Friday, September 12, 2008

Cupcakes

Oh yes, and I almost forgot. For our fabulous Spiderman birthday, yours truly made yummy Spiderman cupcakes. My very first attempt and they turned out wonderfully I might add. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm not a cook, chef, baker..all of the above. Thank God I married Darin or my kids would starve! Anyway, after working so hard on these beauties, I had run to the local Fred Meyer for something. Passing the bakery I happened to look into the cake case and what to my wondering eyes did appear? You guessed it! Perfectly done, Spiderman cupcakes with the exact toppers I had ordered online because I couldn't find them in stores anywhere! AHHHH!

Oh well, mine were better I'm sure :-)


Cam's 3rd Birthday Party

We decided to have Cameron's birthday party at out favorite park this year, he always does better outdoors. The weather was a bit cold to start out and we were definitely nervous. But after a few prayers and some parting of clouds, it was a beautiful sunny day.
A lot of our friends made the trek for yet another Leonardson birthday (bless you all). Cameron had a blast digging in the sand and enjoying the water spray park.
The men discussing business over a fabulous catered luncheon.
Present time was fun. A free for all of course, Cam had more help then he probably wanted.
Thank you all for a fabulous time, Cam thanks you as well.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Member Appreciation Day at the Zoo

Today was "member appreciation day" at our local zoo so we decided to meet some friends for the festivities. The kids had a great time at all the learning booths and of course getting all the free stuff like these stylish flamingo hats. Bet you wish you had one!
Bella spent the most time at this booth learning about different animal skulls. I think this lady was very impressed with Bella's knowledge of animals and kept asking her questions.

Of course we had to ride the carousel, Cameron actually loved it! I was very surprised, he usually is a little apprehensive about these sorts of things.

It was a very fun morning, nice to be appreciated :)

Laundry Basket Pirate Ships


Friday, September 5, 2008

Big Yellow School Bus

We did it! Bella successfully rode the school bus today and loved it. Cameron waited patiently for his sister to arrive at her stop.

Here it comes up the hill.....
Closer and closer...
Look at the big girl! Bella absolutely adored the bus ride (all two minutes of it).
The conversation on the way home went like this: "How did you like it?" "It was so cool! Everyone was screaming and the bus driver didn't even care!" "There were no seat belts, no handles, just a seat! I thought I was going to fall off and break my head! It was awesome!"

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

1st Day or Kindergarten

So the day has finally come, Bella has officially started Kindergarten. We spent the morning, obsessing over clothing, breakfast, "don't forget my backpack mommy". Our little girl is growing up.
This looks like she is thinking "what did I get myself into?" But actually it was just really sunny and we forgot Bella's trademark shades.
When we got to the school, they corralled us parents and children to the playground and had the kiddos stand in lines behind their teachers. I had to actually elbow other moms to get pictures of my own kid! Bella wasn't scared, nervous or apprehensive. She spent most of her time in line surveying the various backpacks.
Once her school day was over, the kids lined up outside waiting for their parents to claim them. This is only half her class, the other kids were waiting for their bus. Tomorrow Bella will ride the bus for the first time. More pictures to come, stay tuned.....