Be prepared to be bombarded with pictures of my adorable children, nieces, and nephews (not to mention some pretty sweet lookin’ grandparents and aunts and uncles, etc). This past weekend we traveled to Papa & Grandmere’s house. Mark’s brother and sister-in-law, B & B traveled there too. So, are you ready for a kid/adult count? Here goes: six adults, one 9 year old, two 6 year olds, two 4 year olds, one 3 year old, two 2 year olds, two 1 year olds, one 3 month old…eleven kids 9 and under. What a crew! Papa made sure there were plenty of surprises and fun to keep them busy. Over the next few days my blog will be full from the weekend trip!

Up first, we celebrated missed birthdays and father’s day…and Mark’s birthday (which was that weekend).

Papa’s father’s day…Snapfish has a great program to put in pictures and it makes a coffee mug collage…something that Papa uses everyday.

Josiah’s birthday celebration…piece by piece.

Mark is 30! FINALLY! We’re thrilled to have welcomed him on the otherside. For his birthday he got (just gotta brag because I thought it was great planning), Olive Garden salad and breadsticks, lasagna, Snickers Cake (that was delicious if I do say so myself…he had a Snickers cake for his groom’s cake and I’ve been trying to replicate it for nine years…finally able to). And for his present…we will be going to see a shuttle launch. There are only a few more before they retire the shuttle. I wanted him to be able to do somethign he had never done or would ever do on his own. Unfortunately, he’ll have to wait until next year. We’re full up with stuff until then.