Sophie is THREE!!

My sweet girl turned three years old on Saturday! We had a seriously rockin' par-tay!

We borrowed a friend's inflatable 10-ft water slide - it was loads of fun! We also had out Sophie's inflatable pool, and it was pretty funny to see so many kids squeezed into that little thing.


The only time she went down the big slide:


Who wants to go on the huge slide when there are sno-cones to be eaten?!:

Our neighbor, who is a clown, dropped by (sans makeup) to wish Sophie happy birthday:

Will wasn't feeling well (unbeknownst to us he had the beginnings of croup), so he was Grandma's boy all day:

Me and my sweetheart - oh my goodness I love that girl!:

Taking a shot at the pinata:

Candy galore! Unfortunately none of the kids busted it open... who would've known those things are only made for 15-year-olds wielding machetes?:

When we sang "Happy Birthday" to Sophie, she sang right along with us! So precious:

Alas, the wind was fierce and the candles would not stay lit. Sophie did a fabulous job of pretending to blow out her candles:

Cousin Delany was SPENT after a day of fun:

Sophie's new bike from Mommy and Daddy. She looks so big!!

Happy #3 to my Sophie-girl!!!

Bring on the Heat

Sometimes we let Will fall in...

... just so we can laugh at the faces he makes. (JUST KIDDING, Grandma).

I happened to catch her at the exact moment she realized that while head first is fun on her swingset, it may not be the smartest idea in the water:

It's apparent that I'm dehydrating my children when you count how many times Will attempted to drink this water (as well as the water in the big pool today):

Swing Away

You can't tell by Professor Grumpypants on the swing, but all three of the kids love our new swingset (and I'm not talking about the one in my belly)!

Love 'Em In the Spring

Five Reasons to Visit Your Neighborhood Zoo

#1. Your children get to see the faces of their friends instead of yours all day:


#2. Quality time with Mommy... and the stroller.


#3. They can taunt something else for a change instead of each other ("c'mon, Mr. Lion, come and get me!")


#4. They can get extensive practice with their newly learned skills, such as pointing at interesting objects.

#5. You can really prove to them who's boss when you stay too long and have one complaining that she's hungry for an entire thirty minutes while the other screams uncontrollably for the five minute walk back to the car.

That'll teach 'em who makes the decisions in this house.

Get outside before it snows this weekend!!!

I Bet Lance Has Never Pulled 50+ Pounds Behind Him

Yes, I realize we have the 2-year-old noggin safely tucked away, while the 6-month-old... well... who knew they don't really make helmets that small. By "they," of course, I mean Target... which is my biking accessory shop.


It's quite the therapeutic activity for my children, as evidenced by the below pictures:



Therapeutic, that is, until she wakes up with 2 pounds of hard plastic smooshing her brains in, and realizes that the pretty princesses don't really make wearing it as fun as mom promised.

Dear Summer, Please Stay Forever. With Love, The Tysons