Little Boys!

Little boys come in all shapes and sizes

Shy and adventurous, full of surprises

With mishappen halos and mischievous grins

Small dirty faces, and sweet, sticky chins.

They'll keep you so busy and yet all the while

Nothing can brighten the world like their smile.

And no greater treasure has brought our home more joy

Than this curious, active and lovable boy!

Hide-n-"Sleep"

One of my favorite games to play is hide-n-seek. Mommy plays it with me almost every afternoon. I always hide in the same place....under my bed. Mommy knows exactly where I am but she pretends she can't find me. I love being under my bed hiding, playing under there with my trains or reading and looking at books. I like when Uncle Boozie gets under my bed with me....he fits under there perfectly! Sometimes it takes mommy too long to find me and I fall asleep! Mommy always puts me in my bed so if I wake up I won't bump my head! "Come find me mommy.......I ready!"

Snoozing!

Fast asleep under my bed!

Finally.......in my bed!

Beach Trip #3 for '09

I had so much fun at the beach with my "tuzins" and my family. There were 22 of us at the beach together! Our trip was short, but very busy! We looked for seaglass (google it) and found some really good pieces. Uncle Boozie was the "seaglass king" because he found a very rare red piece! We stayed there all day looking for shells and seaglass while the guys fished. We also made pictures, watched the boats come in, ran and played and had a great picnic that my aunts Doodie, Holli and Jessica packed for us!

After our seaglass hunt, we went to a very old cemetary that dated back to the 1700's to look for a letterbox (google that too!). We didn't find the letterbox, but we had a fun time trying! The graveyard itself was very eerie and interesting! Thank's Aunt Holli for planning our letterboxing trip! I'm sure we will have better luck next time!

I missed my tuzins when I left on Sunday, but hopefully we will plan another trip next year where we can all stay together for a week! That would be crazy and fun!

Losing my pants!

Playing with my "tuzins" Katie and Drew

Playing in the sand (with my trains, of course!)

Mommy and me in the lazy river!

Swimming

Splashing under the waterfall

Me and Papa Hall

Counting Down the Days!

I am so excited! I get to go to the beach this weekend and be with my family! Me and nana have been counting the days until we go and we are down to two fingers!!! I can't wait to play with all 7 of my "tuzins"! I cry everyday to go to their house! Mommy tries to tell me that my tuzins live in "Charwatt", but I don't care, I just want to see them. It will be a fast trip for me, mommy, Uncle Boozie, Aunt M and nana, but any time I get to spend with my family is fun!

My new little friend!

Colton Gray Gibson

Awww.....ain't he cute???

Colton and his mommy, Britt

Colton and his dada, Cass!

I have a new little friend that I haven't met yet, but I knew he was on the way!! His name is Colton Gray and his mommy and dada are Cass and Brittany Gibson. They are our friends that we always spend a week with at the beach every year and they live in Lancaster, SC. I can't wait to see him and I hope we become friends and stay that way for a long time! I know he will be loved so much because he has such a great family. Welcome to my world, Colton!

Happy Birthday Papa Hall

Papa letting me stick my finger in his cake!

Me and Papa blowing out his candles

Sunday was my papa Hall's 80th birthday. We celebrated his birthday after church with good food, family and friends. I helped decorate papa's cake. I put one of my tractor trailer trucks on it and nana wrote "Keep on truckin' Daddy". It wasn't the prettiest cake, but it sure did taste good!

Here are a few interesting facts my nana read about my papa at his party.

Papa was born on a Thursday, August 22, 1929 in Elliston, VA to Clyde Harley and Dorothy Craighead Hall. He is the 3rd oldest of 12 children. He married Margaret Evelyn South on September 9, 1951 and is the father of 7 children, grandfather of 14 and great grandfather of 19.

Here are some interesting facts that happened in1929. This was the year the stock market crashed. Herbert Hoover was President and 13 million people were unemployed. Farms were being foreclosed and people were without homes. 25% of all school aged children were mal-nourished and in some states such as Illinois, Kentucky and West Virginia 90% of school aged children were mal-nourished. The unforgettable St. Valentine's Massacre happened this year in Chicago. Over 200,000 people died from influenza, Popeye the Sailor came alive, the soft drink 7-UP was invented and so was the Duncan Yo-Yo. There were 2 kinds of people trying to make it during the worst economic downturn to date and they were the "poor" and the "poor".

There was no money when papa was a boy and times were tight. Maybe that is why papa is so free-hearted now. He is always doing for someone else or his family. He works hard and doesn't have to and gives most of what he makes away. Thank you papa for all that you do for me and for others and I wish you many, many, many more happy birthdays!

Guess How Much I Love You

"Guess How Much I Love You" happens to be me and nana's favorite book. Aunt M bought the book for me when I was born and nana, mommy or poppie would read it to me everyday! You can count on my nana singing, "You are my sunshine" every morning and telling me how much I am loved, "all the way to the moon.......and back" every night at bedtime. That's alot of love!

Little Nutbrown Hare, who was going to bed, held on tight to Big Nutbrown Hare's very long ears. He wanted to be sure that Big Nutbrown Hare was listening.
"Guess how much I love you," he said.
"Oh, I don't think I could guess that," said Big Nutbrown Hare.
"This much," said Little Nutbrown Hare, stretching out his arms as wide as they could go.Big Nutbrown Hare had even longer arms. "But I love YOU this much," he said.
Hmm, that is a lot, thought Little Nutbrown Hare.
"I love you as high as I can reach." said Little Nutbrown Hare."I love you as high as I can reach," said Big Nutbrown Hare.
That is quite high, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. I wish I had arms like that.Then Little Nutbrown Hare had a good idea. He tumbled upside down and reached up the tree trunk with his feet.
"I love you all the way up to my toes!" he said."And I love you all the way up to your toes," said Big Nutbrown Hare, swinging him up over his head.
"I love you as high as I can HOP!" laughed Little Nutbrown Hare, bouncing up and down."But I love you as high as I can hop," smiled Big Nutbrown Hare - and he hopped so high that his ears touched the branches above.
That's good hopping, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. I wish I could hop like that.
"I love you all the way down the lane as far as the river," cried Little Nutbrown Hare."I love you across the river and over the hills," said Big Nutbrown Hare.
That's very far, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. He was almost too sleepy to think any more. Then he looked beyond the thorn bushes, out into the big dark night. Nothing could be further than the sky.
"I love you right up to the MOON," he said, and closed his eyes."Oh, that's far," said Big Nutbrown Hare. "That is very, very far."
Big Nutbrown Hare settled Little Nutbrown Hare into his bed of leaves. He leaned over and kissed him good night.
Then he lay down close by and whispered with a smile, "I love you right up to the moon - AND BACK."

Reading my favorite book!