Happy 8th Anniversary

Eight years ago today I marrried my best friend in a beautiful, wooden chapel on the campus of Berry College. I am so fortunate to have met and married my soulmate. I love him more and more each day and am so thankful God blessed me with such a wonderful man. We always celebrate by going out to dinner somewhere special and this year was no exception. Last night we had dinner at the Atlanta Fish Market and it was delicious! Happy Anniversary, Patrick!

Collin and Baby Jackson

Today my best friend Katie came over to introduce Collin and I to her two month old son Jackson. Katie and I were roommates in college and have remained close ever since. She gave birth to Jackson when she was only 31 weeks along. Jackson was born healthy and only had to stay in the NICU for a couple of weeks until he could learn to suck on his own. Our family has been praying for baby Jackson since his arrival and we were so excited to finally get to meet him today. He is absolutely precious! Collin was so excited about seeing him and kept going around the house talking about "Baby Jack". He even tried to share his Matchbox cars and blocks with him. Such a sweetie!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day, Patrick! You are such a great father and provider and are truly the backbone of our family. We are so blessed to have you in our lives and love you more than you will ever know. Collin absolutely adores you and talks about you all the time. As soon as he hears the garage door open around 5:30pm each day, he takes off running to greet you with a big smile and lets you know what he wants the boys to play. You are his hero!

This weekend was all about celebrating Patrick. On Saturday morning we treated him to breakfast at J. Christopher's, one of his favorite places. On Sunday we surprised him with a string trimmer we picked out with a little help from a nice Home Depot employee. Collin also made him a special tie at church with crayons and markers for him to wear. Patrick sported it proudly! We then had lunch with the Dunaway side of the family to celebrate this special day with Papa, too. That evening we treated Patrick to Chinese for dinner, his absolute favorite. We love you so much, Patrick!

Daddy's Big Helper

Tonight Collin decided to help Daddy plant some flowers. He helped Daddy dig the holes and then walked through them to make sure they were safe before the flowers went in. I am not sure how much of a help he was, but Daddy sure did love their time together.

Imagine It! Childrens Musuem

Today we took Collin to the Imagine It! Children's Museum in Atlanta. This is a museum for children eight and under to learn and explore in a hands-on environment. They had several cute exhibits set up for the children to explore. The "Fundamentally Food" exhibit featured a John Deere tractor and allowed the children to see how the food they eat goes from a farm to the store. The "Let Your Creativity Flow" exhibit allowed the children to paint anything their heart desired on a washable board and build sand sculptures in a huge sand table. The "Tools for Solutions" exhibit featured a giant ball machine with a crane that the children could use to move the balls all around. The "Leaping Into Learning" exhibit was set up like a forest where the children could use rods to catch colorful fish and then climb up and explore a tree house. This was Collin's favorite exhibit by far! He loved getting dressed in a raincoat and trying to catch fish. The key word is "trying" as he got very few fish but instead soaked himself. He also LOVED running around the tree house and going down the slide that was hidden it in. We probably spent an hour at this exhibit alone.

Collin also got a surprise at the Museum when Papa, Robin, and Autumn stopped by to say hello and play with him. He was so excited to see Papa and ran over to give him a hug. He proudly showed his company all of the fun things he could do and then spent a long time running from Papa and Autumn in the tree house. He had a blast and was worn out when we left!

Memorial Day 2010

We celebrated Memorial Day by heading to Birmingham for two nights to visit Grandmommy, a.k.a. "MoMo", and Granddaddy. While we were there, we took Collin to the Birmingham Zoo. Last time we were there Collin was not old enough to walk around on his own without tiring. This time, however, was a different story. Collin walked around the entire zoo and got to see all the animals. His favorites seemed to be the lions, turtles, and snakes. It was so much fun to watch him observing all the animals. He just stared in awe at each exhibit and wanted to know the name of every animal we passed. He also got to ride on the minituare train that goes around the zoo and ring the train bell when he was finished. In addition to the zoo, he also had a great time playing with all the new toys Grandmommy had for him and climbing up and down her stairs a dozen or more times each day. He loved all the attention he got and cannot wait to go and visit again!