Camden's 1st Birthday Party!!!

Today, our family went to the Creels home to celebrate Camden's 1st birthday! Part of Camden's present was me taking pictures for her mommy Candis to remember the day! This way, Candis and Michael could enjoy the day with their little girl and it could be one less thing to be stressed about! Not a bad idea actually! And picture take did I - think there was close to 400 photos of Camden and all her friends! Here are a few of my favorites!




Mommy let her get messy!

Think this was Camden's favorite toy - given by Jayla! Candis throws around the doggy idea all the time, but decided it is probably better to NOT have one (good thinking). Jayla thinks otherwise, so...Camden got a little puppy for her birthday that barks and wags its tail and everything! Best thing about the dog - it doesn't shed OR go to the bathroom in the house! Camden loved it and gave it squeezes and kisses from the second she saw it!


Lola and Kyan gave Camden her first pair of Mia Joie shoes!!! They fit perfect on her feet! Bet these will get as much use out of them as Lola gets out of all of hers!

Me and my babies!!!

A lot of our blogging buddies were there to celebrate Camden's big day:

Avery Keilman

Matix Bell

Matix playing with his mommy and daddy!

Jayla Garrett

Lola was DYING to go outside and swim~she even tried busting her and Camden out of the house! She couldn't even budge the door though, as Candis and Michael have the best pool safety lock/door handle thing on their door! But the girls did have fun trying!

Uncle B enjoying time with the kids! Kyan loves Brian so much and Lola is warming up each and every time he comes around! Today, he even held her a couple of times!

We had a great day!!!
Happy Birthday Camden!!!

Splash Pad - Westgate

Today we planned on going to the splash park at 83rd Ave and Bethany Home, only to go there and see a ton of summer camp groups (lots of older kids) in the park, and didn't think the kids would get much out of it since it was so busy...

...so off we went to Rovey Farms, to like a private park for their community (Susie knows the neighborhood really well as she and Jearel have been looking at homes there) only this time we find no water shooting out of the spouts?!?!

So we KNEW that Westgate would have their spouts on so we headed there. Except, they didn't start spraying until 10, so we found a nice spot to wait in the shade for about 10 minutes before it was splash time! And, splash time it was! All three kids had a blast playing in the water, even Lola, who would have thought! Nothing fancy about this place, just water shooting up from the ground, it was perfect! Think this will be our new place to go!

Lola watched brother to make sure it was safe for her to go in the water!

JayLo

Lola

Kyan

Jayla

"Ummmm...should I do it?"

"OK!" ~ from then on she was hooked and amazed at the water!

It is shots like the one above that make me love my camera!

All three kids played so good together!

Kyan made sure to keep a close eye on his sister!

Towards the end, Jayla wanted to go exploring, mommy Susie had to do all the chasing today ~ I just sat and snapped away! Sorry Sue, I wasn't much help!

Lola thought the statue was a doggy and was waving and showing Jay her new friend!

Then it was off to Johnny Rockets for some lunch! The kids sported their new hats for a lil bit and ate some yummy lunch before heading home for naptime!

Thanks for sharing our fun day with us Jayla and Susie ~ no matter what we do, we always have fun hanging with you girls!

Beauty Brands Annual Liter Sale

Today begins the liter sale at Beauty Brands! Buy your favorite shampoos and conditioners in liter size for only $11.98 (on some liters, this saves you over $30)! I will be stocking up for the year, last year I only bought one of each and kicked myself ever since, won't make the same mistake this year! Makes great presents too if you are an early shopper! I am pretty sure they don't set a limit to the number you can buy! Get to the store now!!!

Pretty Toes

Lola got her little toes painted last night! Chad admitted that he was going to do it the other night, but I think he wanted me to have that moment with her! She looks more girl-y now and loves to check out her new toes!
As soon as I painted them, Nelly's song popped into my head - so thought it was fitting for this post!

Fountain of FUN!!!

Kyan was sucking in his belly 'cause the water was a lil cold!

"Hi!"

I am so lucky that my kids play so well together (for the most part that is!)

Kyan was getting a "fountain" drink

I am pretty sure she was up to planning something no good right here!

Kyan took a little siesta right outside of the fountain wall!

Meanwhile, Lola was trying to get her own version of a "fountain" drink! She wasn't having much getting a drink, but had fun licking the water!

Yesterday we spent the day at my parents! It was their last day here of this summer trip, and I have a feeling the next one won't be for a little while! HA! I say that and then something will come up and they will be down here once again! My kids enjoyed playing in the fountain in the backyard before we went to look at houses and then head to the airport!

Kyan almost got on the airplane (last minute desicion by Kyan in the car - he was so fired up, wasn't packed with anything, but stoked to get on a plane none the less) with them for a week of fun with grandma and grandpa, but at the last minute decided not to go - ultimately he told me he was afraid to get on the airplane. Of course this didn't come out until after he stopped crying 15 minutes later and was ready to talk! He pretended like it was a different reason, but admitted he didn't like to land. So we will be planning a trip home, before my dad kills me, soon! Probably just going to have to be the kids and I - as it will be hard for Chad to get off of work! Kyan told me he could be brave if he was with his sister, bear, blanket, and mommy!

Lola's New Shoes

Yes, another pair of Mia Joie shoes for Lola!