A flower for Mom

Isabella and Heidi were playing with the new Play Dough and made a beautiful flower for me! Isabella was so proud she came in right when I woke up and wanted to show me the flower. It's almost as beautiful as her.

The Cake

Yes, this is the cake in the last photo, after Jack destroyed it! There was frosting flying every which way as he smashed his hands back and forth like he was trying to wipe it all off. Essencially what he did. Our once clean deck is now stained with oily frosting marks a lasting reminder of Jack's day. Notice the smiling sister who loved joining in on the fun, especially since we aren't allowed to throw food or eat cake with our hands. She had just as much fun I think

Jack's 1st Birthday Party

Here is Jack and his first birthday cake, he has had cake before and loves the frosting. This time was a wee bit different since it's his day and he had the huge cake set in front of him. He has perfect instincts...destroy the cake. You can't see the aftermath in the video but the photos afterward speak for themselves. He had a great day, with lots of family and friends to share it with. So many wonderful gifts from all of you!! Thank you, to each one of you for making his day special. We love you all

A Dress...Finally

I bought this beautiful dress for Isabella while Abigail and I were in France this Spring, this is the first time I have actually been able to get her to wear it. She prefers only legging and shorts. But she looks so wonderful, maybe I can get her to wear it again. Cross my fingers and hope

Nuts and Squirrels

Jack and his nuts, Isabella the squirrel!! A day at OMSI with Mom always leads to adventure and great photo ops. Heidi took them to play for the day earlier this month and I have been really slow at getting the pictures up to the blog...

Blowing bubbles with sister

Isabella loves bubbles and Jack isn't far behind, ever. Here they are with a new bottle of bubbles on the deck a few weeks ago.

Love of reading

Isabella has started to enjoy her books again, she will bring you a handful at a time and sit for an hour and have you read to her. It is so wonderful to have another child who loves to read! Way to go girls for sharing that with your little sister.

Little Man Sleeping

This how Jack has started falling asleep since the beginning of July. We thought he might be almost done with the Jumperoo but he has proven us wrong time and time again. He loves it!