Engine #3 on the Birthday Train!

Ten, yes 10 whole years ago on June 18th,

Miss Annsley-Rae was born, and she's been shining her light ever since! It has been a joy to watch this sweet little girl turn into a darling young lady! She has so much to give and lovingly pours herself out onto the large brood of little one who look to her to guide the way!

Peace and Love are two words that definitely describe Anns, so a world peace party with a splash of summer swim was just the ticket for this special 10 year old!

Smile!

It's your birthday!

Check out the pool party line up!

Kelsey and the squirt gun provided some serious birthday fun for Harts!

Grandma Lauper helped warm us some chilly swimmers!

Annsley's cake was something special! The dove of peace was my favorite touch!

Shine on sweet girl...and welcome to the double digits!

Birthday Engine#2!

Next up on the birthday train is Miss Tilley-Claire! Now, considering that you can often get a "Woof!" rather than a "Hello!" from this funny girl, it's only fitting that her 4th birthday theme was a DOG party! It was Dog-Gone fantastic!

Aunt CoCo and Maugee made sure there was plenty of "Chockey Milk! Super Chocolatey!" on hand for the birthday girl and her guests!

The dog collars were a big hit!

Have you ever seen a cuter bunch of puppies!?

Now that's a BONE-a-fide birthday cake!

Happy 4th Birthday Tilley-Claire! We love you!

The Birthday Train Begins!

In our family summer and birthday are practically synonyms...and we wouldn't have it any other way! (the men might beg to differ on that one!) My girls and their sweet cousins love to plan and hash out a grand birthday theme and get their wheels turning way before the warmth of summer hits, but once June rolls around...the train leaves the station and only gains more speed!

Miss Emmery-Kate starts the party on June 4th, and this year she was feeling the birthdayLOVE! She put her whole heart out there for the big number 7!

We had some intense art girls at work!

The birthday girl and her lovely assistants put on quite a captivating show! You can't go wrong with a show directed by the talented Annsley-Rae!

We love you Emmery-Kate! Happy Birthday!

Jog-A-Thon Smiles!

Ellery-Joy missed her first Jog-a-Thon (along with every other major school event last year), and we have been talking about it ever since! So when this year's Jog rolled around, needless to say, she was ready!

She took the warm-up exercises quite serious and gave it her all from here on out!

Runners to your mark!

Ellery-Joy was all smiles from the start of race to the very end!

The only thing brighter than her smile, was the hot pink jacket she insisted upon wearing! Check out that moment of pure joy as she turns the corner of her first lap!

After exclaiming "Wow! That was like a kids marathon or something!", Elle headed off to get some water with the girls! Rylee and Isabelle were equally ready for a little hydration, but sipped with smiles!

Harts proved to be an excellent cheerleader from the slide, calling out "Gooooo!" every time her sister ran by!

Here's the whole class lined up for a post run photo shoot! Way to go guys!

Egg Hunt

Yes, as in an EASTER egg hunt! When you combine the fact that the annual MOPS egg hunt was canceled due to the frigid Spring and held five weeks after Easter, and the fact that I am way behind on my blog postings, this is what you get...an Easter Egg Hunt in JULY!

Hartley-Love was not sure about the spoon race at first, and insisted on standing right in front of the row of kiddos ready to run...once Ciera said "Go!", she quickly figured how the whole race thing worked and decided to join in the fun!

Got a green one!

We finished the day with some play time and the park and a box of Nerds from our green egg!

Yum! Yum!

The Brave Little Biker!

It's no secret that Ellery-Joy enjoys to be successful at a project, and if there's any doubt in her mind she tends to shy away, so when she asked her Dad to take her training wheels off her bike we were a little shocked, but jumped right on board!

She gave it her all and zipped around and around that cult-de-sac making many different faces...it was quite hilarious to watch her wobble about with her gloves on and her skirt flying in the air! Her and her Daddy were having a hay day! It was pretty special!

Hartley-Love was not sure what to make of the event, and kept running down the street after her yelling "Elle...bike....Elle...bike!" (Don't worry my little friend, your day will come soon enough!)

Our brave little biker gave it her all, but without the sweet taste of success in her mouth, she decided she wanted her Dad to put her training wheels back on and she would try it again when she was 5!

It's good to be a MOM!

The Mother's Day celebration at Mountain View is a very special day with no detail left undone! From the moment you walk through the classroom doors, love is lavishly poured out on all the Moms. Ellery-Joy and her classmates went out of thir way to make us feel oh, so special...and it worked! I left that place beaming!

Check out the sweet love in the tiny details...

The table are set with lace and flowers and adorned with hand made napkin rings and place cards. The line up of events is recored in a sweet program and a beautiful song is sung with love...

All in all it's a wonderful reminder of how grand this Mom gig is and how blessed I am to be loved so deeply by such an amazing little girl! Thanks baby girl! I love you!

And since we are speaking of love, blessings, and Mountain View, we much mention Teacher Michele! She is a wonderful lady with the sweetest heart and Elle's love for her is deep and wide! We're so thankful she's in our lives!