4 year olds...

Kids who beg for birthdays 5 months in advance need to learn patience because in the end they actually get to wake up one day and it's their birthday!

Molly Blue finally got to wake up and it was her birthday this year! It was an easy bed time routine the night before! The sooner she fell into a sleepy dream land state the sooner her birthday would arrive!

This beautiful little girl of ours plays an important roll in our family! She is the only one who still required snuggles and gladly we fork them over! She is a gooey center with a hard shell! Shy and slow to warm up to new friends but once you breakthrough that hard candy shell it's all sorts of yumminess on the inside! She is funny and clever and has the most forward fashion sense of style I have yet to see in a 4 year old! Cutting edge! It's usually a self designed skirt over pants sort of deal with layered tops and multiple pony tails! I HEART this fashion diva of mine!

I had to sneak this photo... What you can see is a beautiful off the shoulder number she concocted with a skirt. What you can't see are two more layers of skirt on the bottom half and a third pony tail hiding in the back! See what I mean!

It's crazy to imagine that this sweet little second born is 4 now! All those years ago we fall hard for that curly haired mop and big blue eyes! Now we can't get enough of her warm hugs and endearing questions!

And now for your viewing pleasure...please enjoy a little sampling of why we love our Blue Bird! Over the years she has giving us plenty of reasons to love her!

This is what I know...

I know that being the middle child has it's ups and downs.



But mostly it has ups...



I know that Kindergarten brings new perspective to a girl.



Life's pretty wonderful when you get to ride the bus!



I know that sitting up on your own deserves celebrating!







And getting a little taller is pretty cool too!





I know that 3 little girls can sometimes be a handful.



Hands full of little hands have always been worth it.



I know that bald spots are adorable.



And that armfuls of babies are only available for a limited time.

Birthday Bash 2009

Today our Cricket turned 6!
6!!
I still can't believe it! It's been an adventurous 6 years with this spunky girl! She is everything I could have ever dreamed! Kind, independent, creative, cleaver, super smart, funny and an amazing sister and daughter! We feel so incredibly lucky to have her in our family!

Last weekend we threw a huge Backyard Carnival Birthday Party for both girls! With their birthdays only one month apart and winter just around the corner, we really wanted to celebrate outdoors so an early party it was!

Weeks and weeks of planning and preparing helped make this day special for
our Cricket and Blue!



We hired an amazing face painter and she did not disappoint! I was tempted to cut in line and get myself a little princess mask or butterfly! I loved the spooky faces a few of the kids got! She was incredible! I wish we could think of more occasions to have her come and paint faces! Maybe for Ground Hogs Day!



i worked for days on the decorations! We have a pretty huge backyard and it needed to be filled with colorful decorations!

Solution:
One super duper long homemade fabric Bunting Banner! I swear this thing took me almost 7 hours to make. It's probably the length of a football field but it was my most favorite feature of the entire party!
(Please!!!Someone borrow it!!)

I also created the Carnival entrance!Super easy... A PVC Pipe
frame and three $1 plastic table cloths!

And lastly I made a few dozen Tissue Pom Poms and Fans to hang in the trees!




The games were a hit! We had a Goldfish game, Ping Pong Toss, Ring Toss,
Bean bag Toss and Can Game!

I picked up some Harry Potter Blood Pops for some of the prizes!
Check out how cool they made the kiddos look...


Way too funny!



I made Cupcakes for the party from Scratch! Yeah! I'm into baking! Click HERE for my killer recipe! My secret for amazing frosting is Jello! I used Strawberry, Lemon and Lime Flavored Jello to get the vibrant color and great taste!



And we could not have pulled it off with out theses amazing helpers!!! Grandma Reena, Uncle Chris and soon to be Aunt Megan were so incredible!!! Thanks a million you guys!



The party went off without a hitch...that is unless you count the fact that my camera batteries went dead and the propane tank was empty 5 minutes into the shin dig! Other
then that it was a hit!!!

Happy Birthday sweet girls!!!! We love you!

6 Months old today

Hi guys! Charlie here! I've been told today is my Half Birthday! 6 months old and still lovin' life! What's not to love...I get just about everything I want! I'm still trying to figure out how to nurse AND suck my thumb at the same time but other then that I can't complain! Yep! I like to suck my thumb but only when I'm sleepy or right after every bite of Peas. I think this adorable habit of mine drives mom crazy! She keeps pulling my yummy thumb out of my mouth and telling me "No! No!" not sure what that means! Probably that the loves me and thinks I'm the cutest thing in the world right! Anyway...

That's right! You heard correctly! I'm lovin' up on this whole eating thing! I thought life couldn't get any better and then mom introduced me to Peas and Bananas! Soooo grubaliciouse! But can someone do me a favor and tell my mom I'm getting wise to her and know she's mixin' in that nasty Squash! No thanks!

I'm happy to tell you all that I'm more then just a cute little blob of pink now a days! This little pink blob rolls and sits up and loves to play with toys! I'm pretty darn fun to watch! Yes I love everything to go right in my mouth! Yes I love to vocally express myself with the cutest baby sounds that you ever have heard! I do it because it makes my daddy super happy! Every time I "talk" to that guy he holds me in the sky or tickles me! I have him trained!

I sure do love my beauty sleep! Please don't disturb me! I need my 11-12 hours of uninterrupted rest to be the happy go lucky child that I am! I'm also doing it for my mom!Apparently she enjoys all that time in bed too. It's the least I can do or her!

Well folks! Thanks for listening to me! I'm off for some milk or snuggles! Man I love my life!!!