A Good Hair Day!

I did it! I had Robin cut my hair off today and it feels great! Joe loves it! So funny that my husband likes shorter hair better than long hair...well short hair is what he prefers on me. It's going to be great for the summer and a lot easier to take care of. I will grow it out again, but change is good!

A Great Invention

Ya know, there just NEVER seems to be enough time in a day! I was supposed to be off of work today and the only thing I had on our agenda was to go have the kids pictures done by my friend Malin, who is an amazing photographer by the way (http://www.heartisfound.com/). Before we were even ready to head out the door I picked up my blackberry and started to read my emails, only to find a few that made me realize how important it was for me to make time to go into the office today! As Courtney tells me, I have entered the world of crackberry! There is just no way to avoid your emails and once you have read them, and realize you are needed for something, it's just too difficult to ignore...well for me it is! So, a few hours and a new stack of files later, I headed home in just enough time to relieve Joe for work. He had the day off of Karate Camp and didn't have to go in to work until 3:30, which is 2 hours later than his shift usually starts. So...needless to say, I didn't get to go w/ Joe and the kids to eat Partners pizza buffet...a favorite for Joe and the kids!

Well, when I got home, the kids were playing really well upstairs, and Ansley was in her Johnny Jumper, so I actually got to eat lunch! THEN, after Ansley started to get fussy and I still had a ton of stuff I needed to do that required 2 hands, I decided to try out her new little seat. It's not a Bumbo seat, but it's very similar. It was amazing!!! She sat in it for at least an hour and let me get some work done! If you have/are having a baby or know someone who is, you have to get them one of these seats! I was able to have my baby sitting safely next to me while I worked from home and got paid! Then, of course, the whirlwind starts! It's time for dance, so we have to leave 30 minutes early...pretty standard for us in order to get anywhere on time. After 2 hours away from home, and a few phone calls (on the way there and back) regarding work matters, it was time for dinner, baby feeding, baths, and getting Ansley to sleep! When I finally sat down to call my boss back, and Malin, who I really needed to talk to, my phone rang! I was on the phone for another 45 minutes w/ my friend Shelly from work (important), answered a few more phone calls in between helping my kids w/ whatever they needed and before I knew it, it's 10:00 p.m.! That's my cut-off. I don't call anyone that late...even if they say it's ok. My luck, I would call and that would be the night they decided to go to bed early. So....not only did I just share what a typical day in my life is like, I also explained why I think there is just never enough time in a day!

Roco 1996 - 2008

Today was a very sad day for my little brother Bryson. After less than a year without his sister, Raja, Roco was layed to rest today. They were told that he was getting old, losing control of his bladder and bowels, and it was only a matter of time. When Raja was put down my dad handed her over to the vet and let them take care of the rest. Today, Bryson chose to be a part of the process and held Roco's head as he was put down. Bryson wanted to bring Roco home and, with the help of my dad, burried him in the backyard. I know that Bryson had a very hard day with the loss of a dog that was nothing less than a good buddy to him with a big heart. Our hearts go out to Bryson and my parents who were so used to hearing the sound of Roco's paws on the hardwood floor to greet them when they walked through the door.

On a lighter note, the kids were thrilled to kick off their summer w/ their first day of Karate Camp. The summers are tough on Joe w/ the responsibility and long hours of Karate Camp, but it sure is nice for the kids to have a place to go and get out all of their energy and spend more time w/ their daddy. Now that the kids are older and can/want to go to camp all day, summers are a nice break for me. I still have the baby, but it's still a bit of a break. Chelsea will be coming in to town next week and the kids always look forward to spending time w/ her. She will be here all summer but she has been signed up for some Summer Activities to keep her entertained w/ a little more than AJ and Aleigh's company. The three of them argue regularly by the end of summer, but still complain when the day comes to an end and it's time to take Chelsea home. Next summer I am sure I will be a little more busy w/ a toddler on our hands!

A Nice Memorial Day

Today we finished cleaning house and then loaded the kids up for a trip to the Cheesecake Factory! I have been wanting to go there since my Birthday and my mom gave me a gift card, so we decided today was the day to spend it. On the way up we decided since we were going to be on the North end we would stop at Ikea and pick up a few things we have been wanting/needing from there. The kids were so excited to go to Ikea and play in the play area w/ the huge ball pit, that they hardly ate anything at the Cheesecake Factory. We couldn't have picked a better time to go! If you ever want to go to the Cheesecake Factory and avoid the crowds, go between 3-4 p.m! We were in and out of there in like 45 minutes! Ansley handled the trip well, until we were almost home, then she was just flat out pissed off that I wasn't feeding her!

