Happy Birthday, Jared!

My whole family came up this weekend to celebrate Jared's birthday. Can you believe he is turning 20? I sure can't! In my mind, he should still be about 8 or 9 years old and a little guy with a floppy haircut riding around on a skateboard. :) He's grown up too fast, but we are so proud of him and the person he is becoming. And we loved having everyone here! It was such a wonderful, fun time!

The birthday boy and Katie, his birthday sweetheart :)
Aunt Carla and Lexi

A rare pic of the two of us

Aunt April and Uncle Chad

When Ella went down for her nap, it was just the three of us here. When she woke up, everyone was here and she was SO excited! She immediately said, "Come on, Lexi, let's play!!"

Ella's room was the hangout for the kiddos (and Aunt April :)...

An intense game of Candyland...

Of course Ella and Lex were able to talk Pappaw into taking them out into the freezing cold...
Time to eat...

Carson NEVER turns away food- he is a Lawyer after all! :) And he knows Grammy will always give it to him. He constantly goes to her with open arms and says, "Bite!"
Wait- party emergency! A little mishap with the balloons and the ceiling fan...

Seriously, have you ever seen a more handsome group of guys? :)

Make a wish, Ta-va!

"Some people are just born really, really ridiculously good-looking." :)

Opening gifts...

Carson was partied out and decided it was time to call it a night. See ya later, Buddy!

No signs of these two settling down! Lexi and Ella were in for the long haul...Getting ready for a huge slumber party and a family favorite- Home Alone. We all love that movie... Ella finally decided she would crash next to Aunt Carla...And to her delight, when she woke up this morning, there was more fun to be had...

Thanks for coming, Everyone!! We LOVED every minute of having you all here! And happy birthday, Jared! Here's to many more terrific, healthy years ahead!!