We are Home and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Eli!!!

This is what a week in Florida does to us!

(We all fight over who gets to nap with Clare.)



HAPPY BIRTHDAY Eli and Avery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The cake Mom made.

The candles that would not go out!

Even Dad tried.  It took Mr. R, Dad, and Eli to get them to go out and stay out!  Everyone was cracking up!

Happy 16th 14th birthday Avery!

The next day - PARTAY at our house!

Signs of everything returning to normal after vacation:

Olivia is making fairy houses again.

Ethan is in the backyard with his goal again.

Clare Grace is loving being out on the deck again.



The light sabers are out again.

And, Sophie is getting lots of love again!

Olivia's 6th Birthday

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

 Happy Birthday dear Olivia!

Happy Birthday To You!

Pictures coming soon!

Happy Birthday Dad

     Today is my Dad's birthday!   The little kids made him cards and Ethan and I got him something that has not come yet.

 I decided to make Dad a cake for his birthday.  I made him a chocolate train cake. (perfect - since my dad is a terminal trainmaster!)  It turned out better than I thought it would.  ( I love to bake cakes, cookies, and anything sweet.  Last year, for my mom's birthday I made her a chocolate cake with chocolate icing completely from scratch.  It was a lot of work but it was worth it!)

He loved it!  He took a huge piece of it to work with him.

Good thing Dad doesn't have to do the paper work for this train disaster!

  

Happy Birthday Dad!