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.

02.25.12 - Full house

This is what it would look like if we had six kids. Don't worry, we're not.

01.21.12 - Hugs from Keiton

Brent and Tori offered to watch the kids so that Angie and I could have a date night. So we loaded them up and drove them over to their house after dinner. Keiton was especially happy to see his cousins.

07.08.11 - Tommy and Taylor

We headed over to Brent and Tori's tonight to celebrate cousin Keiton's first birthday. Tommy was a big hit, too, especially with cousin Taylor.

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!)

04.16.11 - Aunt Tori

After dinner tonight, we went over to Nan and Pop's house to take a walk around their neighborhood lake. About the time we were getting ready to leave, Brent and Tori called to see if they could stop by. Since they hadn't yet met Tommy, we decided to stay awhile longer. We're glad we did! Tommy was a big hit (duh!) and Maddie and Nate played so well with Emerson and Keiton.