BBQ and Birthday Cake!

As an excuse to eat some more cake, we had a bbq on Pipey's birthday. Jacqulyn, Jenna and Brooke (aka: the tire swing girls) came over and dressed Piper up. In her own words she was a "super rock star ballerina," it really seemed to work (maybe an idea for a new super hero). We had a great bbq and then celebrated (again) Piper being 4. I don't think you can ever celebrate being happy, healthy and alive too much!

The Birthday Weekend Begins!

On Friday, Andrew took off work and we headed to Disney to start off Piper's Birthday weekend:-) We had such a nice day, we got to ride a few new rides and then of course got our pictures with Mickey. It was very relaxing and fun family day.

Polly and the Snow Cone

We were in a toy shop a few weeks back and little Polly had her heart set on a Dora snow cone maker. At the time we said no sweetie and left the store. We told her we did not have any money to pay the lady, not a lie since we had left our wallet in the car. That week we could not figure out what was going on, Polly was in a frenzy saving change whenever she found it. About 4 days of this went on, she put it all in a little wallet. Finally, she announced she had saved enough money to go buy her Dora snow cone machine. She paid the lady 35cents, and promptly her Daddy received a 35 cent rebate. We were very impressed with her logic and her sheer joy was more than two adoring parents could handle.

Jodi and Trevor (Trevi) Visit

Jodi, one of my good friends from the Weinermobile came and stayed with us. It was so wonderful to have her and Trevor visit. Trevor is 10 months old, Piper just had so much fun giving him his bottle and helping Jodi. In the morning Piper climed into the pack and play with Trevor, when Jodi came in she said she accidentally fell in.Jodi was in our wedding and with us in Australia when we met. It is always great to see her and catch up!

Knock, knock?

I have not had a recent picture of Joe, he is getting more like a house pet. Because of the heat we had our front door open, the next thing we know he was walking on our wood floors. He came right in, I expect to see him on the couch next. He comes every morning for breakfast and every evening for dinner. He also stops by throughout the day as he sees fit. I really just adore him!

Slip Sliding Away

We could not resist setting up the Slip & Slide. The girls were a little timid at first, but once they saw daddy demonstrate, they were game. It actually occupied them for some time. It was just so hot on this day and this was the perfect activity to cool off!

Mini Beach Vacation

It was such a nice weekend that we had to take advantage and have a day at the beach. Luckily, we went with Ro and Dalanie who are always prepared. They had great umbrellas which made it extra enjoyable. Ro made a tide pool for the girls and they just loved it. Katie and Jon were visiting so they came and my parents also came. It was just a wonderful day, it truly felt like we were on vacation.