I was very surprised at how well both Seven and Rilian sat so still and watched Finn's program. Piper did good, too. Here are a few shots of Finn. To his left is Kase, his best friend. They were both a hoot to watch. I couldn't help but to laugh!
Here they are really getting down. They were boogieing! (If that is a word)
He has discovered a new way to smile. It is the squinty smile. I am sure you've all seen babies smile that way. Cute! Rilian is such a smiley boy! He almost always has a smile on his face.
He still has just six teeth. He has had them for about four months now. I think he is close to getting some more, but who knows when they will actually make their grand appearance. 
I think he was tired when I took these pictures, but they are still good pictures. His smiles weren't as big as they usually are.
Rilian has been starting to crawl more and more on his hands and knees. But he still prefers the army crawl. 
One more picture of my handsome, baby boy!
Wednesday night, my niece, Mabrie, spent the night with Piper. Piper is 5 months older than Mabrie. Piper was soooo excited to have someone spend the night and sleep on her trundle bed. Here the girls are "going" to sleep on their beds.
After I took the first picture, I had them sit up so I could get a better picture. You have to admit the first one is rather cute, though. They were really good and went to sleep quietly and fairly quickly. I guess it helped that they were tired and it was pretty late once we finally put them in bed. Piper listens to music while she falls asleep, so do Finn and Seven. Well, that night, Piper wanted a different cd than the one that was in her cd player. Jeremy and I thought a calm choice of music would be best. It was a Praise Baby cd that was in her cd player, nice and calm and relaxing. Piper did not want this. So, we let the guest of honor, Mabrie, choose. Piper was not happy that Mabrie picked the Praise Baby cd. I told Piper, it was ok since Mabrie doesn't sleep there every night and Piper could pick whatever one she wanted tomorrow, when Mabrie wasn't here. So, as soon as Mabrie was asleep, Piper started crying because she wanted the cd changed. I think Jeremy ended up changing it since Mabrie was asleep. I just thought it was funny that as soon as Mabrie fell asleep, Piper knew and had to have the cd changed.
Four Generations...Ma (my grandma. I call her Ma, because when I was learning how to talk, I could not say Grandma, so she is Ma.), Piper, my mom, and me. I wish Piper had been looking at the camera, but oh well.
Rilian was learning how to play the keyboard.
I'm sure most of you have had the privilege of sitting at the kid table when you were a kid. This was the kid table at our Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, there were only four chairs at the kid table and there were five kids that could sit there. Rilian was not old enough to sit at the kid table this year. So Finn, being the sweet boy and brother that he is, sat at the adult table, so that Piper and Seven could both sit at the kid table. We have, listed from left to right, Piper, Allie, Finn, Seven, and Mabrie.
My brother brought their dog, Pixie, with them. He could not bear the thought of leaving her behind. I don't usually care too much for chihuahuas, but Pixie is a very sweet chihuahua. She is very calm and cuddly. She is also really cute! Piper fell in love with Pixie. So I had to get a picture. Pixie was out back at my mom's house and most of us were inside. Piper went outside to be with Pixie. It was really sweet.
Seven, being the ham that he is, wanted me to take his picture on the bike as he posed for the camera.
Then he wanted me to take his picture in the tree. He's such a funny kid!
Cousins: Mabrie, Allie, Finn, and Piper, having fun jumping on the trampoline at Nanny's house. 
My sister-in-law is taking classes to finish up her teaching degree. For one of her classes, she has to read children's books. The book she was currently reading was one of the Harry Potter books. Jeremy is a major Harry Potter fan, so he picked up her book to see where she was at in the story.
This is Jeremy's brother and his family, and my family. From left to right: Christopher (the 8 1/2 year old cousin you read about earlier), Jessica, Joey, Finn, Benjamin, Seven, Piper, Jeremy, me, and Rilian. Jeremy's mom says she is amazed at how much Piper looks like me in this picture. 
Here is the after shot...His hair is so light, you can't really tell, but we gave him the kind of haircut that Finn typically has. It is also so light, that you almost can't tell that he has hair. Jeremy and I both agreed that he looked like a cancer patient. Sorry, for those of you who know someone who has cancer, I am not trying to offend you. After this haircut, we decided to let his hair grow. As it grew, we decided he looked good with longer hair. It was Seven.
We let his hair grow for about 2 years. We did take him to Cool Cuts and get a trim. I blogged about it awhile ago. Click here if you want to read that post. As time went on, his hair grew back out. The length and look of his hair started to bother me and I starting thinking that it didn't look right. Some days it would look good to me and other days I just didn't like it. The days of me not liking it started to become more and more. Occasionally, Jeremy would mention trimming his hair. Jeremy looked on-line to find little boy haircuts so we could show the beautician what kind of haircut we wanted. I think we were afraid of messing up Seven's beautiful blonde hair. We didn't want to make him look dorky. One Saturday, I told Jeremy, "Seven's hair is starting to bother me more and more." That evening, Granny Joyce came over with her haircutting scissors and a tranquilizer (Barney movie) to keep Seven still while she cut his hair. Seven loves Barney! No, Seven is obsessed with Barney. We can all thank Granny Joyce for that. But this time, it was a good thing.
