Happy Birthday to Jacob!

Jacob is 6 years old! Wowzers!!! Here are some photos of his birthday party we had. There were a lot of 6 year old boys. I learned a lot of lessons about 6 year old boys! They cried when they couldn't open the gifts, they cried when they didn't win prizes... they cried when their moms came to pick them up! And I thought girls were dramatic!

I spent at least an hour putting together a treasure hunt. This was a horrible task for the perfectionist in me. For some reason it took up way too much of my time, but in the end it all worked out! Since most of the kids couldn't read, on one side of the card I wrote the word and on the other side I glued a picture of the clue, for example "tub".

The prize was a Pirate flag Pinata!

Sam chillin' out in the TV room

Jake's best bud, Joshua

we played pin the pirate patch on the pirate. I am pretty sure there was some serious cheating going on... (love my expression here. I think I was already going crazy at this point of the party!)

This was the first birthday party ever that we got to send the kids outside! It was a beautiful day! The boys loved jumping on the trampoline, especially when Jake's dad went underneath it and kicked them from under the trampoline, sending them flying!

Three little blessings- look at them grow! Feb 7 2011

Little Ballerina...

Click on these photos to see them larger- they are really just so sweet!

My beautiful princess has started taking Ballet. After reading the previous two posts I am in awe of how grown up and simply beautiful Olivia is. I know I posted quite a few photos of her in ballet class yesterday, but I couldn't narrow them down.

Olivia and I may butt heads most of the day- she may talk and talk and talk and talk until my ears fall off- she might be a little over dramatic- ok WAY over dramatic.... but she is so tender and sweet! The way she speaks is just mesmerizing! Her hugs are perfect. her hands are soooo soft. Her eyes so gorgeous. I love my little Livi!

Oh Livi....

no need to say more. she is a girl after her mommy's heart :)

Memories from 2008

I am in the midst of creating a photo book for Jake of his "3rd year"- 2008. I found these and they melted my heart! Olivia is so funny! What a quirky bunch we are in our family! :)

And, saving one of my favorite memories of Jake for last. This makes me really sad that my first blog was somehow deleted. It help hundreds of memories in posts. My honest and humble journaling as a mom with one little one, and then two little ones... photos... quotes from the kids... stories... ahhh!!! I can't believe I deleted it! I can't believe I am allowing myself to dwell on it and kick myself all over again......... :) Anyway- here is Jakey in his potty training stage, marching around the house nearly naked with firetruck gitchies on his head singing "I'm a treasure!" (meaning "I'm a pirate!"... oh what a treasure he is!)

Sam Sam Sam.... and more of Sam....

On Friday Sam turns 6 months. Here are some from today's "6 month portrait"
session He and I did... until he fell off the antique trunk I have.......
oops. Bad mommy!