Staying Dry

We've stayed very busy with lots of fun things during all this rainy weather. Just a few of the things we've been doing are...

Dressing up and looking really handsome!!


Playing a little baseball!!


Even when we're playing Braves baseball...

...we're dreaming of Alabama football!


And, finally, making sure our work boots are ready to go when all this blessed rain finally GOES AWAY!!

I LOVE HER, LOVE HER, LOVE HER!!

I know I go on and on and gush and gush, but this woman is AMAZING!! I just cannot say enough about her talent. We got Jack's two year pictures made with Patsy Brown today and I'm speechless at her ability to take what I thought looked very ordinary and make it into beautiful art!! Thank you so much, Patsy, for outdoing yourself once again!! We love you and love being able to see you. I'm already excited about next time !! Check Patsy out under Thousand Words Photography in my favorites list or at http://www.patsybrown.com/. Here are some favorites from the day that I stole from Patsy's blog:)

The Social Life of a 23 Month Old...

...is much more impressive than mine!! To begin, Jack made his first visit to Chuck E. Cheese last weekend. It was NO fun for me and Ben or Carrie and Jason (who we insisted go with us:), but Jack had a good time. That place is CRAZY and the food is AWFUL!! But, we got a few cute pictures anyway.



This was actually taken in the mall. After I took it, the security guard explained that they don't allow pictures to be taken in the mall. News to me... I've never heard that before and still don't understand it. I'm sure they have their reasons, but it was really an inconvenience as Carrie had to then stand guard every time I wanted to take a picture:)



Jack just jumped right up on stage... I'm still not sure if that's allowed!

Then we had what could be the social weekend of the year.... TWO parties for some of our dearest friends!! Piper turned one today (21st) and she had a "Poodles in Paris" themed party. Very girly, very pink, very chic and very classy!! Piper's just got the best style!! We enjoyed it and Jack didn't mind wearing the pink poodle hat one bit!! Look at this precious birthday girl!!



Jack enjoyed Piper's new slide more than she did I think!

What a sweet family... Happy Birthday Piper, We love you!!



That same fun day, John Parker had his third birthday party!! It was a huge blowout with a big slide, a big bouncer, AND Mickey Mouse!! I'm sure that JP's mom is going to blog all about the party so I'll just share a few of the cute pictures I got.

Caroline and Jack just lounging outside for a refreshing drink (I love this picture!)

I got this great action shot of John Parker which was about all you could get! He was on GO all day. Julie, I actually did get the cutest picture of him with Mickey, but I didn't want to steal your thunder, so I'll let you post it:)

This was our second meeting with Mickey and we just adore him!!

Our good friend, Hudson - Jack and Hudson are friends from school and it was great to get to see him at the party!!

Uh Oh... Sorry, John Parker, but Jack just couldn't wait to play with all your new toys!!

We had such a great time at the party!! Happy, Happy Birthday!

Whew! Who knew being a kid could be so tiring!

Mud Pies and Dump Trucks

Hannah Grace and Joel are spending the weekend with us and we've spent much of the time playing in the sand pile at our new house. Such fun....

And just a couple to show Daddy the new haircut...

Party 'Til Mommy Drops

Bryce's mommy that is... I know that Amanda was exhausted b/c she (and Raustin) threw a great birthday party for Bryce this past Saturday. He turned two and we were very excited to get to celebrate with him. Lots of Jack's friends were there and he had a blast!! The big hit of the day was.... ELMO!! Yep, he came to play with everyone too. So much fun...

Jack giving Elmo a big hug!


I LOVE this picture!! How cute are they?!


I couldn't decide which picture of Caroline to post so I just put them all on here. Can we say photogenic?! Shonna, how did I not get a picture of C and J together?!

I LOVE this picture too!! Look at that smile Caroline gave me!


Ethan really loved Elmo...

Addison didn't care for him nearly as much!


Helena was really much too busy to let me take her picture!


The birthday boy and his sweet momma!


And just a couple more of my sweet guy... I didn't get a picture of all the kids b/c they were VERY busy having a fabulous time! Thanks Bryce for letting us share in the fun!! Great party!!