Nephew's Birthday party and beyond

Out back reading with Daddy.

A visit from the Shawley peeps!  Awesome dinner with awesome company.

Working on some coloring

This is the pre-party.

Watermelon shark- thank you pinterest.

The fam at the party.

Happy birthday Sam and Elijah from the Pico kiddos!

Erica with my childrens.

One birthday boy- turning the big 0-4.

Post party- you carry around your doll in a party hat.

Dad and Nugget out in the backyard,  so sweet I had to take the pic.

Not to be outdone by ANYONE with a camera, Miguel decided to take a few pics himself.

Kidlet Pics

Auntie holding Val while I was working.  Thank goodness she was there- he was losing it!

My sweet baby boy on the kitchen table.  Yeah, we were right there (we're not the type of parents that lets our kids Bumbo by themselves on the table.)

I LOVE this picture.  Val was talking to Daddy in this one while Isa was posing.

I love Val's expression in this one, it's just so him.  Isa is also giving her "I'm almost done here and after, I'm getting into some trouble" smile.

Rolled up hair, grandma, and a story.  Is there really anything better?

Ah, yes, before the baptism I was cleaning, cooking, running errands and Miguel was... taking pictures of the kids in the middle of the kitchen.  I only wish he had caught some of my hard work in the background but since my kiddos are so darling I'll settle for these pictures.

This is how the Posse Parties

The other night I was having my wits charmed out of me by this little cherub.

After Sara Blackwood's 29th (again) birthday party, this little animal was partied out!

This is Val in the Winnie the Pooh jammies given to us by Lynn.  And speaking of Pooh Bear jammies, let's have a look back...

Ah yes, this is Isa wearing the same jammies on the same spot on the couch at the same age.  Loving the jammies and the models in them!  Thanks Lynn!

Cutie Patooties

Alison and John Gerst came over to our house and brought with them their oh-so-adorable son Ben.  Isa and Ben invented this way to share her trike.

Triking around the driveway.

No, Ben NEVER gets to drive.

After all the action, there's nothing like sleeping in your tent in your room!

More kiddie pics

So happy after the bath and a bottle.

Bathing beauty.

Bath time.

This is how you look at your parents when they're trying to get you to smile.

Looking adoringly at Daddy.

The little guy

So thoughtful this morning.

Why yes, I AM busy, can't you see I'm working on giving myself an arm hickey?

Neighborhood watch.  I have some pretty nosy little kids.

Here are some of the little man of the house.  Thanks to Miguel for letting me sleep while these were being taken.

While she was supposed to be asleep.

Why sleep when you can put together so many other looks?  This week Isa has decided to take on her own fashion.  Ironically enough while she's supposed to either be napping or in bed for the night.  Seeing as how I'm putting together lesson plans, keeping the house in some sort of order and taking care of Val around the clock, I decided to document this week's anti-sleep maneuvers.  Enjoy!

This first one I call: 

               Why take a nap when you can dress up and dance around the living room?

Working hard on the tower.  Again, while she's supposed to be taking a nap.

I laugh in the face of bedtime.  Stylishly of course.

Why yes dad, mom did put me in bed in my jammies.  I just decided that they did not rock hard enough so I put this little ensemble together.