happy birthday grandad!

We spent last weekend in Apex celebrating Grandads 70th birthday with family and friends! The party was so nice - it went off without a hitch - and we had a great time catching up with family and Apex friends. We got to introduce Maddie to lots of Apex golfers who last saw me when I was VERY pregnant at the golf tournament in Boone a few summers ago.

Handsome Grandad

Standing room only for cake

Daddy, Maddie and Hamilton

So Maddie was very... social at the party. She was busy and did not stop moving the entire time! We weren't quite sure how she would react to having so many people in the house but she did great. She almost immediately wanted to get down and walk and she loved walking around through the sea of legs looking for Grammie or Aunt Susan or Grandad. I loved watching her set her eyes on Grammie then walk straight to her and put her arms up to get picked up. Im so glad Maddie knows her Grammie and Grandad. Its hard living far away from family. Here's a picture I caught getting some Grammie-time in at the party. I overheard multiple women at the party say "Awww...." when they saw how happy Maddie was to be in her Grammie's arms.

Maddie and Grammie

Maddie and Aunt Susan... so cute.

THis picture below is not flattering... but I had to show you what Maddie was doing all night. G&G's house has a sunken den with two small steps which Maddie LOVES to go up and down. She loves the stairs but needs some one hand to go down. So... she gets to the edge and puts her hands up to anyone around to help her. Throughout the night multiple people came to her aid. This is Billy Yates below helping her down... I saw him help her at least 2-3 times.

When Grammie started dismantling one of the cakes to cut, she gave Maddie one of the "flowers" that was part of the decoration. Maddie then went around to 5-10 people asking them to "smell" the flower. They ALL humored her... so cute, so funny.

And last but not least... the birthday boy and his cake (he actually shared his cake with Mr Lawrence who had a birthday the day before). Here they are blowing out the candles. No one had the heart to eat the picture... but the cake was VERY YUMMY.

Happy Birthday Grandad!

All in all we had a fabulous time in Apex. Now we're back to the grind here at home. Its FREEZING here in Atlanta and we're doing our best to stay warm!