Happy 1st Birthday Caide.

A year? A whole year? Really? When, How?

It seems like just yesterday I was hiding the fact that I was in labor from Mike because I wanted to go to our special restaurant one more time before Caide was here. I knew it was early in the laboring process, but I also knew if he had the slightest clue that there was NO way I was getting steak and onion rings. So I kept my little secret close until we left and I got hit with a pretty good contraction. Then the cat was out of the bag.

He was so mad, "YOU KNEW, and you didn't tell me?!" (add in there a slight panic in his voice)

With that response I knew I had made the right decision and mmm that steak was good.

Little did I know that I still had 24 hours more of laboring ahead of me. Although thinking back that was probably a good thing, the steak needed to settle.

Then at 10:20 on June 7, 2008 we welcomed a beautiful, albeit gray as a ghost, 7lb 4oz baby in to this world. The gray was due to him having tied a perfect knot in his cord. Thankfully he was ok, and is as perfect today as he was that warm June night.

First birthdays at our house are big. I've always felt like that first year was the hardest, so not only am I celebrating a birthday, I am celebrating the fact that I survived it all!

This first birthday was no different. We had a cookout, family, friends, and CAKE!!




Happy first birthday Caide, I didn't know I was missing anything in my life until you came in and filled that void.


"The Beginning"




"The middle"


"The end - Drunk on cake"




"all cleaned up and enjoying one of his birthday presents."

A Surprise Birthday Party

Happy Birthday Brandi!

Those of you that don't know us, I'm pretty sure she's going to kill me for this post. Everyone post a Happy Birthday note so she's not to mad.



The party planner, aka B's sister.



Kevin, B's husband.

Day 86 Mason Thomas turns 10!