eDiary of Mrs. O: Family Fun

This post is a couple of days late but here we go. I have some what of a big family. My parents have six kids, five girls and one boy. As we've gotten older, life has taken us different directions. My oldest sister, Collette is married to Nosa and Pauley is their son. Collette is in Philadelphia finishing up her residency, Nosa is in Oklahoma and Pauley is with us in Atlanta. Huh? I know. It's not as complicated as it seems. Lol. Harriet is the second and she is in Dallas, Texas in law school. Juliet is the third, and she is here in Atlanta. I am the forth and I'm also here... for now. Emmanuel my only brother is right after me and he moved to Chicago recently. Emmanuel has always wanted to live in Chicago and somehow, God orchestrated things and he got a job with the Federal Reserve out there and moved speedily. Lol. Amazing how his dream came true. My little sister Annette is here in Atlanta in her third year in college. I doubt she'll stay in Georgia after school though. Little shawty got plans. All this to say, we are all scattered across the States and only get to see each other mostly on major holidays. Well, this past weekend, EVERYONE was in town! All under one roof! We had a party for Pauley who just turned three! I had such a BLAST!!! Whenever we all get together, we're all laughing non-stop and clowning each other. I never want it to end. I absolutely LOVE my family. They are all truly my pride and joy!

Some pictures from Pauley's party this weekend...

Pauley is named after his dad Nosa. He actually goes by Nosa at his school. He loves loves the Disney movie "Cars" and knows all the characters, so we made it his birthday theme. The look on his face when he saw his cake was priceless. Btw, this cake was so darn good!

My mama straight matching with the wall and floor! Hehe

Yup! I sure did! And it was FUN!!!

I didn't witness it, but I heard Pauley gave his teacher, pictured above, the best welcome. He loves her!

This was the best part of the night. Pauley was SO excited when we sang happy birthday to him and he blew out his candles. He kept yelling "Tweee!" when we got to the "How old are you now?" part. Funny story... Pauley loves cookies, so the day of his actual birthday, we bought him a cookie cake and sang to him at home. Right before he blew out the candles, we told him to close his eyes and make a wish. So he shut his eyes tight and whispered "Abracadabra". That did it for me! Unfortunately, my sis thought she was recording on her phone but she wasn't!

Collette and Nosa

With Christian (l) and Nicholas (r). A long, long time ago... I was their babysitter. How long ago? I changed Christian's diapers. Nick was already potty trained. Today Chris is 12 and Nick is 14! We lost touch for some years. I recently found out I still have their mom's number and I reached out. Told her I was married with a daughter and she was at the house the next day! Lol. I was shocked when I saw how grown the boys were! The whole family was too excited to see them at the party!

With their mom, Mrs. Katie. Love her! She gave me my first job! Lol

MoMo with Mrs. Katie and the boys!

Going through gifts at the end of the night, Pauley was so confused with excitement. It was the funniest sight..

Sunday the 11th, was my brother's birthday and he got ready in his Sunday/Birthday best! Lol. He absolutely loves the ice cream cake at this ice cream spot called Brusters, so we get him one almost every year! When Pauley saw the cake and heard us singing, he got really excited and started yelling "Tweee!!!" We had to let him know... "Uh uh bruh... This one ain't for you!" In the words of his dad... "Cool down". Lol