On and On

I've gotten behind on posting so here is a fast track (or slow track) to the past several weeks.

BFF Trina and her youngest daughter Emerson came back into town. Ford and I picked them up at the airport and we all headed to KY. Ford and Emerson rode in the back seat together and they bickered back and forth the whole way. Emerson is almost a year younger than Ford and only knows a few words. But, she kept pointing her finger at him and telling him NO. I can't remember what Ford was saying back but it was fussy and quite humorous. The next day, all of my pre-high school friends got together. There are eight of us and some of us have been friends all of our lives...literally. I don't remember not knowing them. It's awesome that we all still keep in touch and get together a couple of times a year. I love all of my Kentucky girls so much! I'm sad to say I didn't get any pictures, so the commentary with have to do.

Cousin Audrey was at Granny and Papa's house for the weekend too. Ford is crazy about Audrey (she's four) and we had a fun time getting to spend time with Granny, Papa and her.
Look at Audrey's cute haircut:



Ford is refusing to pose for a picture here:





Our summer bible study was over a couple of weeks ago and the fall bible study doesn't start until next month. Lana has been kind enough to invite all of the ladies with kids to her community pool for the past several Wednesdays.

All the moms and kids:


Ford got upset about something. I asked him if he wanted to swim or sit there and cry. He said he wanted to sit there and cry:

This past Friday, we met Mary Ann and Will at the zoo. It was fun to get to spend the day with them at the zoo!
Our sweet boys:

Will and his cute mama:

There was some of this:


But more of this:


On Saturday, Scott, Ford and I spent a fun day together. That morning, we went to our new neighborhood coffee shop, Ugly Mugs (it's named that because none of the coffee mugs match). I LOVE IT! It's so cute! It even has a play area for the kiddos!




On Sunday, our church community group had a popsicle social at Lauren and Berry's house:


So, so sorry for the l-o-n-g post. I'm offically caught up. I'll end with a few cute pictures of Ford.
Ford and Griffin looking out the window:

Ford watching television (this is a brand new phenomenon...he wouldn't watch tv until a month ago):

Ford and Mamaw:

You Down with OCD

Ford started playing with his cars and trucks on Saturday. He was rolling them around on the floor. I came back into the living room a short time later and this is what he had done with his vehicles:


He was so PROUD. I asked him what he was doing with his cars and he said, "I PARK THEM ALL MOMMY!" We may have to work on some creative play. Or, possibly he'll have a great future as a valet at house parties in Belle Meade.

Same Time Last Year

I realized yesterday that Ford had on an outfit that he wore last summer. The shirt is 2T which was obviously big on him last year. The shorts are 12 MONTHS! I'm not sure why they still fit. Look how much he's grown!

Tomato Art Festival

This weekend was the East Nashville Tomato Art Festival. Some of the streets were blocked off and there were vendors, bands and a parade. The local Methodist Church has a huge lawn and had tons of fun (and free!) stuff for the kids to do...face painting, popcicles, water slides, balloons. Ford was going to get a tomato painted on his face. But the two big boys in front of him got moustaches, so Ford insisted on a moustache: My boys: Lots of friends, people, kids and pups: Some of Ford's friends: Ford had cheetos for lunch...I am not ashamed: Ford raised up his shirt and got some beads (just kidding): They had a stage set up at five points (the East Nashville business hub). There was a band playing (Laura Sweeney - she reminded me of Fleming for those of you who lived in Nashville ten years ago). Ford wandered over in front of where the band was playing and didn't move. It was loud and I thought it would hurt his ears. He stood there and listened to four or five songs. I'm not sure if he loved the music or if he just had a crush on the cute lead singer. Here's a little video of him watching the band:

On Friday, we went to the park to play with some friends: Ford can ride the big boy swing now. He's not a baby anymore: Ford got on Tyner's bike and wouldn't get off. I guess we know what to ask Santa for this Christmas: On Sunday, we went to church and then met Pawpaw and Rona for lunch. We went to Mitchell's Deli and they have a courtyard in the back with a garden. Scott got some neat pictures of Ford by the garden. Here is one of them: This afternoon, our neighbor's daughter Kate came over to play with Ford: We had a fun weekend. I'm still am a couple of weeks behind on my posts. I'll try and write about last week in my next post. Have a great week everybody!