Splish - Splash I Was Taking a Bath...

Okay, every so often when I am looking for something to do with the boys I let them give their outdoor toys "a bath". Basically I just fill up a bucket with water and let them dump everything in it and then they splash each other with water... Today was "bath day" for the toys, however it did not take long before it turned into this...

then this...

then this...

and finally this...

Boys will be boys???

These are some of my favorite pictures from the day...

Just hanging around...

Just a boy and his dog...

Happy 4th Birthday Sam!!!

Sam turned four yesterday. Everyone talks about how quickly your children grow up...how true it is! He has become such a wonderful little boy...sweet, caring, helpful, full of energy and laughter. I really wanted to make his birthday special.
We rented a bounce house for the day. It arrived at 9:30am and stayed until 8pm...you can only imagine how exhausted the boys were last night!


The boys got lots of time bouncing and sliding before our friends arrived...

Once everyone came, Sam was having a blast...

It didn't take long before he was hot and sweaty!

I tried to do a circus theme, so we had a funny clown cake stand, face painting, balloon animals and hats, a popcorn machine and snow cones...

The boys love being able to make a mess with cake...it's just about the best part of birthdays!

Some of the girls from VAW 113...posing for a picture to send our husbands...

This adorable train conductor costume was a present from one of Sam's dear friends...it was a HUGE hit.

It was a great day with great friends!

Scuba Micah

Super Sam

Then...

And now...