Carter loves balloons! Every time he spots one he says “Bah! Bah!” and points his finger at it. Here is Carter walking around entertaining himself and us with a balloon.

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Almost walking! Carter took his first steps last Friday. Here he is on Sunday showing off for Nana and Granddad.

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We were finally able to catch Carter’s latest trick on video:

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The college football season is upon us again. Appropriately, my uncle Adam (of www.jonestopten.com fame) has just published his first book, Rose Bowl Dreams. The book details my uncle’s life as a career college football fan, namely, the University of Texas variety. But the book is more than a history of Longhorn football. It tells of growing up in the Jones family; of the loss of Adam’s mother (my grandmother); and of faith, restored in part by a kid named Vince Young.

Here is the link to the book on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Rose-Bowl-Dreams-Memoir-Football/dp/0312373694/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220284528&sr=8-1

Here is the official website:

http://www.rosebowldreams.com

I thought it was an excellent read, but I am biased. The book receives 5 out of 5 Homers from me.

–Mitch