Chicago, Kansas, Maryland!!!!

Jake & I have been wanting to go to Kansas for a very long time, especially me, since I haven't seen my family in 12 years. Well we finally decided to go! We figured we should go now while we have the money & the opportunity. We are leaving on August 15th to go to Chicago for a day to see my Aunt Cathy & her family, I'm very excited!!!! It's going to take about 15 hours to get there. & then we leave the next day for Kansas, which is about another 15 hours. We're leaving Kansas on the 27th, & arriving back to New York on the 28th. & on the 30th we leave for Maryland, & return on September 2nd. We're going to be VERY busy, but I'm SO excited. In Kansas I hope to spend lots of time just spending time with the family & getting to know everyone again. I also hope to go school shopping with my cousin Jessica. When I go back to school no one will have the same clothes as me!
Anyway, I'm counting down the days,

16 days till Chicago,
18 days till Kansas
31 days till Maryland.



I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!

Happy Birthday Anthony Daniel!

I'm a little late but Anthony had his first birthday on Monday! His first party was on Sunday & it went pretty well. We had my family there & a few close friends. He got SO many gifts! My English teacher also stopped by to drop off a gift & say hello, but he couldn't stay more then 5 minutes. I was really glad he came though! On Anthony's actual birthday we took him to a park & then out to Denny's for his first real meal, he had macaroni & cheese & mashed potatoes. He loved them!!! We are also having 2 more birthday parties this weekend for Jake's family. By then I think I'll be all partied out till next year! I also have NO idea what we're going to do with all the presents! he got so many just from me & Jake & his first party. Anthony loved the cake so much he cried when I said no more. He ate an entire cupcake & still wanted more!


Anthonys cars cake

sitting in his new chair on his birthday

playing with his new bath toys on his bday



at the park for his bday

Pictures

We got Anthony's pictures done a few weeks ago & got them back yesterday. I'm very pleased with how they turned out. A great photographer, Unique did them. Unique is an awesome guy, he came to Jake's to do the pictures because he feels the kids would do better taking the pictures if they're in an environment their familiar with. & he's very patient! He stayed at Jake's house for 3 1/2 hours and took over 500 pictures!! of course we didn't get all 500. he gave us a few 8x10 & a few 5x7 & then he gave us a disc with about 35 or so pictures on it that he edited & stuff. I'm so amazed at his work! Here are some pictures:

I Love them!! Hope you do too!