My Kiddos Rooms

We are getting ready for the baby.

Here are some first shots of Annabelle's new room.

Mom's been so helpful, we painted together, she reupholstered my glider and made pillows as well as redid all my baseboard and doors upstairs. I love her!!!

I've also done some fun updates to Jack's room.

He helped me put up these super cool airplane stickers and mom made an airplane pillow and matching curtains for him. He loves it and says the airplanes help 'protect' him:)

What a cutie pie!!

Boys Night

We decided to have some fun last night. We started the evening roasting hotdogs and marshmallows on our firepit

Stephen made a great fire, here he's preparing more wood with his axe

Then the guys started putting up the tent in the backyard. Jack was a really big helper

And Babi, Jack, Kika and Chase played a bit of soccer (first time Jack's been interested in it!)

The boys ready for the overnight sleepover in the tent:)

Tree Climber

My cute little monkey man:)

The Party!!!

Jack's Party was so much fun! The kids spent time splashing in the pool

Going down the zipline

I don't know who enjoyed this more, the kids or the adults:)

Playing in the tunnel and the tramp

The sandbox and this year thanks to my mom and Ron we had plenty of comfy chairs to relax on

The pinata

Eventually, the best way to get into it was just rip it up:)

Birthday Cake

Presents

So much fun!!!

The Big 3!! Happy Birthday Jack!!

My little man is a BIG 3 Years Old!!!

I love this little face while opening his presents:) What a cool sprinkler!

This has provided us hours of entertainment already! Thank you Ada!

Chase claimed one of the compartments right away, and was not allowing anyone else near it:)

Jack-A-Thons

Jack's newest and greatest sayings:
My name is Optimus Prime! I will get you MegaTron! (Imagine this with a very low husky voice and very exagerated stomping/marching)
When we are playing Transformers (which is everyday) I usually get to be Princess Rachet, because since mommy is a princess I don't just have to be Rachet:)

There's Germans in my teeth! (We have had a hard time getting him to brush his teeth, so I told him one night that there were germs in there, well, he misunderstood and was very concerned that there were Germans in his teeth, he brushes twice a day now, no problems, because we don't want any bad Germans in our mouths:))

I have a baby sister in mommy's tummy. Her name is Annabelle. (this is said to any stranger that we meet lately:) I think he's excited.)

And the newest addition - melts my heart, we were playing toy guns or something:
Stephen: Jack, are you going to teach Annabelle about guns?
Jack: Nooo (very serious)
Stephen: Are you going to teach Annabelle about Transformers?
Jack: Nooo
(This list went on for a little while, all with more or less violent items and Jack's no's)
Me: What are you going to teach her Jack?
Jack: About hugs and kisses

Happy 5 Year Anniversary Honey!

We just had our 5 year anniversary!

Time has flown by! And at the same time its been a lifetime, a good one:)

We took Jack on a horse ride at the Sundance Stables in the afternoon, his first time on a big horse, not just a pony, and not just around a corral! He was in heaven! 30 minutes of riding around. The guide was wonderful, he would let Jack decide exactly where they were going, hold the lead rope so Jack was 'driving' and even taught him how to say whow to stop and kick the sides to go:)

Jack's horses' name was Haus, such a good animal!

This video was so cute, when the cowboys asked Jack what his name was he ofcourse said "I'm Optimus Prime!" in a deep husky voice, anytime one of the other cowboys walked by and asked how the little cowboy was doing he would say "I'm not a cowboy, I'm Optimus Prime!" very seriously ofcourse:)

Later Stephen and I went to China Town for dinner, mmm good! and watched Killers, absolutely hilarious!