Happy Birthday Crawford!

It was a big weekend of fun again! Thursday I finally snapped some shots of the baby birds who have been living in our fern plant. The babies were a little nervous about a camera in their faces but since we had been taking the fern down well before the hatched they did not fly away. Friday we headed over to see Mark, Jena, Ayla and Reese and as you can see from the pictures, clothing became optional. Gwennie and Ayla decided they were tired of dresses and Hudson figured who needs a diaper when there's plenty of "spots" in the backyard?!?!

Saturday we were lucky enough to celebrate Crawford's 6th birthday with her. Gwennie was so excited to see Crawford that she could barely take her nap. Sunday Corbin and got the bright idea to attempt to groom the dogs ourselves and as you can see from the pictures....it did not go very well.

Hotlanta and Sparkle City!

This weekend was probably one of the busiest we have had in a while but it was worth it because we got to spend our time with friends and family which is always a blast! Thursday night the kids and I headed to Atlanta to spend the night with Richard, Lynne, Faryn & Kamryn so I could see my good friend Addie and her two girls Alexis and Reese. The last time I saw Reese, she was all of 1 day old and my how she's changed! We decided the best place to meet in Atlanta was at the amazing Georgia Aquarium! Jess (a great friend of Addie's) came along and was so much fun (as usual) and also helped out with the crazy kids! The hit was probably the beluga whales as well as the big walk through shark tunnel. As you will see from the pictures everyone was amazed!

From there we said our goodbyes and then I headed up to Spartanburg for a visit with all of the cousins. As you can see all of the kids just love to hang out with each other and while the mommies were busy doing other things, the boys occupied their time in the pool...with the barbies. I figured since I didn't have a picture of all of the kids, this still life of Ken flexing his muscles would cover the antics from the weekend. Sunday Russ and Corbin took the girls to the farm (we call it Big Bill's sanctuary) where they both enjoyed a drive in the all terrain cart!

We all enjoyed a wonderful weekend together and now are exhausted! We really enjoyed all of our time with wonderful friends and family!

We Miss You Already GeeGee!

Well, GeeGee left on Thursday but not without spoiling both kids while she was here! Both Gwennie and Hudson have new bikes to ride and as you can see from the pictures Hudson was still getting the hang of his tricycle but LOVED it. Gwennie...not so much yet but hopefully she will enjoy her new wheels. We also had some fun with Ayla and Cameron this weekend. As you can see from the pictures, Gwennie and Ayla had a blast running around the park splashing each other!

Peggy and Keith!

This weekend we left the kids at home with GeeGee and we headed to Chicago for the marriage of our friends Peggy and Keith. It was a beautiful weekend and a wonderful wedding and it was one of the first time since all of Natalie's roommates from College had been together in about 4 years! Peggy and Keith looked wonderful and they planned a great weekend of activities. The day after the wedding Corbin and I went on an architectural river tour of the city and although it was a little rainy to start, you will see that the day turned out to be clear and beautiful and we took some amazing shots of the city!

Here are the pictures from the weekend and a funny video of what GeeGee taught Hudson to do over the weekend.

Rainy Weekend....

Typically I would be happy that it was not 97 degrees with 80% humidity but this weekend the break in the weather was also followed by tons of rain. This meant LOTS of time in the playroom and a nice break in hanging out at home to have dinner with our friends Michelle, Drew and Cameron.

Here are the few pictures that we took over the weekend.