Happy Birthday Gracie!

PhotoGeek — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 19:21:23 +0000

My Gracie just turned 13 years old ! You know what that means? You got it right! … BIRTHDAY BLOG time!!! We didn’t have dinner for Grace, just cake and ice cream because her actual birthday was spent at an invitational figure skating competition! She got a really sweet jacket/coat made in Italy from her parents while at the competition, and she placed 4th overall ! Way to go Grace! Okay, lets get started!

Of course, she had to wear The Most Awesome Birthday Hat Ever! ( :

Her Mom and Dad bought her this AMAZING gourmet birthday cake! I wish I knew the name of the place where they got it so I could give you a link! That place is pretty impressive! The cake was DELISCIOUS!!!

And … the little brothers all enthused! They were either making faces for the camera or wouldn’t look at the camera at all! So, I just took a shot of them as they were! ( : Gary is wearing a tshirt that says “I tried to be good, but I got bored”! I thought that was very cute and very appropriate for this little boy! (:

I tried to get a shot of all 4 of them together, but that didn’t work out too well! (:

Here we are singing Happy Birthday, and Grace decided to join in, singing Happy Birthday to herself ! (:

Make a wish and blow out the candles! I wonder what she wished for!?!

Now it is time for the prezzies! Gary thought maybe he could help her out! (:

It wouldn’t be a family birthday party if Jewels didn’t photo bomb at least once! (:

I bought her “teen magazines” since she is now officially a teen! Plus, one of them had a big poster of One Direction in it! I knew she would love that! Harry is her favorite! I also got her candy, but it isn’t in the photos! She didn’t want her little brother’s to open it up and eat it all! Neither did the grown ups! (:

She got a matching handmade wallet and purse from her family, along with some crafting supplies, and the Duggar girl’s new book about how they grew up! Again, her “big” present was her Italian coat that I never thought to photograph when she was showing it to us! Bad Auntie! (: I will try to get a shot of her in it the next time I see her! It is really cool! Those Italians are VERY classy! ( :

Here are a few more shots of the opening of the presents!

I will end with my favorite shot of the night! I just can’t believe that beautiful little baby girl who gave me the great privilege of becoming an aunt for the very first time, is already a teenager!

HAPPY 13TH BIRTHDAY GRACIE! I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Happy 5th Birthday James

PhotoGeek — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:38:23 +0000

Happy Birthday James #5

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My amazing nephew named James Albert had his 5th birthday last week, and you know what that means… BIRTHDAY BLOG TIME!

We had the party on his actual birthday, which was Monday night! So while James was still at preschool we took to decorating the house for his special event!

Grandma and Kay took to blowing up balloons and putting them on strings! These children LOVE helium balloons! Although we were all tempted, none of us sucked in any helium to hear our voices sound squeeky and funny!

David took a break from decorating the guest of honor birthday chair to make duck faces with the crepe paper! He had us laughing so hard!

Here is the finished product, and I think he did an excellent job! I didn’t get any shots of Andy or Elaine preparing or decorating because they were both running around fixing things so quickly, that I couldn’t shoot one! Andy was hard at work on the food and Elaine was tending to everything else! Grace walked to the Family Dollar down the block to get the few things we still needed, but didn’t have!

At last the birthday boy has arrived and gave his older brother a big birthday hug, while his little brother photo bombed on the side! I think it is so sweet when they show their affection for each other! Such wonderful kiddos! I couldn’t love them more!

Time for the birthday foodz! The birthday person always gets to choose their birthday meal! So, we had all of James’ favorites! We had corn dogs, french fries, and chicken nuggets! A little hard on the digestion, but it’s worth it to celebrate with our precious James!

After nomz we moved right into prezzies! James got some really nice gifts as you will see! Here he is holding up 5 fingers to show us how old he is now!

What a loot !!! The spiderman was from Grandma Evie and Cousin Jim! Kay got him a My Little Pony giant coloring book! They bond over ponies! I got him the Nerf blaster! The card that Elaine is reading is from Papa Gary! All the amazing Star Wars toys were from Mommy and Daddy! They are original releases from the 70s and 80s that Andy scoured the internet to find! James doesn’t know what a lucky little boy he is! Both he and David LOVE all things Star Wars!

Time for cake!!! Turtles are James special thing, so what other cake could he have!?! It was yummy too!

It is time to gather around and light the birthday candles! That also means donning the most AWESOME BIRTHDAY HAT EVER!!!

Here is little brother stealing the show for just a moment!

Family photo bomb! I love that Papa Gary got in on the fun! He is such a character! But we love him ! (:

Make a wish and blow out the candles James!

We will end with Grandpa Dave sitting back and taking in the entire scene! He just loves his crazy kids and grandkids! I am not supposed to put him on the internet! However, he has no computer, smart phone, iPad, or any other way to get on the internet, so he will NEVER know! Haha Dad!!! (:

There you have it! Another wonderful birthday in our precious Keiser/Voison family! I can assure you fun was had by all !

Thank you for taking time to read through this!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRECIOUS BOY!!!

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Happy Birthday Gracie!

Happy 5th Birthday James

Happy Birthday James #5