Six and "Sassy!"

Happy 6th Birthday Alison Grace!

With the age of six has come a lot of sass and spunk. Ali is always surprising us with the things that she says. She is coming up with some real good ones this year so far. We started her birthday week off with a party with Nana, Granny, Grandpa, Barb, Shelby and Grandpa Bob. We opened presents and had cake and ice cream. Ali got some fabulous make-up that she loves.

As you can see she came up with some creative ways to apply the make-up. Em got in on the action as well. She even used the silver packaging as a mirror.

Silly Granny brought the girls this lovely shirt for the girls to play dress up in. My mother gave her this shirt when she retired and apparently she felt bad throwing it away, so I am the lucky one to have it now.

Ali got some new school gear. A new backpack, lunchbox, pencil pouch and and I Carly thermos.

Monday was a fun filled day. We started it out by going to the lake and playing on the boat. Then we went home showered, ate and went to Boondocks.

Ali got to drive the mini go-karts all by herself. She was not quite sure about it, I think that she thought they were a little too fast. She did fabulous though. Then the kids rode the bumper boats with Matt and they got drenched. We even all rode the big go-karts. Next time Nana is going to have to join in the fun and participate instead of just spectating.

Ali on the saddle at her favorite place to eat ever, The Texas Roadhouse.

Crazy Ali on the boat.

Ali loves to ride the tube by herself this year. It makes me really sad, that used to be my favorite thing to do is bob around in the tube with her, and then she would fall asleep. She still does fall asleep, so it is really nice. Both girls, like clock work fell asleep in the afternoon and then we get in some great relaxing time.

Emily is getting really brave as well. She is liking to go on the tube, and go faster and faster as the days go by.

Tube action!

Ali all ready for her friend party. She was so anxious and could not wait for people to get to the party. She was so glad when it finally all got rolling.

Emily was just as excited. I think that she thought that it was her party.

We did the slip and slide, played in the back yard in the pool and tramp, had a water balloon fight, and just plain had fun.

Ali and all of her boys in the tramp. She had a blast with them and was so glad that Cameron and Casey could come.

After the party we all went to the pool and had a grand time.

We had a total white trash pinata party in the garage.

Fun on the 4th!

We had a very boring, and mellow 4th of July. We just hung out at home and did some fireworks with friends. The girls loved the sparklers and poppers the best. They really didn't care about the big fireworks that we watched from Eaglewood. Maybe on the 24th they will be more interested in them.

Sweet little ladies!

The girls and their friend Fischer. We had fun BBQuing with them and doing fireworks.

The sparklers were a huge hit, we went through 4 boxes.

The girls had so much fun doing the poppers.

They were really bummed out when they were all gone.

Wet and Wild!

The girls have been loving the wading pool that Emiy got for her Birthday. They dream up some pretty crazy things to do in it.

They love to lay on their rafts and float in the nice cool water. Luckily it has been so hot, they don't even notice the ice water temperatures.

A couple of weeks ago we went to a friends birthday party. While there they got to slide down a big swing set slide with water running down it that dropped you onto a slip and slide that continued down their hill. They thought that it was so fun and made their own version of it at home, minus the big slide and the slip and slide. Needless to say, it is as fun as they could imagine. They sail down the slide, I am waiting for the day that they go flying out of the pool.

The looks that Ali gets on her face cracks me up. She seems to think that the slide is much bigger than it really is.

Hopefully this can continue entertaining the kids throughout the rest of the summer.

Bouncing Babies

This year the girls got a Trampoline for their Birthdays. I am so glad that we finally gave in and decided to get one. It has given them so much entertainment, I have forgotten the thrill of bouncing the day away.

My Little Dancers

Ali and Emily both started dance yesterday. They are so excited to have something fun to do during the day.

The Party!

Emily had a Strawberry Shortcake Themed Birthday party on Saturday. She had been looking forward to it for such a long time. She felt so big since she was going to be having a "friend" party like Ali. All of her best buds came and partied with her making fruit loop necklaces, playing musical chairs and freeze dance, and playing in the backyard.

Emiy ready to blow out her 3 candles.

Emily and Isabel modeling their awesome shades.

Isabel, Ali, Emily and Lex ready to get the party started. As well as Ali showing off her fruit loop necklace. All of the kids had their eaten by the end of the party.

Miah and Emily pushing Emily's new shopping cart from Nana.

Present time! Em got so many fun things, including some really neat Strawberry Shortcake toys. I forgot how good the shortcake dolls smell. It brought me back to my childhood days.

Emily invited Jadon, Miah, Lex, Isabel, Cooper, Cailin, and Macy.

Happy 3rd Birthday to Emily!

Friday was Emily's 3rd Birthday. She was so excited for it this year. Ali is sure making sure that she knows what she should be excited for, and also what she should not be.

Everyone had to work on her actual Birthday, so we just hung out and did extra fun things during the day. Here she is demonstrating how old she is.

And here she is with her lunch of choice, PBJ's and Cheeto's.

Emily, Ali, Lex and Isabel all checking out her first present. A nice big wading pool.

Emily loved playing in the pool. She splashed around in there all day. She would play for awhile when come in and get dressed, then they would go out and walk aroun in it in their clothes, and then come in and want to put their suits back on again.

It was killing her all day to open up her presents, so we let her open three on her actual day, and then we saved the rest for her first friend party that we had on Saturday. Those pictures will come tomarrow.

Hazen Pictures

For Ali's dance this year all the girls got to go and get their Team Pictures at Hazen Photography.

It was so fun. Ali thought that it was the neatest thing ever. The ladies there did her hair and makeup, they even got to change their outfits a couple of times. Ali did fabulous and loved every minute of it, but Emily of course, our little "stone cold" would not even crack a smile. We did not get one picture with her smiling in it. Here are some of our favorites.