What did you do last Friday night????

Well, we had a birthday spa party for our 10 year old Angie! Happy birthday sweetie--we are so proud of the lovely lady you are becoming. What a fun night we had.
I never got a chance to actually count, but I think we had close to 20 kids there. (More continued to trickle in throughout the night--I think word had gotten out around the neighborhood that I was offereing free babysitting or something--j/k--the more the merrier!) At first they all just had some food and played in the backyard, then we got into three groups and began our "spa treatments". It of course was somewhat chaotic, but I like to think it was organized chaos. Whatever it was, they all seemed to have a great time.

Jennie helped make beautiful toes--and even the few boys that were there enjoyed the bubbly--water that is!
Lisa helped out with letting all the partiers make their own frame and then we took a goofy pic of them with their facial mask on and put in it the frame to take home.
Giggly girls and pampering--what more could you want!

Happy birthday dear Angie...... Even Logan enjoyed our natural mask--it was good enough to eat--and some did! Oatmeal, yogurt and honey.
After their facial scrubs, they got take turns giving each other a massage in the round--just be careful not to drip on the person's back in front of you!
There is NO WAY I could have done it without this lovely team of helpers--thank you so much fellow moms, super babysitter Dominique, and Jennie. Also thanks Jack for being a super Dad and helping out behind the scenes with the pictures--and taking this picture! You guys kept your hands very busy! Dominique brought us her hand waxing thingy where you put your hand in melted wax and then peel it off for soft and supple fingers--too fun!

Here's just a few more pics around the house this week--most include that little gal that is charming us all more day by day. (By the way, I had planned to give Ella her first pedicure at the party, but yeah it just didn't happen--however, we still plan on doing it soon!)

Uh...yeah..she's a cutie...

This is an old picture of me at 2 months with my older brother Danny...
Here's Logan and Ella at 6 weeks..so similar huh? I just thought it was pretty neat!
Sunny is the croqueting queen! She has made matching headbands for EVERYONE in our family--if you would like an order, please contact her at least ten minutes in advance.

Aurrrgh matey!

Here's a pic for an update on Ella's back and neck muscles--looking sharp lady! Woo hoo! Congrats on making it through this lengthy post! Have a super day!

The Evolution of a Smile

Gearing up for it...

Almost there...
Oh Yeah!

Way too many pictures...

But if you had this adorable new baby in your house, as well as three cute kiddos, you probably would be posting way too many pictures as well..right? Well, we do have those blessed things, and so here they are. This one is last week when I brought Ella home from dropping off Logan from school. I started to get her out of her car seat and she just kept smiling away at me. Such a cutie pie!

These are from a wonderfully tastey family dinner at Trevor and Jennies--I can attest to the deliciousness (is that a word?) of her tamale casserole that she has on her recipe blog--yummers! We had a great time being together.

And Ella decided to sport her cute "Princess Atire" that night with a cute princess shirt bought by Natalie and a beautiful princess quilt made by Aunt Kari. Thanks guys!

Here's Sunny and Logan getting ready for family home evening--Sunny was in charge of the treat and made cupcakes ALL BY HERSELF (with the help of her lovely assistant Logan). Thank goodness for box mixes to teach self reliance--and give mom a break!

Caspian got quite a hairdo this week from Jack--he decided to shave the little man almost bald! Poor guy--he needs one of those little doggie sweaters now and he seems to have lost all sense of manhood that he ever had--not that poodles have much to begin with!
Jack gave a presentation at a local highschool on rocket science--what a celebrity huh? We had to get a pic of the rocket he brought with him--the kids thought it was pretty fun!


Here's a few more of our little beauty--she is quite a workout queen with tummy time as you can see.

But she also knows how to pamper herself..
And how to get you to absolutely love her with just a little grin! Too fun!

Christmas and a few other pics

We had a great Christmas this year, and spent it all at home. Usually we travel down to Eagar on Christmas day, but we decided to stay at home because of our new little package and also because my sister came to stay with us. It was really nice to spend time together and get to stay in our cute new PJs for most of the day!

Okay, I have to admit something about the above picture or my conscience will haunt me forever. We actually took this last Friday night! I just hadn't had a chance to get the kids together and do this "fancy shmancy" pic in front of the tree that I always like to do. Since Jack was home and my mom was visiting, it was a good night to try and dress everyone up, keep them happy, and all looking at the camera. Whew! But I think it was worth the effort--they are all just such cuties!

This is a lovely pondering look from our beautiful baby.
On Christmas Eve the kids favored us with a musical rendition of the sheperds going to see the baby Jesus. We had a little "sheperd's dinner" as well with finger foods and some sparkling cider. Maybe that's not exactly what sheperds ate, but we like the stuff!


Love this pic! It's the total, "What are you getting? Is it better than mine?" look. (Except for Logan, who is blissfully unaware.)

Okay, beyond Christmas now, Logan has lost the OTHER tooth! As if one wasn't enough huh? Well, Uncle Jacob seemed to be excited about it anyhow. Question--was he trying to show how great his own teeth are, or maybe what Logan has to look forward to some day????

Oh yes, and Ella absolutely LOVES her bath--She has such a serenity about her--it brings such a special peace to our home. What a blessing children are!