We've Been Busy

First we got to meet the new baby.  

We all high-tailed it over to Tupelo to meet the new star of our family.  Reed Chase Henson.  Isn't he beautiful?  

Not only is he lucky to have such a terrific aunt, his big brothers are awesome.  William and Wes are so generous with the kisses and hugs for baby Reed.  Sweet Wes also gave Alexandra special attention too, bringing her toys to play with and patting (kind of like petting) her on the head.  Adorable.

Here is baby Reed with his mama, Laura.

Alexandra has her first go at pancakes, compliments of Chef Uncle Chase.  

Honey and her 3 handsome grandsons.  How many grandmothers get a grandson who can leap tall buildings in a single bound?  What luck!

Frank, Ari, and I with baby Reed.

We got to see my grandmama too.  Ariana and Alexandra loved seeing her, although getting Alexandra to sit still for a photo was just not in the cards.

Honey and G with 5 out of 7 grandbabies.  Mom & Dad - Good luck getting anything usable for your Christmas card this year.

Alexandra checking the performance of her investments with her Godfather, Uncle C.  Actually she's probably wondering what the newspaper tastes like.

Back to Atlanta -

We all went out to dinner at the Flying Biscuit and had a blast.  Last time the 4 of us went out, Alexandra almost got us kicked out of a "family joint" for all of her squealing.  We braved it again & turns out she's ready for fine dining.  All we needed to keep the girls entertained were two straws and some tap water.  We have discovered that Alexandra's tastes are very grown-up and she's already snubbing the kid's menus.   She wanted our food. 

The next day was Papa's birthday.  Here he is with his little babes.  Ariana couldn't stop licking the candles long enough to look at the camera.

One of Papa's presents....

The upright Sedum is coloring up now and turning a soft and pretty pink.  See the fountain in the background?

What a beauty!  Her name is Lola and you can see how she glows.  Her flowers weren't even opening when I got her, and she was still a knockout.  She's a large rosette and is making about six babies if anyone wants a stunning succulent.

Papa left for London yesterday.  I didn't know if I was allowed to mention it before (all 6 of my readers already know anyway), but he sold the business he has been running.  Huge congratulations to Frank, we can't wait to confiscate your passport!

If you've read this far, you must be exhausted... and I'm definitely going to bed!