Wylie's Birthday Party

Wylie turns 2 this week and we started the celebration early with a monkey themed party for him and our family and some friends. Wylie has not been much of a talker and in the last week he has become down right chatty. It was a special treat to hear him sing "Happy Birthday" and say "tane ewe" for his gifts. I also loved asking him, "who's birthday is it Wylie" and have him answer "meeee". The best part of the evening was Wylie cheerfully giving sweet hugs to people after he opened their gifts. He was happily blessed with lots of trains for his new train table and just seemed so quietly pleased with each gift that he opened.

Happy Birthday Sammy

Sammy, one of our favorite kiddos and Todd's bestest friend, turned 6 today. Sammy and Todd were in heaven running around and eating sugar while attacking each other with swords and hooks. Ahh, a 6 year old's pirate themed party is a special treat. Happy birthday friend!

The Lake

We headed to Mason Lake yesterday for about 18 hours of fun and were surprised by great weather this morning for skiing, wake boarding and inner tubing. I am always proud of how my hubby just pops out of the water every year when it is his turn to ski and then am even more impressed when my 70-something grandpa takes his turn. Todd also hit the water on his inner tube and I loved to watch him laugh his way around the lake. So fun.

Garden Flowers

I snuck over to Papa's garden to pick my favorite flowers for Wylie's Bday party tonight. The hydrangreas are clipped from a plant that was at my wedding 11 years ago and is big and beautiful each summer. Papa plants the sunflowers every year because they are Kristen's favorite and I love to see the combination of the two together.

Blackberry Adventure

Todd discovered a patch of blackberries at the Soos Creek playground and decided immediately that he needed a pie. Todd loves pie more than any other treat and is always on the lookout for pie possibilities. We picked as many as we could reach and he settled for the idea of a cobbler instead. He plopped the toppings onto our delicious, fat berries and we enjoyed a scrumptious blackberry treat.