calling all maidens....

This afternoon, Ethnie went to her friend Leila's 5th birthday princess party. It was a very cute party and Ethnie had a lot of fun! They played different Disney princess games, like 'magic carpet walk', 'pin the glass slipper on Cinderella', 'hot potato with the poison apple', princess memory, and more. Leila's mom made her a castle birthday cake, which was very impressive! Happy birthday Leila!

princess Ethnie

playing games

the boys 

Leila is in the center. Such a cute cake !

hot fun in the summertime!

at the wading pool

fun with dad

so thrilled to take a picture !

Emmett loved cruising around the edge of the pool

first 4th of July !!

our pool at home

Emmett loves to splash

new toys.

We actually took these videos on Emmett's birthday. We assembled some of his new toys he got. His favorite seems to be the walker/ride on toy from great aunt Kim! Ethnie likes his new toys too. She has told us many times already that "Emmett needs to share his new toys with me."

ouchie.

Emmett had a pretty rough day today. He's been trying to stand on his own and thinks he's better at it than he is. He lost his balance a lot today and fell down and hit his head 5 times! He didn't even cry very hard. He seems pretty tough. To top the day off, he was laying on the living room rug next to the coffee table and Ethnie was playing with a toy keyboard he got for his birthday. Somehow the keyboard got too close to the edge of the coffee table, fell off, and landed on Emmett's head. Poor guy; he has a little bruised knob on his forehead. Maybe I should get him a helmet....

party time.

Last night, we celebrated Emmett's 1st birthday! We had a great turnout and perfect weather. We held the party in the backyard and patio. Family and friends came and brought lots of gifts. I think Emmett was a bit overwhelmed, but had a smile on his face the whole time. We had finger food and cupcakes, which turned out to be pretty yummy. Emmett got some great toys and new outfits. I can't believe he is one year old.

here he is!

birthday banner I made

birthday shirt! 'E' was the theme

singing 'happy birthday'. kind of awkward...

first bite

getting messy!

gift-opening time

Ethnie was Emmett's helper

Ethnie's present to Emmett. (she made sure he shared.)

having fun

Emmett's little friends, James and Lily

happy 1st birthday emmett!

 

Pictures of the party to follow! I love you pup!

i'd better sit down for this ....

Ok, so Emmett birthday is .... tomorrow. He will be one year and not a baby anymore. This has been a little hard for me because the time has gone by extremely fast and Emmett is most likely going to be our last child. He got big so fast that I felt like I hardly had that 'tiny' stage with him. So he is going to be the big UNO tomorrow and I don't know how to feel about it! However, I am excited for his little party tomorrow and know he will be too. I can't wait to watch him eat cake for the first time!

great 'mom lit'!

I have been re-reading one of my favorite novels, called Momzillas. It's especially fun for moms because I think any mother can relate to it on some level. It's about a couple who moves to New York and the mom is trying to fit in with all of the rich, know-it-all New York mothers. The author is hilarious and so many of the things she writes about are true. It's a really fun book and will make you want to keep reading. CHECK IT OUT!