A few cute pics

I almost forgot! I took these pics today of Steven. Well the one with him jumping up Evie took. He gets so excited when he knows he's having his picture taken. Not the shy type at all. Hope you enjoy!

August trip to the Boston Aquarium

On Sunday we decided to take the kids to the Boston Aquarium. The kids had a blast as you can tell from the pictures! There were lots of penguins to see and Steven loved being right up on the big tank that takes up the middle of the building. Evie and Steven saw huge sea turtles, sharks, sea dragons, sea horses, jellyfish, flashlight fish, harbor seals and so much more. They're absolute favorite place was the touch tank. It was artificial rock made to look like a stream and inside they could hold and touch sea stars, spider crabs, hermit crabs, horshoe crabs, sea urchins, snails, anemone, muscles, oysters, and more! Evie loved it. The only bad part was it was about 100 degrees that day and either they keep the building warm for the animals or their air condition wasn't working as it was HOT and very uncomfortable. The kids didn't seem to notice though. It certainly was a way of finding out how well the kids ride in the care for long trips. Steven does not like having to be strapped in for long periods of time. May make out December trip down south a bit difficult. I'm thinking we might be better off flying, but we'll see.
The one picture of Steven on the bench was just priceless. I asked him to look at me and say cheese and he bent down, put his hands on his legs and posed for me. It was adorable. I'm also posting a pic of our newest family member, Sully. Have fun looking!

Additional party pics

Here are a few more pics. I didn't get them all uploaded this morning. I bought the new style pinata for her party this year. No more wacking with a stick! There are lots of ribbons hanging from the bottom but only one will open it and the kids take turns pulling ribbons off one at a time. I also made chocolate covered strawberries and had cut up fruit with fruit dip. Then I cheated and ordered a pizza because I ran out of time to make the finger sandwiches, but the kids didn't seem to mind!

Evie's 4th birthday party!

This year Evie had a "princess dress-up" Cinderella party. We bought her a specail Cinderella dress to wear and had fun things for the other kids to dress up in. Feather boas, sparkly necklaces, high heals, crowns, and earrings. We also had a "make your own tiara" with foam tiara's and pretend jewels and glitter. Evie and the other kids seemed to have a wonderful time. I made her a Cinderella cake this year. I have so much fun planning and making the kids cakes every year. Enjoy the pics.