Happy Birthday, Todd!

Todd around 18-24 months old

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday Dear Todd

Happy Birthday to You!

We love you more than anything!

The ride home........

The ride home wasn't too bad! Lilly passed out shortly after leaving Rick and Wanda's house. The kids watched Star Wars and Toy Story. By the time those were over, we were home!

Back to North Carolina

James, Tonya, Lilly, Jake, Grandma Phipps,

and Melanie

We are headed back to North carolina this evening. On our way home, we are carrying more cargo! Jake and Melanie (my nephew and niece) are coming back home with us and will be staying for a couple of weeks. Jake has been visiting us every summer since we moved, so for the past 5 years. Melanie has not ever visited by herself. But, she IS 9 now...and that means she is big enough to start visiting in the summer, too (those are her words!) We have lots of fun stuff planned to do. I am going to keep them busy so they can't fight with one another! Wish me luck, as I will have 5 kids for the next few weeks! We can't wait!

Happy 4th of July!

We had a great day today! We hung out on the boat and the lake most of the day. Once evening came, we headed down toward the marina and dam. There is a boat parade on the lake just before dark where boats get decorated and there is a contest to which one is the best. We watched the parade until dark and then we watched the fireworks. The lake was lit up! There were fireworks everywhere. It was fun to see everyone competing with each other on who had the best fireworks. The kids had a blast watching all of the fireworks and seeing all of the other boats. They also enjoyed watching the boat parade and all of the excitement that it created!

Happy Birthday, Jeremy!

Lilly and her Uncle Jeremy

Jeremy, Todd's youngest brother, is having a birthday today! Happy Birthday and Best wishes for the New Year!

We made it!

We made it to Rick and Wanda's late this afternoon. We were in no hurry, as we stopped in South Carolina at Abbott's Farm to pick up a bushel of peaches, some blackberry jam and loads of explosives! Todd was like a kid in a candy store. He had a couple of fireworks in his hands and was ready to go. On the way to the register to pay, he was picking up items along the way. By the time we actually paid, he had two armful of fireworks! We bought so much stuff that the man actually gave us more fireworks free! We will be setting off explosives all week!

Georgia Bound

We are leaving in the morning and going to Todd's parents for the week to spend the 4th of July. We haven't all been home together since Thanksgiving, so it will be nice to visit as a family. Todd's parents live on Lake Jackson and we are taking our boat with us. We are looking forward to a little R&R and doing nothing but visiting with family, swimming, and boating for a few days!