Josiah's 1st Birthday

We celebrated the big day at the Rahn family cabin on Lake Martin. It's a short 40 minute drive from our house. We kept it small with close family and friends and had the BEST day! It was H-O-T but we kept cool with lemonade, sweet tea, and frequent dips in the lake. I did a terrible job of photographing the party - not 1 single picture of any 4 of his grandparents, none of his great-grandparents, only a few of me and Daddy with the birthday boy, and only 1 of his Tia who flew all the way from Ft. Lauderdale for the occasion. I'll do better next year!

My brother, sister in law, and nephew








He LOVED his cake!

Catch Up

Yes, I let far too many days go by without a post. Here's the latest:

Matt:
*He finished up the school year and was thrilled for summer break to arrive.
*In mid-June he went to a conference at the beach with some of his co-workers. After years of hearing otherwise, this trip suddenly made him now like the beach.
*He's 1 lb away from losing SEVENTY pounds!! Isn't that incredible! I really should post some before & after pics.
*He's still trucking along at AUM and plans to be done with his Masters in December. (happy dance)
*He has accepted 2 coaching positions - an assistant football position at the middle he teaches at and the head soccer coach at the high school. This combined with finishing a master degree will make for a very busy Fall semester.

Mandy:
*I left my job at the CPA firm and took a job in Montgomery. It's MUCH less stress and fewer hours. It's been the answer to a lot of prayer.
*I was accepted to graduate school at AUM! I'll start classes in the Fall (again, it's going to be a BUSY Fall!)in the pursuit of a Masters in Elementary Ed.


Josiah:
*On the Tuesday before his birthday, he suddenly decided he was done crawling and began walking everywhere. Life has changed dramatically since this happened.
*HE TURNED ONE on Saturday, June 25th. We simply can't believe we're the parents of a toddler.

Next up: THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!