The Presents (and the last birthday post)

After cake (and a quick bath for Kalen) we opened presents! Kalen was interested for only a little bit, so we had to work fast! She got a lot of great gifts and a TON of clothes! I think the clothes are more a gift for me though, I love dressing her up all cute! :) Thanks to everyone for the gifts, she has already worn some of the clothes and loves the toys!

The Cake

Kalen had her own mini cake with her name on it and everything. She loved when we sung her Happy Birthday and clapped when we finished. We tried to get her to blow out the candle, but she was just trying to touch it so Tyler and I helped. Then we stripped her down and let her go at it! This was her first taste of cake and chocolate…I think you’ll be able to tell from the pictures that she liked it!

She must have a love for chocolate like her mom! Look at that face!!She made a mess and loved every bit of it! Mission Accomplished!!!Sending my thanks to Jamie! She took almost all of these pictures!!

A Polka Dot Party

Sorry I was going to post sooner, but our internet has been out!

I decided to go with a pink/green Polka Dot theme for Kalen’s party. It was so fun planning a “girly” party! I already can’t wait for next year! Here are some pictures of the decor. I think she liked it! And plus her dress matched perfectly :)Grandpa Bob, Grandma Angie, Ms. Yvonne, Hailey, Mr. Josh, Mrs. Jamie, Caleb, Nate, and Emma Lee all came to celebrate with us! We grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and played outside for a little bit.

The cupcakes were a big hit with the kids and Kalen loved her little cake! I have more pictures from that, but I think it needs a post of it’s own, so I’ll be back soon with those!

Birthday Girl

Here are a few pictures of the Birthday Girl just before her party.  Big Brother had to get in a kiss! Mom had to steal a kiss too! There’s nothin like those big sloppy kisses! :)Daddy’s little girl! I am still editing and will have pictures from the party up soon! I just wanted to share these, I know the Grandparents are dying to see something!

Happy 1st Birthday Kalen!!

Almost One

I changed the blog template in honor of Kalen’s Birthday tomorrow. I can’t believe that my little girl is turning one! Here she is taking her first sip of milk.

We are having a small party for her tomorrow night!

I’ll be sure to post lots of pictures!

Happy May!!

For May I think of sunny weather and flowers! Not today, it’s gloomy outside. So I won’t be posting any pictures of pretty outdoor landscaping or anything. I guess you will just have to settle for some scrap pages :)

These I did at my mother’s house when we were there in March.

These next two were just quick and easy, but I love the pictures and the stories behind them.

And can you believe I made another layout with this kit?? It is one of my favorites! I love these pictures of Tyler and his Uncle Matt and the sweet story that goes with it!

I still have more pages to share, but I’ll save them for another time! I have been in a scrappin groove!! ;) By the way, our new challenge starts today over at Real Life Scraps!! Come join us!!

Too Nice to Blog

Sorry all! The weather has just been too nice to sit inside and blog! We have been doing a lot of outdoor activities these past few days! Tyler likes to try and catch bugs with his net.

Silly boy!

He got Kung Fu Panda for Easter, so he likes to think he can do Kung Fu now! I’m not sure what he is doing in the second picture.

I was able to get him to sit still to get this cute picture.

Kalen likes to sit in the grass and watch her brother play.

 

On Friday evening we went to Panoply, a local art fair held downtown. There was a ton of crafts for Tyler to do and he had so much fun going from one thing to the next! Kalen enjoyed riding in the stroller telling everybody “Hi” as she passed.

And on Saturday we played outside some more! We filled up Tyer’s sand/water table he got for his birthday.

He played, and played, and played! This table is a big hit!

I’m sure Kalen will like it too, but she was napping when Tyler was playing with it. When she woke up it was time to wash the cars! She couldn’t help with the cars, but she did like playing with the water.

So that is what we have been up to. Sorry for the lack of posting…I’ll try to do better!

A Vacation Book

When I went to Gulf Shores to scrapbook with the girls I got an entire vacation album done. I finally got all the pages scanned so I can share them with you all! So here it is!

It was such a fun album to do, and I loved using those SEI papers!! I have more pages to share that I made while I was at my Mom’s and when I scrapped at Jamie’s a couple weeks ago, but I’ll save those for another day. I don’t want to overload you with scrappiness!