4th of July

We had a super 4th of July! Brian went golfing and while he was away, I took the kids to a good ol' fashion 4th of July downtown Issaquah! We watched a parade, played on bounce houses, rode ponies and got our faces painted! The weather was absolutely phenomenal!

That evening we went to a couple houses to celebrate with wonderful friends! After we had good food, good drinks and lots of sparkler time, we walked to the Sammamish firework show!

Hope you enjoyed your 4th!

busy!!!

Oh my! Life has been crazy busy and I can't emphasize that enough! So I'll play catch up here!

First of events, was Brindley's ballet recital! Pure cuteness! Her group was Flower Power! Cutest song ever and brought Mommy to tears even during practice! We are incredibly proud of Brindley! She was so brave singing and dancing in front of many people! PS...I forgot my better lense for all events...awesome.

Our last day of preschool was Thursday, it's also our last year at Glory Days! Colden moves on to Kindergarten next year so he "graduated" from preschool...he has learned so much and has made many great friends. Brindley will move on to PreK next year at a different preschool because of the elementary school schedule for Colden. They had a wonderful performance on their last day, and Brian and I are so proud of our kids. I made it through without the "ugly Oprah cry," but it was close!
Both kids posing with their teacher gifts!Brindley getting ready to sing! Colden's turn!Colden graduating from preschool! = (

And lastly, we had Colden's trophy celebration for Tball! What a fun season and a fun group of kids! They are already talking about next season! Colden was very proud to get a real trophy!

I am also getting ready for the BIG garage sale to benefit Ben Towne Foundation! All the ladies have been very hard at work organizing, pricing, sorting, hauling, and advertising for the garage sale. We are very excited about our first event! June 18th from 9-4 will be a big day! www.bentownefoundation.org

happiest place on earth

Our little family had a GREAT vacation to Disneyland! We spent 6 days in the happiest place on earth! We stayed at the remarkable Grand California Hotel & even had time to spend at the pool!

We divided our time between Disneyland and CA Adventure...I'd say more time at Disneyland was had for sure! We enjoyed all the rides and entertainment!

Colden's favorite ride was Pirates of course! He tried two times to get into Jedi training, but decided he didn't want to try anymore! He was such a trooper! He was very brave and went on Thunder Mountain several times!

Brindley's favorite thing was meeting all the princesses, and her most favorite was Rapunzel! She was amazing and worth the 90 minute wait! Brindley's favorite ride was, It's a Small World!

Brian and I enjoyed watching the magic through Colden and Brindley's eyes, there is nothing better! We also enjoyed various rides and took turns going as "singles" on some of the bigger rides!

We hope to return soon as it really is the happiest place on earth!

"It's a Small World After All..." Sorry to get the stuck in your head now!

We thought the sign was a great idea, but it didn't work...oh well...Colden is the biggest trooper!

Dumbo!

Headed to the island!Good ol' fashion carousel!

Colden won Dumbo out of 6 other people!!

Meeting Tinkerbell!

Waiting to meet Rapunzel! 90 minutes, but this moment brought Mommy to tears!

Colden made his very own light saber and was SO patient with his sister waiting for Rapunzel!

Yup...here is the moment that I cried...Rapunzel took Brindley away from the chaos (because she's so shy) and sat her in this window sill...it was a very special moment!

Ariel and Brindley!

Belle and Brindley!Tiana and Brindley!Jasmine and Aladdin with the kids!

Flying rockets!

CA Adventure!This is a completely fake smile from me as we were up high in a ferris wheel...I'll take CA Screamin' or Tower of Terror anyday over this!

Bug's Life area...fun for the kids!

And this about sums it up!!!

Brindley's party with friends!

Brindley celebrated her 4th birthday with friends at KidzBounce on Friday! They had a super fun time bouncing, eating cupcakes and opening gifts! Brindley loves being around all her friends!

All the moms had to take a turn at hula hooping...we think it may be the next workout rage!

Everyone singing to her...I'm just so glad her face isn't hiding!!

Getting ready to sit with each friend while she opens gifts!

Colden and Brindley!

Mother's Day celebration x2

I have had a great week celebrating Mother's Day with my two favorite kids!

On Wednesday, I enjoyed a celebration with Colden! They sang us songs, we ate wonderful treats and shared some painting they did for us!

Today, I celebrated with Brindley! I enjoyed more treats & songs! They planted sweet flowers in teacups for each Mommy! Too cute!

These few days are always so special to me...spending time with Colden and Brindley in their classrooms! It gives me a little bit of time alone with each one of them! I love them both to pieces!

happy 4th birthday baby girl!

Sunday was Brindley's 4th birthday. Unbelievable. I just had no idea how fast time would fly like it does when you are a parent. My youngest is FOUR!

We are very proud of our little girl! She is very spirited and loves just about any activity! Her favorites are ballet, swimming and soccer! She is very fond of school as well! She adores her friends and her brother very much!

We had a little family celebration on Sunday! The sun showed up for her special day as well! We had a busy morning with church, another birthday party and soccer practice! It was a long day for a 4 year old to wait to open presents!

We have a friend celebration tomorrow at KidzBounce! Pictures will follow!
Posing in her Rapunzel dress with her Tangled cake! May Day Basket-what a great day to have a birthday!One thing is for sure...Brindley does not like being the center of attention!
Happy Birthday sweet girl!