ethan's first tooth

My little boy lost his first tooth!

oaks park with our other family

The kids and I were invited to go to Oaks Park with a friend of ours for his company picnic. I haven't been there for years and it hasn't changed one bit. The kids had a lot of fun and I must say us big kids had fun too!

the girls thought they could drive into Ethan

good thing they don't get their licences for another 13 years!

no this is more like it...spaceships & guns

...he asked for a tattoo

....ummmm I'm not sure who this tough guy is but he's not my little boy......he asked his father to help put on a few tattoo's and this is what happened.......he even had to give me this "I'm too cool to pose for a picture" look......maybe it's just a phase!

candy lollipops

I made my first chocolate lollipops today. It was really fun and super easy! I have had this candy maker for about a year now but I thought it was going to be too hard...boy was I wrong. The chocolate melts really well and the plastic molds made it easy to pop them out. I made super fun pink and purple flower & heart lollipops and a few #3's all of course for my "other daughter" Rylee's sweet shop 3rd birthday party this weekend. I didn't get any pictures of this practice batch but look for pictures of the party pops to come :)

brandon's triathlon

My brother-in-law Brandon finished a triathlon last weekend at Blue Lake. I really don't know how he does it......and with a smile on his face too! We got there at the end to cheer him on as he crossed the finish line.

Gracie was ready to cheer for Uncle Brandon as he finished!

of course Gracie's pompom got in the way of my pictures as he crossed the finish line!

see....he's smiling, there's something not right about that!

so proud of her hubby

GREAT JOB BRANDON!!

gracie's real birthday 07/07/07

After posting all her party pictures I realized I never put up the pictures from her real birthday.

her birthday waffles with a candle of course

a birthday cookie

swimming with her new goggles

trying to put up 3 fingers

birthday dinner at Olive Garden

Our lucky little girl is now three years old and what a beautiful, playful, stubborn, bright & caring little princess she is!

camping countdown

We just planned our one and only summer vacation! We are going to Detroit Lake with friends in August for some camping, boating and all around good fun! I can't wait to get the kids out on the lake and be around people who truly love my family. The downside to all this water fun is the swimwear. I have not bought a new suit in years and lets just say my body's not in bikini shape! I would love to go shopping for a new more "2 kid friendly" one but not only do the stores have back to school stuff out now but my budget looks a little slim. So for the next 18 days it's salad and a little exercise for me :) my goal is not to lose a ton of weight but to feel comfortable in a bikini.