Big Boy Bed!

It's official! Sam now sleeps in a big boy bed...twin bed for all you non-2 year old jargon speakers. He made the transition so smoothly that after a week we decided to go ahead and move Troy into the room with him. Now both boys are in the big bedroom and we are working on having a guest room again!

Happy after his first night in the new bed.

Walhalla Eagle '09

Since I've started running I'm now dragging everyone I know to 5k races and making them run also. My latest victim was Elizabeth (aka Aunt Bet). We ran in the Walhalla Eagle on the 16th. The morning started off rainy but of course then moved to humid for the race. We had a great time and I've got the feeling that this won't be her last 5k either...

Trip to Nashville

Mother's Day weekend we made the trip to Nashville, TN to have a family weekend and visit with my brother who lives there. Pappa, Mimi, & Aunt Bet were there also and got us all checked into our condos for the weekend. Jonathan had to work on Friday so we took that time to go visit the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center. Very impressive! Of course I did not take any pictures while we were there. We rode the boat through the lobby and learned that when they built the hotel they sent out something like 15,000 empty Jack Daniels bottles and asked people to fill them with water from their local waterway. The bottles they got back they used the water to fill up their "river". As a former York County resident I was pleased to see that the Catawba River had some water represented. They also have all kinds of fish and according to our river guide there is a 80 lb. one-eyed catfish that lives in the boathouse. We agreed that they need to get that fish out of the boathouse and put him on display!

On Saturday Jonathan took us to Dragon Park...do you see the dragon?

Mimi, Sam, & Uncle Jonathan

I'm trying to get Troy to cooperate for a picture.

Sam going through a tunnel

Meeting Uncle Jonathan on the other side...

More Nashville Fun

We tried getting a family picture with everyone in shirts from their Alma mater (the boys were in Clemson shirts, of course!).

After fun with the dragon we went over to the playground area. Sam, Troy, & Pappa check out the fun.

After playing on the playground we went to lunch and met some of Jonathan's friends. After lunch we went to a Popsicle place and got an assortment of gourmet Popsicles to try. Lots of fun was had by all and too many memories were made to adequately post.

We had a great trip and visit with the family. Thanks Jonathan for hosting us for a fun weekend...glad we didn't cramp your style too much!

HL Miller

After having a picky eater like Sam it is so refreshing to have a child like Troy. We jokingly call him HL for Hollow Leg...seriously the kid can eat. He particularly likes beans...green beans, baked beans, black-eyed peas, and black beans. Of course his hand-to-mouth coordination often gets interrupted by his hand-to-eye, hand-to-ear, and hand-to-hair movements. Check him out after a lunch of black beans & rice...

Josh & I were commenting on how much Troy likes beans when Sam chimed in..."I like beans...jelly beans".

New Toybox/Bookcase

Josh has been working on a toybox for the boys. He found a pattern on the internet, made some adjustments and added a few details. It looks and works GREAT! One picture of the firetruck in progress.

Finished product in the boys' room. The toys go in the clear bins and the back is a bookcase.

Josh added the "lights" and grill. He also put some coat hooks in the "cab" and the hood where Sam is sitting opens up for another storage area.