STEP RIGHT UP...

Step right up and have a ball...at Cole's 7th Carnival Party!!

This party was THE funnest ever! The kids had an absolute blast.

Ambra and Cole had so much fun preparing all the signs for our carnival.

...for this birthday boy!

Happy 7th Birthday my sweet, generous, caring, boy.



Adam thought is was a good idea to share his licorice with Caleb...I'm sure he appreciates that at 3 months :)

We had "ballons, games and even more...dinner, prizes and fun galore! Face painting was a fun one, especially when they got 5 tickets for each picture painted.

...scoring on the prize table was so much fun. We were cleaned out by the end of the party. I think the top ticket holder was at 137 tickets.



For "clothespin drop", you had to stand on a chair and drop clothespins into small openings in vases. Trickier than it sounds.

Blindfolded, you "catch" sharks for 3 tickets, fish for 2 or a boot for 0!


Ball Toss Bonanza included tossing ping pong balls into tumblers. In the bottom of the glasses were color coded circles...red=1ticket, yellow=2 and blue=3. The top score with 5 balls in one turn was 11 tickets.

For "Spray Away", you had to shoot a pingpong balls with your water gun. Tickets=the amount of balls you "spray away".

...and good ol'' pin the nose on the clown got altered by throwing a wet sponge at his nose. We had some pretty high scorers here. Had to keep moving the target back.





Cole loves starwars, legos, and harry potter. He got lots of it :)







Such a blast. Definitley a do again kind of party ;)

My Little Guy's Big Day...

We blessed Caleb at the begining of August. It was a lovely day with family and friends. I sure love this little guy!

I made these favors with gumballs inside for our guests...
...and these yummy cookies...


Alex and Cole
Becca
Grandma
Cole entertained us with magic tricks
Caleb hung out with Ethan
Cousin Emma




Lovely day

Teach the Kids to Rollerblade...Check

I wanted to teach my kids to roller blade this summer...but being pregnant and just having a baby isn't conducive to that sport....so when Caleb was about 4 weeks old, I decided I should get and and try it. They did pretty good. Bumpy, cracked cement is a bit hard to learn on, but they did well. Better take them to the rink for the next lesson and a bit more confidence. Fun times.

She's not quite rollerblading age. Soon enough...

The Best Camp Trip Ever!!

Our friends let us use their private camp ground and it was oh so amazing. We had a blast!! Even with a newborn. I stayed in their trailer with Caleb and the rest of the fam stayed in our tent.

Camped with some good friends. Do you not love that it is all grassed and manicured. Loved that addition ;)

Can't camp without cards.

The little river/creek ran right next to us, the family has dammed in up in spots to make pools for the kids. They had soooo much fun with this.

Cold cold mountain water :)

...and lots of exploring.

2 tramps made for lots of jumping contests and the preschoolers having a blast.

The kids loved being bounced and wrestled by the daddies.

The pure excitement on her face is priceless.

Good ol fashion games of volleyball, badmitton, horseshoes, tetherball, baseball, soccer...you name it we played it ;)
...and hit the lake before we went home. What a fun weekend. Hopefully they will let us use that campground every year...here's for hoping. Look at our cute friend Noah. He's digging his sand bod.

Our beach turtle turned out great.

...and the boys and girls sand castle contest. Girls castle....
...boys castle.
...till next year