Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?

My nephew, Grayson, turned two on Friday and we were all invited over to his birthday party! Everything was perfect and was filled with so much Sesame Street fun...I think I enjoyed the party just as much as Grayson did!

Everyone wore party hats...adults too!

Pops and baby Sullivan!

Grayson's birthday cupcakes!

Elmo Oreos!

Cookie Monster Blue drink!

The Sesame Street gang!

Happy Birthday, Grayson!  We love you!

Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Six Men In A Tub!

A great Porter tradition is to run around the house barefoot at the first snowfall of the year.  I don't exactly know how this tradition go started, but I do know that my husband, his dad, and his dad's dad have been running around in the snow barefoot for as long as any of them can remember.

When we were visiting my family in NC over Christmas, we got to witness about 6 inches of snowfall!  In keeping with Porter tradition, Brad made my family run around barefoot in the snow!  After the run, we all piled into the bathtub to warm our tootsies back up again.

Here are some pictures of the great snow race of 2010:

Cara and Mia only made it about 10 feet before turning around!

Brad and I are finishing the run...I was actually crying because
my feet were so cold!

Blair trying to stay warm!

Mama and Gracie rounding the corner!

Brad, LA, Cara, Mia, Blair, Mama, Daddy

Standing on Her Own Two Feet...

My niece, Mia, is finally standing on her own two feet...and she seems to enjoy her new found freedom!

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Grayson's FIRST Birthday

While up in DC last weekend watching Bradley finish his FIRST marathon, we were also able to experience another FIRST...our nephew's birthday!  One year ago my sister-in-law labored for nearly THREE days to have this little guy.  What a blessing he has been to our family!  These pictures just go to show you that you don't need to do anything extravagant when celebrating a baby's first...just invite your family and make sure to have LOTS of cake ;)

The icing was his favorite part!

How BIG is Grayson???  SO BIG!!!

Grandma to the rescue!

I think that Grayson will grow up to be like Uncle Brad...check out both of them "texting" in this picture ;)

Grayson's First Time on the Swing

We took Grayson out to a park on Daniel Island so he could experience his first time on the swing!  He loved it!

Mia's Birthday

My niece, Mia, turned 1 last week and we were able to celebrate with her in Asheville.  Here are some pics from our weekend together...

Baby Grayson

After we got back from cruising I was able to visit my sister-in-law, Lindsay, and baby Grayson!  We met for lunch at one of my new favorite NC restaurants, Mimi's Cafe.  Check out this cute little bundle of love...

My Grandmother Can Do Anything...

My Grandmama is 79 years old and she is the youngest 79 year old woman that I've ever met. She can do just about anything. She lives in a split-level house and has been tending her huge lawn (with hills) all by herself for over 20 years. This past year her push mower broke and she did what I always do when something breaks...call my Daddy. Come to find out, Daddy was traveling and wouldn't be able to get to her house for another two weeks. So, she said to herself in her best southern accent, "I'm not waitin' for him to come, I'm gonna to tackle this thing myself!" So she got out the owner's manual and fixed that ol' push mower up! What 79 year old woman do you know that can fix her own push mower? (Pictured below: Grandmama and Grandpa Ted, big brother Blair, and me!)

Well that brings me to today. I've gone for my morning jog (well it was more of a jog/walk) out on Sullivan's Island with my good friend Laura, went to Publix to buy a Diet Coke, and stopped by Tuesday Morning to buy a tassel (more blogging on tassels later...boys, I know you can't wait!). I get home and realize I have several more hours before my hubby gets off work. The laundry's already folded and put away, the kitchen's clean, the floors are swept. What it the world can I do now? And then I think of my Grandmama...and her push mower...and her huge yard with a hill...and then I think of my ever so tiny yard with no hills. Maybe, just maybe, I can tackle my yard just like my Grandmama. I go over to my neighbor's house (the one that speaks English), and get a 2 minute tutorial on how to cut the grass. 1. Check oil. 2. Put gas in tank 3. Press the red squishy button 4. Hold the little red lever bar down 5. Pull the line and crank that bad baby up! I finished the yard in 20 minutes! I was sweatin' and out of breath by the time I was done...but...I tackled it! Grandmama would be proud! Lessons learned: pick up all doggie poops before you begin. I'll tackle edging next week...