Gunnar's 1st birthday party!

It was all Dr. Seuss. Horton hung out in the tree while Yertle and the Cat swung from the chandelier, and a great time was had by all! The pink Cat's Hat cake did turn out red after all (thanks to an 11th hour family effort), and Gunnar wore his special #1 romper from Aunt Lizzie and a great big smile. We were very thankful to have so many friends and family join us for the big celebration - Patty, Rooty, Nan, Aunt Sue, the Davis', Grams, Grandpa, CJ & family, Mr. Mike, the Spachs, the Meyers, the Tumlins, Joanna, Catherine, Leigh, Mike, Thomas, and Gregory!
After working up an appetite playing with sidewalk chalk and bubbles, we filled up with green eggs and ham and the YInk's pink ink. Cousin Connor and Uncle CJ got rowdy with their grape-eating contest, which was swiftly foiled by Grams' sneak attack. I got it all on video, which is sure to go down in history. You will soon be able to view it here!
The weather was perfect, and the party was a blast. Gunnar, even though you probably won't remember your party, we wanted to give you a fun day as our way of thanking you for giving us the best year of our lives. Happy 1st Birthday, Cheeks! Love, Mom and Dad

July 4th

As I'm working on pictures from Gunnar's birthday to post, here are ones from July 4th I'm just now catching up on. We had a great time at the block party with the Spachs!

Playing in the dirt

We did some yard work this weekend. I put the mulch in the bed. Gunnar took the mulch out of the bed. It kept us well entertained, and I got some good pictures.
(and by the way, he looks speckled in his 11 month picture because he had the chicken pox!! but he's doing much better now!)

The Lawn at UVA

We went back to UVA for our 10-year reunion, and while we were there, we took our future Wahoos (Gunnar and Eamon) for a wagon ride on the Lawn. Gunnar doesn't exactly remember how he got there - he had a rough night at the fraternity house the night before and slept through our journey up The Corner to the Lawn.

A day at the beach

A couple of weekends ago, we visited our good friend, Stacey, and her son, Trevyor, at the beach in Jacksonville, NC. Trevyor got to practice being a big brother, as little Walker will be arriving in September. Unfortunately Stacey's husband, Mark, is stationed in Iraq until October, but he's only a Skype call away at least twice a day!
Gunnar got to spend an afternoon at the beach - his first warm weather trip there (the last time was in Kiawah in December). He was content checking everything out, eating sand, and napping on our walk.

Pimp my Ride!

Thanks to our good friend, Mike, Gunnar's new favorite activity is cruising for chicks. The Pimpin' Party Wagon makes rounds around the block almost every day. Watch out, ladies!

Do not adjust your monitor!

Those eyes really are the most gorgeous blue you've ever seen!