Hugs, Pools, and Birthdays

Before we delve into birthday photos, here is the past week.

 My anniversary flowers in bloom!

 Reading to Man-cub. Cute FYI--Bean Bean calls Man-cub "Bubby" or "Bub."

Playing in Bean Bean's pink birthday pool!

Big Sis LOVES to hold, kiss, and hug Man-cub. 

And everyone had matching patriotic pjs.

More Big Sis and Man-cub pictures...in pjs again.

Showing off some cool "stra-ches" (stretches).

Big Sis' Birthday! She's 4!

We gave her a mini trampoline which pleases both Big Sis and us. Big Sis had asked for one several months ago so she was delighted to get one, and we really need something to burn off extra energy in the house when it's scorching hot out or we don't get to go to the park.

This picture is one of my favorites...makes me laugh every time.

Big Sis had her first friend party. 

Theme: Fairy Princess

We made wands out of left over PF Chang's chopsticks.

The party favor was a pair of fairy wings, and I used my Cricut to make crowns.

And the deco. 

Purple streamers and dangling 4's, butterflies, and flowers.

 

We danced, read fairy stories, ate mini chocolate cupcakes and vanilla ice-cream with rainbow sprinkles, and colored fairy pictures. 

It was 'fairy' magical.

Memorial Day Weekend and 5 Weeks Old

Over Memorial Day weekend we got to have Grama R and Grampa M come visit, along with Aunt C and Uncle P and all the cousins. 

Big Sis LOVED having all her cousins to play with for the weekend, but Bean Bean needed a lot more attention from Mom and Dad. We loved having all our family visit and meet the Man-cub!

The "Scary Game" captured on camera.

Uncle P, you should know that when I asked Big Sis about what was the best part of the weekend she responded that it was wrestling with you and the cousins. Apparently we don't rough house enough for her.

New locks and door handles! We replaced them much sooner than we planned on due to our back door shutting and not reopening...with the girls and I on the porch, me in my pjs, my phone on the kitchen table, and Man-cub sleeping in his crib but due to eat in 15 minutes...and our back gate was locked. Oy...it made for an exciting morning of me jumping the fence and trying to find a neighbor who was home.

Need some cheap summer fun? Buy a paintbrush and then let your kids paint with water. 

Looking for a good summer read? Check out "Fanny's Dream." We love it.

Man-cub is 5 weeks old! He is now 10 lbs 1 oz! Babies grow so fast!

Thanks Grampa E for bringing us these awesome John Deere shirts! They love them!