Friday, March 30, 2012

Happy Birthday to Me!

I had a great time celebrating my birthday over several days....starting last Saturday.

First up, lunch with Steven's parents. We tried a new (well maybe not-so-new) spot in town called The Boot. It's in the Preserve neighborhood for you locals. Such a neat little place and the food was wonderful.

Then on to dinner with some friends at Beef O'Brady's. They have a great little party room in the back that works perfect for a small crowds. The guys enjoyed the TVs too, since the basketball games were on.

my sweet Fulton


Amy (with Baby Jordan in her tummy), Wendi, me, Kristen and Jen

sweet Nicholas

me and Steven

me and Braelyn...don't you love that sassy pose?

Then Sunday night, we celebrated with my family
Fulton: "what, there's a party tonight?"

family shot

Aunt Keri, Uncle Pete and Fulton...who is trying his best to get out of my lap




Who's ready for cake? Me!! Ok, maybe just a little bananas for Fulton


wonderful cake made by sis...gluten free and all so Dad can have it.
thankful no numbers on top of the cake, just my name :)


ready for our little nature hike that Kristen insisted we take...

I am totally not really up to "outdoorsy" stuff unless it involves some sort of body of water...ocean, lake, pool. You know what I mean? So I brought up the rear of the line and decided a few minutes into this, I was turning around and heading back to the house. My flip flops weren't cutting it as we were walking down this hill. Maybe next time? Ehh, we'll see...

I think Fulton likes this little toy

Happy Birthday from Fulton!

My sweet, wonderful, dear husband, surprised me on my actual birthday with a new camera!
I mean, I have no clue how to use this thing, but I hope to be able to take some really awesome pictures with it...one day. So if you have plans to see me here soon, get ready, because I will be taking your picture!
Thanks to everyone for a great birthday!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Quick beach trip

Steven and I took our first beach trip of the season last weekend with our friends, Jen and Eric.
St Patrick's Day...before dinner
Steven and I in our green...nobody's pinching us!

Jen and I waiting on a table at Cobalt

After dinner, Steven and I stopped by to see Christie, Brigg and Raylin who were also at the beach. Can you tell we were inside by the hot tub and indoor pool with my frizzy, curly hair?
So glad we got to visit with them even though it wasn't long enough!!

sweet Raylin stopping for a quick picture with us

Enjoying our time on the beach and by the pool


It was a quick trip, but a good one! Looking forward to the next one!

Sunday, March 11, 2012

80th birthday, 60th anniversary

What a busy and fun weekend we had!
We've been planning for the past several months to surprise Mema & Papa with a party to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary (that is actually in June) and Papa's 80th birthday (next week).


hanging out at Mema & Papa's on Friday night. Had to see my little man as soon as we got there
If you know my dad at all, you know that he has quite the love for Diet Mountain Dew! I spotted this a few weeks ago and knew he would love this!

All smiles on Saturday morning!

Fulton was able to talk Pops into sharing his Mtn Dew with him.

just hanging out before the party starts


Precious boy!


Surprise!!!
Papa says that 5 different people told him about the party. Not sure if we believe him or not. He knew something was going on, but wasn't quite sure what.

Standing behind their "wedding" cake.
Aren't they cute?



Standing next to the "grooms" cake (this also served as the birthday cake)


just a few of the guests


group family shot


Caleb scheming his getaway on the golf cart

this little fella was so good all day...of course he had plenty of folks "oohing" and "ahhing" over him...who can blame them, right?

a little sweet potatoes before bed

Great weekend with family and friends! So thankful for everyone that came to celebrate with my grandparents.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Lately...



We haven't been doing too much around here lately, except hanging out with this little guy

doesn't he look adorable in his overalls?

Valentine's Day...enjoyed a nice dinner at home

tonight I hung out with this little man while his Mommy & Daddy had a nice dinner alone. He was just a smiling until I got my camera out...

"so glad my Aunt Keri came over to play with me"

"why do y'all keep making those silly faces at me?"

"nope, not gonna smile"

"ok, here's a little one"

getting ready for bed

so serious

Aunt Keri & Fulton having a little conversation

"ok, here's a smile, now put the camera away!"

"I'm comin' after that camera, lady"