ajai's birthday and "doggies and tigers and cows, oh my!"

Well, we're off! We leave in a couple of hours for the airport. If I have any kind of internet connection there I'll post some pictures - if not I'll be back in a week!

Addy's cousin Ajai's birthday was Monday!!



He had a surprise birthday party on Saturday and the kids had a riot. Everyone was encouraged to dress up in their football gear and prepare for a big football fiesta. John Michael wore his Bears outfit and Adeline was a cheerleader. Here she is celebrating UT's victory with Luke.




Cath THIS!



Happy 7th birthday Ajai, we love you!


I took these pictures of the John Michael this week and I just love this one:





Here's Addy joining in on the fun. Lately she gets a little concerned if the camera is pointed at someone other than her... uh-oh. :)











I know this is a little blurry but its because she was running toward me from across the gym. Moments like that just make me smile. :)



A couple of cute stories about Addy... the other day I was washing my face and ran out of face wash so I asked Addy (who was standing there staring at me) to please throw away my face wash container. She promptly obeyed, running with the face wash to the garbage can in her room. So, I got out some new face wash and washed my face. The next day I went to wash my face and couldn't find my face wash! Remembering the day before I checked the garbage can... sure enough she had thrown it out again.

I'll often find John Michael in his cradle covered in toys and stuffed animals... Addy is regularly "dumping" treasures in his bed with him to give him something to play with. Yesterday, while getting ready to leave, I set out John Michael's shoes but when I went back to find them only one was there! I kep asking Addy where it was (because earlier I saw her trying to put it on) but she just looked at me blankly. So, I decided to worry about it later. Then, when I walked into the other room I saw John Michael sleeping in his bouncy seat with a shoe on his face. :)


And finally... its time to cast your vote bloggers! We have three different possibilities for John Michael's costume.

The dog. Though a bit big on him we've all fallen in love with the different colored ears and its big, padded paws.



The tiger. The softest of the three and fits him a bit better.



and finally, the cow. This one fits like a glove. It isn't the softest but it does fit well!




Lets hear it bloggers - what should he be?