a party and piggy ponies

We went to this this guy's first birthday party last week.

I can't believe Rocco is already ONE!

Last year's baby boom has turned into first-birthday-party-palooza.

Molly was the only girl in last year's family baby boom. 

I'm so glad she has these two (both two years old) to hang with.

They are quite cute together. 

Molly also sported a pair of piggy ponies to the party.

She was looking like a big girl. 

Especially here where she is once again snacking.

This time on a dish of mini M&Ms. :)

chips...she loves them

but who doesn't?

{Jamie Turned One}

Remember THIS post? It was six months ago. How can that be? Jamie turned one last week and so Shannon and I took him to the park to get a few pictures of this milestone. He didn't give many smiles but he is VERY cute! He makes the exact sames faces as his dad and it's pretty funny.

more birthday

And Heidi's Birthday celebration continues. I know, it seems as if its been going on forever. It has. 

It started with her family party, then her "real" birthday, and then her friend party. This spanned a ten day period.  Her friend party was today. She and Kyla, two other sets of sisters and Pearson celebrated in a party that was themed "Pink Chic-American Girl Doll-Pool Party." Her only requirement: chocolate covered strawberries. She got them. And these chocolate covered marshmallows too!

Drinking out of mason jars with paper straws seems to be all the rage in the blogger/Pinterest world and since this was a Pink Chic party we had to partake too. 

After our chocolate covered treats, ice cream sandwiches (in-lieu of cake), a few AG Doll introductions, and rousing game of memory of sorts the girls and dolls changed into beachwear.

All of these ladies are used to photo shoots, so they humored us and did as they were told and posed for us. 

I'm really sad I didn't get a good pic of the favor...gumball necklaces. They were super cute and a lot of work but this is all I got. (Them wearing them far away). Can you believe I forgot a close up picture? Kyla already ate hers and Heidi's broke so this is it.

I am so thankful for the blue skies and 90 degree pool tempature. Yesterday as it was pouring and I heard thunder I was a little worried this pool party was going to be more wet than I had hoped it to be.

The dolls set up camp and watched the girls swim swim swim....

Ruthie seemed to enjoy herself.

Happy Birthday Heidi.

Hope you enjoyed the day.

I'm pretty sure your friends did.

We love you.

Until six....

we crack ourselves up around here

SUMMER is here!

Well it WAS here. Summer came for a few days and boy did we play hard. Today we are inside with drizzly weather and the remnants of the flu. Poor little Heidi is still sick in bed from yesterday's terrible bug.

Last week Heidi, Pearson, and Harp tried out Heidi's new Slip n' Slide. Heidi was in the backyard doing water activities for four hours on this day.

I wish this was what we were doing today...

Pearson...

And Harp...

Surprising Harper loved the Slip n' Slide and was quite the little water bug on this day. Many more days like that to come I'm sure.

Our new neighborhood is FILLED with graduating Kindergartners. It's a constant party out in the street. Full time play. Kyla can not get enough and cries when we have to come inside. The other mom's organized a last day of school pizza party and one of them did this cute little picture and sent it to me. We all know this is right up my alley. I LOVE IT.

Kyla also spent the night for the first time (other than with family) at her friend's house. She did great!

Her little bestie from school came to play also for the first time. 

Summer has official begun! Please come back sun and please feel better soon Heidi.

I ♥ this Instagram...

Quarterly Top 5

Quarterly Top 5 photos. SO HARD! To go through April, May and June photos and decide my five favorite...really hard. I think I have it narrowed down to these...I think. :)

(Wait...I just realized there are 10 more days of June) This might change!

Easter 2012: Kyla saying, "You guys go over there and look happy....I'll go over here and look sad." 

Our trip to the Gum Wall downtown Seattle.  I love Heidi's expression. 

My little McGee and her Binky. And her pretty eyes.

Right after this Pearson swallowed part of a dandelion and was not happy about it. 

She looks so grown up. 

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{five}

 

She’s five today.

Little Hosers Coefee.

Can’t even believe it.

She’s five.

The girl who once said “MacaNoni” instead of macaroni and “Gehl” instead of girl no longer does.

She does say “Will you be back in a little WILD?” or “Can we watch a show in a little WILD?”

I don’t correct her.

She’s our little athlete. The girl can run. Fast.

She just rode her bike without training wheels for the first time two days ago.

She still loves her J.J. and blankies but has started not to notice if they are missing for a night.

SAD.

She’s a great little sister and a great big sister too.

She’s highly concerned about owies and illnesses right now.

She’s going to be in Kindergarten. She’s going to love it.

She can fall asleep in a second just like her dad.

She loves tiny treasures, tiny trinkets and all things tiny.

She’s still our most adventures eater. Loves sauces and dressings of all kinds.

She’s a snuggler and still likes to be held and to have her back scratched at night by Kyla.

She’s sweet.

We love her.

  

So much.