hip hip hooray

this past weekend we were able to have some family time and celebrate poppa steve's 60th birthday.  ow ow!  can you believe it?  my parents are growing up!  now they are grandparents and that is just strange.  i'm so glad that we were able to celebrate with them and i hope that pops felt well loved.  we watched an ugly game of uk basketball, stuffed our faces with mexican food & cake & of course just visited.  maybe we also got a little cheek squeezin' in with this little man.  our first ever nephew, cormac.  [all pics thanks to my sis-in-love, greta who is graciously sharing with me].

 [pop, cormac, sophie, paul]

 momma and dad

 greta & her babe

my brother & sissy

::grandma & jim::

and i just can't resist adding a few more baby shots.   you know i love the kiddos.  and we never get to see this one!  ben & i are trying to get the hang of snuggling with the little guy.

oh, and he can eat his whole hand.  and you thought your nephew had skills.

pop-

thank you for always being an excellent father and provider for our whole family.  i pray ephesians 3 for you and mom..."i kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. i pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. and i pray that you, being rooted and established in love,  may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,  and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."

love-
jen jen