Two Years Old Already...

One of Conner's best buddies, Ann Luckett turned two on Monday!! It is hard to believe that this sweet little girl is already two. Happy Birthday Ann Luckett!! We love you and have enjoyed watching you grow over the past two years and cherish all the fun memories we have made together.
No birthday picture, but I had one from last Saturday night when we went to eat Mexican and then to the pet store together. Conner and Ann Luckett loved the kennels and stuffed animal dogs. I didn't think that we were ever going to get those two out of there!

Early Arrival

On Sunday morning, one of my very best friends and her husband welcomed their new little boy into the world!! Allan was born at 4:04 am and weighed 6 lb 5 oz. He was in perfect health despite deciding to come 3 weeks early.. I guess he is just going to be full of energy and raring to go like his mommy!! It was a very long and intense night of labor as Kerry did it naturally, but she handled it all so well and looked amazing by 8 am on Sunday. I am so impressed and proud of her! Congrats Kerry and Jeff!! Zack, Conner, and I cannot wait to watch this little boy grow up and are so blessed to be part of it all.

Driving the car with Pops

Gram and Pops came over for a visit last Sunday. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Conner is obsessed with keys and the car. Since Conner typically gets his way with Pops, he has spent alot of time in the car with him over the past several months. Pops lets him drive (steer), turn the radio on and off, crank the car, stick his head out of the sunroof, etc. It is great fun for Conner and I think lots of fun for Pops too. I am fairly certain Pops will be finding a way to let him drive as soon as he can reach the pedals.

I know that I have taken more pictures of them in the car together, but can only find the two from last Sunday to share! I especially love the one with his head hanging out of the sunroof.

Better Late Than Never - 17 Months

Conner turned seventeen months on Sept 1st. He is already almost a year and 1/2!!! I wanted to jot a couple of things down to remember so please skip this post for those who are not interested in the boring details.

• He is obsessed with keys!!! He loves cars, but especially keys. We have to hide our keys from him because he wants to carry them around, turn my car alarm off and on constantly, and try to fit the keys in any door knob or opening he can find around the house. He loves to play in the car too. I sometimes leave him playing in the car while I unload the groceries, etc. (Don't turn me in! I check on him a lot I promise!!) He jumps from the back seat to the front and pushes every button he can find. I doubt this will be safe much longer.
• He is over the top obsessed with shoes. He especially loves his new tennis shoes Nana bought him. He has to wear them every day. It is cute because he will bring 2 - 3 pairs of either mine or Zack's shoes and lay them all around us trying to put them on our feet. He loves trying our shoes on and thinks that you must wear shoes at all times when you are awake.
• He has noticed and pointed out several airplanes. It has been so fun for me to watch him pointing in the sky when he has not been prompted or shown. (Don't worry, I don't think that he is the smartest baby or anything, but it is really fun to watch him notice the world around him!)
• He loves to spin around and around, even to the point of getting dizzy and falling down.
• He blows kisses to say bye-bye. I would like to say this is reserved for pretty girls and loved ones, but he tends to even do it to guys who serve us at restaurants that we don't even know. We have got to teach him to be a little more selective.
• One of the funniest things he does now is call out for Zack. I get so tickled to hear him yell for Zack similar to what he has heard me do when I need Zack's help. He definitely calls him Da-da the majority of the time, but every now and then he throws a Zack in there. Ironically, he hasn't a clue who Jenny is :)
• I think he has gotten 5 teeth in the past month. I cannot tell exactly which ones because it is impossible to pry his little mouth open other than to brush his teeth (and he hates doing that too). He definitely has a mouthful of teeth now.
• He is biting Zack and I... mostly, it is playful biting and so far it has not happened with anyone else, but we are trying to get it under control before it happens at school. Time out seems to be the most effective form of discipline for now. Spanking just makes him laugh, which scares me for later!! Needless to say, I am already reading Dare to Discipline and plan to start on the Strong Willed Child next.

Okay, I guess that is enough for me to have down for memory sake. It is unbelievable how fast I forget things these days and hate to not be able to share some of this with him later in life.

Labor Day

We went to Oxford to spend time with Uncle T, Amy, and Baylor on Labor Day. Conner had a blast with Baylor, enjoyed meeting their BIG dog Ella, and loved celebrating the Rebel victory with his daddy, Uncle T, and Amy.

Thanks to Amy for the pictures! Conner giving knuckles! Conner and Baylor enjoying a bubble bathConner and Baylor traced in chalk.

Happy Birthday Miss Priss

Mary Bishop turned one last Friday!! It is so hard to believe that she is already a year old and this time last year Conner was welcoming her into the world. We went to Tupelo to celebrate her special birthday on Saturday. Blair did such a wonderful job with all the little details and the party was such a perfect chance to celebrate her life. Conner thoroughly enjoyed himself and cannot wait to spend time with his cousin again. We love you, birthday girl!