite act was the Wonder Pets...no surprise there!

We all had so much fun. When the lights came up and it was time to go McCoy started bawling! He was so upset that we had to leave. He whimpered the whole way home and kept saying "more". It broke my heart but I was glad that he enjoyed it that much!

This is definitely something we plan to do more often with him. Honestly, I think Kirk and I might have enjoyed it as much as he did!

Patiently waiting for the show to start.

Checking out his bookmark that they gave him at the door.

Also, we did get in a little trouble at the show...Ooops! We thought they said no "flash photography" but apparently they meant all photography. We got a picture of Moose, one of the hosts, before an usher had to come tell us no pictures! A little embarrassing, but we were glad we got a quick pic!

Guess What?!?!?!?!?!

McCoy is going to be a big brother!!

Woohoo!!!

That's right! Baby #2 is on it's way and if all goes well, the little bean will be here in mid-late October. My actual due date is October, 21...only 12 days after McCoy's birthday! We're absolutely thrilled!!! I was 7 weeks yesterday, so it's still very early but we're AWFUL at keeping secrets!

We've been talking to McCoy about being a big brother and I've told him that there's a baby in my belly. So now, when I ask him where Mommy's other baby is he waves at my belly and says "hi baby" and gives it a kiss! So cute!

We found out the day after Valentine's Day and kept it a secret for about a week. We couldn't go any longer than that because I just knew Kirk was about to tell somebody!

It won't be just the 3 of us for long!

Luckily, my mom came in town and we got to tell her. There is no picture of Pop getting the news because we had to tell him on Skype. We had McCoy wear his "Big Bro" shirt but I think Pop got a little confused!

Gigi's excited!

We took McCoy over to Kirk's parents and told them the exciting news, too!

MeMe and Dig are excited!

I've been feeling ok so far. Mainly exhausted and a little nauseous. I don't remember being this tired with McCoy but then I didn't have a 2 year old to chase around! He definitely keeps me busy and helps me forget a little bit about the nausea! Always a plus! Also, I'm not complaining at all about the nausea because I have a feeling it's going to get much worse before it gets better. However, I'm thankful to be having symptoms and know that this baby is growing inside of me!

Kirk and I just feel so blessed to have Baby #2 on the way and to know that this baby will have a wonderful big brother and lots of love!!