Weekend Guests Part I

The weekend after Grady's birthday, our friends Kirk and MarLa came down from Memphis so Kirk could run the Frostbite half-marathon in StarkVegas. Thanks MarLa for sending these pictures!

Piece of cake!

Way to go Kirk! 13.1 miles! Better you than me!

He got a cool medal too! Doubles as a keychain!

MarLa, Delia, and one of Delia's six baby dolls, which she all loves equally.

Except for baby doll Katie, who is the new favorite from Grandma Amanda. Katie closes her eyes when she sleeps and has a baby bottle that "drains." This pictures was pre-Katie. I think this is baby Bonnie.

The tea sets Delia got for Christmas are still a big hit. She plays with them almost every day when we get home. Thank you Kirk for drinking tea with D. The night after the race, we went out to dinner at our favorite restaurant, Restaurant Tyler and had an amazing meal full of bison meatloaf and amazing desserts.

Grady's Birthday Party

So what have we been up to? Here goes...

We celebrated Grady's birthday on Jan. 20 by having about 20 people over to the house for BBQ, hot wings, birthday cake and basketball on our new (bday surprise) patio TV. Grady couldn't figure out why I wanted to have people over to the house rather than meet out somewhere.

We love to party with the Henrys: William, Brien, and Amanda. Delia stayed up late, but I think her expression here is just bad picture taking timing on my part.

Joseph made it out to play! Check out Joey & Kate's blog to see his superstar quarterback moves.

Landon also came over to play. Always a sharp dressed man!

A lovely caramel cake that I did NOT make. Purchased at Book Mart Cafe on Main Street in Downtown Starkville. Gooood! Easy!!

Tons of people brought food and drinks, which really helped this working mama throw a fun party on a week night!

Delia is really enjoying her toddler bed that we brought back from our Little Rock trip. Thank you cousins!

We also brought a rug back that matches the rest of her "Chamois Lambie" room decor.

"There's the lambie!"

More catch-up posts to come!...

Happy Valentine's Day!

The past few weeks have been so full! Fun weekends with out-of-town guests, a race, a rodeo, a birthday party, and more. Pictures of it all coming soon, I promise.