Toddler Chair

I found this chair at an antique store in Ohio. It had clean lines
that I felt where soothing and it's simply design would fit into my
decor. I wanted Wyatt to have a toddler chair so he'd feel like a big
kid sitting at the table. The only problem was possible lead based
blue paint. I sanded and sanded this chair! I know some of you will
gasp at what I did next. Yes, I repainted it!

Toddler chair

The completed work! After two coats of paint the chair looks almost
good as new. I now think it would look better if I took a sander to it
and gave it a more rustic appearence. :)

Blogging

Did you know that you can blog from your phone! It is changing my life!!! Really this is a life changing discovery!!! Just change your settings under email on blogger so you can send emails directly to your blog as a post. I can only Send one picture at a time to my blog, but maybe you can do better :) Good Luck and happy blogging.

Sent from my iPhone

Fall play

Fall is fast approaching. Wyatt and I enjoyed taking our first fall
walk with GranT and a dear friend to a park near GranTs house.
Although, Wyatt does loves to swing and experience new things. He
couldn't wait to get down and into the piles of fallen leaves.

Taking a walk to the park

Dear Friends

Wyatt has a dear friend. He has been a family friend for over 10 years
and here he is handing Wyatt a leaf. Wyatt inspected the leaf and was
fasinated by the sound of the crunching leaves under foot. Wyatt also
played in the leaves as if he was in a ball pit.

Pretake off inspector

Wyatt loves tires!

The prettiest tree that you ever did see

I added green leaves in a cluster pattern to create a fairly
symmetrical look. Then I gathered branches from our back yard and
nailed them to the wall. For my first attempt, I was please with the
outcome.

And on this tree there was a branch...

I wanted to add intrest to my sons room. Should I add color? Yes.
Should I paint? Maybe. After debating these questions I decided to add
intrest with a focal point. The focal point would be a painted tree
with leaves and real branches for a 3D effect.

Helper boy

Wyatt is a helper. If he hears or sees tools out he will wiggle his
way into help out. In this picture he's "helping" build a lead line
for the dogs.

Tractor

Wyatt has been enjoying every minute we spend at the farm. He has
started trying to say several words such as: duck, quack, chicken, and
cat. His favorite word is "Tra-toe". Which is usually followed with a
hearty "broom broom".

Visiting friends

BA and I were able to take a quick trip to DC to see a dear friend a
couple weeks ago. Her son and Wyatt are two years apart. The boys had
so much fun together.

Rockin chair

Grandpa Mac used this little wooden rocking chair with a raw hide seat
as a little boy. GranT saved it and got it out of the attic a few days
ago. Wyatt throughly enjoyed rocking back and forth in this perfect
sized little chair.

Hot Springs

Pap and Wyatt checking out the hot springs. I was surprised to see the
stream rolling off the fountain waters. But, they don't call it Hot
Springs for nothin'

Wyatt turned 8 months old while on our Texas/Ohio trip. I never got around to actually making a sign for him but these are a few pictures taken throughout the week.

Mothers Day in Ohio.
Top row: Mary, Me, Mom, Erin
Bottom row: Wyatt, Beth, Luke

Grandma and Grandpa Yates came out to the farm one night to see Wyatt. He sure thought they were alot of fun!

Hot Springs

Yummy 143 degree water.

Buckstaff bath house

One of nine bath houses on what is know as Bath House Row. Beautiful
examples of the regal 1920s and 30s buildings.

Hot Springs

Hot Springs

We took a small detour on our way to Texas. Hot Springs, Arkansas was
a beautiful town filled with history. It also happens to be the
boyhood home of Bill Clinton.

At the farm

At the farm we put up dog kennel for the puppies. Wyatt loves it too. He wants to go see the puppies every morning and make sure they are alright!

Head Beating

Found this on You tube. I thought you might enjoy seeing how our men get their hair cut while away.

First Birthday

Our little boy has now turned one year old. One of his favorite things to do is play in water. He loves washing his hands, taking and bath and especially the pool! I thought it was only appropriate with an August birthday to have a pool party for him. The theme sharks and minnows. The cupcake did turn out a little scary for a first birthday, but trust me Wyatt did not seem to notice the sharks fierce look teeth and beady little eyes. All my little boy saw was frosting.

Shark cupcakes from the "Hello cupcake" book

Candy molds from Wilton. These took several days to complete and I was afraid I didn't have enough for all the kids. What I forgot to consider: chocolate melts in 90 degree weather. No one ate them! I ended up leaving them for the life guards. Who were grateful.

My favorite picture. Just look at that icing dripping off his face! This little boy melts my heart. I couldn't resist kissing his sweet little cheek and left lipstick as evidence. Oops!! Sorry little man.

11 Months

Now that Wyatt is 11 months old he is getting more vocal. One of his favorite words is "Brrrroomm, brroomm" he also loves wheels! So, I knew he would love being able to sit on this tractor and "fix" the wheels with his handy dandy wrench.