"Hey, mom, I want back in"

Dad and Pappy are having fun out here, but I'm done.

Pappy popped in for a quick September visit. He caught a football game, did some fishing, and accompanied us to the Methodist church in Hartwell (it was a women's service). I enjoyed the visit and hope he can find some time to visit us again. He drops off lots of cool gifts--like a fire station--from Grammie, then drinks wine while Mom and me put it together. Ha Ha.

Ahh.... Just enjoying a nice dip in the lake with Pappy and Dad. I look like I'm enjoying myself, right? Not really. It was a fairly windy day in mid-September; one of the last days we were able to get our boat out of the cove.

Planting crops is about the only thing our cove is good for right now. The ground is muddy but you could walk from one side to the other without stepping in water.

Mom was the photographer for this picture.

G-boy

"Look at me!" Here I am posing in front of a big "G" after one of the football games.

G-fan

I'm a super "G" fan. I made it to all seven home games this year and even traveled to Tuscaloosa for the game against Bama. I watched the dawgs put a hurting on most teams, except Tennessee. Glad I didn't have to witness that one in person. Here I on Samford Drive right by the stadium. "Sic 'em!"

Sword fighting

So, what do you do with a girlfriend at this age? You sword fight! The clown at Tatum's sister's party blew us up some cool balloons. I talked Tatum into grabbing a sword and promptly took advantage of her naivete. In this pic she's not looking too pleased even as she lands a good one again my skull.

My first girlfriend

Based on the reports my teachers tell my mom and dad, Tatum pretty much qualifies as my first girlfriend. We spend a lot of time together and I was even overheard saying something to her like, "Hi honey. How was your day?" I don't really remember saying that, but I guess it is true. As dad says, I'm a living, breathing, walking tape recorder.

In this picture, we are sharing cupcake cones at her sister's birthday party. And having a darn good time.

Able to eat handfuls of candy in a single gulp!

No need to fear, Repp is here!

That's me, in the bottom left-hand corner, next to the policeman. As evident from my previous post, I was Superman for Halloween. See my big muscles?

I'm seen here with other kids that belong to Dad's colleagues. We get together and procure a big haul from the people in Dad's program.