The Phoenix Children's Museum just added a fun feature:
It's a 3 story tall imagination station! Has something in every nook and cranny.
For instance, a flying bathtub...
(Jonah's up there somewhere.)
everything is made from reclaimed materials.
We took Aunt Kathleen to the airport today after 5 1/2 blessed days with her. The kids are going to suffer serious withdrawel. She is just that fabulous.
Jonah's birthday party was this morning at the YMCA, and the first time he's invited all his friends, (not just family) to his party. It was a whirl-wind! Aunt Kaki got a ton of cute pictures. I'm still trying to decide which ones to post!
Gracie's birthday was last Wednesday, but it's hard to party in the middle of the week. So, once Daddy returned from his business trip, Aunt Angie and Meemaw returned from Texas, and everyone recovered from The Stomach Bug (capitalized for a REASON - bleck), we finally got around to partying.
Love that sea of girly colors.
taken right before she licked her Einstein cake.
Singing to the shy birthday girl.
Birthday boxes are the best! And TISSUE PAPER!!!
I cannot even tell you how much I love this photo Michael snapped the other day.
A couple of weeks ago, Jonah and I were walking up to school when Cassie (his first crush), and her Dad, walked out of the office. I waved at Cassie, then looked down at Jonah's face and was shocked at his grumpy expression and arms folded across his chest. "Why are you making a grumpy face at Cassie?", I asked. "It's jes my cool face," he answered.
I had to explain that a grumpy face is not very cool. Cassie probably thought he was mad at her! I showed him how to put his hands in his pockets and rock back on his heels with a half grin. "That's a good cool face," I encouraged. He didn't say a word. I thought he ignored me.
Days and days later, Michael captures this expression during some down time in our backyard. He told me later that Jonah asked him to take a picture of this "cool face".
I love this kid. So much.
It's steamy outside (117 last week) AND inside.
Gracie had some symptoms of croup last week, so we steamed up the bathtub a few times a day looking for relief. The girl loves her baths.
I read another blog with this great idea for "embrace the camera Thursdays."
HERE'S HOW SHE EXPLAINED IT:
do you have pictures of yourself with your little people? In this day and age of the "momarazzi" many of us are behind the lens, rather than in front of it. Some of you feel much more comfy behind the lens, and I get that. Look, you think i want pictures of myself in the same velour jogging suit for the 3rd day in a row? Well, I don't really want those pictures, but my kids do. Or at least they will one day. I want them to have an abundance of pictures to remind them of days that we spend together. The days may seem to drag, but honestly the years fly.
So, in the spirit of "Embrace the Camera Thursdays", I introduced Gracie to photobooth.
