Fort Mill Weekend

If you are one of the few people that reads this and isn't family, you may be wondering where I've been the last few days...the kids and I took a trip to FM for my grandmother's 80th bday party. We had a lot of fun and just got home today so I'm still in recovery mode...errands, clothes washing, cleaning, etc. Plus Julia's sleeping left a lot to be desired so I'm pretty tired.

Some of the highlights...sorry no pictures b/c Matt had the camera, but I'll link to Jeannie's blog when she posts some:

-Mama, Jeannie, and I had a fun time decorating mini-bday cakes for September bday people besides Grandmama

-the big party was a huge success; Grandmama got to do lots of walking down memory lane with a slideshow of her life and a trivia game; LOTS of family and friends filled her house and it was a little overwhelming for Julia (me too!), but good to see people...I just love being with our extended family; the boys had a great time with their cousins and my 8 year old cousin; Grandmama got a new kitten and Joshua was enamored...and allergic; Gray and Carly were big buddies and Carly announced that Gray was "in her heart"; Gray rode on the 4 wheeler a few times--Joshua refused; we ate a ton...like a constant stream of food entering our bodies from 3pm-8pm Yikes!

-the boys had a blast playing in the baby pools in the front yard on Sunday and got a special golf course tour on the golf cart with GrandGene on Friday

-Julia is saying her first word "Mama"--she says "Dada" too but don't think she knows what she's saying. It's fun to hear her call for me. She also stood alone for a few seconds. She crawled all over and loved seeing her cousin Sawyer and doggy friend Stuckey!

I'm sure there's something I'm missing but I'm a little fuzzy about it all right now. More later...