Weekend in Virginia

What a busy weekend we had last weekend! We went up to Virginia for my nephew, Michael's, 1st birthday and ended up having a spontaneous family photo shoot by some of my sisters' good friends. They take GREAT pictures, so I was so excited to be able to get our family's pictures done. I told her I wanted something that didn't say "Olan Mills":) I can't wait to see the results. My parents got a new dog last weekend, too. My uncle (who's wife died last Spring--Aunt Sandy) got a new lab a few months ago, but with his schedule he isn't able to spend a lot of time with her, so my parents took over as the proud owners. Introducing Candy Reber:

She is a cute dog and my dad is like a little boy with her. None of us are too fond of her name, but are you able to change a dog's name at 7 months old?

Grandaddy made his famous pancakes on Saturday morning. Caroline requested "the girl Mickey Mouse pancakes" (translation: Minnie pancakes):

This weekend we also found out that Roy Austin is terrified of fire. Who knew? This is probably a good thing, given his adventurous track record and all. He would cling to me and Roy and every time the fire snapped, he would scream! It was kind of funny.

Caroline loved hanging out with her cousins. Here she is with Margaux. I think she likes hanging out with this one because she gets to be the big girl who can be in charge.



And look at sweet Jane! This baby is such a sweetheart:

Dolly threw a wonderful party for Michael. She worked so hard on it and everything turned out perfectly. She had a candy bar set up for people. Believe me, this was a hit with the adults as much as the children:
She also had huge blown up pictures of Michael's first year behind the open bar. This one picture of Michael is my favorite:Teddy Spaghetti came for the entertainment and he did not disappoint! He was hilarious! I laughed so hard at his comments and jokes.

At one point, he told the kids to find him things to balance. Here he is balancing a Fisher Price battery operated jeep on his chin! It was amazing!



Teddy also made each child 3 balloon objects. I guess he thought Roy was a child:

Sweet Michael eating his first bite of sugar! He loved it!:

Roy Austin had his fair share of sugar. Every time I looked over, he was sucking on something and his nice Uncle Juette thought it would be nice to pour a pixie stick down RoyBoy's throat. By the time the party was over, he was looking a little overdosed. Here he is with his cousin, Wyatt:

Caroline and Janna also enjoyed the candy. At one point of the party, I found these two with their boxes of candy sitting quietly in the playroom just licking away. Caroline's favorite was the candy rings:


LeRoy was also able to spend some time together, too. Great picture, guys:



We were so tired after the party that we decided to spend one more night in Lynchburg and leave bright and early Monday morning for Charlotte. We pulled out of my parent's driveway at 4:45. Monday was a long day!

Oh, and Roy Austin also got his first black eye this weekend. He bent down to pick up a balloon and hit his eye on a big crock in my parent's living room. I can't get a good picture of it, but his left eye lid is purple and yellow!