Everett's Special Day

Since Hampton has joined our family, Everett has had to share the attention with his young brother.....which is a good thing. But I must say, sometimes I long for more one-on-one time with him. So, for his birthday (a week early) we decided to take him somewhere special and let the day be all about him. This is a tradition we decided long ago that we would do for our children. We want to make a huge deal out of birthdays. It is a day all about them and they can choose what they want to do for that day. Since Everett is still too young to vocalize this, we decided for him. We left Hampton behind with his Gigi and went to Greenville, SC to the zoo. I think we all had a great time!

Everett pointing to an elephant. It was the first animal we saw as we walked in. Everett was so excited.
He may be approaching age two, but he is still hanging on to his sweet baby face. He still has his chipmunk cheeks that I love to kiss and squeeze!

Gazing at the turtles.

I didn't really think it was that warm, but Everett was so red in the cheeks. He must be hot-natured like his Dada.

He had only one "time-out" while we were there. Other than that, he listened very well and held my hand when we let him walk.

After the zoo we went and had lunch at Red Robin. This blue balloon entertained Everett the entire time.

Everett with all his paraphernalia.

It was so fun for Eric and I to take Everett on a special trip. This one-on-one time with him is now harder to come by, so it is even more special. I loved that I wasn't distracted and could hear all of what he had to say and could give him my undivided attention. We had a sweet reunion with Hampton when we got home. Everett that evening hugged "Hanton" and said "I wuv you." Oh Everett! You do know how to melt your Mama's heart!

Waiting for Dada

This is where Everett runs every afternoon when I announce that his "Dada" is on his way home. We usually snack while we wait!