Jeffrey's 1st Birthday

Jeffrey's 1st birthday was a spectacular circus event!  The cake was amazing!!

Jeffrey was so cute with his cupcake!

I got to hold little Emma and Elle was quite the little helper! I think she was preparing for being a big sister!

Sophie, Ceci, and Gia were there so they had a ton of fun playing together under the table of all places :)

Megan did a wonderful job with tons of circus games!  Elle got into the action with the ducky pond!

Sporting her first tat!

Group shot of all the children that were at the party.

Ceci Ballet and Birthday

Figured now would be a good time to get our blog updated :)  Back in June Elle and I attended Ceci's ballet and birthday party.  Colby was in California working.



Ceci did an amazing job and looked so beautiful!

Sophie was very proud of her little sister!

Happy 6th birthday Cecilia!

The men enjoying the fire that Wes built.  I think there was a lot a grunting that took place in the circle of trust!

We headed down to the beach in the morning for breakfast before we left.

"CHEESE"

Grami watching the girls look for shells and sea glass.

Taking a walk with Grami.

Sophie taught the girls how to skip rocks! 

Finleigh's 1st Birthday

The following day we headed north to Finleigh's first birthday party!  It was a book theme and we were given a book plate to fill out and put into a book we loved for exchange.  At the end of the party the books were handed out and each child got to open it along with a super duper cute book mark from Finleigh's Momma.

Elle bouncing around on a Rody. 

Elle mingling with Colby's coworker Dan and his wife Jess.

Circling up for cake time!

Getting ready to sing.

Elle loved the cake and enjoyed playing with new friends.  Finleigh had on a big sister shirt and we are very excited to meet the new little one in October.  Which means our little one will have a playmate close in age!

Choo Choo Noah's 2!

Noah had a Thomas The Train birthday party! 



Elle and Colby took the train for a tour of the room.

Poppi, look at me!  I am a conductor!!

I hear a Choo Choo coming!

Visiting with Gigi and Baby Gavin.

Family picture with the Jones side of the Colby's family.

Sophie's 7th

Okay so no excuses.  We have been super lazy about our blog and I apologize.  Work has been out of control for both Colby and myself and the last thing we wanted to do at night is spend more time online.  However, it is now almost the end of November *gulp* but we are back in business thanks to a super cool new laptop!  So where did we leave off. 

Ah, yes, Sophie's 7th birthday way back in September...



The fish party was awesome! 

The children decorated the their bowls and watched patiently until it was their turn to pick a fish! 

The canoe was a great place to eat cake!

Plus the paddle worked wonders on the fishy pinata!

Gia and Elle were able to sit back and chat while the others took turns whacking the pinata.

Lordy, Lordy, looks who forty!

We headed over to Spokane for my brother's 40th birthday party!  I have been terrible lately remembering to take pictures, not sure if it is because I am running after Miss busy body or because I really want a new camera :)  So I had to steal a few pictures for this blog from others!!

My sister-in-law Tracie, Marc with their children Olivia in the front, Marcus, and Emma (with her dolly)  Ceci and Sophie had a great time playing with their cousins!



On Friday night Poppi, Raymond, Marc, Colby, and Wes deep fried!  Turkey, sweet potato fries, and french fries.  Seriously they were looking around to see what else could be spiced up in the fryer!  Dang, I have to say anything fried is AWESOME!!

Poppi carrying the turkey in to be carved! 

August 14th is also my sister Tracy's birthday but she only turned 36!  Yes, same day but 4 years apart.  So to recount:  Marc- brother who turned 40 married to Tracie, Tracy- sister who turned 36 born on the same day as brother.  Crazy easy to remember names and birthday!! I do feel a little left out not being born on August 14th but I usually got a present on their birthday when I was younger as everyone felt bad for me :) hee hee, probably what added to my quirkiness that everyday was a great day to celebrate my birthday until I was 26 or so!

Enjoying watching the boys work!

Actual party pic stolen from Tracie's blog.  Thank you Tracie :)  We had a wonderful trip to Spokane and can't wait to go back next month for some Eagle football!!

Emma and Olivia Turn 4

The twins celebrated their 4th birthday over Memorial Day weekend!  We had a great trip over to Spokane with Grami and Poppi.  Tracie's Mom made the girls the prettiest cakes ever!  I think it may have been fancier then our wedding cake in fact!  The cake tasted just as good as it looked! 



I tried to teach Elle how to use a party honker as they fascinated her!

She gave it a good shot!

Happy Birthday to Tracie, the girls Momma!  Today is actually her birthday!

mmm, muffins

One of my New Year's goals is to make a part of every present I give. January was a challenging month for this goal as I had one birthday and a baby shower to attend. For Amy's birthday I made pineapple puff muffins and earrings for Elle to give her in the morning.

The earrings I made as well but I don't want to post them as they maybe in a present to you too! Well, only if you are a girl :) Kim from my office gave me the cutest cupcake party favor kit which I decided to use one to hold the earrings.

The bag and presentation I thought turned out well and 100% handmade! YEAH!! Only 11 more months, 18 birthdays including one 1st!! 5 babies, 3 holidays, 2 weddings, and 1 3rd anniversary! I can so do this!!