Autumn Fun

Parker finished up Flag Football....

Family Football Pics....

We discovered GeoCaching, which we love!

Callie finished up T-Ball and had a killer season!

We went to Bill's Berry Farm, which is always a good time....

Got to go with Parker's class to the Pumpkin Patch. Special memories with special kids...

There's been not so great stuff going on too, but that's life! I'm gonna focus on the positive and choose happiness here on my blog today. So I hope you're having an AWESOME autumn and ENJOY this time of year. It's a time of change and transition, which I always love. Love you guys!

Parker's 6th Birthday

I have a 6 year old?! When did that happen?! Well my favorite son is now another year older...I always feel a slight bit of melancholy on my kids' birthdays...always happy, but then that thought of time pulling them away from me sinks in. I seriously have the thought all.the.time of how awesome God is that he gave me these 2 AMAZING people. He gets it right every time, doesn't He? I was meant to be their mom just as much as they were meant to be my kids. They seriously bring an indescribable amount of joy and completeness to my life. Gosh, I just love them so much. Okay, sappiness over (temporarily at least).

So Parker's birthday was rad, of course! It was a surprise party, so P had no idea it was even his birthday..he was shocked! I will try to upload the video of everyone saying "SURPRISE!" He was speechless. The theme was a "Magic Party" with a great magician and ventriloquist come and perform. The kids loved it! Even Callie got in on the performance, which was neat because she is usually reserved about having attention in a crowd. We had pizza, cake, and presents. It was a fun night. Happy 6th Birthday buddy. I love you. Hope you had the best day ever.

Callie's 5th Birthday Party

It was a "Sparkle Mermaid Party" by Callie's request this year, and it was a hit with the kiddos!

We had lots of fun foods like "Submarine Sandwiches" (Blimpie subs) , "Seaweed Salad" (pasta salad), a veggie tray with "Octopus legs (peppers), sea cucumber slices (cucumber slices), Seaweed sticks" (celery sticks), we had "Clam" cookies, "Shark Food" (fruit in a watermelon shaped like a shark mouth), and "Ocean Water" as punch (Sprite with blue food coloring). We also had "Shark Teeth" (swiss cheese cut into triangles), and "Fish and Chips" (Goldfish crackers and Lays potato chips).

We also had a pinata, "mermaid tails" for the girls and mermaid crowns too. We had steel drum music playing to make it seem more tropical. There were tiki torches and a bubble machine as well. I made some "jellyfish" that hung from the ceiling and those tissue puff poms. Thanks pinterest!

The biggest hit of the party though was the water slide/bouce house! The kids LOVED that thing. Callie wouldn't get in though, she just wanted to play with all her toys and did not want to get wet! Her guests really enjoyed it though. I wish I had one all summer long!

Callie's main gift from us was her own Go Kart! She is having a blast with it!! Parker's getting some turns too.

As my little lady turns 5, I thought I would share some of her favorite things: She still loves Taylor Swift, her favorite food is "chicken on a bone" and noodles from Panda Express. Her favorite color is purple and pink. Favorite animal is a giraffe and a panda. Her favorite thing to do is to play with her Teddy and have "Taylor Swift Salon" where she will do your hair and makeup beautifully. She likes to watch Lalaloopsy, TroTro, and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. She plays on the computer- "nail games". Callie likes to talk in the third person all the time and it's hilarious. This past year, she's lost teeth, no more training wheels, and likes to pick out her own clothes (about 4 outfit changes a day people!) She wears a size 6 slim pants, and a small shirt. She's tall and skinny, every woman's dream! Girlfriend loves her footie pajamas too, which she calls her "warmfoots"...it will be 90 degrees out and she has those things on. Oh, and sadly, her father has turned her into a Seahawks fan. We will be setting up a foundation to help other kids afflicted with this illness.

Callie is sensitive, but tough. She makes us laugh all the time with her warped sense of humor and crazy things she says. She will probably be a comedy writer someday. Or maybe just a crazy mom who tortures her children.... don't know where she is getting this from.

Happy Birthday my love!!