Tuesday, August 31, 2010

horrible picture, can't even see Thomas in it (in my lap) but we had a great picnic!

Sunday was a GORGEOUS day here so we went to our local museum...they have several historical homes/train station/etc that you can walk through and tour...Grace loves it.

Walkin' everywhere now!




Esslinger Barn

Found them hiding in a tee pee

Slumber Party!

We got to keep Ava a couple of days while her parents were having her adorable new baby brother, Noah. Grace loved having her here, loved sharing her room with her and has since cried at night that she misses having a sleepmate :(

Snuggles after nap/quiet time...

This girl is growing up WAY too fast...

Talk to the foot...no smiling after naps!


Sunday, August 22, 2010

The cake...dun dun dun....

Round 1 failed...miserably...picture cake all over the counter and on my floor...so the cute little idea of cutting a train out of a sheet cake and then icing it in all these different colors, yeaaah...not so much....SO...I remembered that great thing called fondant and how it really is made for people like me, I can ice my cake and then cover all the flaws with this gorgeous smooth icing...then I drew the train on top and voila!


Gotta make sure the batter is good!

Grace with Ava, Tayla and Bryce!




Happy Birthday Thomas!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Thomas and his awesome godparents, my brother Joe and his lovely wife Ashley!

We couldn't possibly love these two more...we asked them to be Thomas's godparents and they didn't even bat an eye, and it meant the world to us!



Thank you to my big brother Dave, who took these amazing pictures!

They certainly capture the magic of a memory-filled family vacation!