Mark Turned 70! – Southern Hospitality

It’s been a milestone birthday week for my candy hubby, Mark! He turned 70 on August twenty second and we celebrated the weekend earlier than with a household pool social gathering. We’ve talked about how briskly life appears to be transferring as of late and the way it’s arduous to consider it was time for an additional birthday ending in 0. However, as a lot as we don’t want for the years to fly, they appear to be and we’re grateful for the life we’ve collectively. I’m so glad we discovered one another and at this stage of our lives, we’ve one another to lean on and rejoice life with. So very grateful we discovered one another after we did!

I don’t typically share household pics from Mark’s facet of the household, however I believed you all would get pleasure from seeing these right this moment. Three of Mark’s 4 women came visiting for a household pool social gathering and I smoked a pork butt and turkey breast they usually introduced sides. We had a stupendous day trip by the pool and naturally, the children beloved that. It was an ideal summer season day!

I purchased just a few decorations to rejoice the birthday boy and had all the pieces arrange earlier than the children came visiting. It was enjoyable to rejoice Mark, since he’s arduous to purchase for and shock. It wasn’t a shock, however I did get the decorations up earlier than he went out to see them.

That massive balloon says Aged to Perfection, which was excellent for him.

I all the time arrange drinks on this little facet desk and it really works out completely for that. An ice bucket and candy tea within the dispenser made for a festive day.

The children all arrived and naturally, the little ones needed to get within the pool straight away. They love our pool. That’s Hendrix, who’s 5 years previous, our little redhead. He began kindergarten this yr.

That’s his mother, Kelly, with child sister, Reese. These infants are rising so quick, 2 of them are 9 months and Reese is 8 months now. They are going to be turning one earlier than an excessive amount of longer.

Rose is 5 too and loves to return over to Pop’s pool to swim, She simply began kindergarten too.

Daisy loves the children and has enjoyable when they’re right here. She particularly loves the infants and desires to lick them and be near them. That’s Patrick and McKenzie with their massive boy, Logan, however you possibly can’t see him, since he’s behind Reese. He preferred the water too.

And there’s Traci, mother to Rose and Ivy, holding Ivy. You possibly can see all three infants right here. I couldn’t wait til they have been all on the ledge within the pool and right here they’re, so enjoyable to see.

Mark is such a superb Pop and people infants all actually take to him.

Logan’s daddy could be very tall and he has the tall genes already. At 9 months previous, he’s already carrying 18 to 24 month clothes, so he’s going to be an enormous boy for certain. He’s such a cutie together with his bald head and blue eyes.

That’s his mother, McKenzie holding him and Daisy needed to be near him.

I had a jar of pickles and the women fed pickles to the 2 women and it was so humorous seeing their faces after taking a chunk. They each preferred them and needed extra, extra, extra. They don’t have tooth but, however there was plenty of nubbin’ occurring.

It was so cute! All of us loved the infants and watching them play.

It was then time for dessert, so I introduced out the coconut cake and strawberry cake I get from native bakery, McIntyre’s in Smyrna. They’ve a satellite tv for pc location at Crossroads Gallery in West Cobb the place we decide up our truffles. They’re scrumptious in case you’re in search of a bakery. All of us sang blissful birthday and loved cake for dessert! Mark dearly loves their coconut cake.

It was a stupendous day for a birthday celebration and I’m blissful we received to do all of it collectively. He loves having his women and grandkids round and it made for a festive day. Our outside patio is the right place to assemble for a celebration like this and we get pleasure from having this area a lot. I needed to share this with you all as we rejoice Mark’s seventieth birthday. We’re grateful for him and we want him many extra blissful wholesome years!