We had a great weekend and spent a lot of time at home..well me and the girls did since we didn't go to the Braves game! It was really nice to wake up and go at our own pace w/out any obligations this weekend! That just doesn't happen very often! I know one of my obligations for next weekend is going to be to see the "Sex In The City" movie! I can't wait! I hope everyone else enjoyed their weekend!

A little bit of a blast from the past!

So I wanted to add an extra post today because my mom sent me some pictures that I have mentioned in my previous postings. Remember the "Sibling Love" post when I mentioned that there was one picture of James and I showing any sort of affection towards one another when we were little. Well this is the picture of us at the Ronald McDonald playhouse w/ me in my red clogs (darn, you can't hardly see them and I LOVED those shoes) going down the slide together! It's a little blurry, but it really is us...don't know what in the world was going on w/ my hair back then!









This is the "Then and Now" photo of the three J's, James, Jena, and Jeffrey! The "Then" picture was taken when they were 2 years old in 1978! I love their facial expressions!!! I just had to share this!





So every time we fly out to Salt Lake City, I usually insist that we go by our old house. The only house I ever knew from my early childhood! I have very fond memories in that house...even though I shared a room w/ both my brothers! James and I had bunk beds and Bryson was still in a crib. It was very cramped in our bedroom w/ beautiful lime green carpet! ;) My mom and dad had baby blue carpet and the rest of the house was burgundy carpet. We had two bedrooms and just one bathroom! We did have a basement, but my dad never did get a chance to finish it. In our backyard we had a cherry tree, strawberry bushes, and a sandbox w/ a swing set cemented in...which was a big deal! That meant that we could swing as high as we wanted and the swing set wouldn't tip over! We had a trampoline and spent many slumber parties sleeping out there! Many family get together's were spent in that house. I had a Strawberry Shortcake toy box that was just one big giant strawberry and me and my cousins would empty it so they could hide in there and hopefully get to stay the night! My childhood best friend, Amy, lived next door and in the summer our families would play "Red Light, Green Light," "Ring Around the Rosies," "London Bridges," and "Red Rover Red Rover" until dark! It was a fun place to grow up and I had a lot of friends that lived on our block! To this day my mom is still best friends w/ an old neighbor who lived down the street and went to work for Delta w/ my mom, Lesa Frakes. Well, the neighborhood is not a nice looking place AT ALL anymore! I got a very yucky feeling driving through there this last time, and decided it was the last time I needed to drive through there! AJ and Aleigh were like "You lived here mom?! These houses are so small!" The black and white photo was taken back in 1981. The colored photo was taken from the car window last week while we were in Salt Lake.














I figured since I just posted on "First Time" I could share memories from the first home my parents ever owned. We lived in this house from 1979 - 1988, and I have many fond memories in that house. Thanks for listening to me reminisce!

First Time!

As promised, I am posting photo's of AJ at his first Braves game! Joe insisted on staying up late to make that poster for AJ in hopes that they would put him on the screen or throw him a ball. Well the poster turned out great, didn't it? They didn't get there as early as Joe wanted them to and missed seeing the players practice, but I don't think that was as important to AJ as eating his "Oh's" cereal and cinnamon toast! AJ came home and told me all about the coke bottle made out of baseball bat's, ball's, gloves, etc. He was really intrigued by Turner Field. His favorite part of the game was watching the Pitchers. He couldn't believe how fast they could throw the ball! However, it didn't entertain him enough to want to stay for the entire game. They left after two hours. He didn't like the sun beating down on him, so we will have to try a night game next time!

Aleigh, Ansley and I didn't go anywhere. Aleigh wanted to stay home and play! We ate lunch together and played Polly Pockets while Ansley took a nap. Once Ansley woke up we sat with Aleigh as she organized all of her polly pockets, My Littlest Pet Shops, and My Little Pony's. She has WAY too many little things. We are going to have to do some serious toy cleaning w/ strict rules once Ansley is grabbing, crawling and putting things in her mouth!

