Crosby's Birthday Celebrations

Last Thursday we celebrated this sweet boy's 6th birthday!  He is so fun, easy-going, giving, helpful and loving. He is a great little Kindergarten student, he likes sports, super heroes, games on the iPad, Legos and pancakes.  He is a joy and we love him so much!

He started the day with chocolate chip pancakes before school.

Rhett was on Spring Break on his B-day so I picked up Subway sandwiches for both boys and had lunch with them on Thursday.

Dinner at Olive Garden

What a sweet journey it has been from here...

 

...to here!

Those six years went by in a hurry.

He opened his gifts after dinner.  He'd asked us for the Lego City Police Station and the schnauzer Beanie Boo, Whiskers.

Friday he had four friends over for a birthday play-date after school.  They were so excited!  

When I asked him if there was a certain kind of cake he wanted for his party he said he'd like a white cake with blue icing and a cop car on it.  :)  

I think they had a good time!  I'm so glad they were able to celebrate with him.

And then Saturday Mo & Grandad came up for lunch at The Keeter Center.  The staff sang Happy Birthday to C and gave him a special dessert (in addition to the clown ice cream cone that already came with a kid's meal).

A fun day!

Before church on Sunday:

SIX!

Spring Break, Part 4 (Friends Visit)

We had been looking forward to having Little Rock friends in town for the weekend of 3/20-22!  Ali and her kids got here Friday afternoon, everyone played for a while then we went to out to eat Mexican food that night--Rhett & Lawson's request.  They were our event planners for the weekend.  :)  Saturday's agenda:  Breakfast at Grandma Ruth's, wax museum, mini-golf & Subway for lunch.  (The boys also had bowling on the list, but we ran out of energy and decided to come home and play for the rest of the day and cook spaghetti that night.)

These cinnamon rolls are so good, especially covered in toffee sauce-YUM.  And there is Grandma Ruth herself...she was cooking when we got there but took a break to listen to the live music.

Next stop:

We saw so many celebrities!

And we went through the Maze of Mirrors.  It was a weird experience.  I sort of worried about what we'd do if the fire alarm happened to go off, and it was difficult to keep track of the kids, but it was fun!

Then we played mini golf at Pirate's Cove.

Our fun group of pirates--it was great to all be together again!

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And look what Crosby found recently!

Spring Break, Part 3 (Rhett's Birthday)

Rhett was lucky to have his birthday fall during spring break--no school for him!  He got to sleep in and have a late breakfast.  We went out for lunch then Lane grilled burgers for us that night.  My parents and grandparents came to eat with us too.  It was another fun day!

BIRTHDAY BOY!

This eleven year old is sweet, respectful, smart, helpful, thoughtful and responsible.  He's a good leader and a caring friend.  We've had the opportunity to watch him step out of his comfort zone since we moved last summer, and he has done so with faith, confidence and courage.  My only complaint is that he's just growing up too fast!  We look forward to seeing what God has in store for him.

We love you, Rhett Greyson!

What a blessing you are to us.

A & C found a huge beetle to play with.

We went for a drive after lunch--loved this old barn and gravel road.

It's always fun to climb on hay bales.  I used to like doing this when I was a kid (actually I still think it's fun)!  :)  It was such a pretty day.

Ages 11, 8 and (ALMOST) 6

The kids with their Great-Grandparents

And a spring break family photo...I sure love this crew.

It was getting chilly that evening so my Grandmother built us a nice fire...

...which was so cozy and nice!

Sad to see a fun trip come to an end, but thankful for a great time together and sweet memories made.

Spring Break, Part 2

So thankful for the wonderful weather we had last week!  It was great to play outside, enjoy the sunshine and not have any kind of schedule.

They asked if they could "just sit by the water and put their feet in"...

...but for the boys that obviously didn't last long.  Soon it was a splash contest.  :) Alexee and I moved back so we could stay dry.  I love the little flower she wore in her hair all day.

The boys, including Bogart, loved this!

We went on a walk.

Then R & C raced back.

And they whittled sticks.

White River

Rhett made a bamboo broom.

Lane read. 

Bogart napped.

Alexee, Crosby and I did watercolors.

Then Dad took us out fishing for a little while that evening before we grilled hot dogs and made s'mores. 

It was a good day!