Lovely Weekend

This weekend we celebrated our 8th anniversary! I can't believe it's been eight years already! I must be the luckiest girl in the world.

Here's Mike and the kids Sunday morning before church.

Dress-Up Time

Today the kids played in the dress-up bin for a long time. Amelia managed to get quite a few accessories incorporated into her outfit. And, yes, Colin is wearing Jasmine heels.

New Beds

Today Amelia and Colin both moved into bigger beds. In order to free the crib up for the new baby, Colin moved into Amelia's toddler bed, and she got a new twin mattress and will soon be getting a wrought-iron headboard from my Dad. Both kids got new sheets to celebrate the occasion!

Amelia's First Talk

Amelia was asked to give a little presentation at church this week on reverence. This is her first time doing anything like it, so we're really excited! She memorized the whole thing and has been practicing a lot. FYI-the video is kind of long.

Last Day of Preschool!

Today was Amelia's last day of Preschool! I can't believe the school year is over already! She ended up loving her class and her teacher, and she's pretty sad that it's over. For the last day the kids had a water day, so she got to go to school in her swimsuit.

Here she is with her teacher, Miss Kara

Colin and I went to the playground for our last day by ourselves together.

I got back to school a little early and was able to get some photos of Amelia playing in the pool with some of the other kids. Apparently there was a lot of grass in the water, because it's all over her face!

Here she is walking back to the car for the last time!

Bath Pics (again)

I just can't seem to resist the bath photos! Since the house has to be so clean all the time, the kids are taking marathon baths. At least they can play in there all they want, worry free! The first one was of Colin holding a cup in the tub until I cropped out his private parts! That's his favorite thing right now, which wouldn't be bad except that he insists on slugging down bath water every time I look away! Amelia is holding her favorite bath toy right now, a little ring that she affectionately calls, "The Crabster." The last is of Colin wearing the chain of rings, that he likes to refer to as, "The Jacket." Someone, either Colin or Amelia (never me), must be wearing, "The Jacket" at all times.

Fire Station Visit

Today we went to visit the fire station in Fountain Hills with both of my sisters and two of Lauren's sisters-in-law with their kids. Dad met us there and helped another fireman show the kids around. They really had fun!

This is the whole mob, minus a crying Colin

Amelia and Papa

Colin tries out the wheel

Colin is mesmerized
Colin sticking his arm in the pump
Amelia in the Captain's seat
Amelia peeking out of the back

Joe's Barbeque

Today was customer appreciation day at Joe's Barbeque, one of our favorite restaurants. We got a free lunch and the kids got free hats. They really love a good paper hat!

Home For Sale

It's official! After days of grueling cleaning, our house is on the market as of today. It's exciting, sad, and a lot of pressure! We'll miss this place (if it ever sells!).

Amelia joined in the cleaning effort, even if it was only a toy vacuum.

Banana Love

Colin is crazy about bananas and will eat them anytime, night or day. Here are some pictures of him relishing his breakfast banana this morning.

Plug for Tiny Tale

Hi all. My friend, Margaret, is a terrific graphic designer and she has her own web page for her birth announcements. If you're interested, it is www.tinytaledesign.com.

In-n-Out

Amelia got this hat at In-n-Out Burger yesterday. I think she's already said "Daddy, I work at In-n-Out" about a million times today. Apparently she has some serious career aspirations.

More Random Photos

Here are some more random photos. The kids love to run in the grass around across the street so I took the opportunity to practice with the camera!

New Camera

We finally got a new camera so I can update my blog once again! These pictures are nothing special, I was just testing it out.

Splash Park!

So sorry about the long pause in the posts! My camera broke and we've been taking our time getting a new one. These pictures came courtesy of Lauren's camera, and my new one should arrive this week.

These are some photos of the kids at the splash park. Amelia was thrilled to be back, and she was really brave! I don't think she stopped running the whole time! Colin was pretty nervous, and seemed to get squirted in the eye every three minutes or so. He finally started having fun with the bucket after a lot of crying and soaking Mike's clothes.