Alice Turns ONE!

Alice's first birthday cake.  An Easter Bunny of course!

Wow!  Look at that candle!

Throwing the cake on the floor was half of the fun!

Cute Aunt Marni planned a fun party with crafts for all the cousins!

Alice is very serious about her coloring.

The girls were given butterflies to decorate for their rooms.

Meg and Leah deciding on the best decorating options.

Paige making her butterfly.

Alice and Uncle Nick

Meg's finished product.

Alice getting into the modeling clay for the boys.

Aunt Amy and Jenny and cousin Aydan.

Sam's creation!

Tyson's creation.

 

Alice "helping" grandma Mickies try to feel better.

We went out to Utah over spring break to help Grandma Mickies who was having a hard time recovering from her Knee surgery.

Erik's Turns 40!!!!

Happy Birthday to Daddy......Happy Birthday to you!   We couldn't fit 40 candles on his cake this year, but the kids sure wanted to!

Here is Erik doing "All the work" this is what he loves to do, but it comes with a tiring price(;

Here is Meg on a jump at the ski park at Heavenly and Kate getting ready to go out.

We all fit on a lift!

Daddy and Kate.

Gorgeous view of Lake Tahoe.

Eating lunch at Kirkwood.

Just chilling and waiting for the girls so Sam can go do some  more jumps!

Sam and Meg get to go alone because they are such independent skiiers.

Saying good-bye to Alice so the BIG kids can go skiing at Kirkwood for Daddy's birthday.

We had a great weekend up at Tahoe.  We spent the first day at Kirkwood and the second day at Heavenly.  The second day Alice stayed in their daycare so I could join everyone.  It was so fun just to spend time together and of course ski!

Baby Monster

The Baby Monster has finally arrived at our house!  She is crawling, pulling to stand, opening cupboards & drawers and taking out everything!  She eats anything....homework beware!  She pulls hair, pokes eyes, scratches and ruins fragile toys.  Our favorite thing is how innocently she looks at you as she is pulling out an entire shelf of books or terrorizing any craft project.  "What?" is the look we get.  She is vocally unhappy with any clothing alterations and physically amazing in her ability to twist out of any position!  Diaper changes are considered a work out these days.  It's a good thing she is SO CUTE and that we are SO IN LOVE or she might hear about these obvious rule infractions!  She is also fabulous at giving open mouthed kisses and loves, crawling around the house calling for her siblings in the sweetest little voice, and giving generous smiles and excitement whenever you need to feel important walking into a room.  She is great at blowing kisses (minus the blow), shaking her head, SO BIG upon prompt with arms above her head, Peek-a-Boo, and dancing....she's got some moves!  More pictures of trouble to follow soon!

MEG

I have to brag about Meg for a moment.  She is such a wonderful person to have in our family.  We are so blessed to claim her as ours!  She just turned 10!  She is so busy and talented, creative and interesting!  She makes our home a fun place whenever she is around.  She decided to take her friends to see Alice in Wonderland for her birthday celebration.  She has a cute group of girls that she has surrounded herself with!  She also just made competitive soccer again this year with some of her old teammates, so we are looking forward to another busy fall season hanging out on fields with old friends.  My favorite brag to date is her beautiful singing voice!  She was just given a main part in the opera the Piper of Hamlin in Livermore.  She will have 2 solo parts and a duet.  The director was so impressed with her that she has asked to give her private vocal lessons in order to prep her for the Pleasanton Cantabella performing Choir for which there is a wait list.  They are so excited to have Meg become involved with their singing  groups, and Meg is thrilled!  What an honor to be able to do what you love to do and have people excited to have you there!  Way to go MEG!  We LOVE You!!!! 

Meg's Birthday Tea Party!

Utah ski time!