Horsin around is serious business

This was one of the funnest afternoons for us! Once Isabella got over her initial fear, she did great! My friend is going to give her riding lessons...this was our meet and greet with Cheyanne, she is a sweetheart (thats for you jen :)




Not so sure what to think

Goin for a walk
I can do this now!

B's Ballet Performance

I just noticed ( I may be late in the game) that Blogger now has a video upload thingy..so I thought I would try it out with the only video I have on my computer...its a good one though :) I think I like this feature. This video will forever be in the goodie of goodies of our home movie collection. I LOVE the middle part when she does her own thing and goes with the flow ( her partner bowed out at the last minute). I was a proud mother that afternoon!

Poprock advice

For any of you who have not yet exposed your children to the delight of poprocks, may I offer offer a bit of advice? Make sure your camera has fresh batteries and is aimed so you are ready for reaction! I stopped and got Isabella a surprise this afternoon I thought she was sure to love..strawberry poprocks. After she saw me sample, she dove in...it tottally freaked her out! Not so much the feeling on her tongue but the sound it made when she opened her mouth. After we made sure she was calm again, we had to pull off the road because we couldnt stop laughing (her included) Her expression was priceless..(and dont you love that kids can go from upset to laughing in a matter of minutes?...theres a lesson there). Anyway, even though I dont have it on film, its burned into my little brain cataloged under hillarious! Long live poprocks!

Birthdays are good for you....statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest

Yesterday was Moses actual birthday. So we took cupcakes to the park and soaked up the sun with some mighy fun people! The kids had a great time, and here comes the sappy part, I really marveled today and delighted in the beauty of my son. He just lights me up, and besides that, I am really grateful I am not in the hospital recovering right now as I was this time last year!! (although I did secretly love the nursing staff waiting on me!) Uncle Mike was the days Hero as he tried to keep the bees away from our goods, at one point, he actually caught one in a peice of paper,as Mr. Miyagi would say.."well done Daniel son!" Isabella was VERY impressed! For those of you who were there and I didnt post pictures I am really sorry, my memory card ran out and I didnt get all the photos I wanted! Thank you all for celebrating this day with us..even the ones that werent able to come, Thank you for your calls and gifts, We have truly wonderful friends!!!

something Funny...I thought!

After the day at the park, we were winding down and getting ready for bed. After her bath, I asked Bella if she would run in her room and get her jammies while I drained the tub...after a little bit, I hear a small yet seriously excited voice behind me as if she just created and astonishing duplicate saying: "Mom, dont I look like John the Baptist?"...Click.

one happy birthday boy!

Today we celebrated Moses' 1st birthday with a family party..he was one Happy camper!

At what I thought was a failed attempt (at midnight last night!), his cake turned out pretty well I think :) And its fair to say, Moses thought it was devine!!

Getting ready to go for it...

And He's off!

This expression lasted forever it seemed, I loved seeing him so happy ! Surprisingly, the black icing washed off nicely too..added bonus!

I just had to add this one because as a mom, I thought it was sweet. He was having a quiet moment with the grass, trying to get the icing off his little black sticky fingers!

The Animal Fair

When I was young, my parents used to sing me this song: We went to the animal fair, the birds and the bee's were there, the old baboon by the light of the moon was combing his auburn hair, the monkey he got stuck (used to be drunk, I changed it for my generation) and sat on the elephants trunk, the elephant sneezed and fell on his knees and that was the end of the monkey, then monkey the monkey! So, I do realize its not the best wording for a kids song, but it has a darn catchy tune that my kids just LOVE (as do I)! SO, today, we did go to the animal fair, and we climbed Mt. Everest, which I am pretty sure is just as bad as hiking a stoller up the long hill to get out of there! We had a blast. The weather was perfect and the animals were in active form, which we loved. Moses found a toy rhino that he held tight too while being chauffered in his stroller, while ISabella sported an elephant hat that her Grandma bought her. Thanks to Grandma Coleman, we can now visit the zoo with our family pass anytime we want...any takers on a zoo afternoon?

Freckle Fancy

I think I might be in love with freckles. As she gets more sun on those cheeks, the freckles just keep a commin. Whenever she catches me looking at them she says " Mooooooom! You are staring at my freckles arent you?" We have a good laugh, I keep on staring and she starts smiling. I hope she gets more!!