Sydney's 10th Birthday party

I know this was a couple of weeks ago now, but with the end of school, I was CRAZY busy and couldn't even think about blogging...but will catch up a little.
Sydney wanted a movie theater party. These were the invites:



When the girls arrived, we played a couple of fun games, then Sydney gave them their party favors, with fake dollar bills, sunglasses, lip gloss and body glitter and popcorn. Then they used their fake money and got in line for the "concession stand", where they bought their hot dogs, chips and drinks, then halfway through the movie they came back for their popcorn and treats. The movie theater here was nice to give me boxes to use to put their goodies in...

They had to give their ticket to Sydney before going into the theater- we had drapes and gold fringe going into the theater and a "red carpet" with lights along the side...

We even darkened all the windows and had a big-screen projector to watch the movie. They had a great time (and left a big mess!)




They played outside a lot and made up their own fun for a while, then decorated a cupcake cake and opened presents. What a fun time! You only turn 10 once!

Shoes anyone?

The other day I asked Addison to get her shoes. She LOVES to go outside and will get her coat and shoes. I keep telling her it's too hot, she doesn't need her coat anymore. She insists and I finally had to put her coat in a box in the garage so she doesn't see it. Anyway, here's what she came back with when I asked her to go get her shoes so we could go...

Beautiful weather

We have been enjoying the beautiful weather and wonderful flowers that have sprung this spring!

Trip to the Lake...

We have a lake by our house that we like to go to. They have a walking path around it. This year we've seen more animals than usual, which makes Addison VERY Happy. Scary thing is, she won't leave the geese alone, which is bad this time of year, as they are protecting their babies. They hiss at her and she doesn't understand to back off. So we have to TOTALLY hang on tight to her. The kids love it and it's a great time to relax and spend some time out in the beautiful sunshine with the kids and no stress of homework, practices, etc.



I think this is a muscrat...Anyone know?


This is hard to see, but it's a turle in the water:

The many faces of Bradley...