Lexi's 2nd Birthday

On Saturday, May 24th, Lexi turned 2!  We had a low key morning hanging out at the house enjoying all of Lexi's new collection of princess dresses from Grandma and Aunt Jayann (amazing!) and went to the park.  That afternoon, we had a little party with family and a few friends to celebrate.  Lexi seemed to think the whole thing was FANTASTIC!

She actually slept through the first half hour of her party till I decided a 3 hour nap was long enough and went to wake her up.  She was none to thrilled to be woken up, but when we made it down stairs, this was the face we got.  Looks like waking up to a house full of friends and balloons all in your honor isn't such a bad way to start the rest of your day!

 Add in some frosting and a crown and life is looking pretty good!

 Some of the cookie decorators (and devourers, too!).

 Yep, she's loving this whole birthday thing!

 What cute kids

 More cute cookie decorators.

 Brad got Lexi this Minnie Mouse balloon and it was definitely the hit of the party!

 Since everyone was already all hyped up on sugar, we decided to open presents before cupcakes and ice cream.  Lexi had fun digging into all those cute bags!

 My mom helped Syd with one of her 10 hour projects for YW to make Lexi an Ariel princess dress.  They got her this crown to go along with it and no matter how many times we tried to turn it around, this was how she wanted to wear it.  She kills me!

 The aftermath of present opening...all Lexi's friends had a great time shredding tissue paper and making a huge mess.

 But the best part of the whole experience was watching her face as we all sang "Happy Birthday" to her.  Honestly, it was priceless. She was sooooo elated and didn't want it to end!

 After several attempts, she did finally blow out the candle.

 Wow!  I love that girl!

 Brad ended up making a fire in the backyard and all the kids had a great time playing around out there.

Once  the party was over, it was time to relax and enjoy the spoils.  I absolutely love reading with my girls and they were so excited to new books to add to the collection.  (Notice Libby is sporting one of Lexi's new dresses from Grandma...we'll see if Lexi ever gets a turn.  Good thing there are 6 of them to go around!)

What a great 2nd birthday!  I sure do love that little munchkin!  Happy birthday, Lexi!

Too HOT!

You know it's bad when your husband would rather sleep in the girls' room than in your own because the AC is way better in there.  Yeah, we had some record-breaking temperatures recently and it was too much for Brad to handle.

 Two vagabonds stealing Lexi's bed.

I'd say, yes, three IS a crowd...especially in a crib when one is a full-blown adult male. 

The girls loved their intruder, though!

Prom 2014

Not many people can say they got to go to Prom with their husband, but I get to....over and over and over again!  I LOVE it!  There's no one I'd rather go with!

 We've been off the circuit for a few years, but I decided this year that we need to get back to going - it's a great free date night and an excuse to get all dressed up.  Plus, it's always fun to see my students looking (and for the most part) acting their best.

My mom was nice enough to watch the girls for us. so we enjoyed a nice dinner and then a night out on the town.  It was a GREAT date night and brought back lots of fond memories of our own Prom nights.  Such fun!

(Again, Lexi is off running around somewhere and refused to be in the picture....that girl!!!)

Mommy & Me Crafts

When I went to Libby's school for Mommy and Me day, we got to paint a little tile and do some other art projects.  They glazed the tile and gave it back a few days later, so here we are showing off our artwork. 

P.S.  We finally got new accent chairs to replace the old hand-me-downs we've had for almost 7 years (YIKES!) and I love them!  It's so nice to have some color in our lives!

Swimming Lessons Graduate

After two weeks of swimming lessons, Libby is an official graduate!  She was awesome!  She absolutely loved the whole experience and wants to swim, swim, swim all the time now - hooray!

 Look how thrilled she is to be jumping in!  I love that little eager-beaver grin that never gets wiped off her face!

Posing with her teacher, Miss Barb.

 Showing off her floating, 

 swimming,

 jumping,

and diving!

 Yep, I'd say that's the look of pure success!  She took the class with two of her best buddies and they all did great.  Way to go, Libby!

Mother's Day

After a beautiful walk on the beach in the morning, we had a nice day a church, snapped a quick family picture, and then headed to the Stewarts' for dinner where my nieces made dinner for all of us moms.  What a great treat!

 This is what being a mom is all about!  I am the luckiest person alive!

Lake Elsinore

Brad has been wanting to take the boat out for its first trip of the season for awhile now, but thing just keep popping up to deter us.  So, we finally made it happen this weekend and we were so glad we did - it was awesome!  It was just our little family and we had a wonderful time.

 The life-vest sisters!

 I've always been a firm believer that even just a few minutes on a boat can put anyone to sleep - here's the proof!

 The girls had lots of fun playing in the sand.

 Sand-angel!

 After we let them play to their hearts' content, it was our turn!  We weren't sure if the girls qualified as official "flag-girls", but we gave them each a flag and called it good.  They were excellent little helpers and kept both of us very safe! ;)

 I got to wakeboard and ski and Brad wakeboarded.  I forgot just how much I love it - soooo fun!

Heading back to the dock after a fun-filled day.  Can't wait to go again soon!