Last Day of Kindergarten!

 Tucker with the silly boys

 Retaking the same pose we took on the first day of school!

 Tucker & the only four girls in the class

 Tucker, Ms. Mathis & his best friend Bella!

 And now for a little Charlie (at 18 months) for your viewing pleasure...

70!

 

We surprised Mimi with a birthday party celebrating her 70th!

 Her friends came from near and far.... There were 18 people in from all over the country.  It was a GREAT time and she was truly surprised!

 The King sisters ---

 Kyle's Aunt Bertee and cousin Travis stayed with us!  Tonight Kyle asked Mac who loves him the most and he said "Je-jus" (Jesus) and Kyle said "who else loves you the most?" and he said "Ba-Ba-T" (Aunt Bertee!)  Sweet, sweet.

Beach Time

It was Hilton Head weekend last weekend with the college crew -- a trip we look forward to all year long.  It is always a time of rest (well, as restful as 9 children can be) and joy to be with friends who know you this well. Picture explosion below.

 The middle buddies... Bo & Mac.  Spent a lot of time wrestling with big smiles on their faces.  They would run up to each other, hug and then fall to the ground and "wrestle!"

 Theo came out to the pool in his Lightning McQueen jammies. Spiderman Mac was jealous so he begins taking his Spiderman outfit off...

 ...attempting a trade with Theo (that shockingly did NOT work!)

 sweet, sweet friend Miller

 We did a lot of blocking Charlie from the pool.

 Kids picnic-ing.

 Theo still has his cars.  Bo and Mac wrestling in the background.

 Ben & Watson

 Standing in line waiting for Uncle Rob to swing them.

Chi-Chi's Baptism Day

 Charles Michael Ryan was baptized yesterday at Christ Church East.  It was a special day celebrating our precious Charlie.  Keith and Don were so sweet and he just watched the water intently.

 At our church the father says a special blessing over the child after the baptism.  I love this picture of the "big boys" watching Kyle.

 

Our dear, dear friends Jenn & Kevin and Katie, David & Shelby.  These are people that love us (and our boys) so well.