3-D Chalk

Brooklyn got some awesome 3-D chalk for her birthday. She loves using the blender tool and then puts on the glasses to watch her designs pop out.

A Baby Shower... Girl's Night Out

My friend Amy threw me a baby shower/girl's night out. We went to my fave sushi place and stuffed our faces. It was delicious.
Look at my big belly...I think it had three rolls in it at this point!

B's Latest Round of Self-Portraits

Brooklyn's Actual Birthday Day....

So we had birthday candles in her french toast, movies in the morning as usual. Then presents after lunch, and after dinner daddy and the kids had movie night with her NEW Tinkerbell movie. (I snuck out for a baby shower....) Now she says she is a real four and not a "pretend four".
This one got her REALLY excited.
My little girl requested an ankle bracelet for her birthday. We went to Claire's and picked out one with ladybugs. Ladybugs are her and Tyler's fave bug...they sat and played with one for 30 minutes the other day. Both passing it back and forth so gentle. Unfortunately, I cannot say the ladybug survived...I went to the bathroom and came back to find him "lost" in the elefun game's motor....tragic ending for the poor bug.

Ty is my sweet tooth. Loving the frosting.

Wait guys, there's MORE FROSTING on my SHIRT!!

Ty's New Bed and our Flower Beds

Ty moved into Brooklyn's room last week. They had quite a few late nights in a row, so the transition isn't quite as smooth as we hoped. But I think things will settle down in a few days. Ty got freaked out the other night when B left for the bathroom and shut the door in his face. He did not like being "trapped" in the room by himself. The room was repainted green with a blue stripe.
Our front flower beds were overcome with weeds. We finally just broke down and hired our neighbor landscaper to fix the problem. He thinned out the plants and added mulch. Looks amazing now.

More Fun Days in MAY

Watching TV on the beanbag. When B sits up, Ty sits up. When she lays, he lays. He copies her every move. It's so cute. We had a pool party at a heated pool!! It was so nice. Loving his new suit and rashguard. B was with her preschool friends.
Huge new bubble machine for her birthday from the neighbor boy.

Check out all the suds.....

New WINDOW markers...a big hit with both kids. Just waiting now for Ty to go crazy all over the walls, but so far everything has stayed on the windows.

A peanut butter apple snack... B got a geode (spelling?) rock from Nana. We had fun breaking it open and seeing the crystals inside.

Great night with Rick and Malina...

Josh and the kids put in the garden this Tuesday. It was really late this year because of all our other projects. But both of them did a great job digging holes for the plants.

It really is starting to feel like summer. FINALLY...a break from rain.

B's 4th Birthday Party!!

Such a cutie. Brooklyn wanted a Dinosaur Train party, so I made a buttercream transfer of Buddy and Tiny. We had her party at Jumpin' - a place that has blow up slides, obstacle courses, and bouncy houses. I used Glitter gel this year...it DID NOT WORK! So I had to leave the wax paper on the top of the drawing until we ate the cake. Then it was just a blob of frosting- but tasted good!
The party table All the kids had bright red cheeks from running so hard.

Ty was Mr. Independent. We couldn't help him on anything....he was non-stop go go go.

Ia, B, and Ashley.

Snack break for a few of the kids.

Quick rest in between jumping and the slides.

Brooklyn got shy when everyone sang Happy Birthday. Couldn't even blow out the candle.

So Ty blew out the candle for her! She got lots of great presents.

And by the end, Ty collapsed on Josh. He slept like a rock.