Big Doug and Gran Bettie's House of Wonders

We recently went to visit Mommy's friends, Alyssa and Tessa, at their grandparents' house in Minden, NV.  Their house was incredible with so many interesting things to look at!  Just like a museum with all sorts of novelties and unique decor. 

The coolest part is that they have a working slot machine in their game room!  Come on, big money!

It was so fun visiting with you all!  Thanks for the lovely brunch Gran Bettie and Big Doug!

- Talley & Maverick

July 2011 Pics

Please click on the link to see an album of our pics from July 2011: July 2011 Pics of Talley & Maverick

- Talley & Maverick

Happy Birthday, Grandpa T!

Thanks for coming out to visit so we could celebrate your birthday with you!  We love you and we hope you had a happy birthday, despite being put to work to help with our move.  Btw, thanks for helping us move too! 

Xo,

Talley & Mav

Our New Home!

The last weekend of July, we moved to our new home in Reno!  We have a great yard, cool painted rooms, and an even bigger play room now! 

Big thank you to all our family who helped us with our move.  You made things go so much faster and better.  We love you!

When the house is all nice and clean and fully furnished and decorated, we'll share some pics.  Wouldn't hold your breath for that, though.  Instead, come see it in progress in person and play with us!  We love having company!

- Talley & Mav

Fire Station Tour

We're always doing cool stuff with Mommy's MOMS Club.  Play dates, service projects, local business tours, community events - you name it!

Here is a pic taken of me during a recent tour we did of a fire station in Sparks. 

The firefighters showed us where they sleep and eat.  They also showed us how they respond in an emergency.  One of them even slid down the pole, suited up, and drove off in the big fire truck!  They wanted us kids to see what firefighters are all about so that we wouldn't be scared if one of them ever came to help us during an emergency.  Lots of children run and hide when firefighters are trying to rescue them.  I definitely would have been one of those children before our visit to the fire station.  I was really scared of the suited up guy at first.  He turned out to be alright, though, and now I've decided I like firefighters.  If you visit me, please ask me about our trip to the fire station because I love talking about it!

-Talley

Mav at 7 Months Old

Seven months old marked my biggest milestone yet - mobility!  That's right, I started crawling!  Now that I've started, I will never stop.  I can hardly lie down for a moment now that I know I'm capable of doing so much more.  Nap time?  Not without a fight!  Diaper change?  Forget about it!  I just don't feel sleep or diaper changes are worthy uses of my time anymore.  There is too much to explore and discover.

Oh, and I can pull up to stand now too!  I started doing that within a couple weeks of learning to crawl.  It's so cool to have an elevated view and be able to reach up higher.  Now I can really get into trouble!  That's part of why we are a little behind on this blog right now.  Our transcriber (aka Mommy) can hardly keep up now that I'm on the move.

The picture above shows me enjoying my favorite snack - a Mum Mum.  Here is a link to a video of Mommy using a Mum Mum as a treat to get me to do my latest tricks:
Mav Gets His Mum Mum

Hey, it works for Bubba so it works for me, right?

-Maverick

Ya-Ya!

Ya-Ya (aka Aunt Janise) came to visit us July 19-21 and we had a blast!  She came in her usual adorable fashion, bearing warm hugs and nice presents.  While she was here, we toured Reno, hit the big shopping spots, ate yummy food, and had lots of fun play time.  We had such a good visit, she decided come back and see us again with Great Uncle Terry the following weekend!  Below are some pics of us by the lake.

Having two visits with Ya-Ya was wonderful, but we still want more!  Hopefully, we'll get to see each other again soon. 

XO,
Talley & Maverick