Pictures From Hammond

OK- Sorry for soooo many pics, but we had a jam-packed 2 days in Hammond at Doug and Sharon's house. We went to a fair, and had a big BBQ the next day. It was so fun! And so very nice to be with family. Enjoy the pics!

Kainaan LOVED the trampoline!

Emily did too! (This is Sharon's Youngest Daughter)

What fun!

Going to the fair...

Kainaan, you are only supposed to pick 2 ducks...

Kainaan and Emily LOVED the kiddie rides. Unfortunately, Kainaan did not understand that 1-You have to wait your turn, and 2-when it stops, its time to get off.

The Train ride...what a meltdown when it was time to get off...

Waiting for Unkie Doug to build the track...

Choo Choo!

Digging for more toys.

Yep, lining up our toys MUST be genetic...now that's OCD! Ha!

Emily Loves Doug...too sweet!

Amy cooking it up! Yeah, none of the men knew how to grill...What!?

My Homemade Banana Pudding...Aunt Silva's recipe...I really did cook it from scratch!

The guys did what they know how to do...play!

Kainaan LOVED the jump house!

Another day of jumping on the trampoline...guess I know what we will be buying in the spring.

So much to do!

Meme and Kainaan taking a break.

But not a long break when Unkie Doug broke out the Helicopter!

And another toy...the truck. Unkie Doug has the coolest toys!

Sharon and Kainaan jumping.

What a cool dude!

Happy Belated Birthday, Mom!

Pictures From Houma

Uncle Vernon was actually in from offshore while we were home. It was so nice to see him, and his new Harley....well, new to us, since it was the first time we got to see it. Kainaan was a scared of it...he's too sensitive...he kept putting his fingers in his ears and running to the house. It was funny. Enjoy the pics.

We love our Uncle Vernon!

Uncle Vernon and his "baby"

My Little Scaredy Cat

Still interested in the bike, but only from a distance...

He loves his train!!!

Its a sick addiction that he has.

He was finally pooped out!

Pictures from Hattiesburg

Here are a few pics from the first part of our trip. We stopped off in Hattiesburg for the first 2 days before heading to Meme's.


Capturing the true happiness that they share as a beautiful family.



Chow time.



Yummy food!



Kainaan loves sitting in this cool car!

Get off of my toy!!

Love the pink shirt and orange crocs! He is too cute!

Who is out there?

Trying to put this play set together...these things are tricky.

Where Have We Been?

Well, let's see. I just typed a post all about what's been going on, and it has disappeared! UGH!!! I have no idea why it didn't save when I clearly hit the save button...ANYWAY.....
Here is a shorter version because I am TIRED!
Kainaan and I left last Wednesday (15th) and headed to Hattiesburg. We stayed with Brad, Lisa and Peyton for a couple of days and played around. Kainaan was out of sorts, and that's putting it mildly. Kainaan did enjoy playing with Peyton's Thomas the Train toys, so much that he got a little possessive and mean. Boys and their toys...???
After that, we headed to Houma. Its been a crazy whirlwind of a trip, as always! There is just never enough time to do everything and see everyone. And I can only do so much with Kainaan before he is, to put it mildly, out of control and an exploding bomb of tantrums! We did manage to go to the Audobon Zoo and the French Quarter. We saw the French Market and its been rebuilt. It looks so pretty...and clean! Then we rode around so I could take a lot of pictures...surprise, surprise. I think i got some great ones though! :-) And Kainaan was in heaven when he got to ride on Thomas...no, not a trien, but the Old New Orleans Street cars! We rode from one end of Canal Street to the other! We started close to the Riverwalk Area, and went aaaall the waaaayyyyy down to the Cemetaries at the other end. It was so awesome and creepy and beautiful! But yeah, it was a Trolley Car, and he thought it was a Thomas the Train Car...whatever works, right?
Anyways, we have 1 more day in Houma, and then we are off to North LA to visit family in Bastrop. Kainaan should be a real treat! :-) I know its been a long trip for him, but every trip is busy when you don't live close, right?
Well, its late, I am beyond tired. I have probably repeated myself in this email and misspelled words...sorry.
Stay tuned for some great pictures...there will be PLENTY!! :-)

Long Lost Aunt Wendy and Cousin Dillon

We had visitors Sunday night! Aunt Wendy and Cousin Dillon stopped for the night. They were on their way home from being at Granny and Pop's place in NC. Its a long drive back to Ohio, so our house is a good resting point.
Kainaan was trying so hard to play with Dillon. Unfortunately, Dillon was not feeling well, so he wasn't in the mood to play. Kainaan just didn't understand that, and Dillon really wanted to go home. Poor thing.
Maybe next time we see them, Dillon will feel better. And Kainaan will have Austin and Tyler to follow around if Dillon doesn't want to play.


Dillon was NOT happy about Kainaan being in the bed so close to his Mommy!



Dillon calmed downed and actually had a good 10 minute conversation with Kainaan.
They were watching animal planet and going through the list of all the animal sounds
that they can make. It was cute!

Lost, Laughing, & Loving It!

Today was a great day! The weather was beautiful...a little hot, but breezy. Tim, Kainaan, and myself went down to the corn maze and pumpkin patch today. It was so awesome! There was everything to do there-corn maze that is 5.3 miles long, kiddie play area, gemstone mining, sand box, food, tractor rides to the pumpkins, and many photo opps! Kainaan had so much fun running through the maze, but got tired quickly. And he was ready to ride on the tractor from the minute we got there! The corn maze was a two-part thing. Part 1 was the Lady Vols Basketball sign and read 8 time National Champions, and part 2 is a picture of Lady Vols Coach Pat Summit. Here's the link to see it... http://www.oakesfarm.com/node/48
**The picture should be up and down for you to see Pat Summit's face.
Anyways, it was a fun 3 hours. Enjoy the MANY pics! :-)


Kainaan in the passenger window.



Daddy driving and Kainaan is a pumpkin!



When can I go ride the tractor??



Another photo opp...








Farmer Kainaan...

He's pretending to mine for gemstones.

Shake it, shake it. Strike it rich!

Another picture, Mom? Can we go ride the tractor now?

Where are we, Daddy?

A bridge in a corn field??

Too bad he's too young to get it...he could have found our way out from up there!

When can I ride the tractor?

FINALLY! The tractor!! Lets go get our pumpkin!

HI! Yeah, I am here...just always behind the camera!

We found our pumpkins!

This one is bumpy!

Picking my nose while looking for the tractor...

I want this one!

2 pumpkins and a tractor ride...what else could Kainaan ask for?

We are done! Time to go home!