A front shot, before the haircut. 
This was intended to be a side shot, but Seven decided to look at the camera.
Now for the after shots. The only one I have of a front shot of Seven's new haircut is with Finn and his cute smile. Finn is such a sweet little boy! Look at him hugging Seven, his little brother.
The back of Seven's new haircut...much, much shorter! 
A side shot of the new doo...
Seven looks like a different little boy now. His haircut looks good, but took some getting used to. I think it surprised alot of people. On Sunday, we were sitting in a pew and the lady sitting in front of us saw Seven and didn't recognize him. She said, "Oh, who's this?" I'll give her the benefit of the doubt in that Seven was looking down at a book when she happened to look back at us and see him. What's even funnier is that she is one of Seven's teachers at church.The only thing that Seven's haircut changed about him is his look. Let me assure you, he is still Seven! For those of you who know him really well, I think you understand what I am saying. He is still the funniest kid I know!
Yes, that is a small diamond in the center of the flower. I went all out! After my pedicure, I came home. I only had a few minutes before I got to go to lunch. My two favorite restaurants in town are Fuji's Japanese Steakhouse and Olive Garden. My mom told me she and my grandma were going to take me out for lunch on my birthday and I got to pick where I wanted to go to eat. I had a hard time deciding. In my mind, I had two places to pick from. So, for lunch I got to eat at Fuji's Japanese Steakhouse. Sounds like a pretty good day, huh? Well, it's not over yet. It is only beginning. Remember, I said it was the BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!!!
After lunch, my wonderful husband had arranged for me to have a one hour massage. Sounds nice, huh? Let me tell you, it was WONDERFUL! One hour, relaxing, getting a massage, peace and quiet...ahhhhh! But wait, folks, that's not the end of my day...
Not only did I get presents, a pedicure, lunch at one of my favorite restaurants, and a one hour massage, I also got to go to dinner with my husband. Where did we go you might ask? The Olive Garden. Go me! I got to eat at BOTH of my favorite restaurants for my birthday. I did not have to choose between the two. WOO HOO! After dinner we went to watch a movie. Since it was my birthday, I got to choose the movie. I chose to see All About Steve. It has Sandra Bullock in it.
I enjoyed the movie. I thought it was funny. It is about a single woman (Sandra Bullock) who writes crossword puzzles for the newspaper and lives at home with her parents. Her mom sets her up on a blind date with a man named Steve. Sandra Bullocks' character loves Steve so much she becomes obsessed (in a comical way) with him. I will stop there, so as not to ruin anything in the movie for you in case you choose to watch it for yourself.The day was all about me! It was so nice to be pampered for an entire day! It will take alot to top this year's birthday next year, Jeremy. But you have an entire year to work on it. I love you!
Finn taking his first shot.
Piper taking her first shot.
Finn was trying to get it in the hole, while everyone stood and watched. Well, most everyone. It kinda looks like Seven was not really watching.
This is really how Seven played. It was more like he was playing pool, instead of golfing.
There was one hole with an "obstacle course" on it...or so Piper and Seven thought. They both like a challenge. Instead of going around, Piper went over and Seven went under.
Rilian with his cute smile. It kinda looks like he has a fauxhawk in this picture, but it's just part of the stroller.
The "obstacle course" also made a good spot for a family picture. I apologize for the darkness of the picture.
We had to teach the children to stay off the green while it was someone's turn. You can see Seven and Finn listened.
I think Piper got a little bored when it wasn't her turn. She is using the rail road tie as a balance beam while it is Seven's turn.
On this hole, you had to get your ball into the wheel in order to get it over to the hole. The children were watching and waiting for one of their balls to come out.
I was getting a close-up of his face and he started to grab for the camera. I thought this was a really cute picture.
Rilian has a chubby face. Or at least it looks really chubby in this picture. I would have to say it is chubby in real life, too.
I was trying to take a picture of Rilian sitting up. In the first picture, Seven was being a little toot and put his hand in front of Rilian. In this picture, it looks like Seven is holding Rilian up. He isn't. He just had his hand there. I think he was trying to mess up the picture again. 
My three sons...I like this picture because it shows off some of Seven's personality.
Here is another shot of my three sons. I think it is interesting that Rilian's skin is darker than Seven's. Rilian hasn't been out in the sun yet. Seven gets so dark in the summer. We shall see what happens this summer. I am excited for Rilian to be in the pool because he loves his bath so much! 
