In April, my beautiful niece, Kaydence McKynleigh was born. McKynleigh is truly a gift from God and has made a nice addition to our family!
While Robies was out on maternity leave I substitute taught for her. Well, at least until it was time for Walker and I to head to France to see Daddy.
France was absolutely breathtaking and we all can't wait to return in the Fall. Walker traveled like a champ. I must admit that I took a bit of perverse pleasure in seeing all of the panicked faces in the airports when we were waiting to board our flights. People see a baby and think that they are in for the worst experience ever. I can't say as I blame them, though. I was once one of them too. The best part...after the flight when countless people and flight staff complimented my son on behaving so well. That is definitely the stuff that makes a Mama proud!
Three days after returning from overseas, Walker turned one and we had a big birthday party for him here in our backyard. I can't believe that I am now the mother of a one-year-old! (Well, actually, more like 13-month-old as I finally sit down to type this!) Here are some pictures from his Cowboy themed birthday party:
The Birthday Boy:
His "Birthday Suit"...Gotta Love Denim Diapers!
The Cake I Made Him:
Eating Cake:
So now that things have settled down just a bit, it's time to pack and get ready to go again! Dwayne leaves at 5:30 in the morning to go to a week-long job in Bermuda. My mom and I leave Wednesday morning at 5:30 to go and visit him!! Walker will be staying for 5 whole days with Koko, his wonderful babysitter who spoils him absolutely rotten! This will be the first time that I have spent the night away from our little bugger so it should be an experience for both of us. For some reason I believe that it will be harder on The Mama than The Boy...
OK, off to get packing now. Busy-ness continues......
