Sweet September!

I told Kaytee that what I wanted for OUR birthdays (both September) was a picture of the two of us in front of my favorite part of our house - our window box! The flowers have been so gorgeous this year (Miracle Grow Potting Soil really does work wonders) and I am still really liking our shutters. Kaytee picked out the design and I think they look great.

On her birthday Kaytee got to get up before 5 and get on a bus to head to the lovely city of Rawlins for a two-day volleyball tournament. Dad and I brought down birthday cake for everyone to share and then dad surprised everone with rock-star sunglasses (instead of party hats)!

Then on Saturday, Alicyn and Mike drove over from Laramie to bring Kaytee their present from the two of them and Jami and Tim - A really snazzy new car stereo that will also play her i-pod. And of course lots of hugs and kisses and a really corny assortment of Hannah Montana doo-dads.

Now we just need Mike to come up for a visit and install it (and work with Kaytee on the stick-shift confidence thing).

To top it all off her team came in first place in their bracket! Here she is with her cute team and coach celebrating their victory.

The sweetest thing of all is that the very next day I got to get on a plane and fly to Las Vegas to meet James, my newest grandson. He is so darling and snuggly. Here he is just sleeping on my lap.

And here he is about to crack a smile -- he has the cutest hair and such an alert way about him. Already seems pretty brilliant!

And that is all because of his most beautiful and loving mother. What a blessed little boy to have two such great parents. And how nice they were to let me be a part of their home for a few days.