Mel's Wedding

My big-hearted and beautiful cousin, Melanie, got married on May 24 and what a wedding it was!  The Gundies know how to do it right!  From the bridal luncheon on Friday, to dancing late into the night on Saturday, it was definitely a weekend to remember. Thanks Melanie, James, and both families for including us in the celebration! 

 

Sweet Mae Mae treated the cousins and spouses to dinner on Friday night.  Here's T and me after a few Kale Ale's.  As Cristie said, what's not to love about combining alcohol with veggies! 

My handsome boys. 

Sweeties!!

 They were in awe of the polaroid picture!  It's neat that in the digital age, the kiddos thought a "real" photo was incredible. 

Sharp dressed boy! 

Three good lookin' fellas. 

The Whitley's :)

Drew with beautiful CC. 

Stephen was such a charming brother of the bride. 

Sweet and lovely Mae Mae was escorted by Stephen.  Love it!

Awe!  Giving away the bride.

Married!!!

  The happy couple!

 I love this picture. 

 Oh my goodness, so sweet.  These two were darling all night long. 

 Dancing the night away.

David's Children's Campus Graduation

Sweet David graduated from the Children's Campus pre-school on May 23rd.  He's been there almost three years and they've been so good to him and to us.  He was so proud of the graduation program and excited for Drew, CC, Day Day, Me-Maw, and George and me to see it.  We were very proud too! 

 Walking in with his classmates

 Patiently waiting for his turn. 

Getting his diploma and bag of goodies. 

 

 

 The boys with Ms. Amy, the school director.  We adore her!

 David's teachers, Ms. Lynda and Ms. Lisa

 Best friend Duncan!

David's teachers made a scrapbook of his time at the Children's Campus.  This is one of my favorite pages.  David and Duncan are such good pals!

Mother's Day

We were so lucky to have both CC and Me-Ma in town for Mother's Day.  We are so thankful for them and all of the other incredible Moms in our lives that we love so dearly - Cristie, aunts, cousins, and dear friends!! We celebrated with a lovely lunch at Prestonwood and then went back to our house to celebrate Cristie's birthday.  In a nutshell, way too much food!  

 

 David crashed our pic of the Moms.

 

 

Mother/Son dance.  What fine dates I had! 

Kiki the athlete

Looks like being Drew's little brother is starting to pay off.  I don't mean to be hard on Drew but anyone that spends time with the boys will agree that Drew shows David no mercy.  Sometimes I wish Drew was a little more gentle but maybe it's not such a bad thing after all. David certainly is tough and has become quite the little athlete. Being dragged to the soccer field season after season got David pretty prepped for his own soccer debut this spring.  I'm not saying he's David Beckham or anything but for four years old, the kid can play. 

 

And the big news is... David is a Prestonwood Piranha!!  He had his heart set on being a part of the swim team with Drewby and the older neighborhood kids he adores.  He did swim lessons for a couple of months and got ready for the evaluation.  He passed and was so proud.  He came out of the water and asked, "Mama, am I a piranha?"  Precious.  We went straight to the swim shop to get the official swim suit and the kid celebrated big.  Forget practice or meets, he's pleased as punch to just be on the team.  Drew was super proud of him and George and I are too.  Looks like we'll be spending plenty of time at the pool this summer! 

 

Check him out in those jammers!  He HAD to have tight swim trunks like the swim-teamers.

My fast runner at Target after a game. 

Track Out & Easter

Drew was tracked out for most of April and now we are into the last quarter of school.  Where does the time go?  He had a great three weeks, one spent at a theater camp, a week at good ole Prestonwood (always fun with tons of friends), and a week at the beach.  Lucky Drewby!  At the theater camp, campers spend the week memorizing lines and making the set in preparation for the performance for family and friends on Friday evening.  The play was Alice and Wonderland and Drew had the part of the Mad Hatter and a card.  He also welcomed the crowd with friend and neighbor, Lauren.  In Myrtle Beach, it was all relaxing, no rushing, and lots of time spent in pajamas.  Drew stays pretty darn busy at home with school, homework, sports, and friends so when he has a chance, he loves to take it easy.  His weekend wasn't short on fun though - he packed a ton of sports equipment (roller blades, soccer ball and goal, bike...) and also had some fun outings.  His favorite was the Illusions of Magic show with Day Day.  It sounds like a pretty exciting show!  Day Day joked that the tickets were cheap but walking through the gift shop cost a fortune!  He got Drew a white tiger stuffed animal (a show favorite) along with some magician supplies.  Saber, the tiger, has a habitat Drew built out of boxes as well as some treats and toys.  Drew loves that thing!  Pretty cute. 

 

George, David, and I went to Myrtle Beach Easter weekend to pick up Drew and stay a couple of days.  The weather wasn't pretty but we had a wonderful weekend.  We went to a cool new park and soccer complex in North Myrtle Beach.  The boys spent a long time on the playground and then we played a keep-away soccer game.  Fun stuff!  CC was quite good and we all determined I was the worst.  I blame it on the shoes.  The rest of the weekend was filled with good food, Easter treats, and lots of family time. 

 

Going over the theater rules during the introduction.

Drew, Lauren, and Andrea post-show.  Drew proudly wore both costumes!

 We celebrated after with hibachi at Ginza where David ate every last morsel

of rice and wouldn't leave until his plate was licked clean. 

 Love when my boys read together.  On this night, they couldn't even make

it past the bathroom door before getting started. 

 Roller blades!!!  As if our chances of injury aren't high enough.  Geez!  They are improving pretty quickly though and love playing roller hockey with friends. 

Too cute!

Captain America 2! 

Easter baskets!  Drew broke those cute glasses two minutes later.  Sheesh.

 Of course the candy was sweet David's favorite part.    

 Dying Easter eggs at Me-Ma's. 

George working on a soccer ball egg - it was a hit. 

David's Trip to Myrtle Beach

David was lucky enough to get a few days by himself with the grandparents.  As always, he was spoiled rotten!  I'm typing this as I'm thinking about how much I miss him.  I know he isn't missing me but that's okay.  He's livin' large in Myrtle Beach so I can't blame him.  Here's a few pictures of things David gets to do when we aren't around...

 Eat Girl Scout cookies - lots and lots of them.  I just noticed that Day Day has a pamphlet stuck in his glasses.  What's up with that???

 Have his hair combed like Elvis.

 Stay up late and watch The Voice. 

Go to cool, new parks.

Watch movies in the "grandalade."

He also got to go to the movies with Me-Ma!  Lucky guy!

St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  The boys were excited about their green breakfast!  They liked it so much, we did it again for dinner. :)

 David drew a leprechaun.  Cute!  

Up close.  He wants to give it to his teachers, Ms. Lisa and Ms. Linda.