Lina's Birthday&random

For my birthday Evan told me we were going to go away for a weekend but he didn't tell me where. I was a little nervous about the location, I was hoping that it wasn't camping (not that I don't like camping, but it's not my first choice for a relaxing getaway:) Evan was doing a pretty good job of making me think it was going to be some place that I wouldn't really like but he did really well! A couple from church let us use their cottage on Cedar Lake-it was adorable! SO nice and relaxing!! We went jet skiing and on the paddle boat and slept and just did nothing! I got pretty burned the first day but it was well worth it:) The picture doesn't do justice to the tomato-redness of my skin:)

We went to Aunt Marilee&Uncle Peter's in Oconto for the 4th of July. We celebrated Lina's birthday-she requested a crown cake. I let her look at pics online and out of all the elaborate pics she chose a pink round cake with a crown on top-easy for me! Altho I forgot to spray the pans so the cake didn't come out of the pan very nicely and the frosting had been in the heat and was all runny and it just didn't turn out very nice but she loved it! (at least I'm taking the *gasp* that she let out when she saw it as "oh it's so wonderful mommy, I couldn't love anything more" as opposed to "seriously mom, I didn't ask for much...are you kidding me?")food for the kitchen set from Grandma&Grandpa B

A play camera and a cash register from mom&dad.

Later, we were playing "store" and I rang up her items and told her she that now she needed to give me some money to pay for the items. She asked if I could give her some and I said if she did some chores I'd give her some. To which she responded, "mom, can you just give me like a thousand dollars."

I had bought that wand at a rummage a while ago and had let her play with it but it was SO stinking loud it made my ears bleed. SO I took it away and told her she could have it on her actual birthday. (I had Evan put some foam over the speaker to muffle the sound-she was pretty excited to see it and was none the wiser:) We made crown cookies to take to play group

We had never attempted to take a group pic with all the kids at playgroup-it was such an enjoyable experience, I think we should do it every week. I think Belle would agree:)

As good as it will get for now:) There were 14 kids in the pic, I think if everyone is comes there are around 20 kids? We call the group Chaos:)

Lina wanted to have a picnic when we got home. It was so sweet-she set everything up herself. I love how we each have the same amount of food:)

I found this crib tent at a rummage and I am head over heels in love with it! It is SO nice to be able to lock, I mean put her in her crib and know that she will be right where I left her when I come back! If only I had one for Lina...

watching a movie in mommy's room

Father's Day

(you can kind of see the right side of Evan's mouth is bruised&puffy, he was head-butted while playing soccer and it was pretty unsightly for quite a while)

I've been thinking about what we'll do for beds once Belle is too big for the crib...looks like we already have some bunkbeds:)

They played in there for quite a while...I should take the books out more often

Evan needed to replace the top board and then paint it...the girls were very eager to help daddy (and had to take their shirts off like daddy:)

playing at the park...isn't this child adorable!

this one's pretty cute too, in my un-biased opinion:)

haircut, easter, random

These pics are out of order...you can read below the little story that goes with a few pictures down:)

My children are seriouly part monkey. I would say at least 3/4th. From the time both of the could move they have been climbing.

I have to hide anything that I don't want them to have because merely putting it "out of reach", well there is no such thing! They will find a way to reach anything.

Belle has gotten very good at getting out of her crib without hurting herself (she climbed out a few times a couple months ago but cried pretty hard after each one so I think that hurt enough to make her stop for a while) It is kind of dangerous to leave her in her room outside of the crib-she likes to climb on top of her dresser and play with the cd player or climb on top of the kitchen set and play with the stuff on the shelf.

so anyway, I needed to get something from her room during her nap and found her like this:) little stinker:)

Bubbles!

Belle had fun dipping the wand in and sucking the bubbles off-yum! (I got those no-spill bubble things for 5cents each!) Princess cousins:) For those of you that don't have facebook...the other day I found Lina and Raquel playing in the basement at mom&dad's and I noticed that Lina looked a little strange. After a closer look I noticed she was sporting a mullet-oh yes, business in the front, party in the back. Apparently Raquel thought Lina's former hairstyle was lacking and decided to spruce it up a bit. "we just wanted to look beautiful" I was pleasantly surprised at how it turned out after a trip "the haircutting store" thankfully her curls help hide the really short chunks. Gideon was cold at our house and needed a jacket and I only have girls...he wasn't too excited about it:) helping grandma play LPR on easter

attempting a family picture

At the Betty Brinn Museum (Angie, you were such a good bank teller:)

Lina loved working on the car "like daddy does!" she kept saying, "I need some more tools!" Carb addiction? Like mother like daughter:)

all this shopping is exhuasting (putting the food away was exhuasting-trying to put stuff away while Gideon and Belle took it right back off!)

I was going to have Evan make a fridge for the kitchen set but then I found this one for $9! I looooove rummage season:) I want to paint it but who knows when that will happen. The girls love it. Altho their favorite thing to do is take the shelves out and sit inside it...

"Mom, can you shut the door for us?"

Lina has been playing with her baby more lately-so sweet to hear/see the things she says/does

why do I have to think of a title for each post?

Snuggling with Grandpa Just showing off the hats I made for the girls (Belle would not pose for a picture but Lina was more than happy to...we have about 500 shots of her posing:)

She was SO excited to make jello eggs. When we were done she asked to call daddy and she asked him, "daddy, are you hungry???? (yes) ok, well I made some jellos, you can have some when you get home! would you like some of my jellos? (not jello, jellos)"

Lina called me into her room one day and I find her standing on the window sill and as soon as I walked in the door she said, "watch this!" and jumped off. She sure keeps her angels busy I found this chair for $5 at Salvation Army-I am very excited to re-upholster it! Just trying to find a fabric that I like that will hide stains and be able to handle my children...

The picture doesn't really capture it well, but it just made me laugh when I saw her like this-total exhaustion:) Lina loves having tea parties, we have 3 or 4 a day. (I think she just likes being able to tell me what to do..."mommy, if you want more you have to ask nicely. and when I pour it you have to wait because it's still pretty hot, you need to let it cool off.") I love how she asks, "is it tasty?"