Happy Thanksgiving! (and other November activities...)

My Trim

Mom is very funny about my hair. She doesn't want to cut off all my curls, but she doesn't want me looking like a little girl either. The compromise was that Cousin Angie trimmed my bangs and the hair around my ears. Here is the big event:

They distracted me with a ginger snap. I never saw it coming.

Mom says I look like a big boy now!

Here I am giving Mary Ella a thank you smooch.

Thank you, Angie! You rock!

Here I am doing some landscaping in the house:

Here I am with Elias at Starbucks. Our mommies and Nonni made a stop there while shopping in Richmond.
Here I am giving Nonni a smooch...do you see a pattern here?
Uh oh...the tables are being turned...
Elias is getting big!
Thanksgiving

Here I am on the way to Nana and Grandpa's house for Thanksgiving. I'm smiling so big because I know I'll be eating well tonight! :)

Daddy and I hanging out with Ayden, my other little cousin:
Nana got me a new outfit...isn't it great?

I wouldn't keep the hat on for very long...
Daddy and I snuggling:
Ayden has a matching outfit!
Top 'o the morning to you!
Here I am with all the Burnett cousins:

Snuggling with Nana:
Ayden and Daddy:
November was a lot of fun...but I sense that something even bigger is happening next month. There's a big tree with lots of shiny things on it in my living room...

Race Day

I'm not looking for sympathy, but this is a picture of me getting my face slathered with vaseline at 6:45am yesterday morning on the streets of downtown Richmond. You see, my Mommy and aunts ran races yesterday and dragged me with them!

I guess I shouldn't complain too much. I got to wear this sweet Carhart jacket that Bradley gave me; I got to watch crazy people run past me all morning; and best of all, I got to hang out with my family! My Aunt Liz was so great...she and I hung out while Mommy and Uncle Jason ran the 8k. She's super fun...and loves me so much. Here I am with her:

Here I am all bundled up:

Here I am wearing Mommy's medal after the race:

In this picture, Aunt Wubby is blowing me a kiss as she's running past (she's wearing the green and black, to the left in picture):


This is after Aunt Beanie, Aunt Wubby and Terra finished the "real" race, the half marathon. Did you know that's 13.1 miles? They are amazing.


Did you see my Mommy's race bib? It says, "D's Mommy!" Here are the Barnett girls (we're going to get Aunt Ali to do it next year):

Here's Mommy and Uncle Jason after the 8k:


Here I am with Nan after the race:

High-fiving my cousin Joshua (Aunt Karen in the background):

My cousin Joshua:
Showing off all of my 8 teeth:


Mom was saying something about giant orthodontist bills...what is she talking about? Here I am with Mommy after her race was over:


We had such a fun day! I didn't sweat a drop.

July 2010

So, we all know that Mommy hasn't been the best at updating the blog since I started becoming mobile. Apparently the phrase "danger to oneself" is an understatement. Right now I'm napping with Daddy, so Mommy is taking this moment to try to fill in the gaps. This post is about my July 2010! Here we go...

July was the month of the faux-hawk. Part of my hair (the top part) grew faster than the rest, so I rocked the hawk for a while. Good times. Here I am hanging at Papa's house.

Here I am brushing my teeth by myself for the first time:

Here I am visiting my Great-Grandma Robinson. I love snuggling with her. I may or may not have accidentally peed on her carpet this visit. Thankfully she wasn't too concerned.

Here I am reading my favorite book, Peek a Who?, from Pa and Grandma Deana. This is when I started trying to crawl! I kept going backward at first.

Here I am with Nonni and Papa, blowing bubbles. Bubbles are strange, and I'm just not sure that I trust things that defy gravity.

This is my mom's attempt at being Aunt Beanie (a professional photographer):

My friends the Coppages came home to the states from Hungary where they are missionaries. I finally got to meet them! Here I am with Lea:

Here I am with my buddies the Colemans, Graham and George. We all met at Cracker Barrel to hang with the Coppages.

Here are the famous Coppages:

Here I am playing:
We had a Collier family reunion in July, which doesn't happen very often!

Here I am with Aunt Kay and Daddy:

You can't pick your parents.

Hanging with all the cousins:

Here's a more sensible family photo with my Nana:

Mommy and I got to go spend a week with Aunt Ali and Elias the week after he was born. We had so much fun! Aunt Liz came to visit us while we were there:

We both loved hanging out with her! She's a great mommy-in-training!

My cousin Regan and his girlfriend, Tracey, came to visit, too!




For those of you who don't know, a Bumbo is a seat for infants. It's getting a little small for me by this age. Sometimes I have to get wedged out of it. Does this Bumbo make my butt look big?

I love my Aunt Ali.
Elias was smiling from the very start! Mommy likes to call him "Easy E" because he's so easy going!
There a picture like this with my Mommy and Aunt Ali when they were our age:

Mommy and the boys:
Nonni and E:
Peaceful Elias:

Daddy says holding babies makes him sleepy. Elias was no exception!

We did a whole post on Elias' birthday, but here's another one we found:

That's it for July! Check back later for more. Don't forget to check out my birthday post!