WE LOVE TO SLIDE WITH ...

LIGHTNING MCQUEEN!! Truett and I are enjoying this cooler weather! We had a big day at the lake. First, we fed the fish at "Mimi and Pop's" pond and then we had a little fun on the slide with Lightning.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL??

We sure are!!! Since today was the opening day of Bulldog football, we got all festive!
Truett loved ringing his bell.

Heston and Mrs. Emily came over to watch since we couldn't get it on cable. Ryan did great getting everything connected to watch the live internet feed on the TV and then the site went down right at game time! Oh well!! We had good eats with good friends!
We'll try again next time!
Proud of our DAWGS for a blowout! Next week will be a WHOLE new ballgame!

Yea for GiGi's cupcakes

BEFORE ... Someone was pretty happy mom went to Jackson with cousin Syd and Aunt JuJu Saturday! You can't beat a chocolate cupcake with chocolate icing and chocolate sprinkles on top ALONG with a STAR!!

He ate most of the icing ... no cake, of course.

Thomas got all 'muddy'! Where's the cupcake? Well, mom didn't get one for herself. So, I had to eat PART of it, right?

ONLY THE BEGINNING

I know this is blurry but I couldn't help but post how proud he was after FINALLY teeteeing in the potty!!
It was a long day! But he's so darn cute!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET BOY!!

Wake up Baby it's your special day...a day fill with fun and surprises!
My parents always said this line from a childhood book every birthday morning when I was a kid.
I can't believe our little man is TWO!! What a year it has been! Truett has grown into such a little boy over the past 6 months. I see more every day why people tell you children are so great!

Truett, you are such a blessing. We love to watch you run around the house because you're so proud you can RUN! We love your sweet forehead kisses, hugs with a little grunt to let us know you're really trying, high fives after our blessing prayer, you LOVE Toy Story and can quote all THREE, you are funny about what you eat...not much, you love 'scuckers', and more and more. You're little personality is coming out more every day and it's too funny! You are a character trying to act like you're hiding when you close one eye.
We love you more than you will ever know! IT'S TIME TO PARTY!!!



HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY, TRUETT MATTHEW BERRY!!

A LITTLE BEHIND...

I can't believe I've gotten so behind on the Berry life since October. I guess KBcreative took over for a while. So, I'll just start where we are now and go backward.

It's February, and Truett is almost TWO!!! Did you hear me?? TWO!!! I can't believe it! I was walking today thinking about how it stinks I didn't blog over the past 3 months because our little man has become quite the character and is so fun! His obsessions, quirks, likes, dislikes, favorites, etc. are all so entertaining and sometimes TRYING!

Maybe that's another reason I'm a little behind!

We've been a little busy chasing an almost TWO year old.

AND THE FUN KEEPS COMING ...

At this rate, you're going to think I'm going to blog every day and Truett is going to think we're going to do FUN things every day!
Today was fall fest at our church. WOW! We had a fun day!
No nap all day, bless us! But we had lots of fun. Have I used that word enough yet??
After a fun morning with Daddy, Mimi showed up for the afternoon. Truett and I took Mimi out to show her a good time! (i.e. Fall Fest and Wall's!)

Truett is obsessed with CHOO CHOOs!!! (as he calls a train)
So, this was right up his alley. GO DAWGS!!

Mom tried to help him have fun ... failed!

He also loves COWS ... MOOOOO!!! and now, milking them...ha!!

Cassie attempted to paint a pumpkin on T's cheek and he attempted to wipe it away.

Truett picked this to eat and LOVED the green icing.

We loved Mimi joining us!!

and the conductor thought someone was cute!!
He's already like his daddy ... getting special treatment.

WE WENT TO THE FAIR ...

I saw some cool cars.


I played with some animals.


I had lots of fun with mommy and daddy!

I rode A ride!


And mommy and daddy decided it was time to go!
We had fun but I was SOOO tired!

There is a lot to catch you up on, but I couldn't pass this up. We had a great day!

The Cow Goes MOOOOO

For those of you who don't know, Ryan grew up showing cows. His family have a cattle farm as well and we decided the last time we were in New Hebron we would let Truett explore the REAL cows! Needless to say, he loved it. I wish I would have counted the number of times he said COOWWWW .... mooooo!

