1 year ago
Max's Birthday
Max's birthday party won't be until next weekend when we go up to Pinetop/Snowflake. All the cousins will be together that weekend, the weather is so much nicer...it just makes more sense to do his birthday party up there. But, I couldn't just let his real birthday pass by without doing anything, so here is how yesterday went.
I made his favorite breakfast yesterday morning, and even topped them with some birthday sprinkles.
He got to eat his lunch in the card table tent.
He even got to take a nap with his pirate ship.
After dinner we had a little party. I blew up a few balloons and made a banner. (Which should be a hint to the theme of his big party!)
We gave him the presents that we bought for him. A stuffed tick tock crock!
And....a lego duplo set! It's Zoo themed, and he was so excited about all the animals!
After they had played with the legos for quite some time (they are a big hit) it was time for birthday cake! We sang Happy Birthday to Max, and he blew out the candles.
After cake, we played Max's favorite games, What Time is it Mr Fox? and a game he called "Baby Superman" which is where he stacks pillows as high as he can, yells "Superman!" and runs into them. Then we all sat on the couch and watch Kung Fu Panda.
It was a great day and I can't believe this little guy is two already!
I made his favorite breakfast yesterday morning, and even topped them with some birthday sprinkles.
He got to eat his lunch in the card table tent.
He even got to take a nap with his pirate ship.
After dinner we had a little party. I blew up a few balloons and made a banner. (Which should be a hint to the theme of his big party!)
We gave him the presents that we bought for him. A stuffed tick tock crock!
And....a lego duplo set! It's Zoo themed, and he was so excited about all the animals!
It was a great day and I can't believe this little guy is two already!
Swimming Lessons
Last week was my kids first week in swimming lessons. On the first day they were both scared and didn't do to well, on the second day Kate threw a tantrum because she was so scared but then decided to be brave and did awesome the rest of the lesson, and by the third day she was a champ. Max... not so much. He's still really scared, but he did so much better on the third day than he had been. He still cried, but at least he didn't run away from the teacher.
The class I have them in is a Survival class. They both have never really been in the water very much so we're starting at the very beginning. The instructor teaches everything you would need to know if you actually fell in the water. How to blow bubbles under water so you don't swallow any, how to float on your back, kick to the edge of the pool and get out without using the stairs. She's really good with the kids and I like that she makes them do things even if they don't want to. Here are some pictures of that third day.
Max's face in this picture both cracks me up and makes me feel sad for him!
Poor boy is dreading his turn.
They have three more classes and then they will be done for the summer. I will have to be more on the ball next year about signing them up so they can have more sessions to learn!
The class I have them in is a Survival class. They both have never really been in the water very much so we're starting at the very beginning. The instructor teaches everything you would need to know if you actually fell in the water. How to blow bubbles under water so you don't swallow any, how to float on your back, kick to the edge of the pool and get out without using the stairs. She's really good with the kids and I like that she makes them do things even if they don't want to. Here are some pictures of that third day.
Max's face in this picture both cracks me up and makes me feel sad for him!
Poor boy is dreading his turn.
They have three more classes and then they will be done for the summer. I will have to be more on the ball next year about signing them up so they can have more sessions to learn!
The rest of the weekend...
Here are the pictures from the rest of the 4th Of July weekend spent in Pinetop.
Playing at Aunt Sherice's house
Swimming with the whole family at the Snowflake Pool!
Emmalyn's Tea Party Birthday!
As you can see we had so much fun this weekend. Can't wait to do it again in a couple weeks!
Playing at Aunt Sherice's house
Swimming with the whole family at the Snowflake Pool!
Emmalyn's Tea Party Birthday!
As you can see we had so much fun this weekend. Can't wait to do it again in a couple weeks!
4th of July!!
We decided last minute to go up to the mountains for the 4th of July this year and I'm so glad we did. The weather was perfect! We had so much fun!
First off was the parade! All the cousins were there and they had a blast! Kate was very aggressive about getting the candy. She gave me a heart attack a couple of times when she got too close to the floats!
We sat by Horne Auto and they had all these tents set up. Well a little into the parade there was a gust of wind that blew the whole thing down. One lady even got hit by one of the cinder blocks they had used to try to weigh it down. She had to be taken in an ambulance to the hospital to check for broken ribs. So sad! So after that, Grandpa and Dustin were tent poles for the rest of the parade.
The parade was great. There were so many floats dedicated to the Yarnell 19. It made me teary eyed every time I saw one. For those readers that aren't from Arizona, this was a group of 19 firefighters that all lost their lives recently fighting a fire in Yarnell, AZ.
We spent the rest of the day playing outside at Grandpa and Grandma's house. I could not keep my kids inside this whole trip. They just loved being able to play outside! Max loved playing football with Grandpa and Daddy.
A lovely 4th of July dessert!
Finally it was time for fireworks. We watched the Showlow fireworks from the church.
It was so much fun to be in a small town for the 4th of July again. It's just so much more fun than being in the valley!
First off was the parade! All the cousins were there and they had a blast! Kate was very aggressive about getting the candy. She gave me a heart attack a couple of times when she got too close to the floats!
We sat by Horne Auto and they had all these tents set up. Well a little into the parade there was a gust of wind that blew the whole thing down. One lady even got hit by one of the cinder blocks they had used to try to weigh it down. She had to be taken in an ambulance to the hospital to check for broken ribs. So sad! So after that, Grandpa and Dustin were tent poles for the rest of the parade.
The parade was great. There were so many floats dedicated to the Yarnell 19. It made me teary eyed every time I saw one. For those readers that aren't from Arizona, this was a group of 19 firefighters that all lost their lives recently fighting a fire in Yarnell, AZ.
We spent the rest of the day playing outside at Grandpa and Grandma's house. I could not keep my kids inside this whole trip. They just loved being able to play outside! Max loved playing football with Grandpa and Daddy.
A lovely 4th of July dessert!
Finally it was time for fireworks. We watched the Showlow fireworks from the church.
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