A month of celebrating. Oh, how we LOVE the month of June!
And to kick it off, Felix & I celebrated 4 years of wonderful marriage bliss on June 3! We were actually still in MA for our anniversary, but we postponed our celebration until we arrived in FL and were able to go out for a dinner alone while the kids slept :)
These pictures were from another night we went out for our newfound tradition of "siblings dinner" with my sisters & Roger. (his favorite romantic pose I make him do)
In June, the celebrations are as follows: Our anniversary, Ava's bday, Emma's bday, Levi's bday, Steph's bday, my bday, and shortly followed by Felix & Moms bday in early July. Needless to say, we did a lot of celebrating! The pictures are not in order.....
My birthday. The big 3-1. I decided to match my 3 year old for the big day- it was "romper day". Hello fashionista! My bday was on a Tuesday, so Steph & I took the kids to meet Mom for lunch at City Place. So fun! And much to our surprise, we were so full from our lunch that we ended up just having appetizers and salad for dinner that night......and a teeny tiny birthday cake that unfortunately, was not big enough for everyone to sample! Sorry Dad!!!
I thought it was pretty cool that I was able to use both candles from my kids' birthday cakes this year for my cake! I don't think that will ever happen again- so cool!!!
On days we were not celebrating birthdays, we still made great attempts to have fun. Most of the time, me and my two little chickens were more than happy to hang out in the pool in the backyard- other times, we ventured out with the cousins.
Kids-Bowl-Free is going on this summer, so we all went out to give it a try.
Let's just say-it was a LONG two games! The kids had fun and even got a little competitive. Not my little Emma though- her balls went down slow & steady. In fact, one time it went so slow- it actually stopped, and rolled back to us!! Levi was a trooper- hanging out in the stroller cheering everyone on :)
Costco! We even went one week that Mamare & Saba were out of town.....but they were not missed.....hahaha (look closely at our table- we had "fill-in's" join us!)
Ballet Camp. Mon, Wed, Thurs, 9am-12pm. So fun for everyone!!! Steph & I dropped off the girls at ballet camp bright & early- they had fun doing arts & crafts, playing games, learning ballet, and of course- snack time, and Steph & I enjoyed some quality time with the babies together or just some alone time if Levi was napping. And when we picked up the girls we had lunch together or playdates- it was fun and I wish we could do it more often! And the teacher said Emma did a great job and listening and following directions- which made me proud since she was the youngest in the class and this was her first time in this type of structured environment without me!
Build-A-Bear. Steph & I gave all 3 of the big kids this as a birthday gift- so we brought them to make their bear together. This was Emma's first time and she absolutely loved it! I did not expect her reaction........
Build-A-Bear. Steph & I gave all 3 of the big kids this as a birthday gift- so we brought them to make their bear together. This was Emma's first time and she absolutely loved it! I did not expect her reaction........
She loves this bunny! She named her "Emma Bunny" and sleeps with her every night. We have even seen her on the monitor sleeping with it, and she rolls over to cuddle it and hold it under her arm. Worth every penny!!!
The day after we arrived we went to Ava's birthday celebration at a great little splash pad park. It was the perfect water level for my non-swimmers to run around and have fun. She had a care-bear cake. There was an ant crawling on one that caused quite a stir and landed down my shirt. Grandaddy can tell you all about it!
We celebrated Emma & Levi's birthdays 3 times- once at the beach all together, once on each of their actual birthdays, and once for a little party with their friends. I think they felt special!! Even Levi knew he was supposed to blow out the candles by the end of our trip.....
Of all the celebrations, I must say- Steph had the best birthday celebration ever. It fell on a Sunday, so the girls (me, mom, Steph & Jack) left all the kids at home with Dad & Roger- and took off for a day of shopping! We shopped, sat outside to chat over some Starbucks, and then shopped some more. We had lots of fun trying on some winners in the dressing rooms, I learned that nobody in my family likes my style, but I'm ok with that.... and then we went out with everyone for hibachi, where the kids had a great time- followed by Coldstone for dessert.
So, that about wraps it up for the celebrating- which is how we spent most of our time down there!! More to come.......
1 comment:
you can work a romper, love it. so glad y'all had fun.
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