Magical 5th Birthday

5th birthday. At Disney World. With best friends, the Bruces. Gifts from Mickey. Phone calls from Goofy. Magical.

Big Day at Build a Bear

I write this post five months after the fact and they are STILL talking about "going back to Build a Bear with Oma."

Fill it up

Give it a hug

Put its heart on your forward and make a wish (?)

Give it a bath

Then spend approximately 10 HOURS picking out the clothes and accessories...

Thanks Oma!!

Preschool Graduation

Hard to believe his kid took 31 hours to get into the world and then the next 5 years went by in what felt like 5 minutes. James "graduated" from preschool in June. In classic James fashion, he had to wear his "dude belt" and "cool guy sunglasses." Thankfully, he removed them before the graduation performance where James hammed it up, sang only half the songs, gave us about 1,000 thumbs-up, and did an astonishingly good version of "the robot powers down" (not a part of the performance). I chose not to be embarrassed, but to laugh hysterically throughout.

James & Molly on the last day of school

James with his AWESOME (and very patient) teacher, Mrs. Bethany

Molly with her teachers (sweetest women EVER), Ms. Keke and Ms. Tashara

Molly with one of her little besties, Meg

after the graduation

and then home to a graduation party in our backyard!

Easter 2011

Easter at the beach with our Clutter besties...

Cousin Visit

In blog time, it's just before Easter.

In real time, it's the middle of summer and we've already moved to another state....

Great visit from the cousins and their kiddos!

Peter and James picked up right where they left off.... inseparable.

Uncle Ken introduces Molly to the iPad and she is hooked.

Molly and Calvin struck up a sweet friendship. Just as long as she didn't touch his "bling-bling." (that's Beyblades).
Ken brought several hundred pounds ; ) of elk meat, some of which he was kind enough to let "bleed out" in our fridge and cook up real nice on the grill. Delish!

Day out seeing the "planes on sticks." Jason was relieved to discover that they were actually life size.

Molly. Being Molly.

Inseparable!