Adorable

I don't know what's going on but over the last two days Sawyer has been excessively loving towards his sister. He helps her up and brushes her off when she falls, fights with me because HE wants to share his ice cream with Reese and not me. It's very strange but I am trying to just enjoy it and not be watching out for the next moment that he might body slam her. Today Grammie shut the door to the bathroom (seriously, does she think she is allowed privacy?) and Reese started bawling and ran away from the door and straight into Sawyers arms. Cutest moment EVER!

Wild Kratts Adventure

I had such a great time planning Sawyer's 4th birthday party! He wanted his party to be Wild Kratts. My mom and I made creature power suits for all 17 kids, and I had 4 challenges for them. They earned a kangaroo creature power disc by jumping in pillow cases 30 feet. A kangaroo can hop 30 feet in one jump. They earned their shark powers by eating a small shark off a fishing pole with no hands. Sharks super power is that they eat everything, even smaller sharks. The kids also earned cheetah, and frog creature power discs. Surprisingly, most of the kids had fun participating in the challenges. We were also right next to Greenlake wading pool, so the kids got to get some water play in too. Nathan, Ellie, Nala, Ana, Hazel, Otis, Macy, Tristan, Kristina, Natalie, Amelia, Obadiah, Sofia, Riley, Brett, Enrique, and Natalie all made it to Sawyer's party. I also made some super fun hippo and panda cupcakes to go with the wild animal theme. Sawyer had a great time and of course loved the chocolate cherry cupcakes that he requested. Post birthday party was pretty amazing too. He loved all the police and pirate Legos that he received and made sure to warn me that I wouldn't like any of them, because they ALL have guns. He is currently obsessed with gun play and I feel like he is taunting me. Everything is about guns. He keeps telling me that when he is an adult and has a job that he will buy a real gun. I will be so excited when this phase is over.

Look at this face!

Oh man, how do you say no to that face! I love this girl. Cutest thing she says right now...efalant (ef-a-lant). That's how she says elephant.

Space Camp

What a fun week! Joana and her family stayed with us this week while they are in between homes, so the boys could go to space camp together at the flight museum. The space camp itself did not end up living up to my expectations, I was disappointed, but having Nathan and Sawyer together all week was quite fun. It was extra fun because it was Sawyer's birthday week, so I had all kinds of extra fun things planned. Birthday pancakes with sprinkles, present scavenger hunt, pirate ship piñata, jello jigglers, gift wrapped snacks at camp, shaving cream plane/car wash and just a lot of spontaneous play. The boys had an extra good time playing marble maze and pretending to be pirates.

Melted crayon rocks

First craft I think I have ever come up with that Sawyer truly enjoyed. We collected rocks from the beach, heated them up in the over and then drew/painted on them with crayons as they melted. So cool, and a perfect embellishment for our garden.

the wonder that is Reese

"How come?" Most small children ask "why". Over and over and over. Hundreds of times a day, and admittedly it can get kind of exhausting. Reese on the other hand has never asked why, her version is "how come?" I am not sure how it started, probably picked it up from her big brother. But it is the cutest, especially in that adorable voice of hers. It melts my heart every time, even after the hundredth time. One of my other favorite things about this girl, is that she wakes up wanting to put her shoes on and go outside. And then once we get outside she says "run, run". I love her energy and her happy spirit.

Happy Mother's Day to me

Sure miss these days when Sawyer and Reese were infants and would sleep on my chest for hours.