Trotter Reunion 2011

The Trotter Reunion was held over the weekend in beautiful Tennessee.  We rented an awesome cabin in Townsend, which was centrally located to the weekend's event locations.

We enjoyed a beautiful view of the Smokies from our front porch

On Friday, we all went to Dollywood. Why did I let my baby go on this ride???

The Lucky Ducky...

...and Piggy Wiggy were much more his speed.  :)

Saturday was all day water sports at Uncle Clyde's and Aunt Kathy's

And Jon got to try knee boarding and water skiing

Larry went on his very first boat ride with Uncle Clyde, just like his mommy when she was a baby.

Larry stayed cool in the baby pool on Sunday. He kept me and his aunts cool by pouring water on our feet while we lounged in the shade.

And to prove that mommy was also on this vacation...Larry and I took a pontoon boat ride with Uncle Herb. Larry doesn't look too thrilled in the picture. He fell asleep on me as soon as we left the dock. It was the best nap he had during our whole trip!

Swimming with the little cousins. Larry thought it was so fun to jump to daddy from the dock!

A group shot in front of our cabin before we headed home. 

First MLB Game

Larry attended his first major league baseball game tonight.  The Washington Nationals played the Chicago Cubs. First Lady Michelle Obama was also in attendance to support military families. There were secret service everywhere!
Now, I could lie and say what a wonderful family outing it was. But, I'm not going to lie. It was miserable. Larry did not want to stay in his seat. We sat by the nicest and sweetest couple so at least we weren't getting any dirty looks. Jon and I took turns taking him for a walk and little did we know that we both got him ice cream. This was after he basically ate french fries for dinner. Our smartest move was to leave our awesome seats and go up to the main level where Larry could run around and Jon was able to enjoy another hot dog and a beer and watch more of the game.

Michelle Obama with the military kids, throwing out the first pitch. See how close our real seats were?!?

Summer Fun!

It's been awhile since I've posted some pictures. We are enjoying our summer.  June just flew by!

We've been playing at the pool...

Snacking at the pool...

and just trying to stay cool!

And enjoying some "Summer Survival" play dates! (Frying Pan Park--July 1st)

Father's Day 2011

Jon and his "mini me." Larry got his daddy some new golf balls for Father's Day.  Jon said he played his best rounds of the season that weekend! :)

Larry posing with Grandpa and his Father's Day gift. A model of his very first car--a 1960 Ford Starliner

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny visited our house!

Larry's favorite present...a Thomas the Train whistle that blows bubbles!

There's nothing like a chocolate bunny for breakfast!

Larry really liked the Easter Bunny again this year

He just stood there and smiled at him

We had Easter Brunch at Gamma's golf club

Train Ride #2

Train Ride--this was a big hit! Gamma with all the
grandchildren

There was even a petting zoo with lots of baby animals--Larry is petting a baby goat in this picture, but the big purple bow is in the way!

We had such a fun Easter celebration with our family!

Spring Break 2011

Larry was on Spring Break this week from preschool and also his baseball class. We were lucky enough to take a spontaneous trip to the beach with our friends Page and Patrick.  We visited Bethany Beach from Wednesday to Friday. We really lucked out and enjoyed beautiful weather! Our second night there, Larry learned how to crawl out of his pack n play. After twenty attempts by me to put him to bed, Page stepped in and layed him down every time he tried to get up. He didn't know what to think of that?!? So, before too long he gave up and went to sleep. However, at 6:30am, I was greeted by his smiling face in my face. :)

We headed straight to the beach when we arrived on Wednesday

We went swimming at the indoor pool

Swimming was so fun! Larry did a great job kicking his legs!

We had ice cream BEFORE dinner...

what a special treat!

Bedtime stories with Patrick

Good Friday

After finishing the book, I Love You Through and Through...

Me: "Larry, who loves you?"

Larry: "Jesus loves me."

It was the most precious thing to say, especially on Good Friday.