Renee's birthday and Jen's visit

Trey with his Daddy and Uncle Matt

He loves Renee - she totally captivated his attention

My brother in law Matt had a surprise birthday party for Renee last week. We were able to go down for a little bit. Matt grilled out and did a great job of letting everyone know how much he loved his wife. David and Matt grew up kind of sharing birthdays - their birthdays are 3 days apart and they usually fall somewhere close to Father's Day so it's one big celebration for all 3. I grew up (and so did Renee which is why Matt doing this for her meant so much) having my birthday as my special day - my family always made a big deal out of it - not necessarily with presents but with a homemade meal of my choice, a cake and special family time. This was something David and I didn't realize was different about our upbringing until the time came around to celebrating our first birthdays together. When his birthday came (his is first June 15 then mine follows in July), I had a special time all planned. We went to Six Flags and spent the day - then I had my friend Jenn make him a cake (we weren't at home). It was so fun. When my birthday came, I naturally expected him to make a big deal of it, but he didn't. He didn't know it was that important to me, and it was a good (but hard) learning time for both of us. I remember feeling so hurt that he didn't seem to care, but it wasn't at all - it was just that he didn't know any different. We had a great time celebrating Renee's birthday with her.

David loves his pipe that was his grandfather's - he brings it out every now and then

my friend Jen

What was also fun was my friend Jen came from Ohio to spend a few days with us. I haven't seen her since our wedding, but we talk and email regularly. We went down to Atlanta after Renee's party and spent some time with college friends. Trey and I stayed with the Riese's (of course).

Trey and Jen
Trey and Parker getting ready for their bath - I love this picture!

We were invited Sunday night to Steve and Jill Temple's house. Conner Temple is just 1 week older than Trey - we met in church one Sunday when Jill and I noticed each other's pregnant bumps. Jill has been a good friend, and she was the one who coordinated all our meals after Trey was born (which was amazing because Conner was still so little and then she has 2 year old Christopher as well). We had a fun time getting to know them better.

Trey and Conner playing

We were eating dinner and Trey fell asleep on the lawn