Summertime... and the Living's Easy!

This summer was our first go round as a whole family with 4 out of 5 birthdays being within a month of each other. IT WAS ONE FULLLL SUMMER. We started of in June, Kaylee turned 3 on the 2nd. We had her little party at her Grammy's and of course she LOVED all the attention being on her. There was family members, great food, and a pool to keep the little diva smiling all day. She wore a Dora crown that says "Birthday Girl" along with a birthday sash and Dora birthday earrings. While opening her birthday presents, her facial expression was what any parent could ask for! It was a combination of pure innocence with a burst of enthusiasm and excitement. We saved Mommy and Daddy's gift for last. It was a BIG box! She was smiling the whole time opening it! When she ripped back the happy birthday paper, there was a big picture of 2 children playing with the very same picture on the box. Kaylee's face lit up with glee! "OH WOOOOOOW!!!!!! A BOX!!! THANK YOU !!!!" After dying of laughter, Corey and I tried to explain it to her that there was a kitchen inside of the box. Of course, Kaylee being 3 now, she knows everything. " No Mommy its not a kitchen its a box!" Thank goodness for birthday cake. Wave a piece in front of any kid's face and voila!!!! Instant attention turner. Thank you sweet sugar!



4 days after Kaylee's birthday, we celebrated another, though my 26th birthday was really nothing worth noting lol. The subject of me getting older is not one that thrills me... next subject!
The last week in June, we decided to take a trip to Natchitoches La to see Daddy! He was working there for months and we finally were able to spend time with everybody's favorite Daddy! We took the kiddos swimming, to the "Alligator Park", and let them actually EAT alligator! They LOVED it! Kaylee left the park asking " Mommy, can we go eat Alligator now?". After a week in the hotel from hell, we headed back. We stopped in Lafayette to see Granny and Grandpa for a few minutes. I think the kids were in heaven there. All you can eat junk food along with big flat screen they can take over, and new toys! But After a long and grueling week on the road, home never looked so good.

A week after we returned, my baby boy turned 1. Things happend that were unexpected so his party was changed last minute and many family members were unable to attend. Those that didn't were really missed, but we sure did have fun with the ones that could attend! We swam, and played, and we even dressed in Saint's attire considereing the whole reason they won is because their good luck charm was born the month before the season began :). He loved ALL of his presents that he recieved but he REALLY seemed to love the one that Daddy and Mommy got him ;) What little boy wouldn't love a Buzz Lightyear 4 wheeler at 1 years old? He is already standing on the seat and riding it!

And of course, 4 days after that, my oldest baby, Katelyn, turned 5. WOW 5! It seems like I just had her. I literally took her from cradle to crayons and loved every step, every cry, every boo boo, every single minute of her life. We celebrated all day long as in true Princess fashion! The birthday girl wore her favorite knee length white dress with pink flowers, her sister's Dora earrings, pink stockings ( she insisted!), and white shoes. Her favorite accessory was her hat! Her wonderful teachers held a birthday party before school was out for all the children who had summer birthdays and I finally let her have her hat! No one was so excited to see it more that Katelyn. Mommy made her a princess cake that lit up, and she recieved a magic mirror for her wall, along with jewelry and of course Mommy and Daddy want her to practice for next year's tee ball, so we got her a contraption that takes a ball and suspends it in the air to help her hit! She had a wonderful birthday! My only regret is NOOOO CAMERAS!!!!! All my cameras were acting up on me so I missed the whole birthday party! :( At least I got one pic of the beautiful birthday girl!



So far it has been an eventful summer. All the summers to follow will only get more hectic considering within 1 month there are 4 family birthdays! Gotta love it!