More cake...

...And his face. Daddy even got in on that action.

Let's eat some cake...

...With both hands...

I teased with the pictures of Reilly being very mad, but after he actually tasted the cake, he forgot about the party hat bugging him, and started to chow down on that cake.

The kid just loves balloons.

G and pop got a big kick out of Reilly and his fascination with balloons. G and Pop were intent on Reilly holding Orange and Blue balloons (Auburn colors for those of you who do not know), and getting a picture.

Red Balloon (and a chair)

Thanks to Aunt Debbie for the rocking chair, but this red balloon is intoxicating.

Reilly's personal cake

Bebe also made the cake for Reilly to eat for himself. And he did, but not until after he had a good cry, as you could see in the previous posts.

Reilly's loot

Before Reilly's party, and before his first nap of the day, Reilly opened some presents from his family. G made this monkey quilt and Aunt Danielle gave Reilly the pretty silver cup that he loves.

Birthday cake

Bebe made Reilly's birthday cake this year, and Stephanie decorated it.

Growing up is hard to do...

It is my party, and I will cry if I want to...

Reilly is really close to being 1 year old...

Reilly is one day closer and one day away from being 1 year old. OK, it is an old picture from Easter, but one that was never posted! Reilly is here with his God-Mother.

The End.

Hannah's band of merry dancers finished the recital with a band, and a massive fireworks display. I missed the fireworks with the camera, but here is the band of merry dancers at the end.

Floating...

Hannah had her first dance recital last weekend. Daddy would normally be up taking all kinds of pictures, but Daddy can't really do that with one hand tied around Reilly. Anyway, we did get one good picture out of the recital. Here she is floating, however the little girl in the back might be doing her business.

It has been a while...

This is Daddy, and I can not remember the last time I posted.



My "Grandma" came to visit for a surprise. Great Grandma and Hannah got cozy reading books and talking. At one point at dinner the first night, Hannah walked up to Great Grandma and asked, "What is your name?"

Guess Who's Turning 1 Soon???

We cheated and took him for professional pictures early to capture the first cupcake. He L-O-V-E-D it!

The first bite


I just can't get enough!


Can I have more Mommy??

Our Little Ballerina

Our Father, the Mailman

So every night we say the Our Father. Lately, I've been saying parts of it and Hannah fills in the blanks. So the other night's prayer went something like this:

M: "Our Father who art in"
H: "Heaven"
M: "Hallowed by thy"
H: "name"
M: "thy"
H: "kingdom come"
M: "thy will be"
H: "done"
M: "on earth as it is"
H: "in heaven"
M: "give us this"
H: "day"
M; "our daily"
H: "bread"
M: "and forgive us"
H: "our trespasses"
M: "as we forgive those who trespass"
H: "against us"
M: "and lead us not"
H: "into temptation"
M: "but deliver us"
H: "mail"
M: "what? Did you say mail"
H: "yeah, and bring us some art"

I laughed until I cried. Please Lord, deliver us mail.

Reilly's New Tricks

Our apologies for the past few weeks with no posts! We went to the beach for Easter for a not so great photo shoot. There were a couple that were passable, but for the most part, not so much.
Rare picture of Reilly smiling at the beach.


We thought we could make them happy by taking them in the water.
We were wrong.
Reilly: "Hey Lady. You just plopped my in the sand. I DO. NOT. LIKE. IT."
Hannah" "I think I have somethin' in my booty."

Mom & Dad: "OK, let's go HOME!"


Back Home, Reilly is a happy camper in his seat. Actually he's pretty happy anytime he gets to eat.

"Ok, I posed for a dang picture. Now, give me some food. Yeah, I know I have cheerios on my shirt, but those are for emergencies."

Sheep, Roosters, and Pigs.. Oh My!

The local toy store had some farm animals visit their store this week. In between the rain showers, we were able to go see them. They had a rooster, a cow, a miniature horse, some sheep, a donkey, and a fat lazy pig. (Sorry, we only got pictures of the rooster and the sheep!)

Reilly checking out the rooster. "Man, that's a fat rooster. I wonder what he eats."

The rooster checking out Reilly. "Whew, he looks like he might have some food."

Reilly and the Rooster lock eyes. They were fast friends.

Meanwhile, Hannah got to brush some sheep. She had a blast!

Which One is Hannah?

Post your Comment now on which one you think is Hannah!

Doctor Office Visit

Yesterday we went to the doctor's office for them to re-check Reilly's ears to make sure the medicine had zapped the double ear infection. While we were there waiting in the examination room, Hannah asked if she could get up on the table with Reilly. Sure, no problem. She looks me straight in the eye and said "Momma, I would like to not get a shot today, please."

Such a polite, well mannered little girl (when she thinks it will work in her favor).

Birthday Party & Balloons!

Hannah hamming it up for the camera at Evan's birthday Party.



Hannah and Evan.


Action shot of Hannah running. We need to submit this to Nike. She could be our ticket!



Birthday party fun with a parachute!


Reilly absolutely loved this balloon. It was a sad day when we had to throw it away.


More balloon fun!

March Madness can't escape Hannah!