Blake’s Birthday, Photo ops

Blake turned two years old yesterday and in true Grammy fashion we gave him a bithday party at Grandma’s house complete with birthday banners, presents, pizza and wings, and a shopping trip to complete his “Cowboy” theme.


He got a bunch of presents but his favorite was a group of three plastic animals – a pig, a cow and a horse. The animals were the perfect size for his hands. Each was about three inches tall and four to five inches long. He also liked a basketball hoop he got and some extra balls to go with it. The older kids – including his daddy and Joshua – had a lot of fun with that while he played with his farm animals.

The cake we got from Sam’s was great. It was covered with the pisture (in icing) of three horses running across the plains. When Grammy got the cake off of the shelf at Sam’s she showed it to Grant. He looked for a moment and said “I want that” in his deep two-year-old voice. He did not take his eyes off of it from then on. I think he more than a little concerned when we cut it to give him a piece.

Grandma and Grandpa really enjoyed having the opportunity to share in the event. They have only been in their house for a couple of weeks and have gotten to host several family events in that short time. Besides all that, Grandpa loves his detached garage. He has it cleaned and arranged very neatly Grandma constantly talks about how much time he spends out there. I think they are glad they are here.

Tomorrow we will go to a Watchnight service at church but we will all leaveteh service a little early so we can leave very early in the morning to drive to San Antonio to attend a wedding of one of Joshua’s friends. We found out be calling the young lady getting married that Joshua is actually in the wedding as a groomsman. Fortunately he can wear my black suit and we bought him a pair of black dress boots last night while we were outfitting the grandbabies with the boots Grammy was desperate to get them.

That shopping was a lot of fun. I was a little disappointed that the Western shirts she bought for Blake and Mykenzie were more expeensive than the boots we bought for each of them. But the idea was to get pictures taken of the kids in their Western wear, on site, here in Texas. I hope it works out well, but regardless, it will be fun to try and it will be a gift our daughter will be able to show off for some time to come. It will keep Grammy in their thoughts for mant months.

We are on our way to Palo Duro Canyon this morning to take the pictures. We may need your prayers.