Pudding Painting

I purchased a new book all about how to keep toddlers busy...it is full of activity suggestions to get their imaginations going to help them learn all sorts of things. This week I decided to try one of their ideas...finger painting with pudding. I COMPLETELY underestimated the mess that I would be left with...the kids had a blast, so I can't really complain but next time we're doing it OUTSIDE!

The clean up was fun too!

Park Day

Today we spent the morning playing at a park in Camarillo...all of the kids had a great time running around and the moms had fun taking pictures! Here are a few...

This is our new friend, Matthew...

I tried to stop him, but Micah was having a great time pouring sand all over himself!

Gifts From Daddy

We got a package today from Cory. It was such a great surprise, and Sam was thrilled when the mailman actually came to our door to deliver it! The boys got shirts from Hong Kong and Guam and new jammies from both Hong Kong and Malaysia. Cory is also able to video himself reading the boys books, so we got a bunch of dvds and books. It's really special to be able to have Daddy read them a bedtime story.

They wore their Hong Kong jammies to bed tonight and just looked so cute...

I'm not sure what was up with Sam's face in this one...he was being very silly.

They were getting ready to watch Daddy...

Annibirthary

Okay, so I have been getting a TON a grief lately for not updating this thing in a while...

Last Monday was my 29th birthday AND our 7th year anniversary. Yes, I did get married on my birthday! I have a reason though...some of you already know it, but for those that don't let me explain. Everything seems to happen on September 8th. Many many years ago my great-grandparents, Nana and Pa Smith, were married on that day. Sixty-five years ago, my grandparents (my dad's parents) were married on that day. Sixty-three years ago, my mom's parents were married on that day, and thirty-five years ago my aunt and uncle were married on that day. Add to it that I was born on that day and that my best friend from college was born on that day, and you just know that there is something magical about it. When September 8th just happened to fall on a Saturday the year Cory and I were engaged, it was meant to be!

This was the first year that Cory wasn't here to celebrate with me, but my awesome friends stepped in to make sure I had a great day.

I'm still waiting to get some of the better group shots, and I will add those when SOMEBODY sends them to me...but for now this is what you get.