Sunday, March 30, 2014

Gearing up for t-ball....

We've officially signed Owen up for his first extracurricular activity...T-Ball!!  So we headed to Academy to get all the gear he needed! Luckily daddy was there to teach both Owen and I the correct bats and cleats for T-ball!  Mommy may or may not have picked our soccer cleats...oops!  Fun times ahead!


Ava Kate and daddy heading to the baseball fields...


The first practice was a success!  Turns out Owen is the youngest on the team, but he hung in there and had fun!  His favorite part so far is hitting the ball...not such a big fan of playing the outfield yet.


after wrapping up his first practice we headed to the park for a little more fun...



sister was excited...


my sweet boy...


 her favorite part...the swings!  this girl would swing ALL day if you would let her!


trying to do the splits....ha!


silly boy...


she finally got up the nerve to try out this cool slide...


Owen is officially growing up on me...he no longer wants to play with mommy at the park....instead, he makes new friends and plays with them.  I love it but its definitely bitter sweet!


With the first practice under his belt, he was a lot more confident and knew what to expect for the rest of practices...


my little t-ball player heading to another day of practice...

....and a little batting practice!



Saturday, March 29, 2014

Party Time....


We celebrated Owen's 5th Birthday at Brick by Brick!  



A few family pics before the party....




Owen has been all about LEGOS lately so a party at Brick by Brick was the perfect way to celebrate his 5th birthday.  He had decided that he wanted a LEGO party months before and couldn't wait til it was time for his Birthday!

Let the fun begin...



Campbell and Lindsey


Ansley and Aunt Anna


They kicked off the party with making their own Lego man to take home and then quickly moved on to making Lego cars to race...


the girls playing with the "big" Legos....
Charley, Ava Kate, and Campbell




the girls getting in on the lego races...
Hannah and Mia, sweet friends from school




and of course all the adults wanted to build with Legos too....


let the races begin....






After the races, they moved on to building Lego Towers....


they split into groups.....


...and the race was on


...to build the tallest and strongest tower!



after all the towers were complete, everyone took turns shooting at the towers to see who's would fall first and who's would stand the longest!



working on his aim...


Ready.Set.Go!





sweet friends...
Ansley 1.5 years old and Ava Kate 2.5 years old



Happy Birthday to you...


....happy birthday to you, 


....Happy Birthday to Owen!


My attempt at getting a group picture of 16 busy kids after loading them up on sugar....





It was a fun time for all....there was something for all ages!  Another birthday success in the books!  Can't believe our baby boy is FIVE!!

Happy Birthday Emmie!

Emmie and Owen have been best buds since they started in the baby room together at the Sunshine House!  They are only a few days apart and always seem to have their birthday parties on the same day!  This year Emmie's was first...a skating party!!




Ava Kate and Gigi watching all the fun...


Ava Kate thought she was "big" too and wanted to be in the middle of all the skating...

a little help from Gigi and Ava Kate...



it took a little while but once he figured it out he was a little speed demo....


finally getting the hang of it....



having so much fun...


me and my sweet boy...



Happy Birthday to you....