labor day weekend (birthday edition)

September is full of birthdays for our family.

First my sister...then Michael...then my mom.

This year, we decided to celebrate my sister and Michael's birthday together since they are only 1 day apart.  

They decided they wanted to eat at Ted's Montana Grill.

Michael's mom and grandma came to help celebrate, making the following picture 4 generations!  I don't know why Hunter wasn't in this one...bummer.

Tanner is a daddy's boy these days.  He is always so excited to see Michael.

After dinner we came back to our house for cake and ice cream and a little hanging out.

Here is my cute little niece, Scarlett, with her mom and dad.  She is so stinking cute.

 Click HERE if you missed her introduction to the world.

Aunt Kendy was a good sport and played with the kiddos...

until, of course, they decided swinging was a lot more fun.

It was a big night for Hunter.  He decided he was big enough to push himself on the swing.  

Mr. Independent learned how to pump his legs so that he could go higher and higher all.by.himself.  

He was very proud.

And then the crisp fall air swooped us all inside and we sang happy birthday and ate yummy cake.

A perfectly simple celebration.

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And on a side note, in case you missed the update on the last post, the fundraiser for the Johnsons is FULL but I will be doing another one in November.  If you would like to be put on the wait list for this weekend's shoot please leave a comment here or on the post below! 

And for those of you that have appointments...check back on Thursday for more specifics!