Spring is in the air!

Spring has sprung here in OK and winter has given way to much warmer weather, allowing us the opportunity to spend some much needed time outside. We have been busy with zoo trips, back yard fun, and lots of trip to the park. We also had a fun tour of one of our local fire stations in Edmond, which Gage and his friends really liked! Here are a few pics of our recent activities!

First pics are from Fire Station 1 in Edmond. I arranged a tour of the station for Gage and his friends. We had lots of friends that couldn't come but we had an awesome time with the ones that could.











Next are some spring pics I took of the kids. This first one is the best I got. Everything is in bloom here, and one of the local parks has tulips everywhere. I got the kids dressed up, brought their Easter baskets and a few eggs, and tried my best to get a few good pics.








The last few pictures are of some of the everyday activities we do around the house for fun. One of Gage's favorite (not Stella's however-who screamed the entire time) is finger painting in the bath tub. He thinks it's so cool he can get paint on the paper and himself and mommy doesn't care. I have learned this is the best way to keep all the mess in one place, and then turn on the water and wash it all away, including on the kids. The other few pics are of Gage and Stella digging in the flower beds. Gage loves to fill up his dump truck, dump it out and do it all over again. And of course sister has to be right there beside him.







Hope Spring has sprung where you live!!!

Look Whoo's turning one...Stella

Stella turned one on February 10th and we celebrated her birthday in style at Gymboree. It was a "hoot" of a good time. If you can't tell by the few play on words, we did an owl themed birthday for her party. Everything was perfect! I think she had a great time.
We celebrated her actual birthday with a family party and cupcakes at home on the 10th and her birthday party with friends was on Sunday the 12th. She had 11 of her best pals with her to celebrate, plus their parents. A good time was had by all. One of her favorite parts of the party was the parachute and bubble time. She loved trying to catch the bubbles. She was a little hesitant to dig into her smash cake, and instead loved to be fed by Daddy with a spoon. (She is a little miss priss!)
A few milestones I would like to remember about Stella at one year old are
-She has 6 teeth
-She is trying so hard to walk. She will take three or four steps and then plop down and crawl because she realizes that she is faster crawling than walking.
-She loves to dance, wear any type of jewelry. Bracelets are her favorite.
-She knows where her head and tummy are.
-She will blow kisses goodbye.
-She loves to clap and is very proud of herself when others clap for her. (She started clapping when they were singing happy birthday to her.)
-She says momma, daddy, ball, hi, and (I think there might be a few more, but I am drawing a blank)
-She waves hi and loves to give high fives.
-Some of her favorite foods are cheese sticks, grapes, bananas, mac and cheese, potatoes,yogurt, strawberries, apple sauce pouches, and many more. This kid loves to eat!!

Here are a few pics from her birthday party!
(It's backwards, her friend party first and then her family party...Oops!)

Boo to sickness!!!

My poor little girl has had a rough go of it this winter. First double ear infections, then the flu (even after having a flu shot), and now RSV. I just hate when kiddos are sick. You feel so helpless. Here's hoping that she recovers quickly and doesn't have to have breathing treatments. Here are a few pics of our activities over the last couple of weeks! Come on Spring. (and no allergies) ;)