Happy Birthday Jude, Ju Ju Bean, Sug-Sug!

My baby boy is 1 today, send over the tissues, I am weeping. He is sporting his one gift he got this cute j shirt, can you tell this is third child + third b-day of the week. No steps yet, but he says ball (his favorite), thank you and pooped. Several others that only mommy can translate, I will stop bragging, did I mention I think he is the cutest baby ever?

Future ballerinas

These little ladies went from screaming princesses (gotta be a Salmans?), to dancers, to marchers to sleepers, pretty stinkin cute.

Princess dance party

twirlin

opening gifts

BR cookie dough ice cream cake


all the princesses

Messy Monsters

These boys were in heaven today celebrating Xander's 6th by partaking in some seriously messy festivities. Pictured above was one of the favorites of the day, throwing pies at cousin Mason and friend Spencer. They also decorated t's, colored their hair, had a spaghetti fight, peep eat relay with no hands, spit wad peas at cup targets, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, sidewalk paint and ate some dirt cake they embellished with gummy worms and nerds. More pics to come later, completely exhausted and have a new respect for their kindergarten teacher...

Grampy's girl

Grampy and Grandma Susie trekked it from Chicago to help celebrate birthdays this weekend.

We kicked off the weekend by watching Mason Trey show off his arm pitching for the first JV game.

Do these jeans make my butt look big? Random teen boy spectator watching the game, has anyone figured out this trend, am I too old to think this is cool?

Belle's birthday highlights

opening gifts




daddy came to share her cupcakes and celebrate at preschool

Random thoughts by Roe on her birthday eve...

Preface this by saying nothing is made up and how cute are these cupcakes?
Bake a funfetti cake mix, pour into cupcake holders, ice with pink frosting and sprinkles, place candle inside gummy saver. Now that is my kind of bakin!

Roe tearful in bed: Mommy, I don't want to turn 4 because I don't want to grow up
Mommy: Roe, you won't be grown up you will be a little lady.
Roe: Okay, well ya know its fun to die because there are lots of toys in heaven.
Mommy: Yeah, Ro I am sure there are a lot of toys in heaven.
Roe: I think heaven looks like water, because it is like the ocean and when you die you get flushed down the toilet and you go to heaven.
Mommy: No honey I don't think it works quite like that.
Roe as she is tickling my face: Mommy, you are beautiful, will you sleep by me for a little bit? (keep in mind I've been up since 5, been working, completely drained and disheveled and far from presentable at this point)

Frisbee fun

the throw

the catch... barely
My 6 yr old has a new infatuation with frisbees, he is way better than me. The 1.99 b-day gift has gone a long way.

Grandpa Say & Jude

Stingray scare

Probably wouldn't have been bonding with the stingrays had I heard story below.

Hoppy Easter

sittin pretty

Egg hunt at the farm

Sweet Sixth

Happy Birthday Xander!

Park play

Roe with bangs, not lovin it

no fear Kendal with an envious Xander

its all about the angle when shootin the pics

Swingin

Jude with Aunt Angie

showing some teeth

Bounce house

Kenzie and Xander preferred backwards

Kickin it in kansas shared their bounce house with us yesterday, great way for the kids to burn some energy on the first day of spring.

Anna shares her Harry Potter book with Kendal

Shabby easter dress

We got Roe's easter dress in the mail today I ordered from Shabby Apple, SOOO CUTE!

Relaxed and refreshed

My hubby and I had a fabulous week at the Pheonician in Scottsdale. Highlights of the week were plentiful, sitting poolside people watching (nannies galore), dance off with Brooke and Todd, (dance instr told Brooke and I we were domineering and we needed to stop leading, room service, Southwest fiesta dance party, fabulous spa with 95yr old yoga instructor, hike up Squapeak and camelback mountain with inspiring purple heart guide, lots of food and beverages, orienteering (amazing race) at the resort, and more food, drinks and lots of dancing. Did I mention I think my babe forgot who I was when I returned, a bit sad, but I think we have bonded again.

Tagged

HERE'S HOW YOU PLAY. ONCE YOU'VE BEEN TAGGED YOU HAVE TO WRITE A BLOG OF TEN WEIRD, RANDOM THINGS, FACTS OR HABITS ABOUT YOURSELF. AT THE END, YOU CHOOSE FIVE PEOPLE TO BE TAGGED, LISTING THEIR NAMES AND WHY YOU CHOSE THEM TO BE TAGGED. DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE THEM A COMMENT "YOU'RE IT" AND TO READ YOUR BLOG. YOU CAN'T TAG THE PERSON WHO TAGGED YOU. SINCE YOU CAN'T TAG THAT PERSON BACK, LET HIM OR HER KNOW WHEN YOU'VE POSTED YOUR BLOG SO HE OR SHE CAN READ YOUR ANSWERS

1. I am jealous of pregnant people
2. I am on a first name basis with the employees of Panera
3. I can beat out most people in a handstand contest
4. I give out drugs but don't like to take them
5. I did CPR on an old farmer on New Years Eve and he lived
6. I was sent to the boys bathroom in preschool
7. I also had a rattail
8. My neighbor might be the devil
9. I read the bible daily, and ask forgiveness for thinking my neighbor may be the devil
10. I have 3 kids who are 4 days and 3oz apart

I am tagging Millers, Ponds, Sauks, Henrys and Says.

Silly about sleepovers

The kiddos are having a sleepover with Aunt Jen and have been counting down the days, we gave them sleeping bags and they were ecstatic, I don't remember sleeping bags with mattresses when I was a youngin.

thank you God

for the non-believers, check this. Roe was holding on to one of the drawers of this solid oak humongo armoire in her room, when it all came crashing down and somehow she was able to jump over the side of her bed. I was totally freaked and still am a little bit, I can't figure it out, I had one of those parenting moments like the time I had Xan strapped into his car seat, but the car seat wasn't seat belted into the car, we turned a sharp corner and he had a spill, (he was three at the time and still brings it up).

Monroe's self portrait

I was a little apprehensive going in to Roe's parent teacher conferences today. I was pleasantly surprised with her report and quite impressed with her artistic ability, not sure about what the midsection area is but I was thinking it was a pretty accurate picture of a uterus.

feet treat

My friend and I kicked off our upcoming trips her to disney me to scottsdale with pedi's. She went for Mickey mouse red, or "thrill of brazil" and I went with "lunch at the delhi". Im thinking we may need to go out of the country sportin these colors.