Happy 6th Anniversary

And thanks to Bube and Aunt Heather for babysitting for us. Sure was nice to have a quiet evening out just the two of us!

Road Trip

Last weekend we took a trip up to Maryland to visit Bube and to attend the Smith family renunion (Grandma Hitch's side of the family). We had a great time and Piper thoroughly enjoyed getting to see her extended family. Here's a picture of Grandma Hitch and her sister Frances with all of Grandma Hitch's great grandchildren that were there.

They also did a special tribute to DanDaddy. All the kids got to hold helium filled balloons and at the same time they released them up to heaven. Piper and Bube did the honors with DanDaddy's special balloon.

With never a dull moment to be found, Boone surprised us Saturday night with a 103.5 fever. A trip to the after hours clinic found he had a double ear infection. Fortunately the antibiotics have kicked in and he's just about back to his ole self.

Drawers, Lids and Bowls

The kitchen is quite the place to be these days in our house. We had an extra drawer that was empty, so this has become "Piper's drawer". It started with just a ball and a basting brush in it. Last night, I went into the kitchen after the kids were in bed and the drawer was open. I went over to shut it and was amazed by all the additions to the drawer. So this drawer is now officially on the short list of places we have to look if we can't find something, which include, Piper's purse, Piper's doll's stroller lower basket and the dress-up chest. She's quite the collector! Should be fun to see what else shows up in here over time.


Speaking of drawers, guess who else has figured out how much fun they can be? At this point he's not up to the collecting prowess of his sister, but Boone is quite good at removing whatever he can get his hands on from inside the drawers.

Lids are also quite the rage right now, as I have been recently told, "Mommy all bowls need a lid." And guess who the designated lid finder is?

Yeah for Fall!!

We took a trip to a local pumpkin patch over the weekend. Piper was in charge of finding our pumpkins. She picked out one for her, one for Boone and a big one for the porch. There were also a couple good photo-op set-ups there, so of course I felt obliged.

It's amazing to think that right around this time last year, Grammi, myself and Piper were at this same pumpkin patch, and Boone was just days away from being born. Can't believe it's almost been a year already.

Birthday Bonanza

We've had quite the birthday celebrations lately. It started out with Uncle Tom's surprise 40th birthday. Here's a shot of the party planner in action!



Hard to see in this one, but boy was he surprised. Aunt Ria pulled it off, with some help from Tom's friends!

Here's a shot of the party planner and birthday boy.

Ger and I were so glad to be there to be able to celebrate with Tom, even if he had a Georgia cake!

Next we celebrated FaFa's birthday that was earlier in the month, while we were all together. Piper and Osten couldn't wait to lend a hand with their candle blowing-out skills.

And we helped a certain little princess celebrate turning 2. Marci's quite the quick study and has mastered the understanding of "pesents" and "parties" for the one who's celebrating their birthday.