Animals, Birthdays, Music, and Butts....

Sharing a milkshake with Daddy!

Hey Mr. Rabbit! Eat some of my carrot!

I love bunnies!

This is me getting really excited!

Do you want a cracker?

I love playgrounds!

How times have changed! Katie (Jack), Ruby (Rose), Julie (Caroline), Joy (Rhett and Jacob), Amy (Andrew and Will)

I love you Daddy!

The Butt is ready!

Fun at Music Class!

Whoever told us that kids keep getting more fun is COMPLETLEY right! We are having so much fun with Jack! He is really becoming this little person that lives with us. He is amused by some of the smallest things and seems to have fun doing most anything! Although, we do try to keep him entertained most of the time!

We had such a great weekend at home as a family! We went to Music Class together, hung out with some great neighbors for pizza and drinks, went to a birthday party (Happy Birthday Caroline!), went to the park to play, grilled out on The Egg (Daddy smoked a Boston Butt all day sunday! It was sooo good! Jack liked it too!) , played in the backyard, went out to dinner for mexican, and went to the Yellow River Game Ranch to play with the animals...so I guess it doesnt sound completely relaxing.....but it was so much fun to us!

We just got home from playing with the animals and lunch at Chick Fil A (We split a chocolate milkshake as a family...somehow Jack got most of it though!) Now it's nap time for everyone!

Jack is still LOVING music and is such a big helper cleaning up these days! He also had the best time petting the live animals this morning. The deer were around us most of the time! They are NOT shy! I guess there weren't many other people there so we got lots of attention!

We got out all the Fall decorations and the pumpkin spice candles are in full effect in the Leonard House! Bring on Fall...we love it! :)

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Way to go Daddy!

Daddy and Mommy at the race! Way to go Daddy!

Look at my race day outfit! Start your engines!

I am having so much fun!

There they go! (slow of course...I couldnt be that close when they were really going! TOO LOUD!)

I love Aunt Mamie!

Poppa with Diamond Rio! We were on the elevator with them (they did a concert before the race!)

I like this story Poppa!

We had a great Labor Day weekend! The big news is that the race was a HUGE success! We are so very proud of Steven and he did so great this past weekend! There were record crowds and lots of fun! His clients were so pleased! He worked so hard and is exhausted! We are looking forward to a long weekend ahead at home! It should be wonderful!

Aunt Mamie and Linda came to visit us on Saturday night and Jack had a great time entertaining them! Nana and Poppa came down on Sunday ...and Jack ran right to them all smiles! He laid his head on both of their shoulders and gave good love to them!

Jack has been so much fun the past few weeks! He has started talking up a storm...sometimes full conversations that sound like another language but he has lots to say! He likes to point things out and tell us what they are! He has been saying so many more words lately! He is following directions so well and is helping clean up and put things away (now he may only put some of the things away...but still... we are thrilled!) We started out Music Class again and he loves it as always! He is just such a big boy!

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Is it really the end of summer?

Ice Cream after dinner with my buddy Caroline

I love my Great Granny!

Ice Cream on a summer night!

Swinging at the park!

I am tall like Daddy!

I love my rocking horse.... I am about to kiss it on the nose!

Friday night Happy Hour!

Pizza on a Friday night!

How is it the end of August? I know it's not officially Fall yet, but on September 1...the Fall decorations come out! They are some of our favorites and we want to enjoy them for as long as possible! I actually finished a Fall wreath this morning and it is hanging up! Are we ready for Fall? YES!

We had such a great weekend! Great Granny was here from Savannah! We played a lot and had dinner and ice cream with friends! A weekend at home is so wonderful!

Jack is really starting to say a lot more words and is having so much fun! He is still doing really well in school (Woodchase Academy), but is having a hard time at drop off time. I am sure we will deal with this for a while! But once Daddy leaves, he is fine in a few minutes! He has been eating his lunch and taking his nap, so we are very happy!

HOWEVER...we have been sick twice now since he started school..yep, only 3 weeks and sick twice! But they have both only lasted one day and he seems to be just fine!

Our little man is really growing up!

You have to check out the pictures from last Friday night too... Let's just call it happy hour and Jack was the only man! He handled it very well!

For everyone that doesn't know....it is a VERY big week in our house! It's Race Week in Atlanta! Steven has been working so hard and is doing such a great job! The NASCAR race is this upcoming Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway! We are so proud of Steven and wish him such a great race week!

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Growing up...

We had a great weekend in Gainesville with Nana and Poppa! We celebrated Poppa's birthday (a little early) with Uncle John, Aunt Jennifer, and Hossie! It was lots of fun and of course Jack got some cake! Aunt Jennifer looks so cute pregnant!

Jack had his 15 month appointment on Monday (he was a month late - he was actually 16 months old on Monday! But we got behind with some vacations this summer!) Anyway! He did great and weighed 25lbs. 6oz. and had a "excellent" exam! He got some more shots and it was the first visit that he wasn't as eager to go to Dr. G! (as you can see in the picture!)

Jack also started Woodchase Academy on Tuesday. He will be there on Tuesdays and Thursdays! He did really great for his first day! He took a nap and ate like a big boy! His good friend Andrew (who live next door) is in his class and they played together a lot! We are so proud of him... I think tomorrow may be a little harder since he will know that he is getting dropped off there! But hopefully he will do great!

We are so proud of our sweet little man! He makes us smile everyday!

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Seagrove Beach 2009

We had a BLAST at the beach this past week! Jack loved the beach and playing with his good friends! He and Jadon loved the baby pool on the beach! We put it under the tent and they had such a good time! And the adults loved our time on the porch each night talking! It truly was a great week with good friends! It is definitely going to be an annual tradition!

We are back home and enjoying a quiet weekend! It was a fun time at the beach and we are worn out!

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More fun in our busy summer!

Another fun week of our fun summer! We had a very busy weekend! We played at a neighbor's house with pizza and slip n slides on Friday night, worked in the yard, ran errands, met Jack's new buddy Knox Flannagan, cooked out with the Coopers, went to Gville to visit Nana and Poppa, and to Jack's 2nd Camp Meeting! It was such a fun weekend!

We followed it up with a busy week... Monday we went to a slip n' slide play group at a neighbor's house (same one from 4th of July) and Jack LOVED the big hill again! He got to play with all of his good buddies and tried out flirting with a cute girl (you have to see the picture!) Tuesday we went to the zoo with some of Jack's friends too! He had a great time and was worn out when we left. He literally slept in the car for about 9 minutes...and that was it for our nap that day! We went to tour his new school that afternoon, Woodchase Academy (formerly Sunbrook Academy)! WE really loved it and think Jack is going to have so much fun! He starts the week of August 10 and will be there Tuesday and Thursday! He is even going to be in the same class as his next door neighbor Andrew!

So tonight, I am trying to get packed for our big beach trip! We are so very excited!!!! We leave Sat. morning and we can NOT wait to see what Jack thinks of his first big beach trip! Wish us luck on the drive down! Can't wait to get back and share pictures (yeah, I will probably take a few!)

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