COOWWWW!

more COOWWWs!

then he just wanted to drive!

the horses as we were leaving ... not his favorite.
Maybe a little too close for comfort.

I'm just so glad our little man loves the outdoors as much as we do!

A Wild Ride and Week

Yes, I know! I'm a little behind on updating about our week and weekend in TN. I guess you could say I hit a wall when we returned. {We'll share all those lovely details at a later date}

My last post was about being in Nashville and in Nashville I was! We made it SAFELY to say the least. I had a WILD RIDE about half way there when I was run off the road by another church bus (in my own car following our bus – they didn't mean to of course!). I went out of control on the interstate and ended up going the opposite direction on the shoulder after almost flipping! A WILD RIDE. Thank the Lord everything was fine – only one tire came off the rim and had to be put back on. Thanks to the local firemen of Brownsville, TN, for changing my tire!!! Needless to say, I didn't drive the rest of the way there.

We really drew a crowd ... two more church buses up ahead and emergency vehicles.
Thanks to these guys below ... we were back on the road in 45 minutes.

One tire off the rim...
It is truly amazing I didn't flip ... almost ... but didn't flip!

MFUGE was great though! The week with our students was a blessing and so rewarding to see them respond to God's voice. We were all exhausted by Saturday but it was all worth it!

Sweet kids at The Shalom Zone



sweet little Kimberlyn was mad because we wouldn't let her have the camera.



Our crazy group



and all of us crazy girls!



kaylie and carli all geared up for MEGA RELAY

worship on Wednesday night ... amazing ... Tim Bertram painting this with his hands was it!

It was excited to see my boys Saturday afternoon as they met me on our way further East to Townsend, TN, for the Sudduth family reunion. (My mom's brother and sisters, my cousins, and all our kiddos) It was wild and so fun! It had been about four years since we were all together at Meemaw's funeral which was brief and not a huge time to visit. So, it was great to meet all the great grands and see all of them play together. Truett is the youngest and he loved the play time with so many little people like him!

this is the almost the whole gang...we miss you, Steve and Kirk Sudduth!



sweet Sydney ... 13 and still precious!



little man loved running ... a few scrapes and bruises but he had a blast!



two sweet girls ... princess Madelynn and Syd



Mom's sisters and brother and spouses ... Meemaw and Grandaddy would be so proud!

We spent the 4th of July together all day at The Lodge at Valley View. What a fun day! We're so blessed to be a part of such a precious family. There have been some major trials in all our lives over the past few years. Being able to be together for a short time was so rewarding!
Some of us even floated the river with all the other 400 people that were there too. Low river + holiday=Interesting.

we loved the fireworks

Somebody taught this little man how to say ... WOW!! at the fireworks.
So, now, Truett loves to look up in the sky and say, "WOW!!"

In NASHVILLE BY NOW

Once this posts, I'll be in Nashville with a load of teenagers from FBC Grenada. Of course, not just me ... two more chaperones too. I'm praying it will be an awesome week for all of us! BUT I must say, I'm going to miss these boys! This is actually the first time I've been away from both of them for this long! I'm not one to freak over things like that or anything but I sure will miss my boys!! Can't wait to see you both in the mountains on Saturday!! In the mean time, BeBe and MiMi will be taking good care of them both!! What a blessing to have wonderful family allowing me to be apart of such a thing that is so dear to my heart!! I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for us!
Join me as we pray for our students this week!!!

Mission accomplished ... sort of and other fun things!

Is anything wrong with this picture? Well, to most people, 'NO', would be the simple answer! But for me, YES!! There is something wrong here. My child is not frowning, crying or screaming while wearing the floatie in the water!!!
Thanks to Kayla and her teamwork, we got this thing on him while he was not so happy about it. BUT right after she lowered him into the pool and he realized he could float, whala!! A smile!! Unfortunately this only lasted for about 3 minutes and then the water getting in his mouth freaked him out! But if you've been with me and Truett at the pool this summer, you know this is a major accomplishment! He'd rather be free of anything that floats and jump off the side or on the steps and hope someone pulls him out of the water! HA!! I'm convinced by the end of the summer, it won't be a fight! Thanks, Kayla bug!!!

