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Celebrating 40 with a BANG

For Robert’s big birthday this year, I planned something that actually turned out to be pretty great, if I do say so myself! We went out to Pursell Farms with Ronnie, Jenny, Mary Beth and Holland for some golf (for the boys), spa (for the girls), and shooting (for all!). It really was a fun trip and, coupled with a blowout win for AL over TN and it was the perfect getaway for the birthday boy!

pursell farms

It was a bluebird day and the guys had a fun (albeit slow!) game of golf while the girls got a massage…

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and then we headed to our awesome cabin to watch the game and hang out…

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pursell farms

pursell farms

pursell farms

and then into our golf carts to head up to the clubhouse for dinner!

pursell

The next morning, we all went out to do 12 rounds of clay shooting. The guys LOVED it! Jenny had to leave a bit early so passed on the shooting but MB and I had gave it a go. Mary Beth is a sharpshooter! Me? Not so much. I did hit 6 clays though…out of 100. ha!

pursel farms

pursell farms

pursell farms

Regardless of anyone’s score at the end, we all had a really fun time. Thankfully, Susan was keeping the crew safe and sound back at home so we didn’t worry about them one bit.

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It was a very special trip for a very special birthday for a very special person!

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pursell farms

pursell farms

We love you Robert!

Around here

We did some really fun stuff around here last week and, unfortunately, many of the photos I took drowned with my phone in the potty! I was able to recover everything except about 5 days of photos so, overall, I was very lucky! Plus, I was still able to get a few of the photos back because I had texted them to GJ so she could just text them back to me!

On Thursday Maxwell had picture day at school. I didn’t fight the clothes battle because clothes don’t matter when your hair is on point!

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Mr. Hollywood Hair himself!

That night we also had the IPC Open House. I took so many cute photos of Samantha with Mrs. Laura and of Spencer with his classmates but…they’re gone. I did text this one to GJ though which I’m very happy about!

ipc open house

Later that night, Robert and I got dolled up and went to the Gala at the Garden – the annual black tie gala supporting the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. We had gotten the tickets for free so figured, why not?! It was actually really fun and I’m glad we went!

black tie

On Tuesday night of this week I had a little party inviting all of the MBE Kindergarten moms over. The house was looking party ready!

kitchen

I was especially glad the kitchen is nice and big because everyone stayed crammed in there all night. Also, note to self, don’t worry about food next time because nobody ate a bite!

Samantha had her school pictures on Thursday and she looked adorable, as always.

picture day

Spencer’s school pictures are today – let’s just hope I can get him in something besides his Hulk shirt!

Have a great weekend!

Hulk Smash!

On Saturday we celebrated our very favorite almost 4 year old!

hulk party

Spencer’s birthday isn’t until the 18th but, October is so busy that the 8th ended up being the best day for his Incredible Hulk party. We followed our recent birthday party formula – balloons and bounce house in the backyard with doughnuts and plenty of friends and family! It was the best way to celebrate our happy little guy!

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hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

Ummm…please look at Baby’s mean face here! ha!

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hulk party

The kids had a blast in the cool bounce house which had a ball pit and a slide inside! They also loved Hulk Smashing each other with the Hulk hands! As always, the sand table was a huge hit. And, thanks to GJ, everyone got to take home their very own Hulk mask! We had a happy birthday boy and happy party goers for sure!

hulk party

party

hulk party

hulk smash

hulk party

hulk party

We brought out Spencer’s doughnut cake and sang to him and then he blew and blew and blew on those candles but just couldn’t get them out! We should have lifted him up a bit but then Maxwell came to the rescue which I’m not so sure if Spencer appreciated or not! I have to share all these pictures because the expressions on both Spencer and Maxwell’s faces are just too good….

hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

hulk party

Haha! Everyone needs a little help sometimes!

It was a fantastic morning celebrating our very own Incredible Spencer!

spencer

We love you sweet Spencey!! Cheers to FOUR!

Birthday celebrations

Are you ready to hear about Robert’s big 40th birthday celebration?! I mean…we went ALL OUT for 40! Dinner at home, balloons, and cupcakes. Yep, ALL OUT! Also, apparently all you get when you turn 40 are envelopes!  🙂

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The envelopes were pretty good though. I gave Robert two Sonos speakers which have already proven to be a fantastic gift for me too!  🙂 It makes it so easy to play music in the house and I’m just wondering why we didn’t do it sooner! I also gave Robert a trip to Pursell Farms with his siblings and their spouses for some golf and clay shooting! We’re gonna celebrate his 40s with a BANG!

We also celebrated my birthday with a BIG BASH – tacos at home with GJ! ha! But, considering GJ actually got out of Florida in the Hurricane Matthew mess the morning of my birthday, it was actually a great celebration. Plus, I went and had lunch…errr brunch because it’s at 10:30!…with Maxwell up at his school. Highlight of my day! As for a gift, Robert gave me a night away for my birthday too! Guess we both realize we need a break. 😉

birthday

These birthday parties paled in comparison to the one we were getting ready for on Saturday though. Tell you about that tomorrow. Hulk Smash!

Happy Birthday to us!

Margaret is one!

Two weekends ago we went over to Mary Beth and Holland’s house to celebrate Margaret’s first birthday! It was a beautiful day and the kids had fun bouncing in the bounce house, playing in the pool of balls, and eating lots of cupcakes! In fact, Maxwell ate so many cupcakes that he literally made himself sick but, hey…live and learn!  🙂

margaret

margaret

balls

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margaret

margaret

margaret

margaret

margaret

margaret

cousin

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It was a fun day celebrating our baby cousin!

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Happy Birthday Margaret!