~Dane's Birthday Party...I won't tell you how OLD he is~

Sorry it has been a while since I have been on here. Things have been crazy as always but very productive. I have gotten so much editing finished and it is sure going to be a busy month for photo shoots! Praise God! I have a few photo's from Dane's birthday party which was so much fun! It was on the same day of Breckin and Ella's Easter Egg Hunt (the day before Easter). I LOVE this WHOLE family. It gives me chills thinking about being with every single one of them because I grew up with the Cotgreaves and it is such a blessing and a privilege to know the girls families as well now! Kendra, Brittany and Ryan all have grown up to be such incredible, godly people. It brings tears to my eyes as we speak.
ABOVE: After the kids did their Easter Egg Hunt, we went out to the driveway and alley to "let the kids throw the confetti eggs"...well Dane thought anyway...OOPS! He got hammered by the whole family!



ABOVE: I love all the flying eggs and confetti in this pic






ABOVE: He was a good sport!



ABOVE: That evening, more family and friends came for good eats and more fun! I always love eating with this family! :-) Oh, and Lindsay, those oreo treats were so AWESOME! I kept telling everyone that they were really yucky so a couple of us could keep them to ourselves but everyone knows me so it didn't work at all! :-)



ABOVE: Here is Wendi. I am so sad I didn't get more pics of her. She was so hard to catch...especially when she had her camera as well. We will have to get some good ones of you next time I see you! This is one sweet girl!



ABOVE: Ryan (little Ryan who always used to give me a bad time when we were younger) is here with his girlfriend, Lindsay who is such a sweetheart. I am so proud of Ryan. He has turned into such a godly young man. He is about to graduate in a couple of weeks and got into PT school. Congratulations Ryan. I really am proud of you and I really had a good time with you and Lindsay!



ABOVE: Miss Ella got all pretty with her little hair bow for Uncle Dane's birthday. Her Papa was holding her.



ABOVE: We all headed down to the media room to get the party started. What a blast it was! The media room is another story and photo shoot in itself. Going down stairs is like going down the steps of a movie theater, being greeted by the ticket taker in the window. There is a movie screen with the curtains and all. There is the snack bar in the very back with all the candy and coke and anything you can think of. There is even a popcorn machine. Then as you go down the steps, there is the movie lighting down the stairs and walls and then there are levels with poofy leather seats with cup and snack holders and a little nook in between seats for blankets. Talk about the most rad place ever. There is way more! I am so happy for you Stan and Cheryl for your new house! You guys truly deserve it!!!!



ABOVE: Miss Ella sitting with Mimi waiting for Uncle Dane to open his birthday gifts. Ella was so tired...look at those wide sleep eyes!



ABOVE: This was the BIG thing that Dane did not know about! Brittany has been planning for a long time for this. Brittany wanted to give Dane this really great guitar that he has been wanting so she got it and then the family went in on it. It was so sweet and a great surprise for Dane.



ABOVE: Brittany put Breckin in his "I want to rock" t-shirt so he would be all ready for the party. TOO CUTE!



ABOVE: Dane got out his guitar after opening all of his gifts and got to play around with it for a minute.



ABOVE: The absolute cutest moment was when Breckin wanted to play Daddy's guitar and Dane put the pick into Breckin's little hand and led while he got to play. It was so PRECIOUS!

Thank you so much Brittany for letting me be there and take some photo's and be a part of a super special day. I love all of you so much!