Mountain Man

My teachers at school went to a conference this past week. I hope they go more often because daddy took me to the mountains. We spent time outside looking at trees, leaves, and bugs. Dad taught me how to touch a bug with a little stick. He encouraged me to be gentle but what fun is that?

We went to one of the many pancake houses our first morning for breakfast. Buttermilk pancakes are very good. As you can see below, we also went to the aquarium. I also tried on a coon-skin cap...just to make dad happy. Who knows how many dirty heads had worn that thing before me.

Shark Attack!

Dad took me to the Shark exhibit at the Gatlinburg Aquarium. You know, I'm really into sharks right now. I have a book that describes all the ferocious sharks, and I saw several of them on our visit. Just look at their teeth! As you can tell, I was a little scared to have that bull shark bearing down on me.

Freedom to roam

Check out my brand new shiny trike!

I'm so excited. Pa pa and Grannie Reichert brought it during their recent visit. It's an early Christmas present. It has all-terrain tires and an adjustable seat. I can't quite get the peddle thing figured out but I'm working on it. There's not an evening that passes that I don't give it a try, but mostly dad or mom ends up pushing me around until they get tired. Which is much too quickly, I might add.

Boo! Halloween #2

Scary, huh? Last night I was a fire-breathing dragon for Halloween (see Shrek I and II). Wait, or am I a dinosaur? It doesn't matter that much as I pulled in quite a haul trick-or-treating. I did the best while making my rounds at the College with my buddies Aubrey and Kensie. By the time I hit the neighborhood I was spent. Dad thinks he slipped one by me by hiding my all my candy (except a sucker and some oreo bites) while I was sleeping, but I know it's in the empty trash can behind the file cabinet in the office. I actually said "trik-treat" last night as well as 'thanku.' U would be very proud of me.

Here I am at my last stop of the night, visiting my buddy Jack. Sam didn't make it into the picture.

Caped crusader

No, I was not Superman for Halloween. I'm much too smart for that. These are my favorite jammies and I get to wear them at least once a week instead of once a year! You think I look tough now, just imagine my muscles of steel in the morning as dad tries to change me back into Clark Kent, mild-mannered toddler. Nothing doing, Lois.

Actually, my 1st 2nd birthday party

Lucky me. I got to celebrate my birthday a month early in Florida with Grandpa, Nana and the Cogley clan. Check out my cool Nemo hat. It's may favorite and it's the first hat I've actually worn (by my own volition). Actually, I've watched my Nemo DVD like, maybe, 600 times. Mom knows it word for word. Dad can't stand Nemo's dad, Marlin. Brucey, Anchor and Chum are my favorite characters...next to Nemo of course.

My birthday dinner

Check out my birthday dinner. As you can tell, I'm a heathy eater. Peas, mac & cheese, carrots and lettuce (with Italian) are my favorites. Thanks to Grandma Reichert for flying in to celebrate and to prepare my big meal. I didn't have a big party this year. I think that had more to do with mom and dad wanting to keep it low-key than my desire to party at Chuk-Cheese. Maybe next year.

Henry's 2nd birthday party

Meet my buddy, Henry. We're in the same class together and we're great friends. What's really cool is that we're the same age and our birthdays are only one day apart. We've now celebrated every single birthday of our entire lives together. Here we are at Henry's birthday party. Meredith and Jack were there, too. It was a lot of fun. God bless the good eats and the watermelon!

Hanging with Mommy

Little Ella took this picture of Repp and his Mom enjoying a sunny day July 4th weekend. Usually quite fearless, Repp was a bit apprehensive regarding swimming this summer. He came close to jumping in when the Zhou boys took the plunge during their visit. With Ella not yet ready to tread water, Repp was content to point, chew his ninny, and bark orders to the captain.

July 4th Visitors

Our good friends from Tuscaloosa, Brad, Cynthia, and Ella, stopped in for a July 4th weekend visit. Ella scarcely remembered her first meeting with Repp which took place soon after she was born. Ella loved boating... as long as the boat was moving. Leave it to Dad to bust the prop which almost spoiled the fun. Repp and his folks hope little Ella (and her folks) will visit again next summer.