Playdates

7/11/11- Hunter and Eva Brooke playing while their mommies enjoy a yummy Chik-Fil-A breakfast.

7/14/11- Fun at the Spring Lake neighborhood pool with Angie, Emily (3 1/2 years), and Hunter (10 months).  Eva Brooke (11 months) was a big fan of Emily's float.  The kiddie pool is just right for the kids to splash around and play.

Enjoying a little snack break.  Eva Brooke loved Emily's oyster crackers, and Emily was so kind to share.  We're so glad these 3 play so well together.

8/19/11- EB's first trip to the awesome mall playground.  Angie and I seem to love spur-of-the-moment playdates.

The kiddos riding in the car

Hunter (now 11 1/2 months) and Eva Brooke (1 year)

This tile flipping toy was especially fun.

Afterward we got to go on a train ride through the mall!  What a fun day!

Happy Fourth of July!

After the party (see last post) and a good nap, we headed over to Brad and Angie's casa to continue the fun.  You can see the little future lovebirds playing in the yard...

Yes, she's a little taller than him now, but he will catch up soon enough.

The children begging to go outside.  How do they not even notice it is one million thousand degrees?

After eating our burgers, we headed down to Angie and Brad's neighborhood lake.  This was Eva Brooke's first fishing experience.

Poor Andrew had some fishy luck!

It started raining and Eva Brooke was a little scared of the umbrella...

So, we had some fun in the back of Angie's Expedition.

Angie and Brad have a great place to watch the Tupelo Ballard Park fireworks right in their front yard.  We waited...and waited...and waited on the fireworks to start.  I'm still not sure what the big delay was.  The kiddos were nice and tired and in such great moods, as you can see.

"You kept me up for this?"

Not such a great pic, but the fireworks were really something to see.

Angie, Hunter, and Emily

Daddy and baby girl

Hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth.  Thankful for my family, friends, and country!

Welcome Home and Happy (Belated) Birthday, Kenzie

The morning of July 4, we joined Jennifer, Kenzie, Katie, and Kirksey for the annual Highland Circle Fourth of July Parade in Tupelo

The kids get to walk (or stroll) in the parade

Eva Brooke's first parade

Getting to meet Kenzie for the first time.  Ashley and Jennifer (hereafter known as "Kenzie's parents") have been in Boston since last summer for a geriatrics fellowship.  They moved to Boston just days after Kenzie was born.  They threw this party at their gorgeous new house TWO days after arriving in Tupelo.  Can you say, wow?!

The first of many playdates

Emily and Hunter also joined in the fun

Eva Brooke liked the air vents in the floor (ours are in the ceiling)

Kenzie digging into her cake.  Happy first birthday!  Can't believe these babies are growing up so fast :)

Visiting Mama Dean

On June 19, Eva Brooke went to visit Mama Dean (Daddy Don's mother) in Booneville.

We're so glad Mama Dean is feeling better (and she is looking great!)

Playing with Momma Lyn

Eva Brooke is wearing the outfit Mama Dean gave her before she was born.

This was actually Father's Day.  Eva Brooke wanted to make Daddy Don's day special, too.  Andrew was returning from Honduras this day.

Eva Brooke was worn out and ready for a nap!

"Bye-bye"

Celebrating with Family

On Friday, July 1, my uncle Danny had his annual Independence Day cookout.  We think this was his 10th or 11th year, and a lot of the community turns out for food (lots of fresh veggies) and fellowship.  We were late (as always) but glad we got to visit with friends and family.  What I am not proud of, however, are the lack of pictures!  I took zero.  So unlike me!  I think I was enjoying the babysitters, and I went into do-nothing mode.

[nope, not a single picture to put here]

We went over on July 2 to Dwain and Diane's for a nice Independence Day party complete with grilled goodness and wonderful company.  We were so glad to finally meet Liffey Grace and visit with Andrew's side of the family.  Syd, Deb, Daddy Don, Mamma Lin were gone on a long vacation to Las Vegas/Grand Canyon/Yellowstone (you know they don't miss a party).  Eva Brooke got her first taste of homemade ice cream and tea cakes, and I might have tasted them, too (yum!).

Diane, Dublin, me, Eva Brooke, Summer, and Liffey

Eva Brooke loved taking Mommaw walking

Mommaw with two of her three great-grandchildren (all girls)

Love this picture!

Meet beautiful Liffey Grace!  She really takes it in and seems to be a very good baby.  She didn't even seem to mind being passed around and all the kid-noise.

What beautiful babies!

Up until this point, Eva Brooke wasn't too consistent with her walking.  She watched Dublin's every move and decided she wanted to walk, too!  Dublin is about 11 months older than Eva Brooke.  We were so excited they played so well together!

Family gatherings will no longer be calm...not that they were anyway, AUNT DEB :)

Here is a video of our Eva Brooke starting to walk that day!