JT's 8th birthday

What a fun day we had celebrating JT's 8th birthday. We had decided that we would have a smaller birthday celebration this year. Toy Story 3 came out the day before his birthday and he really wanted a few friends to come and spend the night and go to the movie with him. We had a blast!

He had 4 friends come over on Friday night. We order pizza and watched Toy Story 1. The next morning we had a yummy breakfast and watched Toy Story 2. The boys were excited about getting to go the the theatre and see the new movie in 3-D!!! We left our house and went and had Chick-fil-a for lunch and then headed to the movie!

Everyone really enjoyed the movie! I think that they were all tired. They had not gone to bed before 11:00 the night before because JT was getting his new BUNK BED set up. The man was suppose to have it set up before 5:00 p.m. (the time the boys were coming) He didn't even get here to start setting it up until 6:30 p.m. and didn't leave until 11:00 p.m. What a LONG time!! It did provide the boys with lots of entertainment!!

We ended his birthday by celebrating with family and close friends!! What a great day!!

LS and Mommy at Cooking Class

Another fun treat of the trip to Amelia was the opportunity for LS and I to get to go to a pastry cooking class. It happened to be the same day that MJ had to get stiches. I went with MJ to the Urgent Care and LS went with another sweet mother and daughter to the cooking class. I got to the cooking class for the last 3o minutes. I was so thankful to be able to be with her for the last bit. I had been looking forward to spending time with her doing things that we both love to do!!

The class was taught by a pastry chef that went to the . LS thought that was most impressive. She taught our class how to make an Opera Torte. LS did a beautiful job! I was very proud of her. I had several of the adults tell me that she did a fantastic job and that she Asked really thought provoking questions.

I really hope that we get to do more of this kind of thing.

MJ's excitement in Amelia Island

Our family went to Amelia Island the first part of June for a business convention. We had a great time! The weather was wonderful and we all had a really good time. The 3rd day we were there MJ was swinging between 2 tables at breakfast and bumped her lip on the table. She busted it open and had to have 3 stitches. She was a real trooper. I was very proud of her. I went with her to the Urgent Care and kept her eyes covered so that she couldn't see the 3 shots that they put in her lip to numb it---plus them actually putting in the stitches. The doctor did a great job!! We are so thankful!

MJ became a SUPER STAR!! The manager of the hotel restaurant was absolutely a dear!! She sent a sand bucket up to our room full of all kinds of neat things. The next morning in the dinning room everyone wanted to see little MJ and ask her to tell them the story.

Grammy and Papa sent MJ a care package also. She got an adorable stuffed frog that she named stitches. She still snuggles him and sleeps with him. They also sent her sticker books to help her have something to do since she couldn't be in the sun and get her lip wet for 24 hours.