Emma's birthday week.

Happy spring all! Just this week the weather has turned warm, it's been so nice:) Emma had her 5th birthday on April the 13th. It actually turned out to be a "birthday week." On Monday she had her preschool birthday party at school. Grandma helped her with her snack for the day, they made farm animal cupcakes (it was also farm week at school), the cupcakes were a big hit with the kids.

Then on Tuesday, I took Emma to the Great Wolf Lodge by Centralia, WA. Just us two girls! We stopped at the outlet mall in North Bend on the way there and did some shopping. The lodge was great, Emma and I had a very fun time. They have a huge indoor water park with water slides and a wave pool. We got back home on Thursday. We spent the rest of the week getting ready for her birthday party on Saturday.

Here are the kids decked out in their party gear.

Emma and I getting ready for the big day.

Ken having a pre-party snack.

Mommy, when will my guests be here?
The party was a huge success! We had so many great kids and friends show up; everyone seemed to have a good time!


Scooby doo was the theme.



Here is Emma blowing her candles out.


And opening her presents with some of her friends watching.


Here is Emma and cousin Elly playing outside.

Lil Ken got all tuckered out from partying so hard! He fell asleep in his swing. The next few months will be spent getting the yard and garden ready for this summer. The kids love to play outside while I work in the flower beds. We have a trip planned to visit some family in San Francisco in June and are all looking forward to that, it should be fun. Then it will be time to break out the camping gear:)

Happy Easter 2010

Hello all! Here are some new pictures of the kids, some of them from Easter. Ken is doing great! He still has some peeling of his hands and feet and I think the stress of the illness has caused his eczema to flare up, but overall he is back to himself. Emma had an easter egg hunt at school the other day, it was also her snack day. See picture below of snack. The school kids had to hunt the eggs indoors because it was snowing that day! Snow in April!! Crazy!! I'm not sure I buy into this global warming:) We did our egg hunt at home in the house too because the easter bunny (aka - mommy) didn't want to freeze her bum off at 6am out in the cold. Emma only has 2 more months of preschool left, then off to kindergarten this fall! They grow so fast! Emma will turn 5 in April. I decided she has enough "stuff" so I'm taking her away for a "girls only" trip, just her and I. We are going to the Great Wolf Lodge, by Centralia, WA, they have a huge indoor water park and other activities for kids. It should be fun. Ken is also growing very fast, it's fun to watch him learn new things. He does this cute little pout and growl noise now when he doesn't get his way:) He is sure talking a lot now too. Hope this spring see's everyone in good health and doing well. Take care!

Ken helping Emma with her preschool snack.

Peeps on rice crispie treat nests, sitting on

jellybean eggs.

Little Ken napping.

Dyeing easter eggs with Grandma.

Emma with the finished products.

Hunting easter eggs in the house.

Ken's "mad face."

Ken in his Easter attire.

Emma in her Easter attire.

The kids in the Easter outfits.