First Birthday for Mark *sigh*

Alright, so the pictures are a little out of order. If I take too much time getting it right, I'll never get it posted...please forgive me.

We had a small celebration for Mark's birthday in Texas with my family. The first few pictures are from that party.
He's tired and hypnotized by the flame.

This was taken after we tried to force him to eat his cake.

My big brother Doug's son, Matthew, also turned one. Here my brother and I are out "goochy, goochy gooing" our kids. We're not very competitive, but we'll find something silly to get worked up over.

Texas cousins making silly faces.

A ball.

Now we're at home on his actual birthday. In true Bringhurst fashion, we celebrated a first birthday with our good friend Little Debbie.

Dinner at a steakhouse.

My favorite fellas.

I'm not sure if you've ever noticed the little map at the end of the blog page, but I like to check it out and see the little stars that indicate from where people are checking out my blog. I usually don't have too many stars, but I love them all. Today I checked and there was only one little star, big and bright...deep in the heart of Texas. That's the star I love the most.

I miss you Mom and Dad.

Simple Summer Fun

Need I say more?

Nom Nom Nom

Baby food is for the birds.

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

This morning we drove two hours to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas. We sat in the back of my Dad's pickup while we fed the animals the bag of food they gave us. It was really fun and a little unsettling.

For the Camera

Mark pulls this new, weird face every time I pull out the camera and say, "Smile!". It's like he's trying to smile nice for the camera but doesn't quite get it. Here's Mark "smiling" his way from Virginia to Texas to see my parents.

Highlights from Alaska

The Mendenhall Glacier behind us in Juneau.

On the ferry in South East Alaska.

BEAR!!!

Oh, my!!!

She caught a fish.

Papa John and Grandma Jeanne soak up some Mark time at the airport before we left. Those folks in the background are also part of the group...Halley and Jordan.