Luke's 1st Birthday

I can't believe my baby is turning one already!  We celebrated with family and friends at my parents' house, the perfect place to keep cool while still enjoying being outside.

I had fun putting together a fish-themed party

The Goldfish Bar was a hit! S'mores definitely the most popular.

Veggie cups

"Fish Bait"

The cake! The tail was reserved for the birthday boy.

The bigger kids loved the water slide!

While the younger ones stayed cool in the baby pools.

Digging in! 

Luke was so much more adventurous with his cake than Katelyn was!  He didn't waste any time (but didn't seem to like the way the frosting stuck to his fingers).

Sharing his cake with his sister...what a good boy!

Nana, Luke, Papa

Grammie, Luke, Mommy

Uncle Zach, Auntie Shell

Uncle Paul, Auntie Brooke

While Luke napped, the rest of us had fun swimming.  Katelyn has just recently started getting more comfortable with the pool and loves jumping to Daddy.

She will even go under the water with Auntie Shell

Zoe brought Katelyn a matching suit!

Shell and Libs

Shell, Brookie, Moe

Zach and the boys

We put little goodie bags together for the kiddos

Later that evening all of Luke's cousins "helped him" open his presents (all of which Katelyn has been thoroughly enjoying!)

We all had a blast celebrating our little Lukie's 1st birthday!

Bathroom Update

We (meaning Steve) have been working on painting our cabinets.  A very cheap and fairly easy project! So far he has already finished the guest bath, master bath, and laundry room.  Here are pics of the guest bath (didn't take pics of the other yet)...

Before:

After:

Crazy Kids

A few of those moments I got lucky enough to have a camera on hand for...

They love being silly together!

Mother's Day

I had the most wonderful Mother's Day.  Just a relaxing day with my babies with nothing to do but enjoy them.  It was one of those days when you just feel overwhelmed by the amount of love in your life.

Spring Break in SLO

We had an amazing week with the family in SLO.  We rented a home that we were lucky to come across while searching online.  Even though the pictures, description, and price all looked wonderful when we agreed to stay there, we were still not expecting such a breathtaking place.  Located just behind the back entrance to CalPoly, we drove about 10 minutes down a dirt road to get there.  Here is a pic of the house from the road leading up to it:

And  a few more great shots of the place:

The kids had a blast playing together!

At Avila Beach:

Luke took an hour and a half nap while we were there!

We took the kids to the SLO children's museum:

Making s'mores!

Charlie, Emily, and Katelyn had so much fun together!

Kate and Emmy exploring around the house

Future Mustangs!

 

Awesome hiking trails (we saw cows, deer, and wild turkeys!)

View of CalPoly

The kids' first time at farmers market

On the way out...Kate not too happy about it!

It was such a nice week with the fam!