Cowgirl Caroline's Hoppin' Hoedown

Caroline had a Cowgirl themed party this year at an indoor inflatable place. It was a rootin tootin good time!

We had strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla cupcakes!


At the Chuckwagon, we had quite a spread for all our little buckaroos...

Caroline had so much fun...She was in constant motion, the WHOLE time.

The group

Miles and his BFF, Chase, chowin down on some grub...

Caroline and her Jacks. She loves these boys, so MUCH!

Miles had a blast, too. He toroughly enjoyed a chocolate cupcake ;)

Minnie and (little) Papa were there (thanks Minnie, for all the pics!)

So was Uncy Paul....

And of course, Mimi and (big) Papa were, too!!

Happy Birthday, Cowgirl Caroline!
Thank you to all of our friends and family who made our little cowgirls' party so special!!!

Caroline is 3!

It's so hard to beleive that this sweet girl is THREE! Overnight she has blossomed from a baby into a BIG girl. She suddenly seems so grown up and independent. I adore her sweet, outgoing personality. She is so curious and observant, smart and funny. Such an amazing gift and blessing to her Daddy and I. We love you, Sweet Caroline!

Special thanks to Popsicles and Pirates for the adorable outfit and Cherry Blossom Photography for the beautiful pictures!!!

Prima Ballerina

Caroline started her first dance class a couple of weeks before her birthday. She was SO excited. She has been "doing ballet moves" for a few months, so we figured she would love it.

I bought her 2 leotards..one pink and one black. Of course, she refuses to wear the black one. "Only pink" she says...

Practicing some stellar moves before her first class...

another ballet pose...

Listening to her teacher on the first day...

It's a tap/ballet combo class. They always do tap first, then change into their ballet shoes. However, Caroline insists on wearing her ballet shoes in the car on the way to class. Even though she always has to take them off as soon we get there :)

I would say she defintiely LOVES it!

4th of July Weekend

These are in reverse order, so this post will be like traveling backwards through time ;)

Our attempts to get a cute pic of our little firecrackers! Not an easy task...

Happy 4th! (as Miles is reading an Easter egg book)

Happy 4th! (As Miles is trying to grab another book)

Happy 4th! (as Caroline is slamming Miles's head down in attempt to "hug" him.)

And last but not least...Happy 4th! (as Miles springs into action to steal Caroline's snack, and she gives him the evil eye.)

Ha ha! Good times ;)

On Monday, We headed to the neighborhood parade and festivities. It was really cute! All the kiddos decorated their bikes and rode behind the fire truck. Then we circled back to the park for free ice cream, bounces houses, and music!

Caroline watching the parade get started...

Miles watching, too...

After watching a little bit, we decided to jump in and follow eeryone. We didn't decorate anything this year, but next year we sure will :)

We enjoyed dinner at Steiner Steakhouse to celebrate Tiff's Bday!

And a day out on the lake with the whole gang...

the infamous Carly and I on the boat

The boys...Joe, Ryan, Jon, and Peter

It was an AWESOME weekend!

Hmmm...

The title of my last post was "So far behind..." Unfortunately, almost 2 months later, I am still so far behind!?!?

I don't really know what the deal is. I want to keep up the blog, because i love having it to look back at. I know the kids will really love it one day, too. But lately, I just haven't made the time for it. I think about the blog. About what I want to post about, and which pictures I want to include, but when it comes to actually getting it done, I seem to run into problems...ha ha!

I am not really sure why...Maybe the lack of routine in the summer, maybe we have been busier than usual, maybe I have just been lazier than usual ;) Whatever the reason for my slacking, I need to snap out of it!

Don't give up on me...If you haven't already ;) I promise to get back on track and get caught up...some day. Hopefully, sooner rather than later!!!