Learning to Talk

Coleman is mimicking us more and more and learning to make sentences. Here is saying "Back in the bag".

Yesterday we had a huge thunderstorm with hail, trees blowing down and a loss of power. I wonder what hurricaine season will be like? We lost power before dinner last night and didn't get it back until mid-morning today. It was a hot, miserable night of sleeping last night.

We finally got our Alabama license plate today. We are officially Alabamians...Alabamites?

The "Hi" Game

Coleman could play this game for hours. He loves being startled, and the unexpected. This is one of our favorite parks here.

This is a video of Coleman saying Hi to a cat sitting in the driveway. Coleman is learning how to walk on the sidewalk, and not on the grass or someone else's property. He is also learning how to listen to me better. For a while when I would say "Stop" he'd just laugh and run faster away from me as if it was a game. So, the fact that he is mostly listening to me here is huge! I am also teaching him to say "bye-bye" as a signal that we are to move on. Usually this works, but not in this case.

I love living in Birmingham. I haven't had one day where I thought the heat was too much. I spend most of the time outdoors too. Today Jared found a plastic kiddie pool in the garbage as he was rummaging for wood. We've been wanting a pool for a while, so this was a find! One man's trash is our treasure. :)

Beach days

Coleman and I went to check out the local lake at
Oak Mountain State Park. He loves playing in the sand and dirt. He was very brave getting in the water walking in (with my help) almost to his chest. He is learning to kick as well while swimming. Before hitting the beach we did a short hike. The woods here are so beautiful! Coleman loves to hike with me too. When the path gets flat and even he'll pat my shoulder and say "Down" because he's ready to hike. He hikes well, stepping over roots and rocks, saying hi to all the trees, and helping me find ditches. He loves saying this new word: ditch.

The other picture is of Coleman eating. He will often shove more food in his mouth than he can handle. As you can see his mouth is already full and he's ready to add another cookie in.

I enrolled Coleman in a Parents' Day Out program at a church 4 blocks from us. He will go there Tuesday and Thursday mornings. I am excited for my time to myself and for Coleman to be able to play with other kids his age. This program starts in September.

Hugging Sadie

I caught Coleman hugging Sadie last night. She is very patient with him. He loves to hug her!

Newest Family Member

We adopted a dog today from the Humane Society. She is so sweet with everyone, especially Coleman. He likes her so much that he is offering her his paci and trains to play with. Tikka is hiding out under the bed very annoyed with me.

The other picture is Coleman watching Thomas the train. Could he look any more relaxed?

We need name suggestions for our dog!

Feeding Daddy

This was a fun dinnertime with Coleman. Have we become Southern already by letting our son go around in just his diapers and eat shirtless? Notice the chicken frying in the background?

Fun with Tikka

Here is a video of Coleman chasing Tikka around. I'm not sure if she's having as much fun as he is.

Our New Blog

We recently went deep sea fishing with the Fulton family. We all caught at least 2 red snapper, and I even managed to reel up an octopus but he slid off before I could get it in the boat. It was a fun and exhausting day. Here are some pictures of Nolan, Forrest, Ashley, Brian and myself: