Pryce's 1st Birthday Party

We celebrated Pryce's 1st birthday at home with a few family and friends on August 23rd. He was a bit timid when it came time to eat his cupcake.

He didn't make near the mess his brother did at his 1st birthday.
We lucked into cool weather that evening and were able to spend our time outside. Here's a few pictures of the fun.

Birthday Pics

All in all, it was a fun day and a nice way to kick off Pryce's second year.

Birthday Spread

As usual, David went all out cooking a wonderful spread of food for all to enjoy. Brisket, ribs, shrimp, tater salad, slaw & baked beans were all a big hit ... almost everything was gone by the end of the day as people went back for seconds and thirds (which of course made Chef David extremely happy!)

Thanks so much Helen for taking pictures so I could enjoy the party!

Happy 1st Birthday, Pryce!

Pryce's birthday was celebrated at school with cupcakes. Another treat for the birthday boy ... a new (hand-me-down from big brother) front-facing carseat! He looks like such a big boy riding in the car now. Where the heck did the past year go????




Pryce with his teachers - Miss Brooke & Miss Meagan.

Pryce's 1st airplane ride - 2008 Family Reunion

I have a lot of blogging to catch up on so let's get right to it ....

I've had a hard time catching up from (or should I say recovering from?) our one week vacation to Flat Rock, North Carolina in early July for our Holmer Family Reunion. This was Pryce's 1st trip on an airplane and Everett's 3rd. The boys did really well ... especially given the multiple travel delays and very frustrating circumstances beyond our control.

Our morning (July 6th) started with us leaving our home at 8am. We traveled with my parents, Jenny, Brayden and Karly. (Note - that's 4 children under the age of 5!) Shortly after getting through security and boarding the plane (which was quite a feat in itself), we were told there was a flat tire and we'd have to wait while that was fixed. About an hour later, tire was fixed and we were taking off on our way to Atlanta. An hour or so into our flight, we were told that their were severe storms around Atlanta and they had closed the airport. Lovely!

The flight was diverted to Alabama where we needed to refuel and wait for Atlanta airport to reopen. We were allowed to get off the plane to get some food in the airport. An hour or so later, we were back on the plane and on our way again. We finally arrived in Atlanta. Dad and David went to get the rental car with Everett and Brayden while the rest of us waited for our bags. At one point we thought they'd lost 4 of our bags. Jenny was already on our way to report the lost luggage when they did locate all our bags - phew! Since our flight was so late getting in, they had given away one of our rental vans. Can't we catch a break on this trip already???

An hour or so later, we're in the rental vehicles and on the road to Flat Rock, NC. This was another 3 hour drive. When we booked the trip, we actually thought it would be a nice, scenic drive ... that was, of course, before we knew we'd be driving in the dark! We did finally arrive at our destination .... 14 hours after leaving our home! Grrrrr .... coincidentally, the drive from our home would have also been 14 hours!

Here's a look at our travelers ...
(sorry, Mom, somehow you dodged my camera lens!)

Pryce finally fell asleep .... just before we landed in Alabama ... figures!

(look carefully in the back of the pictures and you'll notice Karly climbing on top of Brayden. LOL)

The kids were so cute pulling the rolling backpacks through the airport. (Note to parents traveling in the future ... must get rolling backpack!)

Highland Lake Inn

Since it was late and dark when we arrived at our Family Reunion destination - Highland Lake Inn - it wasn't until the next day that we were able to really appreciate what a beautiful location it was!

We stayed in a lovely cottage (as did the other families with small kids) and the rest of our group took over the entire lodge. It was such a perfect place for our family reunion!