The "Finnster, et al."

Sunday was the annual Broyles reunion on the mountain. The boys and I left after Sunday School and made the long trip to Sparta.  Finn refused to take a nap in the car.   I assumed that he would be a beast when at the picnic due to sheer exhaustion - but he seemed to have a great time.  The Group Shot. Before leaving for Sparta Finn grabbed his James backpack and filled with toys.  He packed his dinosaur train toys and his inflatable dinosaurs that Nana gave him for his birthday.  Those dinosaurs never left Finn's side. Note the number of times that the dinosaur appear in the pictures. I love this picture of Finn - he looks so skeptical.  Playing horseshoes with Papa and the dinosaurs.  Finn and Papa played many, many, many games of horseshoes.  Next Finn and Cooper climbed trees.  Do you see how high up in the tree Finn managed to climb. Not too impressive.  However, it didn...

On Friday I met Mom at the Sonic on 109 to give her the boys for the evening.  She volunteered to keep the boys overnight so that I could cook and clean in peace. On the way there Finn said, its a beautiful day mom; its not rainy or cold.  He said it with such enthusiasm. He is just so special. Finn has been looking forward to his 3rd birthday party for months.  I can't even count how many times he mentions in a week.  He goes through what type of cake he wants, what presents he wants and who he wants to invite (Addison and JT).   Given his insatiable excitement I was a bit nervous about this party.  I would be heartbroken for Finn if he waited so long for his party and then ended up not having a good time.   Well . . . I am happy to report that Finn's party was huge hit.  He was excited from the minute his feet hit the threshold to the time the last of his friends left. Finn arrived at the house at about 10:30 on Saturday morning....