{"id":5246,"date":"2009-05-04T08:39:34","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T13:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/?p=5246"},"modified":"2009-05-04T08:39:34","modified_gmt":"2009-05-04T13:39:34","slug":"collins-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/collins-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Collin&#8217;s Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know I mentioned a few weeks ago that I would be posting about our family life on this blog again.  And since then, I&#8217;ve been doing a pretty bad job with it.  Sorry about that!  I plan to get us caught up, and then start a &#8220;Weekly Wrap-up&#8221; series of our family stuff that I will post on Sunday nights.  I need y&#8217;all to hold me accountable, though!  It&#8217;s so important to me to document our family stuff!<\/p>\n<p>Collin&#8217;s birthday was April 14th and fell over Spring Break this year.  We always keep things fairly light at the studio over the week of Spring Break because&#8230;have y&#8217;all noticed this?&#8230;Florence pretty much relocates to the beach over Spring Break.  Which I love!  I&#8217;m so thankful to live in this great state where we can hop over to the beach pretty much anytime!  So, at the last minute we planned a short little get-away to celebrate Collin&#8217;s 33rd birthday!  Unfortunately, we planned it over the two most rainy, DREARY days of Spring Break.  Oh well.  It was still nice to get away and we had a great time!<\/p>\n<p>Did I mention that it was DREARY???  This was our view&#8230;and it never got sunnier than this. \ud83d\ude41  In fact, I left most pics from this trip in black and white because it just fit better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5247\" title=\"4-14-09bl-001\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-001.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-001-150x104.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday morning we took a trip to Krispy Kreme!  The kids could stay here for hours watching them roll out the doughnuts.  And is there anything better on this earth than an ooey-gooey, Hot Now Krispy Kreme doughnut?  I think not!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-002.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5248\" title=\"4-14-09bl-002\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doughnut eating is SERIOUS business for Miss CB.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-003.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5249\" title=\"4-14-09bl-003\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>iphone Fun!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-004.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5250\" title=\"4-14-09bl-004\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-005.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5251\" title=\"4-14-09bl-005\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She HATES having sticky\/messy hands.  You would think that would make her a neater eater, right?  Yeah, not so much.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-006.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5252\" title=\"4-14-09bl-006\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LOVE this one of them!  Oh, I Love my Babies!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-007.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5253\" title=\"4-14-09bl-007\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-007.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-008.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5254\" title=\"4-14-09bl-008\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-009.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5255\" title=\"4-14-09bl-009\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-0101.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5257\" title=\"4-14-09bl-0101\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-0101.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I seriously can&#8217;t believe how big he is.  He&#8217;s growing at lightning speed and I can&#8217;t figure out how to make it stop!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-011.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5258\" title=\"4-14-09bl-011\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After our bellies were full we made our way to the new Tomlinsons at North Myrtle Beach.  GREAT New Store!!!  I know I may be biased because it&#8217;s my family&#8217;s store, but really they had so much fun stuff in there!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-012.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5259\" title=\"4-14-09bl-012\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-012.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That afternoon we played on the beach for a little while.  Still not sunny, but fun anyway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-013.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5260\" title=\"4-14-09bl-013\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-013.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-014.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5261\" title=\"4-14-09bl-014\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-014.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-015.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5262\" title=\"4-14-09bl-015\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-015.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-016.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5263\" title=\"4-14-09bl-016\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-016.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This summer at the beach is going to be so much fun with them!  They are at great ages!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-017.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5264\" title=\"4-14-09bl-017\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-017.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-018.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5265\" title=\"4-14-09bl-018\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-018.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-019.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5266\" title=\"4-14-09bl-019\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-019.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mak made a &#8220;sandman&#8221;. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-020.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5267\" title=\"4-14-09bl-020\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-020.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5268\" title=\"4-14-09bl-021\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-021.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-022.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5269\" title=\"4-14-09bl-022\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-022.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Baby!  Tuesday was Collin&#8217;s birthday.  I am SO BLESSED to be married to this man!  Our great friends the Grangers came down the night before to help us celebrate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-023.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5270\" title=\"4-14-09bl-023\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-023.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Birthday breakfast was at a pancake house.  Here&#8217;s Mak and Parson drinking their &#8220;coffee water&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-024.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5271\" title=\"4-14-09bl-024\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sweet Lilah!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-025.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5272\" title=\"4-14-09bl-025\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-025.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Baby!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-026.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5273\" title=\"4-14-09bl-026\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-026.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-027.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5274\" title=\"4-14-09bl-027\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-027.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parson and Mak entertained themselves with mazes and writing their favorite words.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-028.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5275\" title=\"4-14-09bl-028\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-028.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then we went to that Nascar Speedpark so the boys could play.  Probably not something we will do again.  It seemed like a lot of the cars were broken and most of the rides were closed down.<\/p>\n<p>Best friend hugs!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-029.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5276\" title=\"4-14-09bl-029\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-029.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My favorite men!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-030.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5277\" title=\"4-14-09bl-030\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-030.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brandon kept getting stuck with the broken, slow cars!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-031.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5278\" title=\"4-14-09bl-031\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-031.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-032.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5279\" title=\"4-14-09bl-032\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-032.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mak was able to drive on one of the tracks by himself.  He took this VERY seriously.  I love the determination in his face!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-033.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5280\" title=\"4-14-09bl-033\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-033.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-0341.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5282\" title=\"4-14-09bl-0341\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-0341.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally Clara Beth and I took a spin in the gas cans.  She loved it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-035.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5283\" title=\"4-14-09bl-035\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsmithportraits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/4-14-09bl-035.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We went shopping a little bit before heading back to Florence.  Although it wasn&#8217;t the perfect beach weather that I had hoped for, we still had a fun time celebrating Collin&#8217;s birthday.  I love you, Babe!  Happy Birthday!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know I mentioned a few weeks ago that I would be posting about our family life on this blog again. And since then, I&#8217;ve been doing a pretty bad job with it. Sorry about that! 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