Weekends

We've had a busy last couple of weeks around here. Weddings, haircuts, 1 year pictures, a fish fry & more. Let me start by saying I was (and still am) a little worried about how Riley's 1 year pictures are going to turn out. The poor boy had bumps & bruises & scratches all over him. A couple days beforehand we were visiting my parents. Their dog, a small but wild one, tackled Riley while he was playing. This left a big scratch on his neck. Thursday afternoon (the day before his pictures) he was playing in the driveway with our neighbors chasing after a ball. I'm sure y'all know exactly where this is going. Sure enough he tripped & hit his sweet little head on the driveway & skinned his knee & elbow all up. I rushed him in to put some ice on his head because a big goose egg was already popping up. We doctored his head the rest of the evening & luckily it didn't look too bad the next morning when he woke up. Thank you, Lord! After his haircut Friday we went home & he took a great nap before his pictures at 4. A 2 hour & 45 minute nap to be exact. I was so excited because I figured he would undoubtedly be in a great mood. Wrong. Riley has 3, possibly 4 teeth coming in now towards the back of his mouth. So he hasn't been in the greatest of moods lately. Not too bad though, just whiney. And not eating or sleeping well at night. But bad mood or not, it was time to leave. We loaded up & headed to Memorial Park to meet the photographer. If you have never been to the Grotto at Memorial Park in Memphis it is absolutely beautiful but there is a big fountain there that apparently attracts swarms of mosquitoes. Especially in August. I had no idea or I would've brought some SSS Bug Repellent. We did notice them, but didn't think we were getting bit too badly. Wrong again. We went about taking the pictures for a little over an hour & then went to eat at my favorite restaurant, J. Alexander's. It wasn't until we were loading up to go home that the bites started showing up all over Riley's arms & legs. I felt so bad for him & that I didn't know he was being eaten alive. My poor baby.

The next day we had a wedding to go to. We also had one last weekend. TAG had to work both times so he didn't make it to either. But Riley loves seeing all the people so I brought him along with me to both. He is very social!

Hannah & Andrew's beautiful wedding reception with some of my sorority sisters.

Riley loves his Megan! Seriously. He reaches for her every time he sees her.

The Jessica's/pregos. :0) She is having a little boy! I can't wait to see that precious baby.

I didn't get any pictures with the gorgeous bride, but I did snap one of her tossing the bouquet.

Me, Riley, Brittany, & Lucy at Julie & David's beautiful wedding.

The kids wanted in the water so badly.

Playing with bubbles on the dance floor.

I just realized I didn't get any pictures of Julie, but she looked so pretty on her big day. Everything was perfect, including the fabulous weather for their outdoor wedding.

Sunday evening we visited some friends & had a fish fry. It was so good to get together again. We used to cookout almost every weekend, but have gotten out of the habit lately, so it was great to get back in the swing of things. We are set to eat BBQ & watch the 1st SEC football game on Thursday. I can't wait! Football season is my favorite!

Sweet Hartley & Riley riding in the wagon.

Some of the boys hanging out & arguing over who has the best team this year. None of them can agree. We had a Mississippi State fan, Arkansas fan, Ole Miss fan & South Carolina fan. What a combo. (If you live in the south, you know this is a big deal.)

The girls & the kids.

Riley & Rowdy (the dog) are now BFFs. They played the whole time & Riley even shared his food with him. ;0)

My little boy looks so big here.

Here's to fall, football & awesome weather. The most wonderful time of the year!