Big Girl Boo

Well, the day has come and gone. It started out with Erica being the only one who could pick the movies we watched. Then, slowly to Erica, her two best friends showed up to hang out. They played, made noises I'm sure only dogs could hear, watched Harry Potter and impatiently waited to go to dinner. I told them "anyone can order a pizza, we're going out". They loved it! I promised their moms that I would bring them home afterward, good thing I gave them a good idea of when, I didn't escort the ladies home until 10:30. They had fun! But right now, I want to go to bed.


Eating a whole bag of doritos, waiting for the daddy to come and babysit the little siblings, and then to get hair and make-up done. I only put on a little eye shadow and blush, but they all wanted their hair curled for their 'night out on the town'.




























For whatever reason no one wanted to sit beside me. But that's ok, I got to take some funny photos and video of them. Too bad I can't get the video to upload! You'll just have to take my word for it.









































The loot! Her friends got her the perfect gifts. And Grandma got some great things to make her room all her own. Can't wait to get started.






















































Really tired girls, but too interested in the movie to let those eyes close (it was close to 10 by this picture). I told the moms I would get the girls home some time.... just wasn't too specific.

Random Bits

Erica started this sunflower at school and brought it home with two weeks left of school. It was only a few inches tall and a pencil was thicker than it was. When we transplanted it I piled mulch around it to keep it from saggin over.....



















Can you believe that it's gotten so big so fast!? It's now taller than me... but I guess you could have figured that out since it's as tall as the door.

This is what you look like three days after you fight a battle with the rocking chair and lose. I didn't notice the black eye until it started to heal. She had another bruise on her haid that her hair covered.

This is a happy baby eating dinner, the mess after required a bath.



We got this little visitor after a hard rain. He was just mindin' his own when Erica started to freak out. So of course I took pictures.

He scared Erica, even though he was on the outside.

Peace in the home while watching a movie requires the whole couch.... and their favorite blankets, of course.

She's getting her education on remote use early.




He does still take a nap every once in a while. He's just not always happy when he wakes up. Especially when his sisters help wake him up.

Aidan Turns 4!

My sweet baby is now 4... a BIG BOY. I thought it would be nice to throw him a party, since he's only had one. It was a 'playgroup' party... all the kids from playgroup and then those from his sunbeam class were invited. The day was perfect!!! I had asked my grandma if I could have the party at her house since mine is too small and I wanted to let the kids play in the water. Couldn't have asked for better weather, better friends or food. The one downsides, I had to borrow a camera so I couldn't get video of Aidan's reactions... PRICELESS!













In the beginning.... my dad played the pool man and the kids wasted no time in getting wet.













The kids loved playing in the water. The temp and humidity were a pleasant surprise, but the breeze made for some chattering teeth.













A Toy Story theme party, gotta love Wal-Mart's party section. So worth every penny. The foil is covering cookie bars, I didn't have any leftovers of those.














Enjoying the food, shade, and PERFECT weather for this kind of party.














More eating shots.













We came inside to open presents because the wind picked up a bit. I didn't want to chase paper down. And indoors was a better option for the camera I was using.













I kept having to tell the kids to back up, they all wanted to see what Aidan got... and then play with it.













Aidan loves to get cards with sounds. I helped his great grandma to pick this out, a Woody's Roundup card with 'Riders in the Sky' singing the theme song. BIG HIT!













Can you tell he was happy? I would have loved to get the reaction on video, but I didn't have my camera. I was glad that I made him open this one last.













I was tryin to show him that Woody talks, he was just too excited to care. He was out of the package real quick.













His rice krispie treat cupcakes! The kids loved them, and so did the moms, but for different reasons.













He's into pluggin his ears when anyone sings, doesn't matter if it's to him or not. At least, this year, he didn't hide under the table.


















ALREADY.... Woody is a very dirty man right now. You can't tell just how much in this picture, but he is, trust me. And this was taken only a few hours after the party.

Goffin' Off

just being her goofy self.... jumpin all over the place.


her first pigtails!!!! i was so excited. it took forever to get them up because, like all babies her age, she just wouldn't hold still. they lasted until we got to church, the had pulled one out by then. it looked a bit silly to leave just one up so i tool it down. oh well, there is always next week.






















































i'm so glade when daddy comes home.... glad as i can be.... cause that means the kids leave me alone. don't get me wrong, i love my kids dearly, but i love it when they go to jeff to play rough instead of me.













daddy becomes the best jungle gym when he's down for a visit. thank heavens! i'm not built for it and i have the bruises to prove it.













just not fair! why is it that he looks good in almost every picture?














i think sofia wanted a turn.... or she just wanted daddy. i helped aidan take this picture.














just being silly, as always when daddy comes down.














don't know who took the picture, but i like it!

Riven Rocks

katy called me tuesday night and told me that she and some other ladies from church were going to a place called riven rocks and invited me to go too. of course i wanted too, i had a rotten tuesday and wanted something fun to erase the memory. this place isn't that far, about a half hour drive for me and katy.... but sooo worth the drive. it was just cool enough with the water and shade that it was a perfect day. it's pretty secluded, but we had enough kids to make up for the lack of people. there was another group there and they had some kids that became instant friends with ours, especially when the boys gave the kids fish to hold in a cup. good weather, good company and good food. what more could you ask for!













don't worry, sofia never fell off the rock. but there were also at least four sets of eyes on her... and the other kids too.














ta-da!!! such a skinny-minnie, but i love her anyways (he he he).













we packed a picnic and pretty much started eating as soon as we got there. the kids were back and forth because the lure of the water was great, but so was the growl in their tummy.













just beautiful! i was very happy to have been invited just to see this. it was small, but very much picture worthy.













the big boys were doing some 'fishing' with nets while at the rocks. the little kids just loved watching and helping.













each kid got a cup and had waited for one of the older boys to give them the "spoils". don't worry, no fish was harmed or brought home!













i love these ladies. we had so much fun watching the kids. if the water was a bit warmer we would have gone in deeper than our knees.














she had a rice krispie treat in her hand, i think it's the only food to not fall in the water.