Gabi turns 5!

For Gabi's 5th Birthday (06/08) she wanted a party with her friends. She was so excited and couldn't wait for the day to arrive!

She woke up to decorations for her party

Started off the morning with blueberry pancakes

All dressed and smiles for her fairy party!

The "help"

Is it time yet?!?!?

The guests arrive and start on their craft (fairy crowns)

Some got their facepainted to make the transformation complete.

Even Ezra got in on the action....

The Birthday Fairy

Aunt Lindsey was craft fairy extraordinaire!

A little play time

The snacks. Pretzels for "twigs" and strawberries with "snail sandwiches"

Yum yum

A game of musical chairs using flowers...

Time to eat

And blow out the candles!

A happy wish come true!

The fairy queen and her subjects.

Every queen has a little bit of sass.

Waving their wands as they fly away home.

All the fairies and their little queen! 

Thanks Lindsey, Xan, Alicia, Mom, and Jack for your help!

Warning....

This last picture I didn't have in originally but after Gabi saw the pictures she wanted this one in.... SO here you go. Me looking a little frazzled after a party with young girls!

Happy Birthday Gabi! We love you!!!!

Ezra turns 2!

Ezra turned 2 (6/04) !

Looking like a big boy!

Excited to blow out the candles!

Whoa! That was fun!

Proud of his accomplishment...

All smiles

Hey guys are we going to cut into this cake???

If you are going to make me wait I will just start picking at the cake now....

Big sister helps opening the gifts.

Yay it's a truck!

Thanks Nick and Lindsey, I love it!

Cheesy grin for the camera.

Hey Gabi I can do it myself!!!

So happy with his gifts!

Time for some serious play time!

Things we want to remember about Ezra

Current sayings: 

No

This is MINE

I have ____. Insert favorite toy

Hey what makin'? (when I am cooking)

Do you like....(names a member of the family)

"b"-nanas (I like B-nanas)

I like this.

He can also count to 10 and recognizes several letters of the alphabet

Loves the song "Popcorn Popping"

He loves cars and trucks

He gets excited to go to swim class 

and hates to wait in the line with other cars to pick up Gabi from school or EVMCO practice

Loves to "get books:" AKA go to the library.

Some habits die hard....

Notice anything familiar???

 Someone still loves butter...

I don't know what is going on here, but it's funny

And yes, all this happened while I was not at home!

Preschool graduation-Gabi

Gabi has graduated from Happy Apple Preschool! She had a wonderful time with Teacher Laura and Teacher Mary! Thanks for a great year!

I have to explain this next picture. We wanted to take a picture of Gabi next to the Class of 12' sign. She would NOT smile and was just being pouty...

We bribed her to smile here ! :)

But then the sad face came back!

And this was why.... her feet and legs were all bitten up by ants!! Poor thing....

This cute little man was very interested in all of it and can't wait to go to school!

Easter

I know this post is late but we had a wonderful Easter! We had a small toys and things for their Easter baskets and a wonderful time with family eating yummy food. The kids watched the video He Is Risen. It was nice to have that video to show and have a conversation going about the Savior and what went on in his life during that time. After all He is the reason we celebrate Easter.

* I tried to get a picture of Ezra in his cute church clothes, but he did not want one that day. :(

Spring break!

We had a great spring break!

We went to the park with two ward groups, play date with Ciel, visited the Arizona Museum of Natural History ,  play date with  Brooke and Brenna and had extra swim class! 

Phew.. good thing it's only for a week!

Sorry no pictures of the events but here are some cute ones we took at date night with the kids the other week.