It began with celebrating my nephew Wesley's 3rd birthday! He had a "dirt" party, complete with pails, shovels, and a fresh pile of dirt to dig in. Amanda made the cutest dirt cake which she served in a dump truck, and she served all of the other food in pails! It was just too cute!
Amanda, Rhett (my brother), Davis, and Wesley the birthday boy
My Daddy and Rhett
Julie holding her cousin Davis. He wore a cute dump truck outfit for the party!
Rhett and Wesley---he had a cute dump truck shirt too!
Olivia enjoying the party
Me and my Daddy--Clay in the background
Leah swinging in the hammock. Rhett and Amanda have the best backyard, complete with swingset/fort that Rhett and my parents built, this super hammock and a brand new deck that Rhett just built.
Sam smelling Mama's hair!
Mims and Pops (my parents) They have 9 grandchildren with one more on the way (Rhett and Amanda are expecting #3)
Playing in the dirt pile
Clay sporting a hard hat! See the fabulous deck!
After the party, we visited a friend in the hospital, then Jimmy dropped me off for an afternoon of birthday shopping....for myself! My 4oth birthday is Sept. 16, and Jimmy graciously offered me a child-free shopping excursion. You know how difficult it is to shop for clothes with small and older bored children.....anyway, this was quite a treat! I am not the most fashionable individual, so I texted Megan for help! I was walking from store to store, overwhelmed! Megan told me to begin by looking at the mannequins....great advice. I finally ended up in a petites-only store. I looked at the mannequins and tried on what they were wearing. It worked! I got a very pretty pink dress with matching cardigan and a pair of those denim trouser type pants....they don't even need hemming! I also got a couple of more items, and I asked the saleslady to please gift wrap them all! Happy Birthday to me! I will so enjoy opening them on the big day! Now I am set in the clothes department for the next 10 years!
I think they are looking at the monkeys.
Leah and Clay
The whole crew
looking at the giraffes
All lined up!
Sam and Leah
Precious children!
Sam smelling Mama's hair! 
Mims and Pops (my parents) They have 9 grandchildren with one more on the way (Rhett and Amanda are expecting #3) Playing in the dirt pile
Clay sporting a hard hat! See the fabulous deck! After the party, we visited a friend in the hospital, then Jimmy dropped me off for an afternoon of birthday shopping....for myself! My 4oth birthday is Sept. 16, and Jimmy graciously offered me a child-free shopping excursion. You know how difficult it is to shop for clothes with small and older bored children.....anyway, this was quite a treat! I am not the most fashionable individual, so I texted Megan for help! I was walking from store to store, overwhelmed! Megan told me to begin by looking at the mannequins....great advice. I finally ended up in a petites-only store. I looked at the mannequins and tried on what they were wearing. It worked! I got a very pretty pink dress with matching cardigan and a pair of those denim trouser type pants....they don't even need hemming! I also got a couple of more items, and I asked the saleslady to please gift wrap them all! Happy Birthday to me! I will so enjoy opening them on the big day! Now I am set in the clothes department for the next 10 years!
While I was busy shopping, Jimmy treated the children to a visit to the zoo!
I think they are looking at the monkeys. 
Leah and Clay
The whole crew
looking at the giraffes
All lined up!
Sam and Leah
Precious children!
What a fun, fun day for y'all!! Happy Early B-D!!! I'll soon welcome you to the "40's" club, although you certainly don't look it!! So far, the 40's are my favorite age!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the name Davis! It was my grandfather's middle name,and one I debated using with Logan. I ended up going with my great grandmother's maiden name - Logan, and my grandmother's maiden name - Harrison. I had hoped someone else in my family would use Davis, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen! Can you tell I like surnames for first names?!
I hope you guys have a great week!!
OH WOW ROAN...LOVED THIS POST! FIRST OF ALL, RHETT LOOKS JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER!!! HE HAS A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, AND I LOVE HIS NAME!!! (RHETT)
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS ON THE SHOPPING TRIP. IF I EVER GO OFF ALONE, I DO ENJOY IT, BUT IT'S ALMOST LIKE I HAVE TO THINK OF WHAT TO DO, I'M SO USED TO MY FAMILY BEING WITH ME. I'M SURE YOU BOUGHT SOME PRETTY THINGS!
BTW, 40 IS WONDERFUL! I DREADED IT SO...BUT,IT'S NOT BAD AT ALL.
AND WE ALL LOVE TO VISIT THE ZOO.
HAVEN'T BEEN IN A WHILE, MAYBE WE NEED TO DO THAT ONE DAY WHEN NOELLE AND SCOT ARE OFF.
Time to replace the bubble suits, huh?
ReplyDeleteHi Roan, I just love all of your family get together pics!! So heartwarming!! Looks like they had a great time while Mommy was being treated to a shopping spree!! How fun and an early Happy Birthday to you!!!
ReplyDeleteYou amaze me, gal, with all you do!! And you also inspire me to improve in some areas!! Thanks so much for that!
So glad you had a great time shopping! We all need that every once in awhile!!
Have a lovely day,
HUGS,
Becky
Glad you had a great day!
ReplyDeleteCute pics! I have some of the same ones!
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