We've been doing a lot of packing around here since Truett is going on a grandparent tour while I'm at MFUGE this week. Truett found a little something I had put away until he was old enough to enjoy it. He drug this thing from his closet to the den and insisted we open it up. BeBe, gave it to us months ago. It was Ryan's when he was a boy. It's great and compact which I love with the train and all the bridges and pieces inside. Then, you turn the box over and it's the track! We played with it twice yesterday for a while! There is no doubt Fisher Price toys are well made. This thing is great and looks brand new! Thanks, BeBe!! You sure know all the fun toys boys love and how sweet that my little man is getting to enjoy a toy his daddy once did too!

A Visit with Tanner and Dr. Molly

Laura, a friend of mine from high school, lives in Oxford and goes to the same pediatrician that we do. We've been trying to get together. So, Thursday, Truett and I paid she and her little man Tanner a visit.

No, we did not get new bedding... this is Truett asleep in Tanner's bed!

This is where we began our visit ... Tanner asleep on the chair and Truett asleep in the car and then the bed! And, then they went after it — toys, monster truck movies, popsicles, hot dogs. FUN! FUN! FUN!

We had a great time and will definitely have to do it again! Thanks, Laura and Tanner for sharing your toys and house with us. It was a lot of fun!

So, then, on to the doctor.

This was T's 15 month check up since we have always been almost a month behind on doctor visits since our first. It was great!

Our little man is GROWING!!

He's officially 16 months. Weighs 28 lbs. 6 oz. and measures 32.5 in.
He really showed out for Dr. Molly saying all kinds of things while I held a book of animals. It was pretty hilarious. So, no worries on development. We're doing just fine!
Mom is happy shots are officially over until he's 4!!

Truett, today you are a precious big boy!
You love your squeaky shoes from Hayden. They are too funny!
You still LOVE milk! This morning you didn't even want breakfast...just 2 cups of milk.
Food likes come and go for you. Right now you love hot dogs, chicken nuggets, fruit cups (preferring to be fed it rather than eat it with your hands), fresh pears, chips, puffs, puffs, puffs, grapes, strawberries, whipped cream, cherries – ok, pretty much everything!
You LOVE to play in the water hose!! Nothing joys you more!
You love to watch movies in the car.
Your daddy is more fun than anybody!!! He's so much fun for you to watch and mimic.
You are saying lots of things especially when we ask you to. (down please, cat, cow MOOOO, dawwwwggg (when you hear one bark), BLOOOO (you and Blue have a loved/hate relationship) and lots more.
You have the greatest little laugh! I love it when we get you really tickled. It's wonderful!
We love you and can't wait to see you continue to grow even more. It sure is going fast!

A Fun Father's Day

Father's Day was a special day! Not only was it all about our daddys but we got to spend it with the whole Burnham crew at the Rawson's house! The Rawsons are my oldest sister, Julie's, in-laws. They are like family! So, Mrs. Sherry invited us all out for shrimp and fish and LOTS of food (wish I had a picture). We were all STUFFED when we left ... shrimp, fish, potatoes, corn, slaw, hushpuppies, cream cheese pound cake with all the toppings, fruit, pies that never came out of the fridge, and homemade ice cream. I'm sure there was more that I never saw!
Let's just say, Mrs. Sherry knows how to host a big group!!

After lunch, we went out to the lake behind the house to do a little fishing. No one caught anything worth writing home about but we had a good time sweating our booties off!! And the Sasser kids just loved every part of it!

Jake got a few lessons from his daddy

Dean could do it all by himself!

Princess Madelynn can get anything she wants ... and Jake took advantage too!

So, Happy Father's Day to my dad and my husband!!

It was a precious day for me to be able to spend it with both.
My dad is a wonderful man. He is a humble, Godly man, a servant, and so hardworking. I have learned so much from him for the past 30 years. I am so proud to call him my DAD!

Me and my sweet daddy



three girls ... I wonder if we were a hand full growing up!?

My sweet husband ... I must say, I looked forward to the day that he would be a father to our children from the day we married. He's so great with Truett, and Truett definitely loves his daddy! Bath time is their time every night ... not always the most pleasant time lately but Ryan is still a trooper with him! Ryan is a wonderful dad too! It's so exciting to watch my boys together and know that Truett will learn so much from his daddy just like I have!

after church ... playing with Pops FIRST gift
Truett LOVES his daaayeeee!



We love our daddy!!!