Donavon's b-day party(plants vs zombies)

Apparently plants vs zombies is a popular game with the kiddies these days so this was the theme of Donavon's b-day party(he's one of our neighbors!). His mom went all out and we had a blast! There was a tent at the park and under it the kids could plat a sunflower and bring it home:) Of course there was a huge bounce house(no party is complete without it) and the most amazing themed cupcakes we've ever seen! She also make "plant" centerpieces with oreo cookies as the dirt and frozen flower shaped fruit on sticks as the flowers. Needless to say we all had a blast!!

Bentley's big week

This was a very big week for Bentley! He started sleeping in his crib with only his leggies wrapped in the swaddle. He now has 2 teethies coming in. He's sitting up on his own like a big boy AND spinning around on his belly(the first signs of army crawling). He sleeps 8:30-6:50am almost religiously(the 6:50am thing perplexes us?) ha! We were worried about transitioning him from the rock n sleeper to the crib but he's doing great! He is SUCH a giggly bear. He belly laughs a lot more than our other 2 ever did.. We just love hearing him laugh. He's very ticklish on his ribs and pretty much everything Sophia does makes him laugh. Preston even gets a few laughs here and there! We love all the new things he's doing. He's a blast to have around!! I love the last picture, it's Phia singing "You are my Sunshine" to Bentley. Way too precious:)

Mommy's Day Tea at Phia's school

What a treat this was! Phia made me feel so special:) The teachers baked blueberry scones with lemon glaze so each mommy got a basket of those served to us by our kids along with a basket of strawberries. There was clotted cream and jam on the tables and the teachers served us our tea. I was already tearing up when Phia handed me my goodies so I was a complete mess by the time they got to singing the 2 songs they prepared for us. So touching and sweet:) The kids also made each of us a cook book filled with the recipes of all the different foods they've made in the classroom throughout the year(and the kids colored the book). Since strawberries were the theme, they asked each child why their mommy's were "berry" special and Phia's said "because my mommy plays with me"...hey at least she didn't say "because my mommy likes to do laundry" like her classmate said:) Lastly, we painted a strawberry together. I painted her hands for the red, my fingers were the green stems, and we made the black seeds together with our fingerprints. SUCH a special memory for me. I loved every single minute of it. Phia makes me swell with pride. She's such a special little girl who is as precocious and inquisitive as she is sweet. We are so very blessed:) This darling card was sitting on my plate when I sat down for tea:) A perfect way to start the morning...

A visit with Thomas the Train and a firetruck!!

The day after we got back from Hawaii Preston, Daddy, and Mommy headed out to Filmore for a day with Thomas. We were exhausted from our trip but couldn't miss seeing Preston's face when he saw the real deal Thomas the Train. We took a ride on the train and they played music and Preston pretty much had his head out the train window the entire time! They had lots of activities and we even took a picture with Sir Topam Hat! Preston was much more interested in the fire engines they had parked around the station for the kids to climb into. He was in heaven and we took pictures on both sides of the fire engine with him sitting in the seat! We had a little tragedy when mommy fed Presto some walnuts and he had a MAJOR allergic reaction(thankfully we carry bendryl with us everywhere!!!)

Bentley's Baptism invites!

Phew...that's done! AND we decided to use a newborn shot of him at 8 days old. Reminding us that they grow so very fast.

Little Blessed Blue Baptism Invitation

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Nonno's surprise birthday!

We surprised Nonno in Malibu on Saturday for his birthday this year! Nana baked a cake and we of course made a LOT of noise with our noise makers(which he loved...ha!). I made him some picture magnets of the kids for his fridge in Malibu which he loved! Nonno fed us lunch of course and the kids played in the play area. Nonno was very happy to see us and we had fun making him feel special:)