At last..An Update/Birthdays

The longer I wait, the less I want to update my blog... way too many fun things have happened since I last posted. From getting settled in our home, putting in and fixing up our yard, to birthdays, camp trips etc.! Well a few of you have been screaming at me to update, so I decided to get with it.

Since I have to start somewhere, we'll start with my very favorite priorities and that is my babies!! They both turned another year older in June (AHHHH!!) Adam and I threw them a fun Mickey party...

The kids got to help with the initial planning by making a big Mickey pinata. I looked at the ones in the store and the were so cheesy and expensive, I decided we would just try our hands at making our own. We're just going to bash it up anyway, right!

Kaleb loved the messy paste that we used, he was even licking it off his hands! (Gross I know, but at least it was just flour and water.) Grace on the other hand didn't really like the sticky, messy feeling and didn't help with that part much. They both really loved painting it and did a great job.

So we had the pinata, and I planned a few other games for the party like Mickey, Mickey, Donald (instead of duck, duck, goose). I also drew a large picture of Minnie and they played pin the bow on Minnie. I think the kids favorite part of this was while I twirled them around we said the magic words from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show... Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse. And what's a party without fake tattoos, they were a big hit as well.

It rained the day we celebrated so we had to do the pinata in the garage, but it worked quite nicely. I wasn't up for making the cake this year so I ordered a delicious Costco cake. We sang to Kaleb first, who turned three... then we added two candles for Grace, I can't believe she's five!

Some fun facts about my growing little babes...

Grace:

She is as bubbly, and friendly as ever. Anywhere we go, anyone she meets she will talk... and talk... and talk. She is so smart and to big for her britches.

Grace isn't your typical little girly girl. She almost prefers to play super heros with a neighbor boy, or cars and dinosaurs with Kaleb than with dolls. But she does enjoy her horses, stuffed animals and little Disney charectors. She is often singing a song, made up on the spot, about anything that comes in her mind. She loves to perform.

She loves her little brother and takes very good care of him.

She will start Kindergarden this year, and although I'm not ready for her to go, she is excited!

Kaleb:

He is very independent! He does everything for himself. He even potty trained himself, wouldn't let me help! He picks his own clothes most days, and dresses alone. If you try to help and he didn't ask for it, watch out. But as independent as he is he still follows his sister around like a little puppy. She is his best buddy, and I don't know how he will cope with her being in school for the first bit.

A few funny things he says...

piggy piggy= piggy bank, peanabutterinaboon= peanut butter in a spoon (his favorite snack),

bahma= grandma, bayub= Kaleb. He's getting better with some of these but I think they are funny. He also loves to run up to Adam and say "I wanna fight Dada"

He's mommy's snuggle bug and I just love him. He's sooo sweet, in spite of his stubbornness.

There's alot I could say about them both, but that would just bore you all... I know I'm just a bias mom, but I think my kids are definately the BEST!!!