We had another "First Time" today! My dad, who got Ansley to smile for the first time, recently discovered a new way to get big grins out of Ansley. If you take her feet and bring them to her stomach so that she is practically tickling her stomach w/ her feet, she smiles really big and acts like she wants to laugh! Well, today I thought I would take it a little farther and brought her foot to her cheek and patted her cheek w/ her foot! She gave me the cutest little belly laugh! It's just one of those milestones that thrills you to your core and brings you to complete tears of joy and laughter!!! I clapped my hands and said "I got the first laugh!!!" Aleigh looked at me like I was crazy and said "Mommy it's not nice to brag!" I was just so excited! She is the first child that has given me the first laugh! I called Joe and got her to laugh on the phone! He loved it!

So after a day in the sun at the Braves game, and a lot of laughs, we actually sat down and had dinner as a family tonight! The most amazing part is....I COOKED! I cook for the kids all the time, but I will usually make something different and Joe will eat whatever is left when he comes home at 10 p.m. The kids always love it when we have dinner together at home. They will say "Look we are eating like a family!" I wish that was something we could do more often, but with Joe's schedule, it just doesn't work that way! It is, however a nice trade to have him home in the mornings to make breakfast and get the kids off to school!

A Good Day for A Swim!

Today was a HOT day in Sharpsburg, Georgia! When I woke up this morning the house was nice and quiet, which is probably why Ansley and I were able to sleep until 10:30! I had to go looking for Joe and the kids and finally found them playing outside...well the kids were playing, and Joe was cleaning out the garage, loading up his truck with his 4th load to goodwill (4th load over the last month), and getting out the blow up pool we purchased for $20 at Walmart at the end of the season last year. As you can see from the picture above, he was able to get the pool put up for the kids and they LOVE it! I told them that one day we will have a house with a real inground pool in our backyard and AJ said "Well, can we take this one with us?" It's amazing how happy a $20 pool can make them! I love it because I can be inside and watch them the entire time, as you can see from the photo below. I took that photo while I was standing at the kitchen sink, I loved having them be so close and still be outside having a blast!

Needless to say, we didn't get out of the house today...well Joe went to Goodwill and to my parents house to borrow a bike so he could go for a bike ride w/ AJ this evening. Oh, and we did go to Kohls this evening to purchase Braves T-Shirts for Joe and AJ. They are going to AJ's first Major League Baseball game tomorrow and have GREAT seats right behind 3rd base! I will post on that tomorrow! They will have a great time! I asked Aleigh what she wants to do tomorrow since it will just be us girls, and she said she wanted me to go and buy a bathing suit so that I can swim with her tomorrow. Unfortunatly I don't see that happening w/ Ansley. That water is WAY too cold! Hopefully I can think of something brilliant so that we can have a fun day too, and Aleigh won't hold it against me for not going swimming! Do you think I can make shopping or a movie sound like more fun....I doubt it! It's amazing how the simple things make kids so happy, and it often doesn't even involve money! My kids love it when we sit down to play cards or a board game with them, watch a movie with them, or even just sit outside and watch them play! I will go outside with Aleigh tomorrow and hang out w/ her by the pool, I am sure that will make her happy too!

Were Back!

Our trip to Salt Lake was great! We were able to see a lot of family and do a lot of visiting and relaxing...well as much as possible w/ 3 little ones. The kids were actually very good! Ansley had a few moments of being over tired/over stimulated, but for the most part she was great!
My parents were able to use some of their timeshare points and get us a 2 bedroom condo at the Cliff Lodge in Snowbird, Utah. The picture above is a shot I took from the parking lot. It was awesome to be surrounded by a bunch of white mountains and not even need a jacket! The kids even had an opportunity to swim in the heated pool outside w/ James, Bryson, my dad, and Joe. They are all suffering sunburned shoulders!

Our time with James was really nice! He took full advantage of the time he had w/ us and the kids! James and my dad took AJ rock climbing on Saturday, which AJ loved! He made it all the way to the top...40 ft. up! It was perfect to be able to have all of us stay in one place so it felt more like a family vacation.


