When I found out that our church was offering a children’s music class, we jumped right in. Funded by her Great Aunt Susan, Brittain attended a 15-week class on Saturday mornings along with some of her favorite friends, Robert Evans, Emma-Kate Kirkland, and Gracie Mulder. It was such a growing experience for all of the babies, learning new things and bonding with each other. It was such a special time that we shared with Brittain as she blossomed week to week. Her first class was on March 9th and “graduation day” was July 6th. Here are pictures from (almost) each week of the class starting from the beginning:
March 9th:
March 16th:
March 23rd:
March 30th:
April 13th:
April 27th:
June 1st:
June 22nd:
June 29th:
July 6th:
I can remember a couple of years ago (pre-Brittain, of course) having some friends over for a 4th of July celebration. Even this, compared to most would probably be considered “low-key”, but in my opinion it was quite a party. As with most 4th of July parties, there was drinking and fireworks. In fact, there were a couple of times that night where people’s shirts were slightly on fire because of “mishandling” the fireworks (a.k.a. stupidity).
As you can imagine, this 4th was much different, but what I considered much more enjoyable. Dan had to work, so Aunt Susan, Kristen, my parents, Pappy, and Lola came by for a relaxed 4th where the highlight of the day was watching Brittain try out her new baby pool that we bought for her. We feasted on homemade ice cream and enjoyed the company of each other as we celebrated our first 4th with Brittain as a part of it.
For some reason Brittain was afraid of the water (even though she had been in a MUCH larger pool at the Ritz). Yes, I know, rough life!
But we soon found out that she only needed her mommy. It’s horrible to be loved this much! 🙂
Eventually she was okay with the water and decided she could handle it without her mommy!:
A few days later Brittain spent some time in the water with her daddy. Fortunately she’s a big fan of the farmer’s tan:
There are few weddings I’ve been to that have taken my breath away. My sister’s wedding was definitely one of those. Let’s face it…as girls, we are all obsessed with weddings, especially when it comes to our own. Cecilia, however, was obsessed at a different level. Her experience as an event coordinator at The Ritz Carlton for 5 years made her even more detailed when planning her own. The entire weekend was bliss, if you will, and the wedding itself was one that any girl would dream of for her own special day. I was honored to be a part of it.
Brittain was too young to experience it fully, but she still had the joy of being there during the picture-taking. I loved what Shawna Herring captured while she was there. It was wonderful having her there for the few minutes that she was, and the photos were unbelievable. Here are a few of them:
