Little Stevie Ray Vaughn

My mother is "fostering" (read: not yet ready to admit she is adopting) a VERY cute kitten from the shelter in Tallahassee she has naked Stevie (Stevie Ray Vaughn is his full name.) He is still a tiny thing, we don't think he weighs quite a pound yet and is eating a mix of kitten formula and wet food, but already he is taking over the Cormier household!

Ok, Stevie isn't in this picture, but every time Nolan wears something ridiculous (which is pretty often) I feel the need to take a picture.

Stevie sleeping with his bear.

Stevie's first night.

Ridiculous.

Lots of new stuff . . .

My mother's friend, Fred, is fostering a baby squirrel that he rescued a few weeks ago. This was Nolan's first introduction to "Shelly."

Linda came up to visit over Labor day weekend and we spent an afternoon at the beach. Nolan was so excited that someone would just sit with him in the sand and play in the water!

Gracie!

Nolan and Gracie (aka Nolan's little girlfriend) playing in the back yard a few weeks ago.

Mass trip

We had a great trip up to Massachusetts a few weeks ago. It was Nolan's first visit to meet my side of the family and his first train trip. The train ride was long, but worked out very well and Nolan had a blast meeting family and friends. We're hoping for another trip up there very soon so Nolan grows up really knowing our family up there.

Nolan with his Amtrak hat on in the station in Jacksonville

Eating a peach at his Aunt Keyla's house. He just grabbed this peach off the table and started eating it, so its the first time he's ever had a peach that wasn't cut into tiny cubes.

My brother in law, John, showing Nathaniel and Ayva (my niece and nephew) how to putt at mini golf. Nolan had a great time at mini golf, but thought the goal was to run around and pick up all the balls.

Ayva swinging

Nathaniel sliding

Nolan swinging with Daddy's help

Nolan's first buzz cut! He handled it very well.

Nolan and his Uncle John. They were crazy about each other.

He puts his head on the ground when he gets mad.

Playing with his trucks in his Great-Grandpa Buzzy's front yard.

Walking down the street.

We made Buzzy push Nolan to Kay's Dairy Bar so we could all get some ice cream.

Sleeping with G

With Daddy in front of Kay's

Keyla, Nathaniel, Nolan and me at Kay's waiting for our food (we ate there a lot!)

Ayva and Nathaniel and their blue tongues.

G and Nolan with my Uncle Ray and my cousin Shannon. Shannon had a great Cormier get together.

Aunt Janice and Eden, Shannon's daughter

John, Ryan and Uncle Chris

Nathaniel looking at my cousin Erin, me, Aunt Denise, Keyla, Shannon and my mother.

Me, Erin, Keyla and Shannon with our kids (we were supposed to act crazy)

The kids, Ayva, Eden, Nathaniel, Camden and Nolan

Erin with little Camden, he just turned 1!

Ayva, Shannon, Eden and Nathaniel

Nolan and Buzzy having breakfast on Buzzy's 90th birthday!

We took Buzzy bowling so he could beat us all (with a score of 125 no less) this is Nolan learning to bowl.

Christine (one of my mother's oldest friends) and Nolan getting to know each other

At dinner for Buzzy's bday at The Old Mill: top row: Nick (my cousin's son) Crystal (my cousin) me, Ryan, Nolan, G, My grandfather's sister, Shirley and the bday boy Buzzy bottom row: Matt (my cousin's son) Heather (my cousin and mom of Nick and Matt) my Aunt Sue (my mother's sister)

Crystal, Nick and Buzzy

Matt and Heather

Buzzy's 90th Bday cake, they spelled his name Euzzy instead of Buzzy!

Nolan and G sitting next to Matt who helped entertain Nolan all night

Buzzy and Aunt Shirley

Nolan and his Great-Uncle Eddie (my mother's brother in law)

Nolan and his Great-Aunt Sue. Nolan didn't get to spend time with them other than at dinner, but next visit hopefully he'll get a lot more time with them!

My new favorite picture

I took Nolan to a nearby park last weekend and snapped this picture just as he was making his signature face. He had a great time until shortly after this picture was taken when I had to tell him no and he tried to get me back by shoving a handful of dirt into his mouth . . .

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The beach . . .

A few weeks ago we spent a week at the beach swimming, sunning and relaxing. Nolan had a fabulous time on his first week long vacation. He slept in until 9:20 one morning (which is 10:20 Tallahassee time) and loved the beach.

Nolan and Grammy

Brooke, Nolan, Scott, Bob and Jack

Nolan at a truck stop on the way home after spilling milk all over himself.

Nolan, Daddy and matching hats.

Enjoying the beach

Dinner the last night

On the beach with Daddy

Joan, Nolan and Brooke

Covered in sand, drinking milk right before a bath and a nap