Thursday, April 9, 2015

New pics for Cody and Kayla

Cody

It is always fun to get pictures taken! I love my handsome Cody, even if he is growing up way too fast!
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 Kayla

And could my Kayla get any cuter? She is so full of fun, what a beautiful princess:)
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Monday, February 16, 2015

Happy Valentines Day!

We sure did have fun this year for Valentines. Here are some of the pics!

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Kali, Cody, Kayla and some of the fun heart animals we made to give away:) I was amazed at their creativity when figuring out which animals could be made from hearts. They had so much fun deciding who got which one:) I wish we could have had time to make even more...

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We kind of waited until last minute to make our valentines boxes, but even though we were rushed, I think they turned out cute and the kids still had a great time! Kali wanted hers to be a BEE. Daddy helped her and it was adorable.

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Cody was ready to go, so he said, lets just make it a mailbox and put a flag on it. Sounded good to me! Of course, Daddy made an awesome flag that you could put up and down! That was perfect.

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At the party. Cody hardly left this game. He made many paper airplanes with his buddies, and they had so much fun throwing them into the targets!

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The girls enjoyed the chocolate play dough! It was super soft, so let me know if you want the recipe!

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Then, of course, we got to decorate our own cupcakes. They loved being able to do it themselves:)

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Then there was the tea party….with tasty apple juice and REAL teacups:) They even got a chance to wash their own cup when they were done:) 

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My favorite part was watching all their funny faces with the table centerpieces! So cute!
-Kali-

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-Kayla-

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I know…I took a million, but they were so cute!

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One of my personal favorites! I love her scrunchy smile:)

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Then they found the dress-up basket and that was even more fun! I loved watching my kids explore and play!

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And then there's Kayla….who was determined to keep the hat covering her face!

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Cody finally discovered that there was more to do than paper airplanes, and tried out some of the fun.

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-Cody-

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The excitement continued after we got home as they opened their mailboxes and discovered all the cool Valentines inside! 

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Kali loved looking at each one and then eating all the candy!

Shon didn't have to go into work, so Nathan stayed home with him and that made things SO much easier for me! It really was a fun morning! Kayla eventually opened her mailbox too, but she was so tired from the excitement that she crashed in the van and napped for awhile:) Everyone had a great time!

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Happy Birthday Kayla!

My little girl is growing up all too fast! We had a great time celebrating her birthday this year. She was all about the princesses. I'd like to say I know her favorite one, but it changes on a regular basis, so we just put them all in there! She loved that!
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All grins! That's what birthdays are all about, right?

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She was trying to figure out how to hold up 3 fingers. Nathan was her little sidekick all night…especially if there was food nearby. 

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Couldn't quite figure out how to make that other finger stay down!

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She finally gave up, and decided there were more important things than figuring out how to hold up 3 fingers! Her little expressions were SO CUTE!

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Blowing out the candles….make a wish!

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I think one of her favorite parts of the night was choosing which cupcake to give everybody!  We actually did candles, and ate cupcakes before we even opened presents….she was all about the princesses!

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She got Cinderella, and was thrilled!

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I think Shon got Belle…he said he like brunettes:)  I may have put a lot of frosting on! 

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He is so funny to watch. He copies everything others do, and always seems so focused on the task at hand.  He made sure to pull the princess out like everyone else, lick off the frosting, then clean off his fingers before he dove all into the cupcake.

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Oh yeah, messy is best!

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Examining the goods! She loved her Barbie! 

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Daddy's official job….getting all the good stuff out!

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Four little busy bodies! 

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My helpful Kali offering to put on her new slippers!

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Loving the new pi's Grandma!!! They are so soft and cute! She didn't take the slippers off all evening:)

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And on the other side of the room, Nathan is over in his own world getting stuck in the packaging and thinking he is oh so funny. 

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All her new princesses. I think Cody was a little bummed at the gift selection. He lost interest pretty quick!

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Showing me her new princesses. They played all night nonstop with all the new toys. It was a wonderful evening!!! 

Friday, January 2, 2015

Kayla's First Haircut

I gave Cody a haircut last week. I gave Shon a haircut today, then Nathan a haircut right after. That is when Kayla came in and said, "now do I get a care hut?" It was so cute, I couldn't say no. She was very excited!
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Before. She has never cute her hair. 

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So excited! She had the hardest time holding still, but she tried really hard:)

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Ta Da! All done. I really only trimmed it and evened it out, but I cut off more than I thought I would. 

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It looks much thicker now and so cute. She has great natural highlights!