Don't Feed the Gators

Since we were home bound for much of the end of last week and weekend, by Sunday we were ready to get out of the house.  So, we went for a ride.

There's this special place that Chris and I used to go to a lot when I was pregnant and just wanting to get out of the house.

The Gator Swamp.

Davis LOVED it!  But, he was probably the most excited about seeing this little guy.

 

I got out and opened the door right next to him so he could see him.  That was probably his highlight.  It is so peaceful back in there.  The land is still very natural and untouched.  I even saw a wild turkey.  We tried to go back and see him but we couldn't.  We could hear him running through the leaves in the woods and then he gave us a big "Get away from here!" gobble.  So we moved on.

Sick Baby

Last Wednesday I got the dreaded call from school, Davis just woke up from nap with a fever.  Poor thing was pitiful.

He ran a fever for about 4 days and just as soon as it was over this showed up...

It really seemed worse Sunday, so we went to Medac and the doctor was not sure what it was and suggested we followed up with our Pediatrician.  First thing Monday morning we were at the Doctor.  He seemed to think it was a viral thing and not to worry.  It began to fade out and little man is back to normal.

Red Petunias

A couple of weekends ago we did a little yard work and set out some flowers.  Davis had made comments that we didn't have any flowers yet, so we got busy. 

I always seem to flip flop on my flower selection and color each year.  One year I had hot pink petunias, another was red and pink Gerber daisies, another was red geraniums.  This year is the year of the ....

red petunia.

The moments that make you realize…

Davis had a check-up at the dentist this morning. He has been two times prior for checkups, but today was the first day in the ‘big boy’ chair with the ‘big boy’ instruments. I wasn’t sure how he would respond to this, but I wanted to give it a shot anyway. He was beautiful. He would do his ‘I’m not trying to grin’ face when the girl would try and make him laugh; opened his mouth just as wide as could be. She did the whole works and he never even flinched. This was definitely one of those times that I sat back and realized….

My baby isn’t a baby anymore. He is growing up, doing big boy things and acting as a well-behaved boy should. I was so proud. I watched as the hygienist wrote notes in his file on the computer and saw “Davis did EXCELLENT in the ‘big boy’ chair.” If I was a peacock my feathers would have spread across the room. That’s my boy!

Our Photo Shoot

This is something I have been wanting to do for awhile now.  It seems like when Davis was a baby we were taking pictures everyday.  Trying to capture those little moments before they slipped away.  As the time goes by the pictures are not as often.  Last weekend the weather was absolutely beautiful, so we grabbed the camera and ventured out.

The location was just up the road on the intracoastal waterway.

 

 

 

 



Fur and Feathers

Recently we celebrated little Madeline's birthday.  Davis had a blast.

Here's little man with the birthday girl.

She had a petting zoo and pony at the party.

 

There was a goose, duck, chicken, pot-belly pig, turtle and

a rabbit. 

The neat thing about the animals, is they were all rescues.  It's great to see them having a second chance while letting little ones experience their beauty.

Getting some attention from the girlies.

His first pony ride on Snowball.

Davis does this little thing with his mouth when he is super excited.  I think he is trying to hold back his grin.  It is really cute.  Needless to say he was excited here and doing the mouth trick.

We had such a great time and I know Davis loved it.

Riding off into the sunset.

A Mother's Poem

I saw this yesterday on Disney Junior and fell in love with it.  It is so precious.

Even sweeter? I had my babe next to me.