Strawberry Festival

We took the photos as proof that we attended the McLeod Farms Strawberry Festival on Saturday in McBee.  Drew was too little to do the rides, so we didn't stay long to avoid a meltdown.  (And when I say too little--the big kids pounce on him in the jump castle...)  

Sunday night we went to the movie night at church.  They were showing Disney's Up.  I'm sure I would have loved the movie but Drew's attention span only got through the first fifteen-thirty minutes.  Then I got to follow him as he ran around.  Our church has a ramp that Drew thinks is great to run up and down like a million times...

Let the work week begin!

Dirty Boy

Drew loves to be outside.  I am thankful for this even when the bugs are biting.  Yesterday the torn up driveway was a big hit!  He brought home an extra 10 pounds of dirt.

P.S. We're saving TONS of money on construction costs--Drew fixes everything once he gets home from school!

Almost There....

Trey and I are meeting with the Landscape Designer in less than one hour.  We're almost half way through the house renovation process-YEAH!  The fireplaces are 85% complete, front porch is 75% complete, outside wood repairs are 100% complete, exterior painting is 50% complete, front door is 0% complete, laundry room is 0% complete, landscaping is 0% complete...
This process moves slow one day but extremely quick the next day.  We need to find a dining room chandelier while we still have workers around to install one... BUT WE ARE GETTING CLOSER!!!

Emergency Room Scare

Drew gave me the worst scare last night! He loves to take a bath-always has. (So why he didn't love his pool last summer I still do not understand??)

When I started the water for his bath last night something went wrong--I still don't know what he tripped on or how he fell, but he tripped and slammed his face into the side of the tub. At first I thought his bottom teeth had gone through his chin--but I really couldn't tell because he was screaming and clinging to me. I screamed for Trey to come help fearing the worst. To my surprise, he was fine. Thank heavens-I think he had just scared himself...He calmed down and took a bath...Whew...

Boys are rough! He's constantly got new bumps, scrapes, and bruises. I'm sure we'll have to go to the Emergency Room one day-thankfully that one day was not last night!

Just Another Monday

Mondays are....well, Mondays are Mondays...they are hectic!!! Work was crazy--and when you work with your spouse there's really no relief when you go home--both parties had a busy day. Most days around the Cockrell Law Firm it's like a zoo-and today was no exception.

This past weekend was enjoyable. Friday night I had hoped to attend the County Relay For Life, however the day had been crazy (are we seeing a pattern) and Trey didn't want to go--and I didn't want to go by myself. We went to dinner at a local restaurant-and had a delicious meal. When we got home I went for a run--the joys of living in a small town--you can run at 9:30 at night and it's safe! We hung around the house on Saturday-Trey had to do a real estate closing at the office Saturday morning. I cleaned the house up from the weekly mess--which is even greater now thanks to construction mess. We headed to O'Charley's in Monroe for dinner. (You're seeing a pattern of me NOT cooking...) Drew was awesome at both meals! It really helps if the restaurant has booths! He's been in a stage where he was awful to take to restaurants--maybe we're out of that stage. YEAH!!

Sunday was Mother's Day. We headed to church and on the way stopped at the high school to take some photos in the Wildflowers. I have some great shots--I haven't found a short cut to upload lots of photos-so I narrowed it down to a few.

This first photo really shows how photogenic and cooperative Drew is in the photo taking process. PLUS there was a baby bird that he was terrorizing, hence no smiles....

Drew and Trey-what a handsome pair!

Drew and me (he had already paused his running around to take photos with Trey, so he was not cooperative to take a few with me!)

Drew's Dedication

One Year Ago

You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back. – William D. Tammeu
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Never in a Million Years

When I was a little girl never in a million years would I have chosen the name "Melvin Wayne" as the name of my first born son. I probably would have laughed in your face. However, when I married Melvin Wayne, III it became quite clear that there probably would be no bending on a Melvin Wayne, IV. So--I did what any creative person would do--I googled nicknames for the fourth--and that is how Melvin Wayne, IV became to be known as "Drew".

He has quite a few nicknames--Little Bitty Melvin, Bitty, Drewsy, Drew-cifer, Drew-bug, Bubbie... He answers to them all!

He's a photo of Melvin the Third and Melvin the Fourth taken the day the Original Melvin was laid to rest.

Little Bit of this...Little Bit of that...

I'm not quite sure what direction this blog is going to take...I'm going to try to post photos frequently for everyone in Texas, Washington, and Oregon to see Drew growing up. Right now, I'm playing a bit of catch up....

SNOW

WE HAVE HAD SNOW TWO YEARS IN A ROW!!!! This is a BIG deal for this Lowcountry Girl! Last year the most excitement from the snow was a car hitting our office...This year we got to enjoy watching Drew go sledding with Walker and Daniel. He had a blast--I'm hoping to get him out to Oregon to ski with his Uncle Stephen and Aunt Terry!!

Pastor Dan, Trey, and Daniel helping Drew get started.

Half way down the hill.

Chasing after Daniel and Walker--they're so much fun!

Birthday

I haven't done a BIG party for Drew. He'll probably need therapy for this later in life. But for now he'll have to deal with it! His first birthday fell very close to Easter-so I cheated and had a celebration for him with my family at Easter. His second birthday was celebrated twice-once in Houston, once in Beaufort--Two for Two.

Blowing out the candles with Dad.

Opening presents with Mom.

Easter

Here's some shots of Drew in his Easter outfit-Thanks Gigi!!

House Renovations

I don't have alot of before and after shots of the house. This is a during...Fireplace done in the dining room; Fireplace in progress in Family Room. Front Porch -gone!

Lawyer in Training

Last but not least--Drew was catching up on some light reading--"Insurance Law"

Enjoy!