The Prince Party!!

Zayde had his 1st birthday party on Saturday and it turned out perfect!

The Food and Decorations:

Lots of family and friends came to celebrate...
Zayde and Addye (cousin)

Mia (cousin)

Great-Aunt Dawn and Great-Grandma Counts

Suzy lovin' on Zayde.

Mommy!

Baby Kynzie (cousin), Sissy (aunt), Melissa (cousin) and Great-Aunt Lisa

Great-Aunt Lisa and Tavner (cousin)

Morgan (cousin) and Aunt Holly

Tyler (cousin)

Memaw and Aunt Jessie

Daddy and Brandon (friend)

Julie (friend)

Miranda feeding Alyson (friends)

Mmmm... Look at all that good food!

Sweet Zayde giving mommy a kiss.

My best friend, Jessie (who also happens to be my sister-in-law) and me.

Daddy and Zayde

David and Jessica (friends)

Zayde and Memaw

Julie, Brandon and Alyson

The Prince!

Gift Time!!

Thank you TJ, Melissa, Phisher and Cole for the awesome Action Driver!

Thank you Uncle Drew, Sissy, Cayden, Addye and Kynzie for the adorable summer outfit!

Thank you Brandon, Miranda, Julie and Alyson for my first dump truck (and blocks)!

Thank you Grandpa Ron, Memaw and Aunt Holly for the Leap Frog Farm Animal Toy!

Thank you Aunt Dawn and Morgan for the new phone! (Now maybe he'll leave mine alone. Yeah right!)

Thank you "Aunt Suzy" for the Nursery Rhyme book (and adorable outfit)!

Thank you Uncle Tommy, Aunt Christa, Paxton and Mia for the great puppy dog baseball outfit!

Thank you Uncle Cleveland, Aunt Jessie, Tyler and Chloe for the fun train set!

Thank you Mr. David and Ms. Jessica for the awesome Calvin Clein outfit!

"Whew! I'm tired after opening all those great gifts!"

Getting undressed to eat the birthday cake...

Cake Time!!

"Happy Birthday to Zayde!"

He was not so sure about the cake. It was the first time he's had sweets!

Diggin' in, but still not eating it...

Daddy and Mommy cheering him on...

That's it, no more!

Bath Time!!

Sissy and Melissa served the cake and ice cream for us. Thank you!

Mommy enjoying her cake.

Ms. Jessica enjoying her cake, too.

Thank you for celebrating with us!!

*A big "thank you" to Jessica for taking the pictures. You did an awesome job!!*

A Night of Mystery and Mayhem in the Wild West!

Friday night, my parents hosted our family's monthly birthday celebration with a Murder Mystery Dinner. Everyone dressed up to fit their part and tons of fun was had by all...

There is a poker tournament in the Wild West at the Deadwood Saloon. In the mix of all the happenings, there is a bank robbery and a murder!

The ladies of the party...

The men of the party...

Meet the cast and crew...

The owners of the Deadwood Saloon and hosts of the poker tournament- Harry Highstakes and Henrietta Highstakes (Charles and Carol)

Deadwood Bank Owners- Banker Bob and Banker Bonnie (Robert and Cathy)

Top poker players of the tournament- Mitch Maverick and Holly Hickok (Zack and Amy)

The Poker Dealer and the Federal Marshal- Poker Alice and Marshal Dalton (Melissa and TJ)

The Town Sheriff and a Local Poker Player- Sheriff Sam and Clay Coldwell (Paxton and Logan)

A Millionaire from the East- Montgomery Money (Chris)

A Millionaire's Wife and a Poker Player- Elizabeth Money and Gambling Jack (Jessica and David)

An Outlaw and the Saloon Bartender- Black Barbara and Billy-the-Bartender (Joann and Billy)

A Saloon Girl- Taffy Garrett (Tamara)

Wife to Gambling Jack and a Saloon Girl- Anna Belle and Sally Starr (Hannah and Lisa)

A Debutante and An Outlaw- Minnie Money and Jesse Wales (Whitney and Justin)

Dun-dun-dun!! Aahhhh! Winner of the poker tournament, Mitch Maverick is murdered!

Sheriff Sam is arresting Harry Highstakes...

Mayhem at the Deadwood Saloon: Harry and Henrietta Highstakes, Montgomery Money, and Jesse Wales are all arrested!

The mystery is solved- Montgomery Money is the murderer.

Banker Bonnie and Black Barbara are the bank robbers!

Decorations...

No Wild West party is complete without a cactus cake! (made by Poker Alice- Melissa)

Zayde joined in the fun, playing with Marshal Dalton. (TJ)

Brandy's Bloggy Designs!

What do you think of my new background, header and signature?! Brandy, at Brandy's Bloggy Designs, designed this for me. She is incredibly talented and skilled. She is so easy to work with, flexible and very reasonable. I was pretty picky and had her change/tweak things several times, and she gladly did it until it was perfect for me. I kept apologizing for being so particular, but she assured me that she wanted me to be honest, so I would love it. And, I do LOVE it! Thank you, Brandy!