louisville Zoo

The look on Mac's face sums the whole day up. He LOVED everything about the zoo.

Nancy and her crew came a long.

Josh and his little shadow
All day Mac was asking to see the Zebras
But once he saw the lions that's all he talked about. "I see Alex the lion."
We stopped to eat lunch. Instead of eating these boys bullied much older kids and attempted to throw rocks at the tigers. Don't worry there was no way they or anyone could have hit them.

awesome aunt Annie

The splash park was a hit. Again Mac with all his excitement kept running into much older kids and trying to push them down. Really, he was out of control.

Posing on the lizard

Gray was great the whole time even though we lost his binky ten minutes after arriving. He pretty much ate everything we brought and was quite a disaster by the end of the day.Oh and notice the hair cut. I got carried away and buzzed his head. I still can't decide if I like it.
Thanks Powells for another fun adventure!!!

random happenings

Happy belated Father's day to all the dads in our lives!

Sometimes you just got to let the water hit you in the face.
the cheering section
Still absolutely obsessed with my garden. All I need is a cat and I'll fit right in with the others.

I still love girl's camp. These cute young women needed rides down to Girl's Camp so Annie took my boys and I went to camp for the day. We went on a nice, SLOW hike. Some things just need to be done faster:) The girls were troopers.




Saw lots of bugs and a copperhead snake. Very poisonous.

You know you're in Kentucky when they have 2 milk jugs for a saving devise. "Don't play with these jugs they may save a life"
Mac still Loves Ike
and he's still not potty trained. Even after 5.5 hours sitting on the little potty, nothin. any tips?

He's 1!!!!

Monday June 15 Gray turned 1! This year has gone by so fast. I remember the night I had him.G was 10 days early and at the time I was hoping I would go to the due date.It was Saturday the day after we closed on our house and the day before Father's Day. All day Saturday I packed and cleaned the new house. After moping the kitchen we (Mac and I) left Drew at the house to get some more work done. I ended up falling a sleep at 12 only to be awaken by Drew and some contractions. I couldn't go back to sleep so I took a bath, did laundry and packed my bags. 2 hours later we were off to the hospital and 4 hours after that Gray was born! He was the best Father's Day present and couldn't have come at a better time!
Gray has been such a great baby. He is feisty as can be but loves to cuddle and say momma in the sweetest way. He can take hits from his brother and fall down the stairs and only cry for a minute. He growls on demand and giggles at just about anything Mac does.
We Love you G!!!
Mac went with Annie to pick out a present for Gray. They picked out some plastic animals which Mac had a hard time giving away. We wrapped it up and he couldn't wait to give it to G. Mac ended up opening the present and saying "Look GG animals." and that was the last time Gray saw his present:).
Mac sang the whole "Happy Birthday" song to gray throughout the day. He's pretty funny!
Opening Nana's present. We can't wait to use the pool!
The girls patiently waiting for a piece of cake.
My first cake made from scratch. Not the prettiest thing I've seen but it tasted great.
Mac blew out the candle for g.

The guys hanging out talking horses. Kev is a bad influence on our husbands:)

Thanks everyone for coming to G's little party! It was a fun night. Thanks Cheryl and Annie for taking all the pictures!
The next morning we woke up to find a package on our door step from Grandma and Grandpa McAllister. More presents to open!
Love this picture. I can't get enough of Gray jabbering on like a crazy person. He makes the sweetest faces.

1 year stats... Weight: 23.6 lbs (70%) Height: 32 1/4 (above 95%)

Gray's new dance when I sing the turtle song.

Thanks everyone for making Gray's Birthday so special!!