Spring Has Sprung

Spring has sprung in our neck of the woods. We are complete with potted plants, blooming flower beds, dogwoods and redbuds in full bloom and a yard full of dandelions. We are experiencing a lot of rain right now and are wishing it would go away for a trip to Silver Dollar City and for Gary's turkey hunting. 

Cooper spotted a BEE! It was funny how still he was when he saw it… below is the scary creature.

We have a cat now thanks to our friends Kelby and Martha. Her name is Rikki. This was the first day that she warmed up to Cooper. He was a big fan of it, enough to try to climb under the fence to follow her to the pasture next to us.  I caught him before he made it any farther. I couldn't believe he tried to go under the fence! As you can tell he wasn't happy that I stopped him and that Rikki was getting away.

Next are some shots from the yard, trees, pots and yard guests.

I've always loved petunias. They have such vibrant colors and are so easy to take care of. 

As you can see our yard has a TON of these "fun" wonders…

This picture I took with my phone. Gary took the good ones.

Grandpa- aka: Bapa taught him how to blow them. I don't think we figured out the "make a wish" part yet.  He had a good time blowing them and getting seeds stuck to his face. Not sure how many he ate.

We hope your spring days are blooming with fun. Get outside and enjoy some fresh air and exercise your lungs by spreading more dandelion seeds. 

Enjoy the View

Last week I went to work with Dad to help out since Erin got a new job. I had to take some pictures to show how high up he was working. I stayed down on the ground to send up hoses and such and turn the water off and on. I was hoping for a suntan but it was so windy that my jacket didn't come off.  Dad had to wash out the two silos from the top.

If you enlarge the picture you can see Dad at the top lowering down a rope so I could tie it to the hose. The silos were 60 ft tall. Being so windy on the ground you can only imagine how windy it was on top. Climbing up the ladder Dad turned around and said it's like a hurricane!!!

I did end up climbing to the top just to say I did at the end of the day. So I had to take some pictures of the view. You can kind of see my shadow in this one. It's at the right side of the right silo where you see a white sign. I'm standing there. 

These are shots of Erin's new workplace Polar. We took them so she could see it from afar :)

It was so windy that I think we could have held onto the railing and let our feet blow in the breeze. Well maybe not that windy but it certainly was gusty. 

Planting Flowers

After Cooper's very long nap today (he had been to the zoo with his papaw and mamaw so he was tired) we went outside to plant some flowers in a few planters and pots that I have. 

Cooper enjoyed watering the yard, rocks and dirt with the water hose while I planted.  He wanted to water my planters before I had the flowers in them so I put some dirt in the pot saucer so he could play with that. He enjoyed slashing in the puddles that he soon created. Notice the rubber boots, I figured we might as well be in flip flops or rubber boots if we had the hose out and he of course picked the boots. No surprise here. He LOVES his boots!

It was a gorgeous day today so I was glad we were able to get outside and enjoy the weather. 

Hope you were able to enjoy some beautiful and play outside wherever you are as well!

Goofing Around

Here's a couple videos of Coop being silly.

First one is him talking to Gram on the phone. He's asking to talk to PawPaw. He's really been into talking on the phone lately. Whether it be actually talking to just playing with his toy phones he talks all the time.





This on is him playing with the noy noy (punching balloon) that Bapa and Granny brought him. Last week they came by on their way to town but it was too close to Coop's nap for him to go with them. Since he was sad Bapa told him he'd bring him back a BIG balloon. He went to sleep talking about the noy noy and Bapa and woke up doing the same. He even cried for it so I was really hoping they didn't forget. A little later they came back with this! He loved it! He's still playing with it and gets it going pretty good every once in a while.



Have a great day! It's gloomy here so we are hoping for sunny spring days SOON!!!

Sunny Days…In Florida

Cooper and I got to go to Florida for 9 days. We had a really good time. We spent several afternoons at the parks, we went shopping a few times and enjoyed several delicious meals with the family.

I was even able to enjoy several runs to take in the beautiful scenery. I got a few runs in with my cousin Natasha who isn't a runner but she did great and we had a great time together. 

Coop fell asleep on Gram's lap at lunch. This NEVER happens. He must have been really tired and cozy. When he woke up he ate 3 chicken strips in his stroller as we continued to walk around shops on St. George Street. 

We got a chance to do a 5 generation photo. 

Grandaddy always has to have the babies sit on his lap. Coop did really well with him.  I'm so glad we got the chance to go spend a little time with him.

Coop liked the "horse" at the parks.

He didn't last long on the carousel but he always wanted to ride it.

We got to pick some delicious grapefruits at Grandaddy's.

I had never gotten under a fruit tree too see all the fruit. From the outside it didn't look like it has a many. It was a beautiful sight.

PawPaw got up in the tree to get some good ones. We enjoyed a glass of fresh squeezed juice. It was delicious! I forgot to bring some fruit home with me and was slightly sad about that.

Cooper and Hunter had a good time playing together. Well at least Coop had fun with Hunter. Hunter was a good source of entertainment for him that's for sure and vis versa. 

Hunter got to sit on his Dad's bike before we left dinner. Cooper didn't want anything to do with it. 

Here's a little video of the clips I took at the parks and of him being silly.

Thank you Gram and PawPaw for such a wonderful time! We had a blast and can't wait to see you again. 

Brandon Hamilton

First of all I think that my dad Brandon Hamilton is a monkey.  Second of all this is not Tammi it is her nephew Parker a little outcast second grade maniac.  My dad is a maniac too but a real one not like me.  He stays up late but not all the time. He plays call of duty black ops for a long time. And I play my nintendo DS and I pad (that is not mine it is Aislynn ) .  But back to my dad he does not feel good he had his tooth pulled out on 03/14/11.  I hope he gets feeling better.                                                                        

like I said,he is a monkey.

Banana Muffin Maker

We recently found a recipe in my Ebenezer Church Cookbook for Banana Muffins. They are quick and easy and "oh so good for you!" Ok so they aren't good for you with a 1/2 cup of butter and a cup of sugar but they are really good and let me tell you Cooper and Gary put the hurting on them when I bake them.

Coop likes to sit on the counter when I'm in the kitchen cooking and that Saturday morning was no exception. He got a little brave and reached out to touch the beater on the mixer to taste the batter. Typically I'm not a fan of eating batter because a raw eggs but he was in love the second that he tasted it so there was pretty much no stopping once he started. 

It started out with just a finger licking and became...

A measuring spoon full then...

A measuring cup! 

He had a good time taste testing and we got a good laugh!

Here's the recipe if you're interested:

Banana Muffins

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1tsp baking soda (in 1/3 cup hot water)

1 1/2 cup flour

1 cup mashed bananas

Mix well; pour in muffin tins (greased bottom) 1/2 full.

Bake in 350* oven for 20 minutes.

I think I might put chocolate chips in some next time! Sounds awfully tasty to me!

Enjoy!