welcome to the world!

on friday, august 24th at 3:07pm, my brother everett james may was born into this world. he's already proving to be an over-achiever by being one week early (i was one week late). i'm so glad he's finally here and we can start bonding as brothers.

hi there little bro

my little brother

hard morning of work

same outfit i went home in two years ago

like me, he has a full head of hair

today is my actual birthday!

today mommy and daddy helped me celebrate my actual birthday with an ice cream outing. we picked up ice cream and then went to the park for some birthday fun!

my very own ice cream with sprinkles

good to the last bite

moving onto mommy's ice cream

i much prefer the cone

wonder if mommy wants this back

on our way to the playground

a belly full of ice cream and a playground...life is good!

happy birthday grandpa!

my grandpa's birthday was on wednesday. he was here to help celebrate my 1-year birthday and we had so much fun together. happy birthday grandpa, i love you and can't wait to see you in november.

my last birthday shout out!

wanted to wish my last bradley buddy, elijah, a...

happy 1-year birthday!

eli turned 1 today. unfortunately, his family moved away, so i haven't seen him for quite a while...

from our bradley reunion at 3-months. mommy
added the last two hats for eli and me.
crazy that it's been 1 year!

happy 1st birthday!

here are a few highlights from my 1-year birthday celebration. thanks to everyone that helped me celebrate. it was so much fun!

A Word from Mommy and Daddy

To our dear, sweet Owen,
It seems like just yesterday we were painting your room and wondering what life was gonna be like once you arrived. We made all our plans, attended our classes, stocked up on supplies, and then waited...and waited...and waited. And then you were here. We held your tiny little body in our hands and cuddled you close to our hearts. We rocked with you and read to you and snuggled with you. We watched you grow and grow and grow. And now we can't believe that an entire year has passed. You turned 1-year-old today. In a matter of minutes, you went from being a baby to being a toddler, even if you aren't officially "toddling" yet. We thank God every day for blessing our lives with your laughter, your smiles, your "will", your life! We love you more than you will ever know - right up to the moon and back!

you're a crazy ham

no need for a sign this month...your shirt tells
it all (thanks to lula, mo, and your cousins!)

we partied hard all weekend long...and tuckered you out

you're officially 1-year-old...and silly as ever!

We love you, O!

  

My, how you've grown...

happy birthday eliana!

today is my friend eliana's 1st birthday. other than mommy and daddy, she is the person i see the most..especially since she lives right across the street. we've had a lot of fun over the last year taking walks, having playdates and going on fun outings.

happy birthday eliana!
i can't wait to go to your party and help you celebrate your birthday

This digital scrapbooking design generated with Smilebox

happy 11 month birthday!

i turned 11-months old last friday. i'm only a few weeks away from celebrating the big 1 with all my friends. oh, and i now have all my front teeth...that's right, i'm an 8-toofer kiddo.

another birthday shout out!

wanted to wish another one of my bradley buddies, wyatt, a...

happy 1-year birthday!

wyatt turned 1 today. unfortunately, his family moved away, so i haven't seen him since our bradley reunion so many months ago...

from our bradley reunion at 3-months. mommy added in
another hat for wyatt (in the middle). only two of us left to turn the big 1!

happy belated birthday greats!

with our vacation in florida and all the activity of travel, packing and unpacking, i forgot to post a special birthday message to my greats. well i remembered but since i can't talk yet, i couldn't remind mommy and daddy. i tried using every sound i knew to tell them, but they didn't seem to understand what i was saying. anyway, this goes out to my wonderful, amazing, one-of-a-kind greats...

happy birthday to you! happy birthday to you!

happy birthday dear greats!

happy birthday to you!

i love you greats and i can't wait to see you again

one of many special moments with my greats

birthday shout outs!

wanted to wish my bradley buddies ryker and abel a...

happy 1-year birthday!

ryker turned 1 today and abel turns 1 tomorrow. mommy and daddy are hoping that i can make both birthday parties this weekend. with both being on the same day, that might be a bit of a challenge.

our first meeting at 3-months. mommy added in
the hats to point out the birthday boys.

happy 10 month birthday!

...well actually i'm 10 months and 10 days today. since we were in florida last week, mommy and daddy didn't get to take my picture in time for the post. they also couldn't decide on what picture they liked, which is why you see two.

happy birthday grandma!

i'm wearing a shirt that is sure to make my grandma proud on her birthday. happy birthday grandma, i love you and can't wait to see you in a few months.

happy 9 month birthday!

this picture is a few days late. mommy and daddy had trouble getting a good picture and they wanted to make sure i looked my best.

happy 8 month birthday!

just a little side note: this month's picture-taking was quite eventful! it not only included me trying to devour the sign again (see, it's all crumpled!) - hence mommy and daddy giving me the book - but also involved me taking a dive off the front of the chair and falling between the rocker and ottoman. bad mommy and daddy! at least i wasn't hurt!

A Word from Mommy...

Just wanted to share some highlights from my special day. James surprised me with special t-shirts for the whole family - "Birthday Girl" for me, "Happy Birthday Mommy!" for Owen, and "Worlds Best Husband" for him. It was a fun way to celebrate together, even though I'm not much for bringing attention to the fact that I'm getting as old as I am!

My birthday celebration included scrumptious cupcakes from Happy Cakes (Mexican Chocolate for me and Apple Crisp for James), coffee at Common Grounds, and a little shopping (for Owen, of course!) at Real Baby in one of my favorite neighborhoods, the Highlands. We then spent our evening grilling hamburgers and veggies (although overcast, it was still a beautiful day!), and then enjoyed bathtime and bedtime with the little man. The day was completed with a friendly game of Qwirkle, which I appropriately won! All-in-all, the perfect birthday.

I may only wear it once a year, but it's still cute!
Too bad Owen will never be able to wear his again...
it will be far too small next year!

Trying to capture that perfectly posed picture...will it ever happen again?

Watching the world go by, the dogs play, and daddy grill...
all while figuring out what the screen is in front of him.

Some of the most delicious and decadent cupcakes!!

Thanks to my boys for such a great day!

happy birthday mommy!

happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, 

happy birthday my mommy, 

happy birthday to you!

  

i love you mommy!

a cutie patootie turns one!

shhh...we stole this off the balats blog!

this is a special happy birthday wish for our friend zoe (sorry we are a day late)! i have a secret crush on her, but doubt she'll ever go for a younger guy! plus, she's probably gonna be taller than me...have you seen my parents??!

happy 1st birthday zoe!

we miss you and your parents and hope to see you soon. love ya!

happy birthday cousin truett!

this is a special shout out to my cousin truett who turned ONE YEAR OLD yesterday!! i can't wait to see you in florida where we can both play in the water together and you can show me a few things...like walking. hope you had a great birthday! love you.

happy 6 month birthday!

today, i had lots of fun with my soft ring stacker made by mommy and grammie.