Team Emmett 5K

Last Saturday, Mom and I ran the Team Emmett 5K! It was my first race and mom's third (she has done one other 5K and a HALF MARATHON). I'm really behind. It was tough for two people who had not trained but we did it. Our time was 37 minutes 43 seconds. The closest we came to winning was the raffle I won. Sweet CiCi's!! It was really fun so we plan on doing it again next year and beating our time! Thanks for running with me, Mom!

We have a crawler!

Someone started crawling! We noticed him moving a little in his crib last night and this morning he did it! We were FaceTiming with Mimi and Dado and he just had to crawl closer to the screen to talk to them! Here is a video from later. It's not a very far distance so I'll try to get a better video later. What a big boy! Oh and I don't think you can hear Newman in the video but Jack heard him walking around downstairs. He likes to yell at him. 

Family Fun at the Lake!

Saturday, our fun Nashville family was heading down to Florence to hang out at the lake. We didn't want to be left out so we headed that way too. Eddie, Betty Kay, Susan and Sarah piled in the minivan with Jonah (4), Sims (1) and Geneva (almost 2 months). I have no idea if their trip was fun in the car but I know that it was fun once they got to the lake! Things started off with some bubble fun. Betty Kay found the best toy that made ENORMOUS bubbles. It was a hit with everyone! Sims loved the bucket of bubbles.

After the bubbles there was a little fishing. Jonah was the winner with FIVE fish! Charlie, Parkhurst and Rosemary were great fishermen as well! But before you can go fishing you need to find your bait! 

Jonah fishing with Drewsky!

 Good one Parkhurst!

 Supervising...

 Having fun fishing with Nan.

 Helping Rosemary keep an eye on her bobber.

 Great job Charlie!

More fun with toy airplanes! (Here is Parke with his mini-me, Charlie)

I'm so glad we decided to go this weekend. Everyone had so much fun! I CAN'T WAIT to do it again!

Oh and thanks to Betty Kay for the pictures!

Fun at the Zoo

Last week we had a fun trip to the zoo with the Addisons! Jack and his best friend Aidan had a great time. It was VERY warm so it was nice to walk under the shaded paths and look at all of the animals. Joe and I decided to get a family membership so we will definitely be making more trips. 

Here is Jack, looking so excited to be spending time with his best friend. Aidan just wants to know who this baby is.

Animals!

 I feel like these were in a fight.

Mommy and Jack in front of the red panda. The panda didn't really cooperate for the photo.

The group minus Brandon who was our photographer. 

I'll try to get more pictures of better animals next time. Apparently, there are Friday night"Zoovies" at the zoo. They play fun movies like Ice Age or Rio, have games, music and you get to be in the zoo after hours! I don't think Jack would like it this year so I hope they keep doing it so we can try it next year!

Seven Months Old

Somebody is 7 months old today!! He's pretty cute :)

 Mommy is so funny!

This guy is pretty fun too :)

 He is guarding Dado's snack from Fresh Market.

Jack started solid foods this month. So far vegetables are not very popular. We have given sweet potatoes, carrots and squash a try and they haven't been well received. On the other hand bananas are a hit! I think he would eat an entire banana if I let him. So we hide his vegetables in banana if he won't eat them. Not the best policy, I know, but at least he's eating. We'll work on liking vegetables later!

Six Months Old

In six short months our baby went from this...

 to this...

Time flies when you are exhausted I guess :) Look at that cute face. I'm so lucky to be able to see that sweet smile everyday. At his six month appointment he weighed 16 pounds 10 ounces which is the 30th percentile. He was 27 inches long which was the 75th percentile. The doctor said we could start solid food so that should be fun!

Rice Cereal

So we tried rice cereal once a few weeks back. We decided after starting it that it didn't really help his sleeping so we would wait until the doctor recommended it at 6 months (he said we could start early if he stopped sleeping well). We're hoping this next round will help him start sleeping again. (His nights have been messed up over the last week or so hopefully just due to a growth spurt--we should find out at the doctor tomorrow.) But here are some pictures from the first attempt at rice cereal.

I'm ready for my cereal, Mommy.

Wait, I'm not sure if I like this.

No... wait... it's ok. Also, I really like this spoon.

6 Month appointment is tomorrow. I'll be sure to post those pictures and stats (hopefully sometime before his first birthday)!