Uncle Charley Gets Married!

My baby brother got hitched, y'all! And to a lovely gal named Mollie. They had a very small, very lovely lakeside wedding at her grandmother's home in Covington, LA (just over the bridge from New Orleans.) 

Myles was asked to be one of the ring bearers. He looks sharp!

Wedding site - gorgeous location provided by Mollie's grandmother, decor & set up provided by my parents

My mom made all the favors - homemade soaps.

Floating centerpieces for the pool

"I was told there was going to be a wedding?"

That kid's all cheeks.

Hanging by the lake before the ceremony

Gettin' pinned.

Charley loves bowties. He provided them for many of the male family members;
however, he had to tie all of them as he was the only one with this knowledge & know-how.

My purty mom & me

Proud Parents of the Groom

Ring bearer pillow (made by Charley)

Bouquet

Getting antsy, waiting for the wedding...

And then, ring bearer time! I was the "ring bearer bearer."

Mr. & Mrs.

A ball rolled under there

Toasting the happy couple!

Myles's Papa, my Dad..."Proud Dad."

Putting Myles to work - helping my parents with the reception dinner - a Low Country Boil, yum!

Does Louisiana have child labor laws?

Tasting the fruits of his labor, or rather, the rutabaga of his labor.

"Not bad, y'all."

Yum.

Myles leads the way

Signing those docs, making it official.

Photobooth prop time!

Hulk Hand

"Itches, itches, itches!"

Charley & Mollie Aldridge, so much love

Myles Goes to Atlanta et al

We recently traveled to Atlanta to visit Greg's family (and see Uncle Charley get married in Louisiana, but more on that later.) Myles did great on the airplane...and on the shuttle....

and in the car...round trip. Kid is a trouper!

Waiting to get off that plane

Myles drew this on the magna doodle - I thought it was particularly good.

While driving to Louisiana, we stopped at the Battleship Memorial Park
 in Tuscaloosa to break up the 8 hour car ride.

Once in Louisiana, Myles immediately got into the spicy spirit!

Spent a morning in New Orleans. First stop, Cafe du Monde for Myles's first beignet & hot chocolate!

Although this pic tells a different tale, we almost had to force the beignet on Myles. Silly kid.

But, wooo, he loved drinking hot chocolate from a spoon. Again, silly kid.

Myles enjoyed watching the horse drawn carriages & marching band at Jackson Square

Reverend Zombie's Voodoo Shop

Some psychic readings

The Voodoo Blues

 Back in ATL, we learned that there were many parks to explore...

Sweet baby girl Alice

Cousin Wyatt on the Playground

Bumpy Slide

A Little March Madness, Myles Style

Oh, that face.

Had some outdoor snack fun.

Took a walk & hung with "Rocky", one of the friendliest neighborhood strays that particularly likes Myles

Sometimes Myles loses steam while on our walks.

Likes our neighbor's sprinklers.

Fun at the park

Myles slides on his own...

Then tried a different technique.

Happy 60th Birthday, GG!

Still tries to get in those water sensory bowls.

Mmm...watermelon.

But then the dogs wouldn't leave him alone.

Tupelo loves watermelon...and sharing.

"Clayton, I'm getting real sick of your shit."

Go Noles! Hat courtesy of Papa & GG, hometown Tallahassee!

The Best Boy

Myles is 18 Months Old!

Myles is officially 18 months old & going strong! He weighs 26lbs & is 32.5". He recently cut 6(!) teeth...and all at the same time, ouch! He handles teething like a champ though. At the moment, his favorite books are "The Giving Tree" & "Where the Wild Things Are." He has begun to recognize certain letters of the alphabet and amazingly, he knows many colors! He recognizes blue, red, green, yellow, purple, black, white & recently added pink to his list. For some reason, he's not into orange. His favorite is blue & he points it out CONSTANTLY. The other day while at the grocery store, he saw a woman with a blue purse & every time we turned a corner, there she was, so every time we saw her, Myles would point to her & shout, "BWOO! BWOO! BWOO!" And jeez, on garbage day when all the neighbors' blue recycling cans are on the street, Myles can talk of nothing else. 

Myles has discovered "the selfie"

Myles has also begun climbing...

We were sure to enjoy the nice weather before the rain hit a few days ago.

Nosy Neighbor

...but then the rain hit and we learned that Clayton is one of those dogs that not only likes rain, but LOVES mud and puddles and NOT coming inside when the weather's nasty.

But at least the rains brought some fun puddles for Myles too (little ones.)

It was really quiet while I was getting Myles's lunch together. I walked into the living room & saw this for the first time.

So, now there's no stopping him. Lord, help us.

Pantsless, waiting for those 18 month shots.