Sunday, January 25, 2009

Evan's Birthday/Meeting the Gaithers

Evan had a great birthday on Friday. I chose the easy option of cupcakes from WalMart, and his class didn't seem to mind. :)

Isaac, Evan, and Zachary...


We always take the kids to a restaurant of their choosing to celebrate their big day. Usually they choose Skyline, but Evan said he wanted a homecooked meal at his mamaw's house...

Yummy Oreo Delight was a great substitute for birthday cake!
Evan's menu: fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, green beans, mac-n-cheese (the best ever), cottage cheese, dill pickles, dinner rolls, sweet tea...yum!
A mouthful of cupcake...
On Saturday, we took the kids to Alexandria, IN where Bill and Gloria Gaither were hosting the premier of the new GVB reunion recording. It will be released next week. The Gaithers took questions following the 2 hr dvd preview, and then spent time at Gaither Family Resources signing autographs and chatting with visitors. We did a little shopping at GFR, and picked up an early copy of Fireproof, which I can't wait to watch! It was an interesting and fun day!
In the kid's corner at Gaither Family Resources...the last time we were there, the boys were probably 2 and 3...


These pics jumped out of order...Evan with Granny...

Evan with Daddy...
Mom and Dad in Studio C, where the recording was made...

Bill and Gloria, entertaining and taking questions from the audience of about 200...


Gloria with the kids (Allison had just messed her diaper - didn't think it would be appropriate to plop her down on Gloria's lap!)...
Bill and the boys...
Mom and Dad getting autographs...
Allison wasn't too thrilled about being confined to the kid's area...
On our way out of the studio, we spotted one of Greg's favorites, Woody Wright...

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a smart boy! Sounds like a wonderful birthday meal. =)

Blair Bunch said...

I hope you enjoy fireproof! We loved it. Ray is teaching the bible study in SS.

Andrea said...

Fantastic pics!! I wish we could have been with you!!

Nancy said...

Wow! That looks really fun! I guess living in IN does have SOME perks! hahaaha Maybe it was just your pics, but it doesn't look extremely crowded either.

Greg & Stephanie said...

Nancy...we are still Buckeyes, but live exactly 100 miles from Alexandria...no, it wasn't crowded at all...very nice, relaxing time...and no ticket cost, just a reservation! :) Nice, cheap family outing!
Andrea...it would have been great to have you along!
Melissa...I think we're gonna save Fireproof for Valentine's weekend. Not sure if we'll wait that long! BTW, Menard's has it on sale for $15 this week. We pd. $25 :(. I just wanted to get it early in case they ended up running out.
Maria...hope you're doing well! Thanks for the comment!