Shattuck picked out a new toy.  He is moving around on the floor now so we needed some toys new toys for him.



This toy has a lot of moving parts on it that make noises… he loves it.







The dogs like to go up to my office… Mintie can go up the stairs… where she then turns around and barks for someone to come get her… she can’t go down.








Mrs. Caroline gave Shattuck a jumper… he would sit in it for hours if he could.

Shattuck and I woke up this morning around 5:00am for breakfast.  His mother took out the dogs… then she went online looking for today’s estate sales (you have to start early to get the good stuff – Saturdays around Memphis are a mad dash for people looting former estates).

She noticed an estate sale in Corinth, MS.  The location of the home was not too far from my Great Grandparents home where William Shattuck Adams, Sr. grew up (the house was actually next to the old Liddon home).  Three of the paintings looked very similar to Granny’s paintings, so I decided I’d take Shattuck down to Corinth for breakfast to investigate.  Turns out they were not hers but most likely a student’s.

We decided to make the rest of the day a day for exploration.

First we stopped by the old Adams gravesite in Henry Cemetary in Corinth.  Shattuck’s Great Great Great Grandfather William Thomas Adams is the oldest gravestone in the plot (born Oct. 18, 1853 died Jan. 30, 1939)












We went into town for breakfast.  We parked next to the town courthouse.   Corinth is a nice little town.  Like Oxford without all of the damage done my wealthy, trial lawyers from Jackson, MS who destroy everything they touch.




Across from the Court House is Shattuck’s Great Great Grandfather’s W.C. ‘Chubby’ Adams office.



We decided to head South next.  We went to the town to Rienzi, MS where William Thomas Adams grew up.



We went 7 miles East of Rienzi to the old Courthouse that dates back to 1854 and was the county seat before the Civil War.  It was going to be torn down a few years ago but a local Doctor paid to have it saved and restored.















Afterwards, we headed to Oxford, MS for lunch.  Shattuck and I walked into the Bottle Tree Bakery.  The same people are working there from when I was in College 10 years ago.  It was packed with freshmen and sophmore girls.  They stared at Shattuck the entire time.  I should rent him to College guys looking to get a date because he was a real hit.

Shattuck is sitting up on his own, crawling, and even climbs up to stand in his crib…

Uncle Gray came to visit Shattuck Sunday.  Shattuck was sick all weekend with a cold, so Grandfather Adams decided he’d better come up from Cleveland to check on him.











The below image looks like Gray and Shattuck are in a conversation where Shattuck is explaining something.  (Shattuck’s probably giving Gray directions somewhere).

Shattuck and I visited John and Maryln Sewell this evening.  Then we stopped by Whole Foods and picked up a steak.  After dinner, we sat around and enjoyed a milk and a Guinness (he had the milk and I celebrated the 250 Year Anniversary of the brew from St. James Gate).

Then we took a bath.  Afterwards, we called Grandfather Adams… just to laugh over the phone.

Anne Elizabeth came over to baby sit Anne Hartmann, West, and Shattuck.  It’s a small world.  Anne Elizabeth is the grand daughter of my 7th grade math teacher Mrs. Krutz.




We left the kids and went to Sea Side.  The girls went shopping… West and I went to Bud and Alley’s.



We started with drinks at Bud and Alley’s in Sea Side.



Cafe Tango was very good.  I had the steak with a lobster on top.



Shattuck felt better than I did this morning.

Shattuck’s Friday adventure included eating at the Magic Mushroom and then going to The Track (to race go carts).



We were off to ‘The Track’ in Destin, FL.















Anne Hartmann got very mad at the man and his son that tried to squirt us with water.  She told him that it ‘wasn’t fair’ and that he was ‘getting her bow wet’.  She scolded him the entire time.





It was time to move to the race track.








I should be careful letting her drive.











A.H. enjoyed the bumper cars the most… something about being able to wreck the car with her father’s approval… who knows why this ride struck a cord with her.





West wanted to ride the trains.

The kids are tired after playing all day… they have a baby sitter coming over tonight so we can go to dinner.

Trip to Florida – Aug. 2009