Little Brian's Adventures: ~ Summer 2007 in Review ~

Here's a recap of Little Brian's summer. It was very busy!

First, my sister graduated from North Georgia College and State University on May 5th with her B.A. in Marketing. We all went to see her at the ceremony, even Little Brian. He did well by sitting quietly and eating puffs. :) After Elizabeth received her diploma, I took Little Brian outside. He had been good long enough and wanted everyone to know it.

I did it!

I'm proud of you Auntie!

Elizabeth and her boyfriend, Robert

The family at Auntie's graduation.

We all went to eat at Papadeux's in Alpharetta after the ceremony. I had never eaten there and it was great! Little Brian loved his fish and cajun rice. (I'm very thankful that he is not a picky eater.)
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Next, Little Brian's birthday was Saturday, May 19th. We decided to go with a "First Birthday Safari" since the first birthday themes for little boys were not as up to par as the girl's themes. When I started looking for first birthday themes, the Jungle Party pattern was available in the U.S.

Little Brian's First Birthday Theme

But when it came time to purchase it, it was only available in the U.K.! So needless to say, I paid a pretty penny for shipping! Well, we decided to have the party at the Oakwood Community Center. It was large enough for our extended families and for the little ones to run around. Here's a couple of shots from the party....

The Cake!

His gifts.
(Little Brian is very blessed to have such wonderful friends and family.)

Opening his gifts.

And finally,

His cake. He had a blast eating ALL of this.
Not much was left on the floor or himself.

We all had a great time at his party and can't believe that its been a year! It seems like we just brought him home.

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Next, we went on our first family trip to Myrtle Beach, SC. I love Myrtle Beach and I think it's more family oriented than other beaches in FL. The trip down there was uneventful as the boys slept most of the way.

Are we there yet?

We stayed at Laguna Keys in North Myrtle Beach. It was very nice and large. We went with Williamsons, who are our family and who have a son that is three weeks younger than Little Brian. They are great friends as they stay together at Nannie and Pops instead of traditional daycare!

Brian loved the beach. He crawled around and played with his sand toys that Aunt Gail gave him. He would get so upset when we decided to go back to the room. Here he is playing.

He loved the pool too. We got him a float to ride in and he liked walking around in the kiddie pool. He could go as he wanted with the float. Independence is important to him sometimes.

Mommy and Me