HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RYAN!!

Yesterday was my sweet husband's 27th birthday. I think we're still at the age where telling what birthday it is isn't embarassing. We had a big birthday breakfast together and then last night had the family over for dinner. Fun was had by all--Ryan got to use his new grill, and I tried homemade onion rings. The birthday boy was showered with gifts. Did I take any pictures of the event? No, I was too busy making onion rings. I would share "27" reasons I love my husband for his 27th birthday, but no one wants to read through a list of 27 things, so here are my top 5:

1. He loves the Lord more than he loves me.
2. He loves Millie and I.
3. He keeps me calm.
4. He is hillarious.
5. Even when it is his birthday, he is more concerned about everyone else.

So, knowing that it is near impossible to really clean our house and prepare a large meal with a busy toddler on my heels, my mom and her friend Rebecca (known to Millie as Aunt B) took little MJ to the farmer's market downtown. Apparently, Millie had the time of her life, eating samples and playing with fruit. She was so distracted, she even wore a bow in her hair and didn't know it. We have to trick her in order for this to work.

Happy Father's Day!

Ryan and I had a great weekend in Arkansas. We stayed in Hot Springs Friday night at a Bed and Breakfast and then in Little Rock Saturday night. We ate good food, shopped a little, explored a little, and took part in the famous bath house experience. This bath house was built almost 100 years ago and used to be for therapy purposes. Now, people go there like it's a spa. First of all, I hate baths. After about 2 minutes, I'm hot and bored and want to get out. So, needless to say, the bath part of the bath house was not my favorite. But you then move on to a steam box (like a sauna, minus your head in steam), hot towels, needle shower, and then a massage. It was quite relaxing. Even though we had to get up at 6 in order to participate, it was well worth it.

After our weekend, we celebrated Father's Day with the Colliers and Smulands at Prestonwood Country Club. We swam and ate dinner and chased Miss Millie all around. She LOVES the water, and I so thankful for that. She had such a great time watching the big kids and helping open Father's Day presents. A fun time was had by all.

...And we're back!

I'm already behind with this blogging thing...
Lately, we have been finding things to do that include water and shade since it's pretty hot. This past weekend, Millie ran around in her church clothes, chasing Miles and smelling flowers. On Monday, we went to the most fun place ever. There is a "sprayground" near our house, which is basically a water playground. We met some friends there, and Millie just ran wild and had the time of her life. Of course, she also found all the trash around the park as well as the mud puddles.






We have recently discovered that Millie is outgrowing "baby" toys and needs toddler stuff to play with. She is into crawling on, pushing, and destroying anything she can. Yesterday, I bought her a baby stroller, and my goal is to go get one of those plastic house/fort things with a slide so she can crawl in and out, etc. Where are you supposed to put all of this stuff? Another new development--yesterday she put two words together for the first time. "Hi, baby", which turned into, "Hey baby". No, she was not talking to a boy--it was her doll.

Ryan and I are taking our first baby-free trip this weekend to Hot Springs and Little Rock for a wedding. It's a much needed mini-vacation.