Goodbye Summer and Hello Fall!

Greetings!

We had a great end to our summer here in Nashville.  Over the past couple of months we have been very busy going swimming, playing outdoors, and traveling.

Grandpa Steve came to visit in July and he and Mama spent a day of celebrating him for Father's Day. We all went to Roswell to stay with my cousins and I got to go to my first major league baseball game.  It was steamy HOT at the ballgame and the Cubbies beat the Braves so my first game was fabulous!

Another first for me - Mommy took me to the Williamson County Fair.  I had such a great time riding the rides and playing games at the carnival. One of my favorites was the fun house and I can't wait to go to an amusement park someday soon.

We made a trip back to Iowa at the beginning of August and had so much fun with our family.  We stayed with Aunt Stephie, Uncle Steve, and Cousins Amy and Grant.  We stayed down at their camper, spent a night at Fun City, and swam in their pool.  We also got to go on a few boat rides with Grandpa Steve while we were visiting.  Grandma Susie and I had lots of fun swimming and just being silly.

Over the Labor Day weekend we made a trip to Roswell to stay with more family.  I had so much fun with my cousins - we went to their swimming pools and watched fireworks while we were there.  We also celebrated Uncle Shae's 38th birthday with yummy compost cupcakes that Aunt Lisette made.

We traveled back to Iowa with Uncle Shae and Leo in mid-September to celebrate Papa Jim's life. He had been very sick and is now up in heaven with no more pain.  We stayed through the weekend and celebrated Grandma Susie's birthday at Happy Joe's - Leo and I had so much fun playing games and got to pick out some really cool prizes.

Please enjoy some pictures from all of our adventures over the past few months!  Happy Fall and stay safe!
Love,
Mav

Grandpa Steve at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens

another photo of the gardens, so pretty

Me and Mommy at my 1st Cubs game 

One night after Mama put me to bed I put lots of powder and lotion in my hair, I sure did smell good but was told that probably wasn't a very good idea

Pretending to be napping with my cousins, Amy and Grant

Riding on Grandpa Steve's boat 

Grant, Amy, and me swimming in the Mississippi

We visited the new memorial park while we were in Iowa

Having fun at Ballocity when we stayed at Fun City

Taking a nap on a nice boat ride

swimming with Grandma Susie

Me and Curious George at the zoo

Riding the boats at the Williamson County Fair

Riding the motorcycle at the fair

Playing putt-putt 

At the hot air balloon festival

hog pile on Finley at the pool

Dancing with Aunt Lisette, Leo, Finley, and Teddy at the end of summer festival

Me and Teddy on a walk to Dunkin Donuts for breakfast

Amy taking me for a ride in her cool jeep

Me and Leo at Snake Alley

another shot of Snake Alley with Uncle Shae, Leo, and Grandma Susie

me and Mama - we walked up the alley and back down

 shopping with Uncle Shae and Leo before our long car ride 

Me, Amy, Grandma Susie, and Papa Jim --

may he Rest in Peace

Summer, Summer, Summertime!

Greetings!

It is summer here in Nashville and we have been loving every minute of it.  We had a very seasonal spring and once the humidity set in, it got hot fast. It is hard to believe it is July already.

At the beginning of May we went to the circus!  It was a very small show but very cool.  I loved watching all of the performers.  We also made a trip to Lucky Ladd farms for a construction expo and it was so cool to get up on the big tractors! At the end of May we met Aunt Shelley and cousins Finley and Harper in Chattanooga for a weekend get away.  We stayed at the historic Chattanooga Choo-Choo hotel in our very own train car.  The hotel was huge and we had so much fun.  We visited Ruby Falls and the aquarium while we were there, too.  The caves were so neat and the waterfall was magnificent.

June has been tons of fun as I started a gymnastics class at school and we have water play once a week, too.  I love to play in the water and have been learning how to frog-jump and forward roll.  We have made a few trips to the zoo and we have been hanging out at our friends' swimming pools quite a bit. We also took a trip to the local water park, Nashville Shores, and had a great time.  We went down the Big Kahuna slide, played on the slides, floated in the lazy river and rode the waves in the wave pool!

Mama took me to go see my first movie and it was so much fun!  We saw "Home" and I loved watching the movie on the big screen and eating my popcorn snack.

Here are some photos from the last month or so.  Enjoy!

Wishing you all a safe and happy 4th of July!

camels, zebras, and ponies at the circus

a performer balancing on multiple chairs

The sword Mama bought for me at the circus

Lucky Ladd Construction Expo

Mama and me in the tractor at the expo

me on the green tractor

playing in the bubbles at Lucky Ladd

In the cave at Ruby Falls

Harper, Mama, and me at Ruby's Waterfall

Our train car room

Me, Harper, and Finley - stair steps

Funny faces

All of us at the hotel by the train

At the aquarium with a big turtle behind me

 

me and Mama at the aquarium

swimming with rings

After my fun filled day at Nashville Shores.  I didn't even wake up for dinner that evening.

In the train car at the zoo

At the movie with my snack

Me and my bestie, Harlow, in her swimming pool

Happy 4th of July

April and May Happenings

Greetings!  It looks like I didn't make it three months without abandoning my one blog entry a month new year's goal so here is April and May combined.

Over the past couple of months we have stayed very busy.  Mama turned 30 something on April 3rd and this will be the last year of her celebrating turning 30 something. I tell her how pretty she is and that I love her every day so I think that helps.

We colored Easter eggs for Easter and I got to hunt eggs a whole bunch.  We had an egg hunt at my school, another one at the Zoo, and Mama hid eggs around the house for me to find..so much fun!

This spring has been very nice, not too hot so we have been spending tons of time outdoors.  Mama bought me a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle kite and we have been flying it over the past week.  We went to the Buttercup Festival in Nolensville, have been to the Zoo, went and checked out the new baseball stadium, and played at the Maverick parks a lot.

Potty update - I am officially wearing underwear and have been using the potty with minimal accidents since the middle of April.  Mama is so proud of me and I am so proud of me, too.  No more pull ups, yay!

Here are a few photos from the past couple of months.  Also, when we visited Atlanta we took photos of all of the cousins, enjoy!

Me with the Easter Bunny, Miss Erin, at school.

My best friend, Harlow, and me after we hunted for eggs.

Zoo egg hunt, lots of people.

Here I an with my basket of eggs from the Zoo hunt.

I got to color 18 eggs at home!

Riding a pony at the Buttercup Festival.

A much needed haircut!

Showing off my new underoos and muscles!

Ollie boy, Mama wondered why her couch cushion was sinking in the middle.

Friday night pizza and popcorn party, picnic style.

Me and Mom being silly!

More silliness, me in my clothes hamper.

And even more silliness...me playing with my play mat from when I was a baby.

Me and Ollieboo.

Me and mom at the new Nashville Sounds stadium, very cool!

My friend, Sebastian, and me.

Cousin photos, March 2015.