And we're off!

Ian is walking - when he wants to. Sometimes he will just walk and walk around the room, and other times he hits those knees as fast as he can and takes off crawling. Whatever keeps him happy is fine with me! He is really starting to try to talk, too. He says "hello" and "bye bye" and "light" pretty clearly (and of course "momma" and "daddy"). He is really growing up fast. We had tubes put in his ears the first week of March because of numerous ear infections. He handled that really well. I think he is happier now that those ears feel better! Here are a few recent pictures of our little man.

Here he is looking out the front door. He was waiting for Franny and Granddaddy to come visit.

I took this one after he finished his dinner tonight. He was smiling so big!

Ian knows where his nose is, too. You can ask him to show you his nose, and this is what you get!

This was taken the day he got the tubes put in his ears. He was ready to play again that afternoon. He loves this ball popper that Nanny and Pappaw gave him for Christmas.

Ian loves to play with his Daddy's hats. He was running around with this one on his head this weekend.

Saturday Ian and I played together all day. Look at this sweet face!

What an adorable little fellow!

Lots to Blog about!

Well, much has happened during the month of February. We have had snowy days and spring-like days. Ian has stopped drinking from a bottle and only uses a sippy cup now. And he has taken his first steps solo. He's not completely walking yet, but it won't be long now. If he realizes he has taken a few steps, he stops, sits down, and won't even stand up again for a while. I think he just doesn't want to walk yet. Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks.

Here are my two sweet men riding the four-wheeler. This was one of those pretty days this month. Ian loves to be outside with his Daddy! He cried when he had to come back inside.

I thought this was hilarious. One Friday afternoon, Ian was fussy, and I was trying to unload groceries. So, I gave him a cup of milk to entertain him. I realized he was being strangely quiet, so I stuck my head in the living room to check on him. I found him in his toy box, kicked back drinking his milk and watching Spongebob! How cute was that!

Our little man likes to have his picture taken these days. He was posing for us one night, so I got some cute shots of him.


This is one of our many snowfalls this winter. I can't believe we've had this much snow in one winter in the heart of Mississippi. This is the view of Sammy's house from our front door. The snow was so pretty.

This is just a favorite of mine. Thought I would share it. You think I am a proud Momma?

New play place!

Santa Claus brought Ian this toy box for Christmas. But I think he intended for it to hold Ian's toys - not Ian! I found him playing quietly in his toy box one morning while I was doing laundry. He just loves to climb in and throw out all of the toys. Here is a picture of the little fellow having a ball!

We have been giving Ian samples of whatever we eat at mealtime. Ian loves his Daddy's pancakes! He especially likes them with butter and syrup. Here he is with a mouth full.

Ian's First Birthday!

My baby turned 1 on December 30. I just can't believe that it has been a whole year! What a great year - Frank and I could not have asked for a more wonderful little addition to our family. He really is a blessing. Here are a few pictures of our little man on his birthday.

Ha ha Daddy, I got an airplane and you didn't!

Hands off, Uncle Sammy! This truck is mine!

I'm a big boy now! Ian loved his Mickey Mouse fire truck.

Here is his birthday cake.

Here is Ian wearing his birthday cake.

And sharing it with Mammaw.

No, I don't need any help.

And here is Ian's birthday cake after he was finished.

This is Ian's new "cute" face. When you tell him he is so cute, he gives this fake smile. What a mess!

My little fellow is already driving - his cozy coupe that is. Look at that form. He already has the hand positions down pat.

Beep, beep! Watch out Brittany!

He loves to drive his new car. Thanks, Franny and Grandaddy!

It's Christmas!

Santa Claus came to Durant.....and emptied his sleigh! Ian must have been a really good boy this year. Here are a few pictures of our Christmas time with our families.

Ian just loves the pony Santa left him. He likes to bounce for a while, then climb on and off, on and off, on and off....you get the picture!

Here he is helping other people open their gifts at Franny and Grandaddy's.

And really having fun opening his own gifts. He loved playing with the paper!

Ian also helped give out the gifts at Nanny and Pappaw's. He just couldn't wait to see what was in those bags!

He was so excited to ride in his little red wagon that he got from Mammaw and Pappaw. He didn't want to get out.

This is a picture from his birthday party at Franny and Grandaddy's. The cake looked great on him! (And it tasted great too!)

Here is a picture of Ian playing in the snow we got a few weeks ago. He just really didn't know what to think about it.

Just another cute picture of my little man!

You have heard of a milk mustache, but what about an ice cream beard! Looks like he could start a fad with this one.....

And one last cute picture. We tried some yogurt melts this week, and Ian loves them - to eat and wear!

Ian's First Thanksgiving

Ian's first Thanksgiving was lots of fun. We spent Thanksgiving Day with Frank's family in Madison at his aunt and uncle's home. Ian got lots of extra attention from Franny, Grandaddy, Aunt Elizabeth, cousin Todd, cousin Leslie, Aunt Glenda, and Uncle Wesley!

Here he is in his cute little tractor outfit. Thanks, Franny!

Ian played really hard......

Then, Aunt Glenda got to rock him to sleep!

We took some family pictures before we left.

These turned out really good.

First word!

This morning, I picked Ian up off the floor to take him to get dressed for daycare, and he reached toward the deer on the wall and said "deer"! I should have known my son's first word would be hunting related!