AJ Turns 2!!!

Hello Fam!!! Yes, it has been one full year since our last posting, it is mind-blowing how the time passed! Here we are again, same as where we left off at last year's posting...at AJ's birthday. Enjoy the pics (and hopefully we'll get last year's pics posted soon :) )

keeping with the tradition started last year with AJ's first birthday, I made his birthday cake this year of his favorite Sesame Street pal...ELMOOOOOO!!!

AJ riding his Smart Cycle..gearin' up for the Tour de France


...and a little hoopin' time

Eric and AJ

Marleigh (daycare friend) and AJ

Marleigh, Samone and AJ, also known as the Three Amigos

Uncle Tim and AJ high-fivin'

AJ, D and Marsha (Marleigh's parents) and Kiara

We all sang Happy Birthday to the Birthday Boy

...he was sooo ready for his cake and icecream

Yaaaay!

Marsha, D and Marleigh

Samone, Mommy and Aunt Debbie

...and Shantae

Sweet Samone, just turned 1 in January...shown here with her Mommy!

Kiara and Timia

Sabrina and Rayshawn came down from Chicago to celebrate with us!

Pillow Fight!!!

Keith, Niama, Erika and AJ

Arian and Noah

kids playing with Pa-paw

AJ's First Year - A Year in Review

It is amazing how quickly one year can fly by. We thank God for the gift of our son! We invite you to review past blog posts to see how much he's grown in a year's time. We've just briefly recapped it here...

AJ getting ready for his big arrival...35 week ultrasound...

Inaugural Birthday picture

...at one month


...at six months

...at nine months

... at one year

AJ's 1st Birthday Party

Our baby has made it to a year, what a blessing! He has enriched our lives so powerfully and we thank God for him daily :) These are his one year professional photos taken on his birthday Friday, February 26th and pics from the day of his birthday party that Saturday. Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us and for those couldn't make it too we love yall!...

Playing around before getting dressed for his party...

he has four bottom teeth and a quarter of a top tooth coming in. He weighs 22.8 lbs...

I wanted his personal, dig-in birthday cake to be special...so I made a homemade a Pooh Cake...

...and this was the Pooh and Friends cake...a la Target...

My cousin Rashida has just started her party entertainment business, Custom Kids Parties to Go and she did a fantastic job at AJ's party keeping kids of ALL ages entertained!

My Mom, brother Andrew and the Birthday Boy

...a classic game, Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Little Marleigh was next

...Timia and Will helping her out...

Will was next

...and then Timia

...and Hosea

...and Paris

...and Joseph

...and Venus

...and Kevin (the older the kids got the more "accurate" their pinning the tail became...LOL)

AJ and Aunt Sissy

Grandpa Everett, AJ and Aunt Sis

The Birthday Boy was passed around quite a bit!

Rashida and I both had mini booths set up to promote our products and services Parties and Greeting Cards & Custom Crafts ;)

My Cozy Corner Custom Crafts setup

AJ and Maurice

Kortney and Gigi

...everyone getting ready for the Super Silly Sing-along

instruments were handed out to all the little ones

...and a classic, The Hokey Pokey

...getting ready for cake time...

We all sang Happy Birthday and AJ didn't hesitate to dig in!

AJ and Paw Paw Guynn

...Uncle Regg joined the pic

AJ and Tiffany

The Everett Family

...the next day Ayanna, Tosha and Kyennedi came to share their birthday wishes...

AJ was so excited to ride on his new horsey from the ladies :)...thanks!

"Gettie up horsie...yeeehaaw!"