Week 39, What does z r b t t spell?

Yep, I'm driving already. I'm cool like that.

Rayler Kellan Hailey is a chatter box. He really is saying "Momma" now, all the time, without necessarily meaning me. It means by thirds, "I'm hungry", "I'm just trying out different sounds" and the rest of the time he is really talking to me. He also has an array of syllables he strings together throughout the day. "Noo noo", "un un" "ba ba" "naa naa" and he says something that sounds a lot like "wow!" I know there are other sounds but that's all I can think of right now.

Bugs used to give me slobbery kisses constantly. However, in the past two months he flat out refused to give kisses. On Thursday I took Rayler over to Cathy Jo's for a play date with lots of his little church friends and when I came to pick him up he actually gave me a big kiss! Made my whole day.

Earlier this week I was cleaning in the bathroom and I didn't realize that Bugs was following behind me quite so closely as he was. I ended up whacking him in the forehead with the shower door. I thought that I had just barely got him but a while later I saw that he had a nice red mark down the middle of his head. Poor little guy!

I remember watching The Cosby Show once and he was helping one of his daughters with her spelling words. When they were done his youngest daughter crawled into his lap and asked him "Daddy, what does z r b t t spell?" "Zrbtt? (Zir-bit) THIS (blowing a raspberry on her cheek) is a zrbtt." Bugs can now give zrbtt's.

Saturday was Grandma Linda's birthday. So we had a surprise birthday party for her yesterday. She came home from church to a houseful of family.

"You didn't tell me you were coming when you called me yesterday!"

Rayler playing with Hannah and Madison

Grandma Linda with all her grandchildren, Hannah and Madison,  Rayler, Dylan and Noah

Uncle Marc and Rayler

Rayler just loved playing with and chasing Dylan

Aunt Bree and Rayler

Grandma tied a belt around him so he wouldn't fall off

Uncle Ray and Rayler

Hannah and Madison and Pa

This is the wreath I made for Grandma Linda's birthday

Some more fun from this week!

He stole my highlighter while I was reading my Bible

He's not fan of the hat

Sleeping with his foot up by his face. And yes, his shorts *are* on backwards. (blush)

Sleeping with Tootles

And last, but not least, I have entered a picture of Rayler into a Mpix photo contest. If we win we get a $100 giftcard to Mpix, which will come in super handy for his 1st birthday pictures! Please visit the link I have posted below and vote for us! His picture is titled "Just chillin". I will post the photo just below the link so you are sure that you are voting for the right entry. Thanks so much!

http://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/215876/voteable_entries

He was about 3 months old here. So tiny!