Happy Birthday Baby

Happy Girl

This weekend we celebrated our sweet Ella's first birthday.  We  had a party with family and a few friends.  Ella did not enjoy everyone looking at her when it came time to dig into her cake, but after Daddy held her a while she dug right in!  It was a great celebration for an amazing little girl!
Love you Ella! Happy 1st Birthday.

Tiny Dancer

Lily had her last tap class last week and did GREAT!  We were worried with Grandma's and Aunts and Uncles there that she would shy away and not do her dancing moves, but that was not the case. She LOVED having an audience and had so much fun. We are signed up for another session of dance starting in September. Can't wait!

I love my Mondays off!

Today was a great fun summer day!  We were able to join my dear family friends the Fridleys and Purewals for a boat ride.  Laura has been my friend since I was about 10 or so and I grew up on this lake.  It was kinda surreal to have my girls playing with her boys on a boat and tubing today!  We had a yummy lunch and a fun day playing in the water, tubing, riding the boat and just hanging out.  I was soo proud of  Britton for skiing at 5 and Lily for trying out tubing for the first time.  I love having Mondays off!

Climber!

Getting up there!

So proud!

Ella is just like her sis!  Climbing up on everything!  This is the second time I caught her climbing on the fireplace so I had to snap a picture.  She turned 11 months this week and is almost walking on her own. She takes about 3-4 steps between Bryan and I and then just falls into our laps/arms laughing! 

She's a Duckling!

Lily is officially a Hackmann Preschool Duckling! Friday was her first day of preschool and she did GREAT!  Better then we could have expected.  Bryan brought her in and we stayed with her for the first 45 minutes or so. When it was time for us to go she gave us each a kiss, while she was playing playdoh, and said good-bye. Not even a moments of hesitation.  I, of course, had scouts checking her out all morning to see if she was OK.  I will be working both mornings she is there in the same building so it will be so much fun watching her in her classroom.  Our therapy room even opens up to the playground! I did good that day too!  It was the night before when I was ironing her dress that I lost it!  Can't wait to see what she learns this year!

Last installment!

We spent the actual 4th of July with our fav peeps the Vests at the O'Fallon Freedom Fest.  Toad the Wet Sprocket was playing so we braved the heat and listened to some tunes!  Lily and Lina wanted to ride some rides, we got one in when the big black clouds rolled up and we ran to the car in a downpour!  Once we got home we had some pizza and shot off our own little firework display. Lily was really into boom booms this year.  She is still asking to go and see them.  She went down to Main Street St. Charles both Saturday and Sunday night with her Dad to see them while Mommy stayed home with sleeping Ella.

The 4th part 2

Each year my Mom has a 3rd of July BBQ with all her neighbors and some family too.  It was HOT on Saturday, but the kids stayed cool in the big water slide!