My Special Cake

My birthday was last week and my dear husband was out of town playing golf in the vineyards in San Francisco. OK, well maybe his out of town trip was work related and he just happened to have a free morning the day of my special day in which he took that opportunity to play golf. Now I feel better; I've shared, you've listened and now I can move on. In all seriousness, sometimes the timing of events is not always favorable but we manage and move on. I wanted to do something special for my birthday so we went and the kiddos picked out this cake for me. Even though it was leaning and on the verge of toppling over, it was sweet that they thought the fairy cake was appropriate for Mom. So, the kiddos and I sat on the floor and gobbled up this cute and yummy cake as they sang Happy Birthday. What a sweet memory. Thanks for the precious cake/cupcake plate Alisha & Jen, I love it!

Soccer Time

Addi had her first soccer practice this past weekend. It went, umm, OK. There was a fair amount of players on her team and only a fraction of that amount in Soccer Balls. Needless to say, everytime she went to kick, grab, or run after a ball, she was not fast enough. That started the slight frown, and after the fourth or fifth failed attempt to grab a ball, the hands went on her hips. She was frustrated by then and all she wanted to do cling to me; which is very rare for Addi. I'm hoping for a slight adjustment to the whole process this coming weekend when she has her second practice.Oh and Stephanie, before you say anything, I know she is not wearing soccer shoes; she wanted to wear her chucks ;)

She will be bossing everyone on the court before long, just wait!

Lisa's Shower

I'm a bit behind on my personal blog, I need to make it a priority to update on a regular basis. With that being said, here are a few pictures of a recent shower we had for Lisa. By the way, Lisa is the one at the bottom of the stairs, isn't she cute pregnant! I love my playgroup, it is so nice to have such a great support group for being a Mommy. I had a friend from the South that wanted to know what exactly is a playgroup. We get together every Wednesday at alternating houses and let our kiddos play. As stay at home Moms, it is an outlet for us, and a time for our children to play and engage socially. We have been meeting for about 2 years and I have greatly benefited from the friendships and support.

I made cupcakes for the shower, here is one that survived the carrier crash. Way to go Adrienne :)

We had the shower at the Rock, hence the sign below. The had great pizza and the vegetarian calzone was very tasty. I love it when restaurants offer a variety of vegetarian dishes.

Family Pictures III

I am finished editing all of our family photos so here are the last two in the folder. I love the picture below of my crew; it was the end of a long morning for them. Typical Ethan was making sure he had me in sight, he's got it bad for Mom! I would not have it any other way.....OK, maybe I would like to run upstairs or to the mailbox without him crying due to my absence.

At the end of pictures, they found the sweetest dog that held their attention longer than I would have anticipated. Where was the dog when I was trying to get decent shots? Seeing this dog makes me miss having a dog; I love dogs. I love the way they love you no matter what, and they are always glad to see you. They love to cuddle and follow you around, but most of all they make you feel needed. I think we all need that feeling every once in a while. Maybe my husband will get the hint and start scouting out dogs for Christmas. He should have plenty of time if he starts now :)

family Pictures II

I have needed a profile picture for my website for some time now, so I gave John my camera while we were taking pictures of everyone and told him to take several shots. I think he did a great job, minus the gas pole that was growing out of the top of my head. Good thing I know how to use the clone tool in Photoshop. Thanks John

Here are some other pictures from Thursday, I just love Downtown Sumner.

Pictures

We tried to taking pictures of all three of our children yesterday, but Ethan was a handful. I am working on a picture of all three, so hopefully I can get that one posted this evening or tomorrow. Here is one of Addi and Blaise that seemed so sweet to me. Addi is always by Blaise's side, and adores him beyond words!

Growing Up

I'm looking at this picture and can't believe how Blaise is growing up so fast. I can remember like yesterday chasing him around in his diapers and getting up with him through the night; he never slept through the night until he was 2. He still keeps me up at night talking in his sleep, I wonder who he gets that from?

I was in the back yard playing around with my camera and he wanted to, "strike a pose." He is always having fun and making everyone smile, he is a sunshine!

Indoor Play Park

In attempt to deal with Mother Nature lately, we have found various activities to attend during the week. Of course we have been battling various illnesses, so these pictures are of my healthy Addi & Ethan 2 weeks ago. They open up this gym two days a week and let the children go wild. They fill the gym with slides, balls, wagons, cars/trucks, and all sorts of other items. It really is a haven for small children.

Not really sure what Addi was doing in the picture below, but Ethan was running around behind her.

Addi decides her way of sharing the black truck was to push Ethan around until he decided he'd had enough.

Every time we go to this gym, Addi finds some poor soul to boss around. She had this little guy following her around in his car for about 10 minutes. All I heard her say is, " Speed up, Come on now." Poor guy.

Here she was telling him how to use the controls on the steering wheel.

For some reason I could not get Ethan to sit straight in this car. He wanted to display the, "lean." My fellow Southerners can appreciate this.

Here was Addi showing Ethan how to mow the floor of the gym.

Another shot of Ethan still trying to figure out the horn.