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Evey's 3rd Birthday

7/19/2010 | by Unknown

Evey had a great birthday weekend...the theme was Toy Story 3. Friday she had a little party at school with Toy Story cupcakes and all the kids sang to her. It was really sweet and she loved it.

Morning Sunshine!

Saturday, her actual birthday, we started the day with watching Toy Story 3 in the theater. Miss Brenna hung out with Austin and we took Evey to see her first movie in the theater. She loved it as did we. Then we grabbed some lunch at Chick Fil A.

We eagerly waited the arrival of the Stirmans. Evey loved having Greenley and Cadence here for her birthday. (They were on their East Coast road trip and the dates just happen to work out perfectly) Then the neighbors came over to sing happy birthday and have dessert.

I just got the plate for my birthday, so Evey is the
first to use this special birthday plate. A new tradition
for us. Thank you Aunt Chrissy!

After some musical beds, Evey finally went to bed around 10. It was a fun and wonderful day. We all had a wonderful day and all really enjoyed having our sweet friends here to celebrate.

Austin 7 Months

7/14/2010 | by Unknown

Dear Sweet Austin,

You have been busy this past month. You can sit really well on your own. You reach for your toys and pull them toward you. You are very interested in how things work, what things are and watching us eat. It is like to are trying to figure it all out. You are much less interested in moving around. This past month you have tried sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, applesauce, squash and pears. You don't seem to like the peas and carrots but I think that is more of a texture issue then taste...we will try those again.

You are a very happy and smiley baby. I love taking you to the store cause you smile at everyone that walks by. Your smile just melts them. Even men have stopped so say something. I love that your happy nature is contageous...don't change. You are so sweet and loving. I just love watching you with Evey. I love the way you interact with each other.

Look I have a cross like Evey except the boys version

Yummy, I tell you what!

Ready for church...got my kicks on

July 4th

7/10/2010 | by JP

Went to Michigan again for July 4th...always one of our favorite trips. It's a good time of relaxing by the lake and hanging out with family. We had some "firsts" this trip. For starters, we did the day drive up there instead of overnight. It turned out alright and definitely better than it could have been. Evey timed her needed stops pretty well and the drive wasn't too bad. It did kind of screw up everyone's schedule though, so I'm not sure it's the better option. We did the overnight drive on the way back and the kids did much better with just sleeping, but the driver takes most of the abuse. Another first is we brought the new smoker. It was a big hit and James ended up smoking 30 pounds of pork for Saturday night and Sunday afternoon's meals. All in all, it was a good trip and continues to be one of our favorite holiday weekends.

Never bad to see this each morning