Family Togetherness!

Isaac's Mom is a sucker for those "when the family is all together" photos. And for the record, I'm not complaining, because I like photos! A very handsome young man I know, birthday just happens to be in June. We just so happen to be all together for this very special occasion. And I can honestly say I'm not sure when the last time was that everyone was at the same place, same time, for a family photo. But we were all together this day and boy oh boy, did we ever make up for the lack of time between now and the last! :)  I realize now that I didn't get a ton of Eli that day, he was so busy off playing, but Baby G is such a sweet subject!! Enjoy!!

I guess you can't get everyone looking at the camera at the same time!

To My Love

Happy Birthday!

Love,

Me

The Big Birthday Celebration!

I will keep my words very few since there are a ton of pictures. The party was so much fun! Eli had a blast. The house became a little crowded at times, but I do believe fun was had by all!!

Party details.

The party would have been snackless it it werent for Eli's Grammy & Gi Gi! Thanks for making it happen! :)

The Hay Ride!!

Big cousins.

I am imagining the toddler conversation happening here...

E: Isn't that thing on a stick good!

D: Yeah!! I can't believe I've never had one of these!

E: My mom gave me one the other day for the first time and it was so yummy!

D: They sure don't last long though, do they?

And even though we had a way to pull the trailer, that Pa Pa thought a Big John deere tractor would be a nice touch! So Fun!

Presents!

This was a very memorable moment at the party, once he figured out that he could make this thing go just by the press of a button, he was gone!!! It was so so funny!

Cake Time!

Thanks Maw Maw for such an awesome cake!

 Wow!! He sure did some damage to that cake!

But it looks as though he enjoyed it!

We had such a great turn out for Eli's first Birthday party! I had to take a step back at one point and just take it all in. We are truly blessed people to have such wonderful Friends and Family in our life. And so many people that care about our little guy!

Happy 4th!

Our 4th of July was somewhat low key. We did however decide to go out and fight the firework watching crowd. Once we found a spot to park and eat our subs it wasn't so bad. But let me tell you the hour wait to get out of there...not so fun. Eli didn't mind the fireworks at all...he would look at them and smile. But he wasn't overly excited and he wasn't scared. I'm sure next year will be a different reaction from him.

We had lunch at my parents earlier in the day and Eli went swimming. He loves to swim. Loves it. And in this picture he is very very tired..in fact he zonked out not long after.



 Somehow I'm thinking that it isn't very patriotic to eat the flag. 

The pictures after dark didnt come out so great, but I did at least get a few.

Hope everyone had a safe and Happy Fourth!

A Beachy Birthday!

There is a day that comes every year, it has to come. Yes, it is a must. The day must come and on that day you become one more numerical year older, I say that because there are times that we don't feel any older but we are. Wether we don't feel physically older, I believe that we have gained a wiser status in the world. All that being said, my birthday was a little over a week ago. I love my birthday month! I always have! My very favorite season in fall, but for me the month of May marks the beginning of summer! We really don't have a fall in Florida (just for the record) and I think that it would be safe to say that about 75% of the year could be considered summer, and for good reason...It is so stinkin HOT!

This Birthday for me was different this year. It was my first birthday as a Mommy. And for me, that is the greatest gift any girl could have. I really didn't want a big deal made of it, but I wanted to do something that everyone could enjoy! And what more perfect than a day at the beach! How do you go wrong when you are surrounded by people you love, warm salty air, the smell of sun lotion on a baby, grub on the grill, talking and laughter everywhere you turn! It was so much fun! Thank you to all who came out to celebrate and although it wasn't meant to be a celebration, I am glad that we were all there to enjoy such a beautiful day together! Thank you Debby for such a Beautiful cake (even though I said it didn't need to be fancy). And Thank you Momma and Daddy for manning the food!

Picture Time

I absolutley adore this picture!