Happy birthday to me & my sis!

So it's been a few weeks since my birthday but I have to go back and actually post about it. All in all it was a chill day. The kids were EXTRA good since it was my special day so that made for a great day! We went to On the Border that just opened close by with James' parents for dinner, then headed to a park with friends to have cake & ice cream. James had pre-arranged with Holly (my cake decorating partner) to make a fabulous cake for the special day. Fabulous it was! I was surprised with this sweet cake & cupcakes!

Since starting the frosted cherry, I've been spending a lot of time in my kitchen. I mentioned it to James that it would nice to have a little TV in there to have something to watch while I bake. Well he tucked that idea away and totally surprised me with a nice TV! He even wired it so I could watch our recorded shows from the TV in our room. Pretty sneaky! Thanks to all who helped out with it..I love it!!I don't have a picture of it, but this was me opening the card for it. The TV is now hanging right where that picture is in the background (above our phone). I really dislike pictures of myself but figured I better document what a 31 year old looks like :) Thanks to all my friends and family who made it a special day!

The cake aftermath!

Happy birthday to my sis too!
Ame came to town the weekend after our birthday so we celebrated again with her! She made me some awesome cake pops, that were amazing, and of course she got a strawberry pie. That girl is not a fan of cake (what the...is she related to me?) so pie it was!

Look whose riding.

M&M has been so nervous to try to ride without training wheels that we never thought she was ready to do it. We actually thought Little A would ride w/o training wheels before M&M! Well her Aunt Kara gave us a little smaller bike and I guess she thought she'd try it out by herself. James was sitting in the house a few weeks ago and looked outside to find M&M riding a bike all by herself! What?!? She was so surprised and excited and now LOVES riding her bike everyday. I love living in a culdesac for times like this.
She really wanted to race in the kid's race at the Twilight Criterium but we were a little hesitant since she really is clueless when it comes to riding around other kids or other things for that matter. We could just see her side swiping and taking out other kids in the process of trying to be the fastest. Maybe next year.

Our one year old!

June 2nd my littlest one turned 1!! It's crazy how fast they grow. I figured while he's young and he doesn't have a say, that we celebrate it with his sister. He had a great birthday and loved digging into the cake. If anyone knows our CJ, he loves to stuff just about anything in his mouth including cake!

Things he loves:
walking
tormenting Brutus
eating sand
Ripping flowers/bows out of his sisters' hair
FOOD!

We love our little man! Happy 1st birthday.

4 years old!

This is a little late in posting, but we celebrated Little A's 4th birthday last month. Her birthday is the day before CJ's so we had a combined birthday party. We went to Costa Vida for dinner and then had fun with friends and family eating cake & ice cream. She was so happy and received so many awesome presents. She got decked out with art/craft supplies. Too bad I don't have a picture of her being sung to or blowing out her candles *wink* She's our little shy girl and didn't like all the attention on her anyway. There was a lot of coaxing just to get her to stand on the stool next to her cake. Maybe next year! Happy birthday cute girl!

Roaring Springs

Here we are the first time we went to Roaring Springs this season. The girls loved it. CJ... liked to just eat. He's getting better at liking the water each time we go. Maybe by the end of the summer he'll want to stay in the kid splash area longer than 5 minutes. :)

Lunch

The girls favorite way to eat their lunch. Though the bees started coming and there was a little freaking out, but they still had fun. We are learning to "talk" to the bees (thanks Grandpa). We have come leaps and bounds from last summer!

Fun with Dad!

I went out of town and this is the fun the kids had with their Dad. They road their bikes on the greenbelt and played in the fountain. Fun!

It just goes to show that Dad's need a little help in the getting dressed department. Oh, and the hair dept too! :) Love ya hon!