Last Day

August had a pretty sweet last day as an only child. He went to the zoo, saw all sorts of animals, rode the  train, tried to kiss as many people as possible and said hello to the fish. Then he managed to squeeze in a little bubble action at the end of the day. Thanks, 'Dair & Ax for the pictures and for the trip.  

Ladies and Gentlemen, contestant #1

August has been a slacker about posting to his blog lately. He realizes now that his baby brother is almost here and he wants to remind everyone how cute he is before the competition arrives. He has been a very busy man, as usual, playing w/ Daddy's "bumbrella", gardening and doing various and assorted other things outside.

(Almost) White Christmas

So, it snowed here the day after Christmas and there was much related excitement. Although the snowfall in Columbia was pitiful in comparison to most, a good time was had by all, especially August. His favorite part about snow is finding the one place where it has melted into mud and putting his hands, and/or feet in it. Good thing we bought new shoes with our Christmas money.

NAUGHTY OR NICE

Christmas has come and gone, and if the volume of presents received is directly proportional to good behavior, then it seems that August has been a VERY good little boy.

He got all things Elmo, or "Melmo", as he is known in this house. Brooms and dustpans were another theme. He is really into helping Mommy clean right now (we'll see how long this phase lasts).

Jingle Bells

August spent the weekend in Asheville with his fairy godmother, Alice. It snowed and he saw gingerbread houses and Santa at the Grove Park Inn. He thought the gingerbread houses were cool and Santa was scary.

Halloweenies

August had a fun Halloween. He decided to go as the elusive shark-footed rabbit, rarely seen in north America. Mom was confused and Dad was, well, we're still not really sure. Check out the picture of Tim when he was August's age. The resemblance is uncanny.
Anyways, August trick-or-treated at one house, got real jacked on Dum-Dums and peanut butter M&M's and heckled other Trick or treaters as they came to Ya-Ya and DoDaddy's house.

Mooooooo!

August recently made his first trip to the fair.


He saw cows that said "moo"


Sheep that said "baaa"

Ducks that said "quack quack"

And he rode the ponies twice, which was really exciting