HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRAYSON!!!

"Cars" party in Laurens

with Daddy at school
lunch with Uncle Alan in Charleston

sharing a birthday cake with Nannie

We've been busy lately so I have tons of new pictures to post. First of all, our little baby Grayson isn't a baby anymore...he's TWO! The kid is spoiled rotten so he had to have not one, not two, but three birthday celebrations--not including his "Celebration of Life" ceremony at the Montessori school he attends. The first party was last weekend in Laurens with Ben's side of the family. Then on Friday (his actual birthday) we had a little cookout with Mom and Dad (in town visiting from Colorado right now), my brother Alan and sister-in-law Anna, and the O'Neal family. On Saturday we had the big pirate party with all of Grayson's friends. It was supposed to be outside with sprinklers, baby pools, and other fun water toys, but it ended up raining 6 inches (yeah, we were about to start building an arc) so the party was held indoors instead. It was a bit crowded in our little house but the kids all had a good time and there was plenty of beer so the adults enjoyed themselves, too! :) Lots and lots of pictures to follow....