Friday and Sunday we spent w/ my dad's side of the family where the kids had an absolute blast w/ their cousins, Raigan, Rylee, and Aviry. Unfortunatly we only had Friday to see Scott, Melissa, and Aviry because they left for Disneyland on Saturday. Aleigh and Aviry had a great time together on Friday afternoon and again on Friday night with their other cousin's, Raigan and Rylee. Aviry even told her mom (Melissa) that she wanted Aleigh to go to Disneyland with her! Such a sweet little girl, that Aviry! AJ and Raigan hit it off really well! AJ even kept coming into my Aunt Terri's house asking for Dr. Pepper and Pizza for him and his cousin Raigan, he wouldn't even let us help him carry it out to the table where she was waiting to be waited on! It was too cute! It was so fun to see what a character little Rylee is! We have heard so many funny stories about how outgoing she is, and wow! She is a cutie and it's a damn good thing her mom and dad won't ever have to worry about here! She can hold her own! My cousin
TJ says he worries more about getting a phone call telling him that Rylee has beat up a boy! Hahaha! Those girls are beautiful, and so much fun!


TJ and Kollett were kind enough to open their home on Sunday for a family get together. They just purchased their new home a month ago and you would never know it! Everything is in place and looks awesome! It is a very nice house in a historical part of their town. They really love it and we are so happy for them! They have a park across the street where all of the kids and the guys spent most of the time on Sunday. It is so neat to see how the guys are all so amazing with the kids! We had a great time! You can see in the pictures of Aleigh and Rylee, and AJ and Raigan, that they really hit it off and had a great time! Unfortunatly I don't have any copies of them with Aviry from Friday night, but when I get them I will post them as well!

Saturday we were able to spend the day with my mom's side of the family at my Uncle Gerri and Aunt Cheri's house. It was awesome to see a lot of my cousins... the ones who weren't there were missed! From the top left is my cousin Kristi (Aunt Leanna's youngest of 5), me, my cousin Jeffrey (Uncle Grayson's oldest of 4), my cousin Nicholas (Aunt Cheri's son), my cousin Jake (Aunt Duenna's youngest of 2), James, and my cousin Johnathon (Uncle Grayson's youngest of 4), Middle row; my cousin Ferin (Uncle Gerri's second to youngest of 4), my cousinJena (Aunt Leanna's middle of 5), my cousin Andrea (Uncle Grayson's second oldest of 4), Bottom Row; my cousin Mercedes (Uncle Gerri's youngest of 4), and Bryson! There were quite a few missing! It was great to see all of them! Jena is the one we have gone the longest w/out seeing! We were able to get an updated picture of the three J's! James, Jefferey, and Jena were all born in 1976 and our parents used to put them together for photos all the time when they were little! I will have to get my mom to send me an old photo of the three of them when they were little.


It was great to catch up and reminisce with Jena! I had a great time visiting w/ all of my cousins! Kristi just had a baby in January so her and I actually bonded over breastfeeding...a place I would have never seen us in 10 years ago! LOL! It's really cool to be around my cousins and see them with their kids! Jena's kids couldn't make it, but it would have been really neat to meet them! We will have a chance to meet them next time we fly out to Salt Lake which I hope will be sooner than later! We didn't have the opportunity to get together for a second visit with anyone from my mom's side of the family but they all understood that we needed to take advantage of the time w/ had with James as a family before he leaves for Baghdad.

This is a photo of my mom w/ her sibilings and then one w/ their spouses! These are only a couple of many photos! Some were just way to funny to share!

This is a great shot of mine and my cousins kids having fun and being silly! They all got along so so well! AJ, Kyler (the blond in the back w/ glasses) and Brock (the one in the front w/ the baseball shirt) hit it off really well and ran around the whole night! They didn't want to part ways at the end of the night! Kyler even asked his mom if they could go to Georgia to see AJ! I love it! The little blond behind Aleigh is my cousin Brandi's daughter. Brandi couldn't make it, but Aleigh and Rylee (another Rylee) hit it off really well and stuck togther! We really need to make it out to Utah more often! The kids were so well behaved because they never got bored and had an absolute blast w/ all of their cousins!

We stayed until Tuesday, but James left on Monday night. We went to the Clark Planitarium, a place James and I used to go for field trips when it was called the Hansen Planitarium. We got to see a show in the Dome about our Universe. It was really cool! We then had a nice lunch and then visited for a little bit at my Aunt Terri's before my parents took James to the airport. It was sad to say goodbye, but it always is. Aleigh wouldn't let go of his leg! She just loves her uncle James! That of course didn't help when trying to fight back tears. I take comfort in knowing that James will only be gone for 6 months. With raising 3 kids, that time should go by rather quickly! We will pray for him and stay in touch w/ him in any way that we can! We are so greatful for being able to take this trip to spend w/ James and family! It was all well worth it!

