Recent family sightings

Two weeks ago, a long time compadre of Park's very sadly moved on to some other than this world.  Mr. Brad Robinson will eternally be remembered by us dancing away, laughing hard and making certain that all those around him are having the best time possible.  To celebrate his time with us, and to help prepare for an even bigger celebration with all of the Elon crew, Park went to Athens last weekend, and I headed to my sister's house.  Anna was thrilled to see Josh, "Quiston" (Christian),  Lala (Laura) and Uncle Jason!

Then, we had a visit from Granny B during the week.  Although it was brief, as she is on her way to Bike Virginia, we had a very fun evening with babies abounding!

Next on our fam-stravaganza was a Collective Soul concert with Thomas and Elizabeth.  Let me explain a little.  Eli is admittedly not a fountain of musical knowledge.  She has been working harder than any human should, and wanted a night out at Chastain.  Her explanation goes something like this, "Hey!  I've heard of them, I'll get tickets!"  Needless to say, we were thrilled to accompany her and Thomas and take in the collectively soulful spirits.  Much fun was had, but Uncle Cracker sux.

Websense filter - category nonsense

Thanks to the crack IT team at the CDC, blogspot is now blocked at work. Hence the 4 weeks since my last posting. Not to say that we were religous updaters to begin with, but this has been quite a stretch with no update. I hope yee of the blog readers haven't given up on me!!

We've got quite a bit of catching up to do. I don't mind telling you that there has been some serious cuteness going on around here! Sammy is 8 months old and now saying "mama." Though it's just him muttering, it makes me happy :) He's also a full-time crawler with red little knees to prove it. He's not terribly interested in his play saucer anymore, so keeping him out of the cat food has become a full time job.

Anna is speaking in full sentences that usually go something a little like, "I don't take a tubby today" or "Where'd the baseball go?" or just repeating from her favorite commercial "Wow! That's a low price! I know!" She also loves to sing songs - it usually takes ~8 songs at bedtime each night. She's also a car singer - I was able to record her singing away to Hush little Baby. We're slowly moving in to the potty training phase of life...oh, how fun...so I'm sure we'll have some choice moments to share.

Anna and Sammy together give rise to synergistic cuteness. Anna kisses Sammy on the forehead each night before bed, loves to make him laugh and provides excellent commentary on his status: "Sammy's crying" "Sammy spilled" (this means spit up), and "Sammy eat mommy's boobie" (when he's nursing). Never fails to entertain.
Park and punkins on Pensacola Beach - no oil to be found, but plenty of tension.

My little Sammy in his beach tent.
Playing with Omi and the weird little yellow thingy that has no purpose, but manages to entertain my children for hours.

Mmmmm....cake at Carter's 4th birthday party!

Sammy's first time on the swings.

Recent Happenings

Here are some pics of some recent happenings in the Fowlkes Family:

At the opening of the Canopy Walk at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, this butterfly apparently liked my shirt - kept coming back to me!

Anna and her friend Lucas at Ashley's friend Lenee's birthday party!

Jason Heyward foul ball I caught at the Braves v. Astros game with T, Dad and Matthew.

Sammy and Uncle Jason catching some Z's while we visited the Woodstock fam.

The Mommy train!

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Sammy's Six-Month Montage

As we close in on Sammy's six-month birthday (April 26th), we thought we would do a little montage of our guy throughout his brief but eventful time here on the planet. Hope you enjoy the show!

Anna's 2nd Birthday Party

I know it's a little late, but better late than never... there was some video taken at Anna's birthday party in late February, so here's a little taste of the festivities at the Mellow Mushroom.

And below that is Part 2 where Anna opened presents at home after the party!

Enjoy!

Easter egg hunting

We had so much fun with Anna's first Easter egg hunt! Once she got the drift of what was going on, it was extreme cuteness. As Aunt Eli said, the best thing about this age is that they don't really notice the eggs falling out of their baskets as they are running around. Then they turn around an see all these eggs on the ground think, "Wow! More eggs!!!"

Recent Randoms!

HI! It's been awhile - we've been a few places and would like to share some pics! Also trying out the mobile version of blogspot... There will be more and better photos posted soon, but wanted to give our peeps something in the meantime!

Brother and Sister

Braves Spring Training

Anna in 'her' car

The 'Bone'

Sky Valley

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My baby is TWO!

How quickly a year goes by!!!! I can't believe my little baby is two! What a year it has been so far!

Anna eating Oscar the Grouch (the cupcake)

Granny B and Sammy!

Cousin Carter!

JonMark and Cindy!

Heather and Bennett discuss the benefits of pizza and birthday parties!

Proud Dads!
Back home opening presents!

mishpocheh

noun
(Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); Or mishpokhe or mishpucha. It means “family,” as in “Relax, you’re mishpocheh. I’ll sell it to you at wholesale.”

Harry and Sherry are mishpocheh and happily came for a visit last week! We took them to my favorite Indian restuarant in town: Madras Saravana Bhavan (say that 5 time fast). Although Anna was in rare form for most of the dinner (sigh), we had a great time. They are two of the cooler cats in the world.

As I mentioned, Anna was in rare form, so eventually it was too much and I took her outside. We played in the magazine stand area outside the restaurant. Rather hilariously, she sat in one of the holders...............then she got stuck:

Findings

It's been a big couple of weeks for Sammy. First, he found his thumb and got very good at getting it into his mouth. Then more recently, he found his FEET. This is huge in Sammy's world and he is very happy about it. I'll try to get a pic of him playing with his feet here soon, but for now, here's some thumb cuteness.

Jet Pack Baby Part 2

There is a tradition in the Fowlkes house (apparently) of making sure all kids know how to operate a jet pack properly. Anna succeeded and now it is Sammy's turn. An he does it with a smile...

That's Sammy

This is our son... the 2nd kid usually gets slighted a bit on the picture/video front, but thought we'd give him some props. Anna makes a subtle appearance... as usual.

Our boy!

Anna Jumps on the Bed

It has been a busy time for the Fowlkes house lately, but not so busy where we can't catch a few fun times... Anna is trying out jumping these days, and the bed seems to be the best place to practice. This video is a typical bed-jumping session for our girl.... notice her signature 'cheese' at the beginning and a good line at the very, very end.

Enjoy!

Anna & Sammy

This is just cute stuff... the interaction between brother and sister is priceless.

Enjoy!

Bear with us

We have 2 kids... tough to post.