In honor of the Olympics...

Which we have thoroughly enjoyed watching around our house and have stayed up way past Sean's and my normal bedtimes, here are some pictures of our crazy kid who loves to be thrown up in the air and the other night decided to do a Shawn White off our couch. Thankfully, there was no blood, only a bump on the head.

Favorites...

Sean and I had Young Life committee planning day Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. so I asked SE's favorites to baby-sit...our sweet friends Sarah and Colin came over promptly at 8:45 a.m. to entertain SE for the rest of the day. Colin sent us a video showing how much fun they all had. And this is what we came home to...



SE had requested Sarah pick him up and when she did, he snuggled up with her and went night-night. Um yes, they have our permission to baby-sit ANY time. We love Sarah and Colin and as evidenced, SE does too!

SE and his hair

SE has great hair so much so I often comment after it's washed "Patrick Dempsey, eat your heart out".



Great, right! Well Sean thought it was looking like a mullet because there were adorable curls hanging down in the back so he did the unthinkable and something momma wasn't ready to do...he CUT it! And not even straight as evidenced below. Thankfully, it seems SE has his momma's quick growing hair because it has grown out a little since "the cut" happened.

Mirror, mirror on the wall

The other day SE toddled into Sean's and my room and shut the door. I followed him, of course, opened the door to find him holding our full length mirror and chattering away to his reflection. He also gave himself numerous kisses...oh what do I have in store for me!?

Uncle G-boo-boo

For those of you who know Grant Hill you know he is a super loyal friend. Well to us he is not only a great friend and practically uncle to SE, he's also stepped in when we were in a bind and baby-sat, which SE loves! Most times it's just coming over and staying at the house when Sean and I have to be somewhere after SE has gone to bed, but one particular night he had to pull night-night duty and actually put SE to bed. The other day as SE was jabbering he looked at us said "G-boo-boo"...we think he was referring to his uncle G!

Man I'm behind...

Something about the holidays seems to halt everything in its tracks...so here's a blog update of Christmas. SE had a great time. He didn't quite get the concept of opening presents, but he had a lot of fun with what he got. He got the cozy coupe car and thought it was the greatest thing ever...see the look on his face below.


SE also got a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ball pit and some cute monkey slippers.

A little behind but Happy 1 year Birthday SE!

We survived SE's 1st birthday w/ surprisingly no tears from momma. He had a great day; it was so fun sharing it with our family and friends. SE, your dada and momma love you so very much. We pray you will be a strong man of God, always seeking after His heart, staying on the path He has laid out for you. He has great things in store for you, little man. You will do great things for the Kingdom of God. You will be favored among God and men. You will be under God's protection and in His hands. Your sweetness and happiness are immeasurable; you truly bring a smile to everyone's face. You love to laugh and currently, apple is your favorite word. It has been indescribable to watch you grow over the past year. We are so blessed to call you son. Love you SE!

SE's big boy 1 shirt momma made (fabric glue is amazing!)

About to blow out the first candle (dada helped)

Yummy cake!

Yummy cake everywhere!

Thanks to everyone who came and helped celebrate our sweet SE. He loves you all and so do we!