Utah here we come!

Tomorrow we head to Utah for the first time in two years! With the birth of Ansley, we didn't think we would even make it out this year, but we made it happen once we found out James is going to Baghdad next month. We are excited that we are able to meet him out there and enjoy our time with him and the rest of our family. It has been nearly 8 years since we have seen my cousin Jena and we are excited that she is making a special trip out from California to see us! We aren't going to get to see everyone nor are we going to be able to spend as much time w/ everyone as we would like to, but it will be a great trip! We are really looking forward to it! The kids have changed so much and nobody has met Ansley yet, so that will be awesome! James won't be back until next February, so we will be sure and soak in as much time with him as we can!
Aleigh celebrated her last day of Pre-K with a Soc Hop! It was adorable to see so many little girls w/ little poodle skirts on! Aleigh is one of 17 kids in her pre-k class and only 3 of them are boys! So it pretty much was a room full of poodle skirts! They played hop scotch, hoola hoop, and did the hand jive. I think some of the parents were enjoying the Grease soundtrack more than the kids!
Aleigh's teachers were AMAZING this year! Mrs. Robin and Mrs. Amy taught their first year at Cornerstone and it may be Mrs. Robin's only year since she is expecting a baby in November. Mrs. Amy put together an adorable photo montage to Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink." There wasn't a dry eye in the room! It was very special of Mrs. Amy to do that and make a copy for all of the parents! Aleigh will miss them, especially because not all teachers are going to be as loving as Mrs. Robin and Mrs. Amy!

Field Day!

Today was field day for AJ. When he came home I asked him how his field day was and his response was "good." I proceeded to ask him several other questions to get him to elaborate a little bit more. "Did you win any of the races? Did you run fast? Was it fun? Did you stay outside all day?" He just kind of looked at me and continued to eat his chocolate muffin. Then a few minutes later he says "I won the hula hoop contest!" Well....WOW! I don't know why it took him so long to share that with me! I didn't hesitate to share my excitement. He then continued to tell me more. "My teacher jumped and clapped and screamed yeah AJ!!!" He tried to keep his big grin under control. :) You see, at the beginning of the school year AJ's teacher, Mrs. Kenty, told me that she was having a hard time getting AJ to speak up and express himself! Well, we all know that isn't the same AJ we know and love! I couldn't figure out what she was talking about or how to handle it. After Joe thought about it for a couple of days he figured out that AJ has a little crush on his teacher! He doesn't speak up because he is a little intimidated and doesn't want to let her down. So, you can imagine how flattered he must have been while his teacher cheered for him after winning the Hula Hoop contest!

Aleigh got to have a little field day today too at her little preschool. They played outside w/ water but she was dissapointed because she didn't get wet. I asked her why she changed her clothes if she didn't get wet...dumb question! Aleigh uses any excuse she can to change her clothes! Her last day of pre-k is tomorrow, even though her graduation ceremony was on monday. She gets to celebrate the last day w/ a soc hop! I will get pictures and post them tomorrow!

Sibiling Love

I took special notice today over the amazing relationship and affection that my kids have for eachother. Because we are so affectionate w/ our kids it doesn't surprise me to see them be affectionate w/ eachother. Aleigh often runs into her big brothers arms after be disciplined by Joe or myself. AJ sometimes doesn't want to take the blame for the things he does...imagine that. Aleigh often will take the blame for him because she knows that if he gets sent to the corner her playtime with her brother has to be on hold or she just simply doesn't want to see her big brother get in trouble. I remember doing this a time or two for my big brother, although I don't know that he would believe that even today! I don't however, remember being affectionate w/ my big brother the way that Aleigh and AJ are.

I called my mom tonight to ask her to email me the one and only photo that I remember being somewhat affectionate w/ James when we were kids! It's a photo of us at my 5th birthday party at the Ronald McDonald playhouse (a popular place for birthday parties from my childhood in Utah) He was letting me sit in his lap to go down the slide in my red clogs! Mom was too tied up to mess w/ her computer tonight and send the photo to me, but when she does, I will post it! James and I have a great relationship now and don't hesitate to hug on eachother or say I love you, but trust me, that's coming a long way from the sibiling rivalry we had as kids! Even though we weren't known to give hugs freely to each other as kids, I ALWAYS looked up to my big brother and being able to go through school w/ him really helped my self esteem! I was "James West's little sister" I didn't have a name...and I was ok with that! I was actually kind of proud to carry that title! James always had a great reputation for being outgoing, talented, tough, smart, and good looking! I didn't care for the part where all the girls would tell me how attracted they were to my brother, but I still listened and looked at them like they were crazy when they would say "Your so lucky! You get to live with James and see him all the time!" Well, all I could think about was how he loved to pick on me, scare me and stick his nasty sweaty hockey glove hands in my face!


