Babies, Baseball, and Animals...OH MY!

McCoy got to spend time doing three of his very favorite things this weekend...watching baseball, playing with animals, and playing with babies!

On Friday night, we went to the Naturals game with Holden and his parents. It was so hot but we still had a lot of fun. McCoy loves watching the game and he gets really into it! He likes to dance when the music comes on and boo and clap when necessary. He especially had fun at this game because he got to share his seat with Holden and teach him a little about the game.

Holden is absolutely thrilled...can't you tell??

Sharing a few baseball secrets...

It was the perfect game for us to go to because the Gentry Petting Zoo brought some animals for the kids to play with. McCoy is a big fan of animals so he loved getting in the cage with the pigs, rabbits, and lambs. They had some scary chicken things with mohawks on their heads that McCoy wasn't too fond of, but I couldn't blame him!

I think he meant to kiss the other end...

Such a sweet bunny!

On Saturday morning, McCoy was so excited because he was going to hang out with Holden some more and another one of his buddies!!! Jackson Rew was in town and McCoy couldn't wait to see him. It had been way too long since we saw him and his mama last! Jackson's Mimza was very brave to let all three of these boys into her house, but luckily nothing was broken...at least I think!

Waiting patiently for Jackson to wake up...

Here are a couple of attempts of us trying to get a group pic. It might be awhile before we can get them all looking at once!!!

McCoy had so much fun playing with Holden and Jackson. It was funny because he reverted back to infant stage and was rolling around and crawling like he was their age! That was probably a good thing because when he decided to stand up he just ended up playing leapfrog over them...made us all a little nervous! I can't wait until we are able to get those three together again!!!

Swim Ranch

Last week, McCoy took swim lessons at Swim Ranch. I was a little nervous on the first day because he has been very scared of the water this year. On Monday, he was a little nervous but we stuck it out and by Tuesday, he was much better! He ended up loving it! We almost didn't take lessons at Swim Ranch this year but I'm so glad we did. They do an excellent job and McCoy loved his teachers, Ms. Virginia and Miss Leni!!!
On Friday (the last day), Kirk came to get pictures and video. McCoy did great for the first half and then decided he wanted to hang out with Daddy instead of swimming, and we ended up having a little meltdown! But overall, it was so much fun! I think we'll be spending lots of time at the pool this summer!!!!

Waiting patiently to get in the pool...

Mommy, my swim partner

Just taking a break, catching some rays!

Hanging with Addison and Isabella...notice McCoy swinging his bat...such a boy!

Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick!!!!

We also took lots of video and I'm so glad that we did! He has loved watching himself!

The first video is him with Ms. Virginia and he's getting out of and back into the water all by himself. In the beginning, he does his new trick of swinging his bat, which he does constantly these days! Also, when he's getting out of the pool you can hear him grunting! That's the first, and only time he ever did that and luckily, we caught in on video!

The next video is of him kicking across the pool with his buoy on and then getting out and jumping back in. Whenever they were supposed to jump from a standing position, he refused to stand up! It ended up being a good arm workout for mommy, though!

And the last one is McCoy with Ms. Virginia and she's using him to show everyone what to do with their kickboard. This was the first day he actually let her take him without crying so we made big progress! He starts crying a little bit when he realizes I'm not close by, but he kept kicking and did a great job!

Good Dental Hygiene

McCoy loves to brush his teeth! I think it has a lot to do with the taste of his toothpaste, but whatever works! He likes to do it all on his own and mimic our brush strokes.

"Always test the water first...oooohhhh, that's cold!"

"Watch and learn, mommy!"

"Make sure to get the back ones, too!"

"Check out these pearly whites!"

You Might Be a Redneck If...

You get called by your child's MDO teacher because your son has a tick and you need to come get him!!!

That's right! That happened to us on Thursday!! EMBARRASSING! No worries though. I got him home, pulled it out, put some alcohol and a Elmo band-aid on it, and we were good to go. I called his doctor and he said there is nothing to worry about unless he develops a rash, which he hasn't.

SO, all in all, it wasn't too bad but I did feel a little neglectful that I hadn't noticed. From now on, during bathtime, we are having full body searches because as much as we play outside I know it won't be his last one! The upside is we'll be prepared!

