Somehow, I have let the blog get away from me! This is an attempt to catch up on the last several months in the lives of the Whitleys:
IN NOVEMBER, we took Ross to Build-a-Bear where he made a puppy dog...
dressed in a Pujols Cardinals uniform (which is apparently soon to be vintage).
Ross raked leaves with Daddy...
and played in them too!
IN OCTOBER, we went to KC for another half-marathon.
Ross enjoyed cheering on Daddy and Uncle Bruce.
We played at a park...
and visited a pumpkin patch.
We enjoyed the amenities in KC, then...
came home and watched the Cardinals win the World Series!
IN SEPTEMBER, we took Ross on his first camping trip.
IN AUGUST, we celebrated our 10-year wedding anniversary by going on our first overnight away from Ross...a whole 30 miles from our house. Jonathan said, "Look at that beautiful sunset" and when I looked out the hotel window I said, "You can't see the sunet from here. Are you referring to that reflection off the Golden Corral sign?!" Folks, the answer to that question was, "Yes." Boy, did we need a vacation!
We couldn't go away without bringing something back for the little man.
IN JULY, Ross mowed a lot of lawn with Daddy,
played a bit of piano...
and we celebrated being pregnant with Whitley "Baby Deuce!"
IN MAY/JUNE we visited friends in North Carolina...
and took Ross to the beach.
First look at the ocean
Playing with toys in the sand
The sand took a little getting used to, but...
Ross very much enjoyed the water.
We got some Brit's Donuts on the way out of town...
and Ross tried ice cream for the first time at a roadside peach stand.
IN APRIL, my cousin, Becky, got married! I was honored to be a part of her wedding and to get to know the great guy God placed in her life.
Becky's parents are farmers and they let us ride on one of their antique tractors, which once belonged to Ross' Great-Great Grandpa, Noble Williams. Thanks, Uncle Dave! This is when "tractor" became one of Ross' favorite words.
and Aunt Joy.
Ross got to meet Aunt Jeannine...
and Aunt Joy. 
