The News from Natchez

We've been having big adventures here in Natchez, William and I have. We hung out with my brother and grandparents last week when they were in town. We've eaten out a lot and taken walks around the neighborhood and down to the bluff overlooking the Mississippi. We've run him through all his tricks, showing him off, too; you know, "William, can you clap? Can you wave? Can you blow a kiss? All done? Are you all done, William?" William throws his hands up in the air, a la "touchdown" when he's "all done," and it never fails to elicit laughter from people. In fact, Mom and Daddy ask him to do it a lot because it always makes them giggle. William just looks so pleased with himself when he does it. Here, check it out for yourself:















And William attended his first political event last week: a campaign kick-off for a state senator who attends Daddy's church. The event was held at the local Marketplace Cafe, which is my favorite place to eat--you know, the beignet place--and they had a whole huge roasted pig! William was quite intrigued by that, since that's definitely not something you see every day. I let William taste a little bit of the barbecued pork, and he snarfed up most of my baked beans.

In fact, he's getting quite the intro to good Southern cookin' while he's here. We let him have some grits on Saturday morning, and he loved them. Heck, I don't even like grits, and I was born and raised in the South. I haven't given him any fried okra yet, but I guess that's only a matter of time.

We also had a minor scare here last night. Well, it didn't seem so minor to me at the time. William dove off the big bed in the guest room and thunked his head on the hardwood floor. Gah. That noise. I was crying as much as he was, maybe more. Luckily, he's fine. He had a light pink bump on his forehead for a few hours last evening, but it's gone now, and he's been as rambunctious as ever. But oh my God, I was upset.

So that's the News from Natchez for now. We're having a really good time, even though I'm being eaten alive by mosquitoes!