And Another Birthday

My mother-in-law's birthday is September 16th. So we celebrated her birthday Saturday night at Carrabba's. We have been going to Carrabba's for several years now, and we just keep having to get a bigger table! This year we needed seating for 14 plus a high chair plus a sling for the car seat. After dinner, we played, opened presents & had cake & ice cream at Nanny & PawPaw's house. A good time was had by all!

The Craziest Thing A Mother of Four Can Do

Last Friday night I stayed up until 5 a.m. Okay, so its not the craziest thing in the world, but I had a good reason. My nephew was born! Griffin Dale Crotts was born at 2:50 a.m. He was 8 pounds 12 ounces & 20.5 inches long. I was so excited to meet him. I was surprised at how excited I was. I guess that helped me stay awake so late. I had Nolan with me at the hospital - and he was a champ. Jennie was a champ, too. It was not an easy birth - but well worth the effort!

Mountains Again

Last year we went to Sky Top Orchards with the Davis Family for honey crisp apples - my favorite. Last weekend we did it again. We didn't actually get any honey crisps - they were all gone before we got there. But we did add a stop to our trip. We took the kids to Pearson's Falls, the same falls I saw a few weeks before with my mom & sister. The kids enjoyed the hike & falls, we had a picnic lunch, then picked apples. A full day!

Stephanie's Wedding

Stephanie's wedding was beautiful & too quick! It was a joy to spend the weekend with Grannie Annie, Aunt Donna and my sister Amy. It was also pretty exciting to manage 4 children at a wedding! But it was definitely worth it - especially on the dance floor! I'm sorry I don't have a great picture of Stephanie in her wedding dress - I was a little too busy to get a great one.

Bridal Luncheon

Getting Ready

Cutting the Cake

Cutting a Rug