Farm Fresh

Grady and Mommy (Olivia) caught the tail-end of the first Vicksburg Farmers' Market of the season Saturday. They loaded up on some of Grady's favorites — squash, zucchini and pasta.

Grady sported his new Elmo hat, which blends well with his stroller.

These are some of our favorite farmers. Those kids know how to sell!

We look forward to lots of fresh produce in our house this summer from the VFM. We can't wait for homegrown tomatoes and watermelons (already Grady-approved).

Scrub-a-Dub-Dub

Now that he has his Elmo slip mat, Grady can take baths in his cool, square, big boy tub. He loves splashing around and playing with his tub toys, including a vintage Gilligan's Island set that his Mom played with when she was little. Here's a flashback to his first night in the new tub...

He's finally grown enough hair to make a tiny, baby mohawk at bath time!

Double the Fun

Grady enjoyed his first Double Decker Festival in Oxford last weekend. We headed to Oxford Saturday morning from Batesville after Lauchlin had an event in the Delta for Blues @ Home on Friday. It was great to work in a trip to see family.

Even though we weren't able to ride the real Double Decker bus, we had fun pretending!

Grady was not impressed with the Rebel Black Bear "mascot." 

He did, however, like riding Grandma's shoulders.

We picnicked on the lawn of the courthouse. Grady chowed down on some kiwi while his moms ate Abner's and the world's largest ice cream sandwich.

We visited with Kookie for a little while, and Grady tried to snatch her straw. 

We bought Grady his first real art, a fine art print of the official Double Decker poster image, made by Aunt Kookie's friend, Sean Star Wars. Grady was a bit over the festival by the time we made this purchase (check out the GTH look on that baby), but it's going to look great in his room!

Grady and Mommy on The Square.

This little guy was worn out after our busy day. He even fell asleep before bath time, which is rare.  

It Really Sucks!

Grady, like his moms, loves the new Dyson rechargeable vacuum we purchased and had delivered last week. It's been on our wish list for a long time, and we have enjoyed it so much that we have been looking for reasons to use it. With two cats, we have found plenty of excuses to let it rip.

Grady loves crawling after the vacuum and giggling.
It did not, however, suck his sock off his foot, as much as it looks that way in this photo.

Cat fur and dust no longer have a home in our house thanks to the handy-dandy Dyson!

Nine and Nine

Grady turned 9 months old Saturday, the same day his cousin, May, turned 9 years old.

Here are the two cousins hanging at the park a couple of weeks ago.

Grady loves his May-May.

Grady spent his 9-month birthday visiting with and waving to people who strolled off the street from Riverfest into the gallery. He also spent some quality time with his Nanie, followed by a trip to McDonald's to celebrate the 9-year-old. 

Grady had a very busy eighth month. He started crawling, pulling up, cruising and waving all in the same month. Who knows what's in store for his ninth month! 




Here are his current stats:

Weight: 21 pounds, 1 ounce

Height: 29 5/8 inches

Diaper size: 4

Clothing Size: 18 months

Teeth: 2 bottom, 3 top (and another coming in)

Food: Pears and Puffs are his favorites.

He's been eating mostly fresh fruits, steamed vegetables, whole grain pastas and breads he can pick-up and eat. We made spinach lasagna today for him (and us), and he liked it! It's been a lot of fun to introduce new foods to him.


Here is our sweet boy at nine months...

Banjo Baby

As Grady battled his double ear infection and his first time being sick in almost 9 months, he tried to make himself feel better by dancing to some Wilco. He seemed to especially enjoy the banjo, which made his Mom very proud...

Big Vaughn, Grady's banjo-playing grandfather and one of his namesakes, was smiling down on this for sure!

Pulling Up

Last week, Grady perfected pulling up (and even cruising) in his Pack-n-Play at work.

He was so proud every time he went from sitting to standing...

And, by Friday, this strong guy was rocking the Pack-n-Play with only one hand...