Baby Baldknobber

Several years ago Tom and I took a short vacation to Branson MO and had a great time! I have such fond memories of going there as a kid and I cannot wait to go back and spend some more time there with Donovan. Anyone that has been to Branson knows that there are lots of shows down there, and many of them include characters known as "baldknobbers". Basically they are hillbillies with no teeth that "mash" their face up as Tom says, so they look even more hillbilly then they normally would. Tom and I got such a kick out of all of the billboards with baldknobbers on them on the drive to Branson and then all of the commercials you see down there with a gummy hillbilly looking man. So the term "baldknobber" is thrown around in this house very often. Now Donovan does not close his mouth often, but when he does we laugh and think that he looks like he is auditioning for the role of baby baldknobber. Until today we have been unable to capture it on film but during breakfast this morning our luck changed! Last night and this morning Donovan has been spending a fair amount of time sucking on him bottom lip, thus creating the perfect baldknobber look. Behold!




And my absolute favorite...

It's even cuter in person.