birthday

  • Pride and Joy

    Pride: Watching my husband go all out in his first strongman competition. Joy: Celebrating Skyler’s 3rd birthday and watching her open all her new Mickey Mouse/Goofy presents.

  • Good Things

    Friday’s text message conversation with my friend: Me: I am suspicious… Her: Of what? Me: Things! Her: Um….good things or bad things? What happened? I noticed Thursday that our guest bedroom had been cleaned up, along with the rest of the house. Ronnie comes home during the day and cleans a lot, but only typically…

  • Party in the Park

    Skyler’s second birthday (I feel like I JUST posted photos from her first birthday – crazy!). This post will be short on words, but long on pictures! Cooper, my parents labrador, joined us for the party. Exploring the park with Granny Blowin’ out the candle (with Daddy’s help!) Sharing cake with Gramma Oswald, and then…

  • September 11

    On September 11th, 2009, Skyler turned two! But of course, she still didn’t grasp the concept of her birthday. We greeted her in the morning with Happy Birthday’s & extra enthusiasm for the day, but to her, it was any ol’ day, headed to Darlene’s for another play day with Riley, Sydney, Ella, and the…

  • Catching up – Part II: Skyler’s 1st Birthday

    Skyler’s big day was great! I can’t believe it has actually come and gone already. And, I can’t believe I haven’t done any of the things that I’d planned to do for her birthday, like create a slideshow of her first year for this blog, and write her a letter on that day. I guess…

  • Just one…

    I’m still waiting for photos from my mom before I post the birthday story, but here’s a quick one to share. Overall, it was a fun time, and Skyler got lots of great toys. I can’t wait for her to wake up from her much needed nap so she can start playing with them!

  • The Big One

    Today was Skyler’s first birthday! It’s a kind of bittersweet to be so excited about today, when it’s also a day of mourning and remembrance for the events of 9-11-01. But according to the Bible, there is a time for everything. I love these verses because they help me focus on living a balanced life…

  • Invitation

    Skyler’s first birthday is fast approaching. We aren’t doing the big hooplah which a lot of people do for their kids’ first birthdays these days. I’m just not up to it, and frankly, I probably won’t ever make much of a big deal until she can remember it, in which case I might be inclined…