Family Pictures!!

Back on graduation day we had our pictures taken. Katherine did an awesome job! I love these pictures!!



After we took the picture above, Grady decided to master the stairs! In doing so he scraped up his forehead and nose. Ahhhh....perfect! Then we realized we had forgotten Malachi. He was still in the car (with the windows down, of course). So Walter went to get him while we took some individual shots of the kids.

My baby boy! Dang they grow up fast!


My T-Bone Steak! I love close-ups of this kid! His eyes just suck me in. Do you think anyone would notice if I took a bite out of his cheek??

Can you believe this little lady!?! She was such a poser for the whole time.



Our 'whole' family! Minus the turtles, but they are really just visiting...for the next 40 years!!



And, of course, because we love the U!

I'm SOOOooo RIGHT!!

and I'm so good at being right!! :)

the profile with fist under chin pose!

laying out, getting a tan! (good luck little one! sorry, it's just not in your genetic make up!)

Now, I've just got to convince Walter and Winni that we are NOT going to name her Shakira! I mean, unless she comes out the appropriate ethnic background for that name. So, any suggestions??

If only...

I was getting married again! I'd totally do this...

My graduate!

As I was downloading my pictures I saw this...



but didn't think too much of it. Then, tonight I was looking through my pictures wondering if I'd forgotten to blog anything, and I have but that will come, but I decided this was blog worthy! Seriously, what is going on here? Did he really take a picture of himself doing...whatever he is doing? Or did he allow one of my innocent, privacy respecting children to come in and take this picture? Either way, I better count my blessings that he is in Hawaii right now, and that he doesn't check the blog!! I guess if you didn't know my husband very well before, now you do! Maybe a little too much!

The first sign...

The tow truck came today and took Walter's car away...



As we watched it drive away, Trae called out and said, "Bye my daddy's car! See you in Baltimore!"

And so it has begun! There is no turning back and no time for ultimatums! :) So, we are throwing ourselves a good-bye party! I made a page on facebook for all you facebookers. If you aren't my FB friend yet, become one :) and then let us know if you will be coming to our party. We are excited for the change, but good-byes are always hard. If you aren't a FBer, here are the details...

May 23rd 5-9 at Southwood Park. We will have some sort of sandwiches, like hoagie or croissant and drinks. If you'd like to bring something, please bring some sort of finger food. Like a veggie or fruit tray, cookies, chips, something like that. We will have plates and forks, so salad is a good one too. Really, we don't care if you bring anything more than yourselves, cause we want to see everyone before we leave. Walter flies out Monday, May 25th and the kids and I leave June 1. So, come let us give you a BIG KISS before we go!

Bucket List

Ride a MECHANICAL BULL...CHECK!

Ride a mechanical bull pregnant....CHECK!

Tell the mechanical bull operator 1/2 way through the ride to not kill you because you are pregnant...CHECK!

And I lived to tell about it!

Help Kari party like we're having a midlife crisis...CHECK!

HE DID IT!!

HE



AMAZES



ME!



No, he didn't just dress up in a dress and put on a goofy smile...he really graduated! And, I've got living proof!



What an accomplishment! Seriously, he worked so hard! There was one night last week that he slept for 25 minutes! That's it! My husband is amazing. He first decided to go into engineering because it was challenging, it was difficult, and people didn't think he could do it. So, to those who thought he couldn't...EAT CROW! And, to those who have cheered him (us) on and are just as proud as me, thanks for believing in him. I've been coming to the realization that this means we are moving away, and that bites, but my husband has a job...a career...and his dreams are coming true! I couldn't be happier for him, or for our family. yipee!! What a wonderful Mother's Day gift to me, and to his mom! I know she is beaming with pride for her baby boy right now!

Oh, and we had a lot of fun today!

We rode the bus to and from the commencement ceremony...



A little on the tired side!


The future...