Other Happenings

After Eden's party we got to eat and play with Jamie, J. David, Myles, J. Pops, and Mimi before they headed back to Searcy. We played games and caught up over the afternoon. Myles is so photogenic I can't help but take pictures of him.

I got some great snuggle time in with Myles. He is the best most laid back baby ever and so cuddly.

J. David and Eden just played and played. They did so well together.



Myles laughing. He has the sweetest laugh and he is so ticklish.

The kids, along with Mimi and J. Pops, playing with Eden's new games.

Just a cute random photo of Eden that I liked.



Today was the perfect day for Eden to wear her rain gear from Granna and Gigi that she was given for her birthday. She was so excited she could finally play with her umbrella=)

Eden was having the best time.

Thanks Granna and Gigi. She couldn't be happier.

Stay tuned for the dentist and three year stats tomorrow.

Eden's 3rd Birthday

On Eden's actual birthday, we were still in Searcy so Eden got to have breakfast with lots of family. She loves cinnamon rolls so she was thrilled to get to eat some for breakfast on her birthday and the fact that we put candles in it was wonderful to her. She blew them out like a pro and devoured the two cinnamon rolls within minutes and if you know her she is the SLOWEST eater ever, so it was a record. We ended up leaving Searcy mid morning so Michael could work half a day and to get home before some storms that were headed our way. That evening Lindsay brought Eden some balloons to celebrate her real birthday and Eden chose to go to Chick-Fil-A for dinner, her favorite.

Eden blowing her three candles out.

Eden and Zizi holding the balloons she got for her birthday.

Eden's party was at Jump Zone on the Saturday morning following her birthday. It is one of her favorite places and we had been there for several birthdays already and she had asked to have hers there too. Well we made that happen and she had a blast. I spent all of Friday and I do mean ALL DAY making her castle cake. She wanted a "Cinderella Party" at Jump Zone so I decided to do the cake kind of princessy and Eden saw a picture of this cake when I was browsing for ideas and she loved it. So I tried to duplicate it. Here it is.....

I will NEVER make another one unless someone has some major money to throw down=) It took ten and a half hours just to ice and decorate (not including baking times) and tons and tons of fondant which is not cheap. Eden LOVED it so it was all worth it.

The princess in her throne at Jump Zone.

Eden on one of many slides.

J. David and Lindsay playing together. We were so lucky that Jamie, J. David, and Myles were able to come into town the weekend of Eden's birthday. We were so glad they were there and we had a blast playing with them after the party until that evening.

J. David, Zizi, and Eden

A closer picture of Eden enjoying her birthday party. I think all the other kids enjoyed it too by the pictures I got of everyone.

Myles hanging out so patiently in the stroller.

Lindsay sliding for Eden.

I had to throw this in. Carrie taking Lucy down a slide for the first time. Can you see her face? She was scared to death and hated it=)

Matt, Beth, and Brisco got to make it to Eden's party and then they flew out. It was so special to Eden that they were here for her birthday and her party. What great timing for their visit!

Eden blowing out her three candles on her cake.

Most of the kids but missing a few.

Eden got to open her presents from the throne and she enjoyed opening each one so much. She wanted to play with each toy she opened right then. It was so cute.

We are so blessed to have such great friends and family that helped celebrate Eden's 3rd birthday with us. Thank you so much!

Searcy Vacay

I'm so far behind and it took me forever to go through the five hundred pictures on my camera. So here goes a quick recap of what's been happening. The third week of Febuary we went to Searcy to hang out with Michael's family. Matt, Beth, and Brisco were down from Michigan and Jeff, Sarah, and Lydia were there to hang out too. We missed Craig and Tiffany a lot but we know they are busy hard working people saving for a wedding=) We hung out a lot that week and apparently I was really bad about taking pictures. I thought I had taken more but I didn't see very many when I downloaded them. Oh well. Here is what I got.

Michael holding Brisco.

What a handsome boy? I couldn't believe how big he had gotten since the last time we had seen him.

Eden loving on Brisco.

Brisco caught playing with a baby;)

Eden playing with her older cousins.

Five of Grandmother's seven great grandkids.

Eden holding Brisco. She was all over him that week.

Granna and Eden playing together.

Lydia and Eden opening their birthday gifts from Matt, Beth, Brisco, and Gordie. They were so excited.

Eden holding her doll. She named her Sophie.

Eden and Lydia with their new dolls. Eden plays with Sophie all the time. She loves her so much!

We had a great time and we hated seeing everyone leave. We can't wait until we can see everyone again.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Let it SNOW!!!!

Today we got around 5 to 6 inches of snow and had a great time playing in it this afternoon. The snow is a dry snow so it doesn't make a good snowman but we found other things to do instead. Eden couldn't wait for the snow to start falling. She had heard about it all week and just couldn't figure out what day it was coming. When she woke up and saw that it had started she was very excited. She didn't ask to go out and play until the afternoon which was fine by me because Michael had made it home around lunch time. She ended up not napping so we went out to play instead.

The first thing Eden did when we got outside was throw herself down to make snow angels. It was so cute. Last time she would hardly do it. This time there are snow angels all over the yard and drive way.

Her snow angel=)

"Thanks Mommy for letting me play in the snow, I love you!" says Eden.


My snow angel flying high.

Michael and Eden playing.

Mommy and Eden. Not so easy to get her to stand still for these.

Michael "shoveling" our driveway;)

Eden right after throwing snow at me. She got really good at it this time.

Eden's face saying "No More Pictures!!"

She found a big chunk of snow to throw at us and look at that "I'm going to get you" grin.

Princess Eden sitting in her throne.

So what does Eden do to warm up after playing outside for about an hour?

Sing and dance of course=)