From Zero to Ninety

This past weekend, my grandmother, Mama, turned 90! We all joined her at Lake Martin to celebrate. With 28 people in attendance, she was surrounded by her three children, six grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren, along with the spouses who have joined the family. The crowd ranged in ages from zero (my cousin's 4-year-old, Charlie, asked if Carter was one yet. When I responded that he was only four months, he said, "Oh, so he's zero.") to ninety, and we celebrated a life that we all admire. Mama is an amazing woman, and you would never know she just entered her 10th decade! Check out the pictures from a fun and memorable weekend. (I posted a ton...there were so many great ones!)

Alex, Tate, Mary Katherine, Carter and me... swimming was in full swing when we arrived on Thursday.
Preparing Carter for fun in the sun. This sweet baby's skin had not yet seen the sun, so I slathered half a bottle of sunscreen on him!
We put on Carter's first swimsuit and headed outside.

Graham, Charlie, and Cece were waiting for us in the kiddie pool. Silly Mommy forgot to buy swim diapers, so my cousin Ashley graciously gave us one of Cece's.
Testing out the water
What you can't see in this picture is Carter's death grip on the criss-cross of Cece's swimsuit straps. He was holding on for dear life!
Charlie LOVED Carter! His favorite words to describe him were "cute" and "little." He would say "cute little Carter," "you have cute, little feet," and "you're such a cute little baby." He doesn't quite say his "r's" so you can imagine how cute it sounds when he says "Carter."
Hanging out on the deck with Papa.
Carter loves his Grand Mary.
Carter and Mama. See how agile she is?? Sitting on the floor, playing with her great-grandchildren. It amazes me.
Relaxing in the hammock. This is the life.
With Mama on her actual birthday, May 31st.
We love for Mama to sing us her songs.
Carter and Mommy
Carter and Daddy taking a break in the shade.
Me, Carter, Cece, and Ashley during Mama's birthday lunch. Mmm...did we have some good food! But then, our family get-togethers ALWAYS center around good food.
I was super excited when I found this cute fish jon-jon for the lake. And I was even more excited when it coordinated with Mama's outfit on her bday!
Angie and Carter
Carter giving Daddy a hug
Taking a snooze
Lily, Charlie, Tripp and Carter
Courtney (Aunt Coco) and Carter
Carter and Uncle Ivan having some bonding time.

We actually did a 2nd birthday cake on Sunday since Courtney and Ivan weren't able to get to the lake on Saturday in time for the 1st cake. Hey, if you're turning 90, you deserve an extra cake. :) This is most of the grandkids and great-grandkids: Angie, me, Carter, Leigh Ann, Courtney, Lily, Mary Katherine, Hunter, Charlie and Mama.

Carter's first boat ride. He didn't love the life jacket but he calmed down once we got moving.


Check out my rosy cheeks and base tan.