All I want are my two front teeth

Alert the press! Holton has some more teeth in his little mouth! On Saturday, Holton’s front 2 teeth finally appeared. His poor gums were all swollen and he wasn’t in the best of moods all that day. Finally that night we could see two little "nubs" popping through. Adam felt that was the appropriate time to divulge that he had rather large teeth as a child. I’ve never heard any of this! He laughed and pointed out that Holton might just suffer from the same large teeth syndrome. I choose not to believe him. We’ll keep you posted.

Sulphur Springs Weekend

For Holton's 8 month birthday, we loaded up and went to Sulphur Springs. For those that don’t know, Holton is a high maintenance little guy. He doesn’t do well when we take him out of his routine and out of his element. Adam and I both love to travel, so I don’t know where Holton gets this from. Needless to say, he can get pretty fussy when we take him on road trips. I swear to everyone in S.S. that he is truly a happy little baby! He even laughs a lot!

We did manage to get some cute and happy pictures of Holton enjoying his busy weekend. He had quite a few adventures visiting with all his family, a play date with his cousin, and his first visit to a golf course (which I know makes all the men happy)! He is so inquisitive and loves to look around and take in all the sights. He gets a very serious look on his face when he's trying to figure things out. You'll see in the pictures - enjoy!

The buggy

When it’s not pouring rain in Texas, Holton's school takes the bigger kids in the class outside for some fresh air on the little red buggy. It seats six kids and they will ride around having a great time. Holton really enjoys the red buggy. Several times when I’ve picked him up, I find him outside having the best time. He’s just sitting there taking in all the sights and he looks like such a big guy. I get all excited and smile and wave and he just stares at me. No smile, no hint of recognition, nothing. It seems the little red buggy puts him in a trance and he can't focus on his poor mom.

Oh well, here are some pictures of him on the buggy with his little class mate. I don't know what kind of move he's trying to pull on her....hmmm.....

How to entertain Holton

Take a picture of him while he's learning to crawl.

Let him touch the cool tile floor and allow him some time to ponder whether or not he'll try crawling on it.

Take a picture of him while he's kicking back in his red wagon.

Let him check out his neighborhood.

Give him a toy box that he can crawl inside.

Again with the toy box....never mind all the toys....just let him have the box.

Have Gus pay any ounce of attention to him.

Let him crawl over to Gus and Gus not immediately run away from him.

Give him a water bottle. No toys necessary, a water bottle will do fine!