Emmalie's Birthday #5

Our little girl turned 5 the other day! How grown up she is! Loosing teeth, riding bikes, and just wanting to hang with the big kids all the time some days makes her seem even older! If anyone has a recipe to make kids stop growing up so fast please let me know!!!

Emmy was blessed by Nana and Bumpa with a special sleepover for her and her sis at the campground where they spend the summer. She was even was able to catch some fireworks in town! The next day we had a little party and she was blessed with some nice clothes, toys and a bike (that came a few weeks ago).

Emmy (along with her Mimi) really like hello kitty and got this cute little shirt which is now her favorite.

Mollie's favorite gift...

Happy 5th Birthday Emmy! We Love YOU!!

I Heart Faces - "Faces and Flowers"

This weeks I Heart Faces photo challenge is "Faces & Flowers". Here is a fun one of Emmy with one of the beautiful Tulips in our yard!

Ethan and Emmy's B-Day Party

Okay, so this really happened way back in July and I've been meaning to post it on our blog but sometimes life just seems to get away from you! So enough of the excuses and on to the party! Ethan and Emmy had a combined birthday party this year so that the Everitts could be a part of it while they were visiting NH.

Ethan wanted a space shuttle cake, it came out so great thanks to Muria who did pretty much all the decorating! Ethan and his cake:

Emmy wanted the princess castle cake! It also came out great!! Thanks again to Muria and my mom for helping too!

Next we hung a pinata from the swing set, here is James giving it his best swing:

Auntie Sarah helped Mollie with her turn!

Emmy sizing up the situation:

Go Ethan!

Here is Ethan opening a gift, obviously a good one!

They also got two new swings and a recycled tire horse for the swing set!

Thanks to everyone for all the wonderful gifts and for coming and spending the afternoon with us!

Walking in a "Winter" Wonderland

I know it's not really snow but if you had seen the living room you would have been reminded of a winter wonderland! Actually it's baby powder!! On my way out the door my eye caught Emmy playing with it, I asked her not to and to put it away and then proceeded out the door. Five to ten minutes later out came miss Carrie looking like this:

I looked at her and knew exactly what it was! I ran into the house and found Emmy still holding the now empty baby powder container and happily sprinkling it here and there.

This is what the rest of the living room looked like:

And the partners in crime:

Although I not sure Carrie really had anything to do with the mess besides being "in" it!

Nelson as you can see was not in on the fun but did want in on the pic! Pat said he wished some had made it into his boots!!!

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Emmy loves Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! She often asks me to read the "Boom Boom" book, it has a fun rhythm and is a good letter intro. I found the directions for this mini lap book and it looked like fun! The site also has a bunch of lap books for other fun stories, check it out here!

The Girls

Matching sisters... so cute!

Our little Mollie dolly.

Emmy had all her dolly's out and I just had to take some pic's!!