July Visit at Mimi and Pop Pop's House

Our last stop before heading home was to Macon to see Mimi and Pop Pop.  We ate (some more delicious food!), visited with more extended fam, napped (me!!), baked, and played tons with William.  He loved taking the cars and trucks and trains around saying "vroom vroom", banging on all the musical instruments, and especially using the rocking chair for climbing.  We have an all-boy on our hands!

Jammin out with Pop Pop

Not sure who's having more fun here :)

Dad showing William how to play Jerry Lee Lewis-style

William loved all the cars and trains

Peek-a-boo with Pop Pop's PE scarves

Peek-a-boo never gets old!

Our climber loved Mimi's rocking chair...it just made the rest of us a little nervous!

Loved crawling into chair and sitting himself down to read books...

...upside-down

He found that he enjoyed sitting sideways the most

Finding more books to read with Mimi

Fun times

Silly boy

Sweet family picture

Cousins and more family came over to hang out... here's Ashley playing William a song... he loved the music AND her iPhone!

Playing with my my dearest Aunt Mary-Anne!

William wanting some daddy love while he hangs out with my cousin Jes

This is a typical family evening with our family after a big meal.... sit around talking and listening to music and eventually doing something very fun but random like dancing or magic tricks :)

Polly and Ashley looking so pretty <3

Will tryin on cousin Jes' flatbill and getting swallowed whole

Piano with Jes

My dad LOVES magic tricks.  So he pulled out some out of a hat (get it?), and so did we!

Matthew surprised us with this awesome card trick

Jes is   s t u m p e d!

Oh and we found this little guy outside.  But he's not poisonous.  Just incredibly creepy.

July Visit to Ya Ya and Pop Pop's House

At Ya Ya and Pop Pop's house we enjoyed spending some quality time together as a family... cookin and eatin meals, playing a couple of board games, napping (me!!!), and of course lots of playtime with William.  It was quite relaxing for all and especially William who loved his crib there more than anything...which is strange because it's basically in a closet!  I guess even some big babies still like their cozy small spaces. :)

William enjoyed snacking with Pop Pop

And "helping" Pop Pop and Ya Ya cook in the kitchen

Mom and I are waiting to eat Paul's delicious smoked ribs and chicken. MMMMMmmmmm.

William loves his Ya Ya... and sleeping in her crib!

Fascinated by Ya Ya's glasses

He kept trying to put them on...

...then put them back on Ya Ya

...then practice his walking skills (getting better!)

...then once he got the glasses he wanted to dash over to me and plow right smack into me with them on his head.  Such a silly boy.

Family Fun at the Lake

We took a week this month to spend some time in Georgia visiting our families.  We had a couple of realizations during this time...

1.  There is no shortage of deep love for our sweet William.
2.  Although I love visiting our families there, I am unfortunately deathly allergic to the entire state.
2.  We are very, very pale.

Here are a few snapshots of our time at the lake with the Hillises.  Aunt Becky was there too but I only got a picture of her toes before I passed out for a long nap and she had to take off for the ATL... next time I will snap more than her toes :p

It was so great to have a family dinner with everyone Sunday night.  My mom and Paul drove over from Kathleen, GA, and my brother, sis-in-law and three adorable nieces - Charlotte, Lily, and Emma - drove over from Athens.  I even got to drive to Madison to check out Christine's beautiful antiques booth at Madison Markets.  We packed a lot into a couple of days!

First boat ride with Grandaddy

Getting situated with Grandmama

Getting sleepy...

Sleepier...

::zzzzzZZZZzzzzzz::

Hangin out in his float lookin like Gulligan

He is so excited

Loving the lake with family

Grandaddy found a mussel that William promptly took to his mouth (gross!)

William LOVED Oliver.  I think Oliver loved William, too.  

View from the lakehouse

Porch

So relaxing!

Did I mention that William L O V E S dogs???

My nieces!!!  Fun in the hammock.

Uncle Russ and William trying to get to know each other better

Emma and Christine looking so summery and pretty

Three sisters in a hammock.. priceless!

Hanging out inside before dinner

William is warming up to my bro a little more here

My three nieces love playing in bubbles

William loved the bubbles, too.  What kid doesn't?

My bro!

Uncle Matthew makin faces with the Lily and Charlotte

Something about those boat rides but babies to sleep!  Emma = gone. :)