Below is a slide show of more pictures from Bella's 5th birthday party. We went all out this year, 5 just felt like something we needed to make a BIG deal out of. We love birthdays around here. We have been to BLORA's Horse Riding Ranch and enjoyed riding their pony, Peanut. Fortunately you can rent a pavilion and Peanut for the day. The week before the party it rained every day and I was nervous about the weather, I prayed for no rain and our prayer was answered BUT it did turn COLD, 30 degrees the morning of the party with close to 30 mph winds. ( the temp was about 50 by the time of the party). Nothing was going to stop our fun!!! We had it set up for each child to get a pony ride for 5-10min, feed Peanut (carrots and apples, she really liked the carrots), pin the tail on the pony, toss the bag thru the horseshoe game, pony tattoos for all the kids, horseshoes to play and a pony pinata!! We grilled hot dogs to eat and had lots of finger foods for the kids to eat while running and playing. We lost her favorite balloon to the high winds. We thought we had tied things down well when her cake literally flew across the pavilion, landed flat on the ground upright!!! No damage done, it was an unbelievable sight to watch, that we all saw in slow motion. We all just stood there in shock, then finally put the cake back on the table and held in down with a jug of water, weight and more horseshoes. ( It was originally being held down with just horseshoes, guess they are lucky). I have made every birthday cake so far and I think this may have been the most difficult!! Thank goodness for great directions off the Internet and Dave's help!!! Even with the crazy cold weather and high winds the party was a success, the kids had fun and most importantly she had a birthday to remember!! Thanks to everyone who came and braved the weather.

Isabella's 5th Birthday Part 1

Below is a short slide show of Isabella's Birthday (part one). She turned 5 on March 27th and since David's birthday is the 28th, we had family over to celebrate with cake, coffee and to open gifts. I made her a cupcake flower cake (at her request). Isabella, Vincent and I made David sailboat cookies. We all had a nice evening. David and I gave Isabella a new scooter when she woke up Friday morning. She had one that my cousin gave her in Dec 07 that she has absolutely loved but has outgrown (you can see the size difference in one of the pictures). She rode her new scooter for at least 3hrs that morning and continues to tell us how "awesome" and how "super fast" it is. I love when we get her a gift that she truly loves and will use. We had her birthday party on Saturday, I will post a slide show soon.

Fun pictures..

Sping fever..

This afternoon we were outside playing in our beautiful TX weather!! I am not sure how or why but the next thing I knew the water hose was out, the kids were getting wet and having a ton of fun. We are enjoying our nice weather. Isabella did a great job at getting herself and her brother wet, he just laughed and kept running into the water. Dave and I couldn't stop laughing. What a great Saturday afternoon. Below is a slide show of the kids playing in the water. Hope you enjoy!!