This bear was outside the house we rented.

Lale, Nora, Albert and I took a ride up to the top of the mountain and walked down.  This place is beautiful.

Andrew, Emily, Gray, and Shelley arrived around 4:30pm.  We grilled burgers for dinner.

Shattuck has a great baby sitter.

We are having a great time in Big Sky, MT.

Shattuck has been playing with Fletcher and the new puppy all day…



Anne Hartmann was so happy Rainbow came home…





Fletcher is very watchful of the new puppy… who has yet to be named (except by Anne Hartmann)…

We have a new puppy.  We have not come up with a name yet.  We should probably consult Anne Hartman when she returns from her vacation at the beach.



Fletcher is less than thrilled… while the puppy nipped at his tail… Shattuck tried to run him in his walker…

Fletcher is going to have his hands full.

In one week, we will all be going on vacation to Big Sky.   I’m not sure if that is in Wyoming or Montana… but it sounds like fun.

Lale, Shattuck, Albert, Nora, Brantley, Mom, Dad, and I are all flying on the same plane out.  I wonder if Shattuck will sit in my lap the entire trip… or will he sit in his Grandfather’s lap.  A better question would be, does anyone think my father will even look out the window… or better yet… acknowledge he is even on a flight while he has Shattuck playing with him?  Shattuck loves playing with his Grandfather.  Even in our home, when he is sitting in my lap in front of the computer, he grabs for the picture of Grandfather on the screensaver on our laptop.

When I came home today, Shattuck was in his crib playing with his rattle.  He was cooing at the toy as he played with it as if he were having a conversation.  Then he noticed me… that is when his eyes lit up and he started smiling.  We took a walk around The Village with Fletcher.

During the walk, Fletcher ran into Duffy… the other male Westie in the neighborhood.  They kept their distance from each other.  Fletcher crouched to his belly, and Duffy started stamping and kicking is back feet… tearing up the ground… and strutting around like a raging bull.  Shattuck’s head went back and forth watching these two posture.  Then he let out a yell as if to say, ‘let’s get this battle started’.  In the end, the matador and the bull just sniffed each other and lost interest.  Our walks are always an adventure.

Fletcher is missing his buddy Buster Buntin.   He’s been looking out the window for him ever since he left.

Shattuck started his 4th of July evening at the Hopkins home.  Janie cooked the best meal.



Shattuck and Wendy Buntin.  Someday, he is looking forward to playing with his fourth cousin… boy or girl!



Bruce and Shattuck have a great time together.





Shattuck was asleep before the fireworks started at the Memphis Country Club.









Shattucks good friend Wilson B. Pace was having a good time watching the fireworks.  He said, ‘Uh Oh…  that was loud.’







Cooper is going to have fun visiting Shattuck at Ole Miss someday.

TODAY IS SHATTUCK’S FIRST FOURTH OF JULY!!!

The neighborhood had a 4th of July Parade.



Wilson and Wendy walked Shattuck to the parade.









Shattuck ran into his friend Woodson Dunavant who is a few days younger.









Oh Boy!  Wait until Shattuck is old enough to play in the water.

My cousin Wilson and his wife Wendy Buntin are in town visiting.  Shattuck loves his Wendy!  We enjoyed the Indian Palace for dinner and tomorrow morning we are going to celebrate the 4th of July with some friends in St. Andrews Fairway and then go to the Memphis Country Club for fireworks tomorrow evening with Bruce and Janie.






Fletcher had to jump in the picture…



Below is a picture taken in 1878 of our Great Great Grandfather John Melchoir Kirk.