Mary Grace's 4th birthday!

Yes! you read right! My baby girl just turned 4! In one way I am happy because I remember Wylie turning 4 and everything changed. His behavior basically changed overnight... No joke.

I am seriously hoping this is the case for Mary Grace. Her little sweet self has been very challenging lately (not looking forward to puberty and girl moodiness!) Good thing she's got those golden ringlets and that smile to back up those tantrums.

So, since we just spent a week at the beach, Mary Grace basically spent her birthday in the car. It did not help that we got stuck on Atlanta's hateful 75 North, or the fact that I may have told her she had presents awaiting her at home. You all can draw a mental image of that! I don't think I will plan a major trip around birthdays again. Lesson Learned.

Anywho, we planned a really cute birthday party with an Alice in Wonderland theme the next day, and though I am dumb enough to tell my daughter that she has to wait through an entire car ride to open presents, I am smart enough to plan the party elsewhere. Therefore letting someone else do the set up and clean up. M'kay?

I have decided that since it took two memory cards for all of the vacation pictures and MG's birthday party, I will probably do multiple postings for her birthday...well that and I am lazy.

Here is MG's invitation. Probably my favorite part.


I found it on Etsy, and it is by the cutest company Anders Ruff. They have the cutest blog, and I wish I could say that Mary Grace's party was as cute as the Alice in Wonderland party they have photos of, but like I said, I am lazy. Please go check it out.

We got Mary Grace an Alice in Wonderland costume for her birthday, and she got wear it to the party. My favorite part.


Mary Grace and her cake. My favorite part.


The place we had her party is really neat, it has a giant foam pit, trampoline, ball pit for little baby Jefferies, and at one point they blow up a bounce house. My favorite part!

These suckers went in the goody bags, along with a tiny pack of playing cards. I downloaded them from Anders Ruff and then put them together. I have more pictures, but they are on the other memory card, so stay tuned!

Beach Trip

As you can tell, the Binghams just got back from our first ever week long trip to the beach. It was a fabulous week. We went with my brother, Tripp, and his family. We even splurged on a sitter, and if you have access to an Annamarie like we do, I highly suggest you take her. Thank you Annmarie, it would not be the same trip without you!
That being said, it was a trip I will always remember, and guess what ya'll? No trips to the doctor! We usually have some sort of illness occur during our trips, but not this time!!!!
We ended up going to St. Simons because of the oil spill in the gulf. We had great weather except for a couple of showers in the evenings. I will not bore you with the 300...yes, 300 pictures that we took, so here are a couple of highlights.
P.S. The best photo will be starring on our family Christmas cards, so you will have to wait!

These two pictures basically show what baby Jeffery did the entire trip...well that and eat.

From left to right, Wylie, Connor, Jeffery, Mary Grace, and Anna Beth.At the lighthouse.Now that we are back I have a mountain of laundry to do. Stay tuned for pics of Mary Grace's birthday!