A Fish Story

Friends recently brought their daughter and grandsons out to Still Waters for an early spring day of fishing.



The boys really seemed to have a great time and caught a very nice string of fish. Or a "good mess of fish" as my dad would have said.


Including a nice bass............................that eventually made its way back into the pond instead of on the string.



Our little fisherman also had fun helping Jimpa pull in this little shiner.

He wanted to check him out carefully.

See exactly how much he weighed.

Yes this little fellow enjoyed his shiner as much as the big boys enjoyed
their bass and bream.

But no one had more fun than the grandmother. Now she is a fisherman.

Sharing

In recent photos Hannan appears to have gotten so big. He looks tall standing beside Bennett sharing a little snack.........................

Until Bennett stands up. Then you can see that one year makes a large difference.


Yum................cheerios and mandarin oranges. Cousins spending the afternoon at Juju's and Jimpa's.

Sharing snacks .............................................





.................and sharing the sand.

A Big Boy's Day At Still Waters

It seems that ............one day Hannan was a baby just beginning to crawl around on the floor and two weeks later, after turning one year old, he's walking all around, pulling open the drawer.......................



in the kitchen where we keep the big boy cooking supplies. This week he just opened the cabinet

and started pulling out all of the necessary utensils for preparing ................

a nice fruit tray. First you need to cut the fruit into pieces.

If you don't have a knife, a wooden fork will do. Be sure to plate the fruit for a nice presentation.



While Hannan is not walking much yet without holding on, he constantly pulls up..........


and walks around anything that will just give him even an illusion of support. Around a chair....

........................................down the walls.......................

...................................along the windows..................................


........................pretty much all of the windows. They seem to be just right. Support with a view!

Suddenly Hannan remembered another great place to look. Off to .....

................... open the toy cabinet.


"I may need a little help with this drawer."

What first....well of course a ball, then maybe that guitar.




Hannan also learned to push the little cars backward and release them to go forward.

The best part is when one comes back to you.


A little lunch with entertainment. Juju singing about a Big Big World for Hannan Allen ( with a lot of motions).

Hannan is a great audience. He gives big smiles and claps after my hand clapping routine. I have great rhythm so it is quite a show.


Hannan eased over to the iron squirrel which is always a favorite with the little ones.

"Oh don't mind me I'm looking in the other direction and you should too."

Slipping those little fingers over the tail, that opens the mouth...........

................... and pinches the fingers....................

A better place for the iron squirrel nut cracker when little one year old fingers are in the house.

Happy Birthday Hannan!!

Hannan's Birthday April 18


Han-man celebrated his first birthday today with a big family Puppy Dog Picnic.

It was a great day filled with many first for Hannan.


Hannan enjoyed his first walk while trying to hold balloons............


...........................until those puppy dog balloons wrapped around his feet.


He had his first opportunity to enjoy ..............................

reaching into a tub for an ice cold coke.
He did not however have the opportunity to enjoy drinking his first ice cold coke.


The tub of ice was also a big hit with Bennett.

Of course there were many gifts for Hannan's first birthday.

He loved his books, guitar, and toys. His mom seems pleased with all the clothes.

Bennett showed him how to work some of his new toys.

Look what a big birthday boy. He looks too grown in this picture at his new table and chairs.



But his favorite may have been his first wagon, with fold down seats.............Hannan was ready to ride.


Later he really relaxed and had Grayson to come on board for a ride.


Of course Hannan had his first cake. Just a little taste to check it out.



.....................Yum.....that's pretty good.

Okay....................another little bite.....................


Now that is some good stuff.

Fun day!