Maybe he got it mowing the lawn??

Too cute for ticks!

Mother's Day 2009

We spent Mother's Day weekend in El Dorado with lots of family and had a great time! McCoy got lots of attention (as usual) and loved every minute!

My White Nanny and Aunt ReRe came in to spend the weekend with us. We were so excited because we don't get to spend time with them very often and hadn't seen them since Thanksgiving!

On Saturday night, Aunt TeTe, Morgan, and Cissy drove over from Sheridan for dinner and a birthday celebration. My birthday, dad's birthday, and Morgan's birthday are all in May. And Morgan's was extra special this year because it was his Sweet Sixteen!!! We had a great dinner and some yummy birthday cake to go with it.

Getting some loving from his cousins!

Such a cutie!

One of his new favorite games is ring around the rosy. When he's ready to play he'll grab two peoples' hands and make a circle. It's so cute! He also waits until everybody else has fallen down before he will. I guess just to make sure you're playing correctly!

Gigi and Aunt TeTe love ring around the rosy!

We all fall down!

My second mother's day was great! McCoy and Kirk sent me flowers and got me some very sweet cards. I know McCoy picked his out! We also had to have a photo shoot since it was a holiday and I think McCoy took this idea and decided to pull out a new pose!! America's Next Top Model, watch out!!

Strike a pose!

A picture with my mama!

Pop and Aunt ReRe with their mama!

I feel so blessed to be McCoy's mommy!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Hanging with Connor

This past Saturday, McCoy got to hang out with a new friend. Connor is my good friend Kathryn's little boy and he was born just 6 days after McCoy. Kathryn and I always talk about getting the boys together but we have never actually made the time to do it.
So, on Saturday we went over to their house for dinner, along with Kasey and Jordan. The adults had a great time visiting and catching up, but I think the boys had even more fun! It took Connor a little while to warm up to some other kid running around his house, but once he did these two were best buddies! We can't wait to hang out with them again!

"Um, mom, what's this crazy kid doing here??"

Once the boys had warmed up to each other, we let the guys take them outside to do manly things while us girls chatted. But once we saw how much fun they were having together we ran outside and snapped some pictures. They loved going down the slide together! I love the look on their faces in this picture...pure excitement!

"Let's do it again!"

In most of these pictures, McCoy has his ends thrown over his head. He's been doing this for a little while now. Whenever he's really excited (which is most of the time) and we have the camera and say "Say Cheese!" he throws his hands up over his head and then runs to look at the picture. He is such a ham! It's adorable but most of our pictures are starting to look the same.... maybe I can talk him into coming up with a new pose sometime soon!

"Say cheese!"

I love Connor's sweet personality! He was very quiet and so sweet to McCoy. He kept wanting to give him hugs and at one point, he tried to get McCoy to sit in his lap. Of course, McCoy can't sit still for that long, so we didn't get any pictures.

Sweet Connor!

By the end of the night, McCoy was a little delirious so he started putting on a show for everyone by posing and then running to see the picture. He was doing it so fast that I barely had time to get a picture before he running toward me to look at the camera. I'm thinking we might be looking at a future class clown....

McCoy the Ham!

Crackers Are For Ducks??

On Friday, after MDO, I took McCoy over to MeMe and Dig's to play with Owen and Anna Grace. He loves playing with them and trying to keep up! We had a big time!
We rode over to the pond in MeMe's golfcart with a huge stash of crackers for the ducks. McCoy thought the ducks were funny, but decided that they weren't very hungry so he, along with Anna Grace, ate his crackers instead! I think he might have eaten a whole box by himself!!

I think the ducks should be scared of this crew!

"Are you sure the ducks like crackers?"

"Hurry, Anna Grace! Take the crackers and run!"

Once the ducks (and McCoy) were full, we went over to the neighborhood playground. McCoy has become quite the climber lately, so he had lots of fun!

Anna Grace

McCoy looks petrified in this picture but he was actually having lots of fun! He just got a little nervous at the beginning but loved sliding down!

"Owen, are you sure you can do this?"

Everybody taking a rest!

Then we went back to the house so the kids could cruise around in Owen's mustang. Don't worry, we didn't let McCoy drive, but he liked to pretend.

WARNING: You might want to stay off the road while these three are driving!