Birthday Party

Here's a snippet from LT's birthday party last week.  We had a small, low key family party with good food and good company.  And the Super Mario Bros cake wasn't bad, either.  :-)

A Life in Pictures

Four years ago today, Little Ted made his grand entrance into the world.  He's grown and changed a lot since then.  Here's a look back in honor of his fourth birthday:

First week

First birthday

Second birthday

Third birthday

Fourth birthday

Happy birthday, Little Ted!

When you visit your 9 yr old cousin

You learn new words, like "X-box" and "Zombies."

You also discover cool toys like these:

In other words, you have lots of fun and get to enjoy all kinds of new things.

Independence Day, Texas Style

When you live outside the city limits, as we do, the 4th of July is a great time to put on a backyard fireworks show.

But before you get to the main event, BBQ is a must.  This year, Ted's dad made us fajitas, finger ribs, lamb chops, and grilled corn on the cob, and his mom added a salad and chocolate cake to the menu (yum!).  Then, when the heat of the day dissipated and the sun was setting, we all worked our way to the backyard, slathered ourselves in bug spray, and set up shop outside.  Matt and Little Ted had fun throwing poppers all over the back porch and cracking open confetti poppers.  Then, Ted opened up the fireworks we had purchased to put on our own show.  The boys had a lot of fun watching the sparks fly.

Little did we know that we were soon to be outdone.  Once the sun had set and the sky was dark, the real show began.  Neighbors all around us had purchased their own fireworks, but these were more like the ones that you might see at a professional show (no kidding).  For a good couple of hours, we enjoyed watching the fireworks from the comfort of our own backyard and without the hassle of driving to an event, parking, and dealing with the crowds.  

I could get used to this tradition . . .