Good Old Pals

Happy 60th Birthday Daddy!

So many incredible memories of you...driving me to school singing cheers, taking me on daddy daughter dates, calling me your "favorite" daughter (I'm the only one), calmly listening to my frustrations, teaching me how to give a talk, adoring all my boys, writing me poems for lots of occasions, walking really fast with me, visiting often, playing piano duets with me, taking us on wonderful vacations, supporting all my decisions, cooking me oatmeal and cornbread, laughing and crying with me, being positive, setting and following through with countless goals, treating me like a princess, and so much more...

I love you Daddy~

Good Old Pals

Fabulous San Diego Birthday Celebration

Here's to many more memories Daddy~

Easter

Thank heavens for a wonderful Daddy!

Still being on west coast time, I was not ready to go crazy with Easter stuff. However, Jeff boiled the eggs and continued the boy tradition of decorating and eating eggs.

We made resurrection rolls - yum!

Nick shared his beautiful Easter book

that Sister Bentley made for him in primary.

Resurrection Eggs

San Diego

LeAnn's family met for a fabulous vacation/Grandpa's Birthday in San Diego. We stayed in a house across the street from the beach. Everyone came - Mom, Dad, 4 kids & spouses, and 13 grandkids. Grandpa & Grandma hooked us all up with tickets to lots of fun places. It was wonderful to be all together.

Thank you for an incredible spring break!

A "national monument" - Brandon was "thrilled" that we found a merit badge requirement on vacation:) Acutally, he took lots of pictures and loved it.

Tide pools

Family pictures at the beach

Gotta love boogie boards

Sea World

San Diego Zoo

Padres & Dodgers Game - we love baseball!

Evening at the beach

Love my Jeffrey!

The boys were DONE taking pictures

Make-shift pinata party before going back home...

We love you family!!!

Spiderman

While "spinning" from the bed this evening,

Justin broke his wrist.

We were only in the emergency room for 3 hours:)

It's pretty amazing that this is our first broken bone

with 4 active boys!

Snow

I looked out the window and what did I see...

Snow in March in GA - could it be?!?!

4 Beautiful Boys loving the snow!

Brandon showed Justin and Nick how to start a snowman.

Justin thought the taste of snow was pretty good.

He didn't last too long outside - it was cold:)

Kurtis was amazed the snow was so "deep".

He loved making snow angels.

Popcorn

I looked out the window and what did I see...

Popcorn popping in February!!!

A "Great" Visit

We were so blessed to have Great Grandma, Aunt Pat and Uncle Kevin come visit us! Nick was excited that they were here to celebrate his birthday. We went to Callaway Gardens, El Ranchero, Kurt's baseball game and the Motor Speedway. It was so fun to spend time sharing life stories and catching up. Jeff's Grandma is the only living Great Grandma the boys have and we really enjoyed making more memories with her! Thank you Grandma, Pat & Kevin - ya'll come back soon! We love you~
*There's a slide show at the bottom of the blog - I can't figure out how to make it stay with this post:)

Manner Pains

Justin's cute friend Anika came over to play. It was one of those proud mom moments watching him put her seat belt on and open & close the door for her. As we were walking in the house, I heard a cry and ran over to find Justin's finger closed in the van door - ouch! He was very brave and after a little craziness, all was well. Soon Ankia and Justin were playing wii and the finger hurt was forgotten. The perks and pains of being a gentleman:)

The Hawks

Jeff scored three sweet seats from work to the Hawks game.

They were "flying" today!

With 5 guys in our family...

of course this is a favorite hamburger stop.

Brandon, Braces & Blizzards

Brandon now has braces!

Loved spending the afternoon with him

and topping it off with a Blizzard on the way home.