Believe it or not, after all of that, I look back fondly enough on my childhood that I had AJ and Aleigh the exact same distance apart that James and I are, 2 yrs and 3 months. So today, when I saw AJ sitting in Aleigh's favorite chair in front of the TV I thought "oh no, Aleigh's not going to like that!" Well, instead of doing what I would have done and whined in a really annoying voice "Mooommm! James is in my chairrrrr!" She just sat on his lap! The shocking part for me to see was that AJ let her! You have to know they are normal and they do fight and can be very territorial! That's why today was so sweet, because AJ was having a good day and actually let his sister sit on him!

Of course seeing them with Ansley is so special too! She is a lucky little girl to have a big brother and sister who already adore her so much. It has taken a little more time for Aleigh to be as interested, which is why it was particularly sweet when she followed me around the house asking over and over again if she could hold Ansley. I had to grab my camera and was able to get the shot below.

I am greatful for the relationship my kids have. I think a lot of the reason why their relationship is already a lot closer than mine was w/ James at such a young age is because of the way times have changed. James and I used to be able to run out the front door and could be found anywhere within the 2 blocks surrounding our house. For some reason, it seemed safe to just play and not worry about who could be watching us. Now, we are afraid to let our kids go outside and play w/out us out there to watch them. We also don't have many kids in our neighborhood, so AJ and Aleigh are forced to play together. I look forwardf to watching them go through school together and have AJ take Aleigh to school w/ him just like James did for me. I probably won't encourage them to set up eachother w/ their friends though!

Thanks for reading the book I just wrote and listening to me reflect and brag about my kids today!

Graduation Day!

The kids looked so cute in their little caps and gowns! Aleigh had the best teachers this year who TRULEY loved their students like they were their own! Her teachers were the only ones who couldn't keep dry eyes through the whole program. It was sweet! None of Aleigh's classmates will join her in Kindergarten next year. They are all going to different schools. This will be sad for Aleigh because she is leaving her first best friend, Abby. Aleigh and Abby became instant friends last year in their 3 year old class. They will make lots of new friends next year!

Other than Graduation we had our usual Monday that consisted of picking up AJ from school and going to Karate. We usually have AJ and Aleigh both take Karate class back to back on Mondays, but with Aleigh's little graduation, we decided we wouldn't stretch ourselves too thin and left after Aleigh's class. Well, we were still rushing to get to Aleigh's school on time! The drama of that is so not important. Point is, we made it and Aleigh had a nice graduation!

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Today was my first Mothers Day as a mom to 3 amazing children! I am a proud mom and thank god for the miraculous gifts he has given me in my 3 healthy kids! The kids woke me this morning w/ their sweet little hand crafted cards and a the gift of a new ring! It was a very sweet way to wake up on Mothers Day! I also got to relax and watch HGTV, make cookies with Aleigh, and watch AJ show me how he can now ride a bike w/out training wheels! We are so proud of him! Joe says it only took 2 minutes for him to take off after hearing that a friend of his (who is a year younger) learned how to ride a bike last week. We joined my parent's at their house and had an excellent dinner of salad, lasagna, and garlic bread made by my dad! Needless to say, it was a really nice mothers day!

AJ turned 7 on Friday (May 9th)! For some reason 7 just seems so much older than 6! I can't believe we have a 7 year old! He had a nice birthday dinner w/ family at his restaurant of choice, Chili's. He loves their chicken fingers and the Chocolate Molton cake! He actually passed on the molton cake this time since we had a chocolate chocolate chip birthday cake waiting for him at Nana and Papa's house. He enjoyed his day, and looks forward to his big birthday gift this November when we go to Disney World! We decided not to do big birthday parties this year since we are taking them to Disney World! We are all already counting down the days!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mothers Day! I will post actual updated pictures from this weekend when I get them from my mom. I have had a bad habit of forgetting my camera lately!