A ONEderful day!

Hadley turned ONE earlier this month and we celebrated her birthday with lots of pink and green. It was a day very fitting for our little princess! The inspiration for the party theme came from Jason's sister Jill (or Jiji as the kids call her). She had the great idea to monogram this tablecloth and the ideas just flowed from there. (Yes, I do realize it's a little wrinkled!)

My good friend and photographer, Paul Rinkes, captured the party so perfectly for us. We truly wouldn't have the memories we do if it wasn't for Paul. Thank you Paul for shooting Hadley's special day, you are a GREAT friend! If you are in the Nashville/Franklin area, check out Paul's website, Rinkes Photography here.

To see all Paul's photos from the big day, click here. Thank you to all our ONEderful friends and family for celebrating with us. We appreciate Big & Tine driving in from Louisiana and the Winns and Wilcoxes for driving in from Paducah. It made Hadley's day extra special.

August

August Recap:

NO MORE TRAINING WHEELS

One afternoon Carson just decided he didn't need training wheels anymore so off they came. He only tried a few times and he picked it right up. This video shows it all. What a big boy! Congratulations Carson, not even 5 and no more training wheels.

LAST CAN OF BABY FORMULA

Seriously, where does the time go? It truly seems like yesterday that little Hadley was born and now I'm posting about the last can of baby formula. Kinda sad. Milk, here we come...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM

We had a wonderful family dinner at Teddy & Tera's new house to celebrate my Mom's Birthday. Carson and Hadley love spending time with their BB, we love you Mom!

JEN'S 40th BIRTHDAY

Wow! I never knew planning a surprise birthday party could be so stressful. The lying alone will just about kill you. My bestie, Jennifer Beck (aka "the other Carson's Mom") turned 40 in late August so her husband Brad and I surprised her with a party almost a week before her birthday. The party was at her house so I think she really was surprised! It was a fun night celebrating with Jen and those she loves most including two good friends from Atlanta. I actually left the party super early because I was so tired from all the planning/organizing. Happy Birthday Jen, love ya! Can't wait until we turn 50!

Summer is over, time for a new post...

Summer is officially over, Carson is back in school, and the days are getting shorter so it's finally time that I sat down and updated the blog. So many of you have asked for pictures of this and that and I'm so sorry to disappoint for so long but it's just hard to find the time to sit down and write. I wish I was a better writer, I'd be updating all the time. Anyway, on to the fun stuff.

July Recap:

REDNECK REUNION

We had the first (annual?) Bichon family Redneck Reunion at Lake Barkley. Don't tell my Aunt Sally I called it the Redneck Reunion but I say with two trips to the Trigg County ER ( both in the same day), one case of alcohol poisoning, raccoons ransacking the garbage, glow necklace craziness (Big Daddy), and mice in your hotel room (not mine), it's considered Redneck.

All told, we had a great time being together. There were 6 little kid cousins under 5 years old and they had so much fun playing together. We tried our best to get a shot of all of them but it's was very difficult. Here's the best of what we got. Until next year...

SANDESTIN

In July the kids and I went to Sandestin to see our good friends the Jungs and Binkleys who just purchased a new home. It's a beautiful place, soooo relaxing! Check it out here. Carson had a great time hanging out, playing with the dogs, going crabbing, going to the beach, etc. What a way to spend a week!

15 YEARS

Jason and I celebrated 15 years together on July 30th. He's the best husband and even better father. Thank you J for 15 wonderful years!