First Chocolate Chip Cookie

We had dinner over at Brian's dad's house and his cousin, Cheri, came and brought Millie Kate her first Chocolate Chip Cookie!! It was no surprise that she loved it! She shares that with her Papa Bear.

first bite

"hey, this is very yummy...

...so I'm going to shove the whole thing in my mouth"

what a mess

all done!

Brian's dad had gotten Millie Kate her own little desk to keep at his house. He was so excited to show it to her he even bought her a coloring book and a big box of crayons.

this is what she did when we first put her in it

but after a little lesson from Pops...

she got the hang of it!

Taylor's 1st Birthday Party

The last baby of the bunch, sweet Taylor, turned one! Her party was so cute and fun. We had a great time celebrating with her and watching her eat her cake. Happy Birthday, Taylor! We're so glad you were born!

her cute birthday banner

MK playing with the push toy

Taylor, waiting for her smash cake

Ansley, Abbie, and Nicholas watching Taylor dig in to her cake

MK, Taylor, and Madelyn

Our group of girls!!

Our 5th Anniversary!

For our 5 year anniversary we decided to take a short trip to Callaway Gardens. Neither of us had been there before and we didn't want to go too far since Millie Kate would be spending her first night away! We had a great day of biking, boating, lunch, touring, and swimming. That night we had a nice seafood dinner at the hotel. It was so nice to be away, just the two of us. It was amazing to me how quickly you remember what it was like BC(before children). Thank you Brian for 5 amazing years. They have been the best and most fun years of my life! I love you! A&F

cute chapel in the woods

on the bike trails

the view of our hotel from the boat

one of the 1,000 butterflies in the Butterfly house

Mother's Day

Steph and Mack were kind enough to host Mother's Day lunch for my mom and I this year. We headed to B'ham in the morning and enjoyed a lovely day with the family. Lunch was very yummy and the weather was gorgeous. It was a perfect Mother's Day! Thanks Steph and Mack. I know it was a lot of work having us all there. I really appreciate it!

Kanga and MK having tea

Kanga and MK playing piano

My beautiful niece, Lolabelle

Mom with all her girls

This was the beginning of MK's obsession with holding your hands and walking. Thanks Uncle Mack!

giving my girl kisses

The Gray Family

The Magnus Family

Sister Hazel!

Woodstock was having a free Sister Hazel concert in their downtown park, so we thought it would be a fun night out. We met up with the Estles, Howells, and Tiffanie(Matt was at another concert and Taylor was with her grandmother), brought dinner and had a great time. Millie Kate even got a new chair for the occasion! Sister Hazel was big when we were all in college, so the music brought back a lot of memories for everyone. The kids were all so good even though it was a late night. We love free Summer concerts and are looking forward to the next one!

Millie Kate in her new chair

"okay, I'm done"

MK with Abbie's sunglasses

Mr. Chris and MK

Ansley's crazy hair

Abbie's crazy hair

Abbie and Madelyn Magna Doodleing

Tiff, the Hazelnut

Not sure what to say about this picture!