Backyard Photo Shoot

So, for Sam's birthday she had a custom made hot pink and leopard tutu with matching onsie. Ava of course had a zebra one! We ordered the outfits from threelittleprincesses.com (via etsy.com). I took quite a few pictures at the party but also took a few extra that I had to show off! Enjoy!

Did I mention that I take a lot of pictures? This doesn't even include more pictures that we took with her cousin Ava in her backyard :) !

Wild Party!

After Julian's 5th birthday, which was a big Circus themed party and a bit over the top, Ron and I decided that our kids would only get 1 big birthday every 3 years, hence us (me) only having to plan, throw, pay for one big party a year. This year was Sam's turn, and she has a sweet little cousin that was born exactly one week before her and we decided to throw the girls a party together. Ava, her cousin, has had a hot pink and zebra theme going since she was in her momma' belly. To keep that theme going but give the girls some individuality, we decided to have a hotpink zebra and leopard party. It was adorable and even though it took a lot of planning and work, in the end it came out FABOULOUS! Thanks to Ava's mom Sonja who without it would have been hard to pull it off!

Here are some of the decorations and fun stuff about the party!

Jocelyn's First Hair cut

Jocelyn's hair was getting pretty long and I needed my hair trimmed as well so we decided to just give it a little trim. She was a very good girl and sat pretty still!

Happy Saint Patty's Day!

We didn't domuch special for Saint Patrick's Day..just wore green, ate green cupcakes, and of course had corned beef and cabbage for dinner!

Oh the places I go!

Sam is my little explorer! I am constantly finding her in wierd places...here are just a few!

Julian is 6!

Considering that the kids all have birthdays within 3 months of eachother, we decided last year when Julian turned 5 that we were only going to throw one big birthday party a year, each child gets a turn. So for Julian's birthday this year I made cupcakes and brought the girls to his class. Then after school Julian and two of his classmates and his little brother, mom, and me and the girls went to Bounceapalooza. Then we had pizza with his friends and some family! It was nice and he still got to have a special day!

Park

We are always going to the park. I try to take the kids once a week, weather permitting. I think that it is as good for me as it is for them to get out of the house and burn off some energy!

Licensed!

As of 02/09/10 I am officially a licensed daycare provider. It took a couple years because I was prefectly happy doing exempt car but now I am watching 4 extra kids, including Julian's brother.