Two Parties - One Day

A Hawaiin party wouldn't be complete without a cake with a palm tree on it. (Little sister had to get in on the picture). It's not easy when your oldest and youngest children have birthdays 5 days apart, but we all learn to be flexible and they both had great parties!

The 16th birthday party was too much fun! We had a luau/swimming party. Who knew teenagers could be cool to hang out with. They played sing star, guitar hero, went swimming, and of course ate! Their was a lot of Hawaiin food to eat and we decked out the clubhouse with Hawaiin decor. It was a late night, but a party worth all of the work.

We started out the morning with a 5 year old birthday party. Crafts, musical chairs, freeze dancing, and limbo. What a day! The kids had a ball and the birthday princess was on top of the world.

What could be better than a tinkerbell cake?

I love how they can make cupcakes into a cake now. Serving the kids is so much simpler and there is not yucky mess. Yay!

Family!

My husband's family was here for a few days and we finally got a picture with all of the cousins in it (except the one that is being born right now!) It was a late night and we were at it until midnight, but we got the pictures. It was fun to spend time with the cousins and all of the aunts and uncles and grandma. We went to Eagle Island and went swimming, had lunch in the Basque district and did a carne asada/chile relleno night at Grandma's house. Family is so fun and we wish we all lived closer so we could spend more time together, but being far away makes the time together even more special!

This family picture was quite the effort. The timer kept going off before the "photographer" got into the photo. It was too funny! The result, a family picture with all 22 members in it.

Wedding in Tennessee

I just returned from the wedding of my cousin in Tennessee. It was so wonderful to see so many famiily members I hadn't seen in 14 years. Why is it that we wait until a marriage or even a death to see our loved ones? I don't know the answer to that, but it was so good to see those so many that I love in the same place at the same time. I have inserted a picture of me, my mom, and my aunt at the wedding and another with the happy couple. Don't they look so cute! Aah young love! It makes me remember my own wedding over 17 years ago, where does the time go...................

Aren't they photogenic?! I don't think I was ever that young!

You've Got a Friend in Me!

Friends are the essense of life! If they are near or far, it doesn't matter. I have such a great group of friends, I just don't know how I would navigate my life without them. This picture reflects just a few of my friends, but two who are so dear to my heart. One is my Ya-Ya sister who is my kindred spirit and probably should have been born into the same family as me. The other is my crazy always there when I need her friend who puts up with all of my stuff on a daily basis. To all my friends out there who have touched my life, I love you gals!! You are the best!

Memorial Day

On Memorial Day we went to a friend's house for an annual breakfast (yum!). It was great to see old friends and visit. The boys all dressed in their scouts uniforms and Jason (family friend) who is currently in the military wore his uniform. It was great to see them together looking all official. What a beautiful day!

I can't believe I spent two years with thes cute kids! They are kindergartners now. How I will miss them. Especially my daughter. Next year I have a brand new class of 3 year olds. What a cute age!

Hot Summer Days

After reading many blogs from friends, I have decided that I need to get on board. I have so many people I love to keep in touch with, but no time to e-mail each one. This seems like a good way to keep people updated.

Boise is hot in the summer, but this year it seems that "old lady summer" is hitting the heat button as fast as she can. We went from a cold winter to hot summer with very little if any spring in between. I love spring, it is my favorite time of the year and I didn't get to enjoy it this year. Heat is good for one thing though and that is cooling off in the pool. Luckily we have one of those in our neighborhood and we are there quite often. Who knows, maybe this summer I will actually get a tan!