While Liz and I got sprinkled on during our morning walk Thursday, by the afternoon the skies had cleared and the sun was shining. As we did for number 5, we celebrated with many friends at our neighborhood pool.
This was a wonderful event, attended by a fun group of kids and parents (and grandparents!) from a cross-section of Brady's life: Neighborhood pals, Preschool buddies and Elementary school classmates. Everyone enjoyed pizza, cake and one final dip before the summer's end!
While sleeping Thursday night, the G'Rent Fairies came into town, and Brady awoke on his birthday Friday morning to find Grandma and Grandpa Mershon in our house! While the big boys took advantage of the day to explore a new golf course, Grandma had other ideas - she wanted to go to school!
Ms. Brackin (Brady's teacher) invited us to stop in at lunch and share a treat, and then we returned at the end of the day so Grandma could read "Happy Birthday, Moon" to the kids. Brady was proud to introduce little brother and Grandma to his class, and the kids loved the story Grandma chose!
Ms. Brackin (Brady's teacher) invited us to stop in at lunch and share a treat, and then we returned at the end of the day so Grandma could read "Happy Birthday, Moon" to the kids. Brady was proud to introduce little brother and Grandma to his class, and the kids loved the story Grandma chose!
Friday night was family dinner at our house, welcoming Nana and Grandy to the fun. Sorry! No pictures! ;-) But we have LOTS of Legos to prove it happened!
Saturday morning the boys had their big .5K race! While they were both about to embark on nasty three-day long colds, we pushed them anyway! They were smiles in the beginning, though they both seemed to lose steam as the event went on. Even so, this is a cool family event, and they are so proud to have earned a race t-shirt... just like Daddy!
Saturday afternoon the boys were all treated to a wonderful gift by Aunt Kathy and Uncle Steve- tickets to the GA Tech game!! While Grandma and I held down the fort, the boys took off for some cotton-candy eating and some football watching ... at least until Parker could no longer hold his head up!
Saturday night we all enjoyed an al fresco dinner at Ginny and Al's! It was another fantastic opportunity for out extended family to spend time together. And here is where my sentimentality comes out...
I am so thankful for the huge blessing of Grandparents that Brady and Parker enjoy. They believe, as I did growing up, that they are part of one large, multi-layered family. There is no sense of "Mom's" or "Dad's" - all family is simply Theirs. To have four wonderfully loving, generous and engaged people in their lives - and to have those people be one strong unit in my kids' universe - is a precious and rare gift.
Love abounds in my boys' lives, and I am so very grateful!
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