Maddie's Birthday Party!

For Maddie's birthday we had a little party! She loved it and was so excited! There was quite the crowd there. We made party hats and played games. Her primary teacher made her a butterfly cake for her birthday!

Christmas in July!

Yup, that is what i'm calling maddie's birthday this year. For a couple of reasons. One - both my kids were spoiled beyond belief this year. and two - for two weeks before life was so busy, just like it usually is at Christmas time. We had father's day, nate's birthday, family birthdays, ryan's birthday, holidays and staying up late and visiting family and then maddie's birthday. It felt insanely busy. Also, we had a friend who was cleaning out their toy room and gave maddie this play kitchen with dones of dishes. They also gave my kids lots of other toys that they were getting rid of, so the morning of maddie's birthday we set them all out in the living room. Ya, it felt like Christmas.

kids say the darndest things

so maddie can come up with the funniest things sometimes. yesterday she walked around all day saying "Well, it's better than nothin'." I think she said that once after i fixed her shoe. she must have gotten it from a movie. Anyway, she made me laugh when i called her to come down for dinner and on her way, just out of the blue, she passed ryan sitting in his highchair and cupped her hand around her mouth (like when you tell a secret) and she told Ryan... "tell mom, she's crazy" her tone and everything sounded just like the little kids on Meet the Robinsons. She cracks me up.

Just for Dad!

Just for Dad, we took a picture after we buzzed Ryan's hair, so he would recognize him when he gets back. haha It was just getting too long, and since this kid hates getting his hair cut we went with a buzz so it would be faster, plus it will be longer before i have to get it cut again.

Kids Portraits

I had the kids pictures taken a couple of weeks ago. Here is a link to view them for anyone who would like to.

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New Swing Set!

Thanks to a stimulus check this year... we got the kids a swing set! I had Nate put a sandbox underneath because Maddie can spend hours playing in sandboxes. It has been wonderful!! I think I was more excited than the kids because it really just means more things to keep our kids occupied while i can have a minute to get something done... or just breathe. We are just really glad that Nate was able to get it set up before he went out of town for business for two weeks. I'm sure it will be very helpful for my kids to have something to keep busy with while he is gone! Thanks Dad!!

Ryan's Birthday!

Ryan's birthday was a while ago, but life has been so busy that i'm just getting around to putting up pictures from it. Ryan is getting so cute! This last week he learned to fold his arms for the prayer. He wasn't much fun for a 1 year old birthday though... for some strange reason that kid doesn't like frosting or cool whip, so he didn't do much with his cake. He was born on my dad's birthday, so i made two cakes one for Ryan and one for my Dad..... as you can see from the pictures, my dad tried to show Ryan what to do with the cake, but Ryan wouldn't have it. Ryan has been having a blast with his new toys! Thanks to all of you who came to his birthdays and gave gifts. We really appreciate all the wonderful family and friends we have!!!!