03.24.12 - Tommy's first birthday party

We celebrated Tommy's first birthday today. The theme was puppies. As always, Angie outdid herself in baking the cake.








Puppy chow snack mixed served in a water dish, of course.


Get the family together and Maddie turns shy and crawls up on Grandma Shepherd's lap. She sulked for awhile.




Those are NOT real dog treats.


Finally, after three years of hosting birthday parties, we finally figured out how to comfortably accommodate everyone in our small living room.


The birthday boy cuddles with Grandpa Greg.


Each kid gets a balloon tied to their dining room chair on their birthday. We were disappointed that Party City no longer carries the giant "1" balloon. We settled for this uninspired cupcake instead.






I think Angie was more excited about the gifts than Tommy was.


We have no idea what sparked this reaction from Gramma Karen and Savannah.


Tommy's much anticipated chair arrived. He'd been pushing Nate's around for the past month or so, which didn't make Nate very happy.


He knows just how it works.

03.10.12 - Gramma Karen

Gramma Karen likes to take a photo with each kiddo right before their birthday so she can use it as part of their birthday present.

12.31.11 - Ringing in the new year

Sorry, Tommy. That's not "pink milk" in Gramma Karen's cup and, no, you can't have any!

11.09.11 - C is for Cookie

Tommy and his siblings are hanging out with all the grandparents the next few days while Mom and Dad relax in sunny Florida! Gramma Karen shot this photo tonight while hanging out at Nan and Pop's house.

06.12.11 - After church

After church, we stopped by Gramma Karen and Grampy Keith's house. Tommy slept while Gramma Karen read books to Maddie.

05.29.11 - Coincidence

It's purely a coincidence, I'm sure, that nearly every time Tommy sees his Gramma Karen that he's wearing the leisure suit she bought him. :)

05.13.11 - Hangin' with Grampy Keith

Tommy and the gang are hangin' with Gramma Karena, Grampy Keith and Nan and Pop tonight while Mommy and Daddy celebrate their five-year anniversary a week early. Hey, everyone has three kids in five years, right?!!

05.04.11 - Smitten

Gramma Karen stopped by today while on the west side. She's got five grandkids under the age of three but from the look on her face, Tommy could be the only one. She's smitten for all of them, though. (And Taylor and Savannah, too!)

04.09.11 - Evening walk

Gramma Karen and Grampy Keith came over for dinner tonight. After we ate, we played outside for awhile before going for a walk through the neighborhood.