Happy Birthday America!

We had such a fun week here at the Kirkpatrick household! On Friday I got to venture out on the bandwagon to see Eclipse. If you've read the books and you're a fan, you'll be pleased. If you haven't read the books but you're into vampires, werewolves and young men who go shirtless the entire movie, you'll be pleased too. The best part about the whole outing was the smile I got from John Thomas when I walked in the door. It was as if he was saying, "Momma, you're home! I missed you so much!" Saturday we went over to a friend's house for a low country boil. It was a lot of fun and we were home in time to keep JT in his routine. Speaking of routine, John Thomas has slept through the entire night for two nights in a row! I feel like a whole new woman to get seven hours of consecutive sleep. Today, we had a few friends over for a Fourth of July grill out.

Jason wanted me to include this photo for the "grill club." Dad, I hope this makes you proud. More importantly, he grilled every burger to perfection and they were delicious!
Look at all the cute ladies and John Thomas. He is destined to be a ladies man. Of course he's in one of his favorite laps, Aunt Sarah.

These are all the ladies (and JT). As you can tell, all the partying wore him out. Kinsley, Kim and Jason's little girl, was so festive in her stars and stripes and big red bow. You can't tell but Sarah (far left) is 36 weeks pregnant and due two days before my birthday!

As always, Chester found a way to steal some of the show. I love these two!