Happy Birthday Peyton James!

Hard to believe that this was our little guy just last year!
All of his baby pictures are on my external hard drive that won't "talk" with my computer
Peyton at 2,1 and as a newborn (click me)

You are a still a sweet little man and still say the funniest things
He keeps us on our toes
He has been sneaking lots of food this year
He loves his little sister
He picks on his big brothers
He is always asking to go fishing
but is a Mama's boy
He likes to snuggle back in bed with us in the mornings.

Peyton~you brighten up the dreariest of days!

We love you little man!

Love, Mommy and Daddy
Michael, Casey, and Grace

Peyt's Party

Only the Good Die Young?

According to this song (and my mother) Casey is going to live forever.


It was Sunday morning, I was seven years old
In the backyard playing in a big mudhole
I was all decked out, ready for church
Had my brand new suit all covered in dirt
Mama hit the ceiling she was fit to be tied
Talkin 'bout how shes gonna tan my hide
But Daddy was laughing when I changed my clothes
'Saying "Mama leave the boy alone"

(Chorus)
Cause if the good die young
If the good die young
Mama's little boy gonna have alot of fun
Cause he's gonna live forever if the good die young

Shrimp Opener

Please don't be offended by the bottom picture. They are not flipping you off. That is the BLOODYDECKS Salute. I don't understand it, but, whatever.

The Shrimp Opener was on May the 7. It was calling for a rough ride so I opted to keep the boys home with me. Brian and his crew headed out in the wee hours of the morning.
The top picture is Brian's first halibut that he has ever caught. Came in at 30 lbs.
After a 1.5 hour soak the pulled the shrimp pots.
The tides were supposed to be ripping and we didn't want to risk losing a pot.
The pulled a total of 720 shrimp. That is enough for 9 limits. Sadly there were only 3 of them on the boat so a lot of the shrimp went back to the water.

Oh so happy

The company that told me I won and then told me no yesterday has come to an agreement I can live with. They gave me a choice between 2 Bumbleride strollers
The top one is the iCandy Pear a tandem double stroller. If I had a newborn and Grace
it would have been a wonderful stroller. It also doesn't come with the canopies, they would have been a separate purchase.
But is not so great for an almost 4 year old and 20 month old.
The bottom one is the one they are giving away on their website.
A Bumbleride Indie Movement.
I picked that one.
It will last us longer. I could have used a double but when Peyton is in school it will be nice to have a good single for walking with Grace. I do have a single already but nothing like the Bumbleride.

Tulip Fields 2011

I LOVE to go to the tulip fields.
All the bright beautiful colors.
I couldn't wait to use my camera there for the first time.
We bought it in 2008, I have been waiting 3 years for this!

Peyton was smelling the flower. He is saying EWWWW here

Grace loved the flowers too! It was hard to keep her from picking them .

I love it when I catch a one that has bloomed surrounded by those not quite there.

The fringed ones are one of my favorite.

Note the raindrop on the petal of the tulip.