A New Cake for Ava

This cake was for a baby shower and it was my first triple decker! I heard through the grapevine that the expectant mom loved it and the very top and bottom layers were enough to feed the entire crowd so she is saving the middle for a little later! How sweet:) The poms on top were made from tissue paper and now I am obsessed with making them. They are really easy and fun to do.

New Ditties from Matthew

*Lately, Matthew has been on a roll. The other day, he told me that my eyes were green and his were blue. I said "Yes but yours have some flecks of green." He told me he would like to see them and I agreed. He paused and said "Well, I can't pop out my eyeballs..." I about died!

*Just yesterday he told me on the way to school that he was going to a wedding this weekend. I said "Really, who is getting married?" He said "Me and Katie (pictured below)...Oh and Liv and Sophie too." I said "Buddy, you can only marry one of them." (Chris informed him we were not living in Utah!) When we pulled up at school and Katie pulled up next to us he said "There is the princess now!" SERIOUSLY! Where does this kid come from!
*These next few pictures are the war wounds he has gotten lately. This one on his face came from trying to jump out of the jogging stroller as Chris was stopping to let him out. I think he wanted to test Newton's laws of physics...yes they still work!

*This last one is from Olivia's bike. He wanted to ride it to ring the bell and I guess he couldn't figure out how to use the breaks. He zoomed into a scooter and fell off. Thank god he had his helmet on. I thought he had broken his arm but just a scratch! AHHHH it is beginning!

Sweet Smelling Girl

I mean REALLY! I just want to squeeze her:)

There is nothing, in my opinion, that is sweeter than a kid bathed and ready for bed. Maggie is just particularly cute after she is washed, in her new "spring" pj's and her hair is combed. it is still so curly and unruly! Everyday people tell me that she is my twin and I love it! I tried to get a picture of the two of us but she doesn't quite cooperate. She is into moving straight toward the camera as soon as I pull it out!

Why do I buy them all their toys...

when a laundry basket is more fun!?! They must have spent and hour playing and pushing each other (well Matthew did most of the pushing) around the kitchen and living room. Pretty funny!!!

Friends

We have been very fortunate in making new friends since we have moved to Spokane. Of course none can top having some very best ones a couple of doors down. Matthew LOVES Olivia and Nolan and every day asks me to ride bikes or go outside and play with them. It is too cute. Kelli and I joke that neither of us can move without both of us moving next door to each other! My mom took this picture when they stayed with the kids a month ago and I think it says it all! Love you guys:) xoxo

Sweet Baby Charlotte

These pictures are so cute they just want to make me have another one (gulp!!) I can't believe how sweet Matthew is with Charlotte! So cute and proud to announce that she is our goddaughter:) Yay!!!!!

HAPPY EASTER!

Hope you all had a blessed Easter. Ours was very nice. We went to chruch (still working on getting there and keeping the kids in the pew), stopped by Uncle Mike's and Tante Jean's, and then rounded out the day with having dinner with Chris' parents and sister. It was a great day!