May's version of Twelve on Twelve was very special because it is Mimi's birthday! JonJon and Missy came in town to celebrate, and it was a full day of fun! I definitely had WAY more than twelve photos to choose from for this day!
I'm still enjoying the unique documentation of choosing twelve photos once a month to capture an entire day. Nothing special - it could be a day we did absolutely nothing; it could be a day we took a special outing - but whatever happens to fall on the twelfth of each month, I document it by making a collage of twelve photos. I'm enjoying going back and seeing them anyway! (You can see April's version here.)
So on to May!
1. John smoked a bunch of chickens for Mimi's birthday dinner. Several years ago, he made beer can chicken and Mimi has gone on and on about it for years. So we decided to make it for a special birthday celebration!
2. JonJon and Missy brought a new Wii Mario game for the kids. They were VERY excited to try it out!
3. JonJon, Ansley and Christian on the trampoline. These two can constantly be heard yelling "JonJon come here!" "JonJon look!" "JonJon let's go....!"
4. Ansley "waited" on Mimi for dinner. She took her order, got her drink and delivered her meal to her. She has such a servant's heart!
5. Mimi's birthday dinner - beer can chicken, roasted fingerling potatoes and grilled veggies. Yum!
6. We all sang happy birthday and Mimi blew out her candles.
7. I made strawberry shortcake (biscuit style) for dessert.
8. This photo cracks me up.
9. JonJon, Missy and the kids having fun playing outside.
10. JonJon working with Christian on his tennis skills. (He is really enjoying his tennis lessons!)
11. Avery's not happy that JonJon isn't paying attention to her. Just kidding - some day I'm sure that will be the case, but not just yet. She was just very tired and ready to go to bed!
12. JonJon playing a game with Ansley and Christian to help them with their tennis skills.
We had a great day together celebrating Mimi's first birthday in Knoxville! We are so thankful for all that she is to our family. The kids absolutely love having her so close and getting to spend so much time with her - and so do I! And we always enjoy the extra fun that JonJon and Missy bring!
A very fun May 12!
Had a great time this weekend. Being with all of you makes me very happy.
Posted by: Jonathan | May 13, 2012 at 11:24 PM
Looks like good times with family. So glad your mom is there now.
Posted by: Renee | May 23, 2012 at 10:11 PM