So, when my boy requested a specific Ninjago cake, I about cried. I really wasn’t sure I could do it. But, I am not one who wants to disappoint my babies. So, I had a go at it with a little bit of help from the birthday boy.
He approved. Phew! One down. Three to go.
For some reason, we didn’t get pictures of each kid out. But we did capture quite a few.
Ace and I discovered Which Which and that was it for a majority of the kids. They had a great promotion to decorate a bag for a soldier. Our creation above!
Bryant wanted to go to Which too, of course. We rocked the selfie and the bag!
Malachi voted for frozen yogurt and was quite settled in his seat with his massive mound of treats.
Since we don’t get to see aunts and uncles every year, we sometimes plan to play catch up on all birthday celebrations. June was no exception.
Josiah
Emmie
Ace and Bryant
Ceili Rain and Malachi
and Ge
It was a fun filled weekend of birthday celebrations!
And had a blast! They had some pretty neat and creative pictures. This reminds me that we need to do this more often.
Towards the end, I remembered that music is supposed to “enhance the creativity.” That is said with the best upper class voice I can muster. So, I grabbed my Amazon music player and found the Ukrainian Orchestra’s album. It was really good and perfect for creating their masterpieces.
We really treasure this time and can feel the weight of all that Emmie is fighting just lift off of our shoulders.
And the kids get to be loved on and the grandparents get to laugh. Sometimes a lot!
That smile of complete and utter childhood joy…ah!
Our family’s homes serve as a sweet release to what could otherwise be a very stressful time. We definitely know what a blessing they all are to us.
Curly Head CeiRai…She was so excited that Grandmere curled her hair.
This must have been the night we got home from the hospital.
Sometimes you just need to have a picnic.
The first time Emmie let go of me and walked away. I love that she is playing with CeiRai in thsi picture.
Splahs Pad Fun!
Everything is a phone nowadays. Even a comb.
Look Mom! Cheerios stacked together!
Look Mom! Emmie’s magnet toys hanging on for dear life.
Her first taste of oreos. She approved.
Our proof that she really did enjoy the cake!
Her broken brace…this was brace number four.
I know I’m cute…and???
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Ceili Rain loves to hit the ivories. When she does, a part of the troublesome trio joins in.
And then Emmie toddles over to play too.
And sometimes Josiah takes Emmie over to pick out a tune.
Then, this melts my heart. These kids just love their baby sister and will do everything they can to make her happy.
I wanted to take the kids to the zoo one day before school officially was released. I thought it wouldn’t be crowded. I was wrong. But we had fun as always.
My phone serves as their tourist camera.
Snake petting.
Watching fish. This was a day I was eternally grateful for the Lillebaby carrier I invested in. I knew we needed a carrier that she could face out in and be comfortable in after we got the brace. This one just fit the bill.
Emmie fought the nap all day but finally gave up while the kids rode the train.
Ceili Rain decided she could climb the rock wall. She did very well.
Malachi’s choice of seating on the merry-go-round.
Anyway, while he was practicing, we decided to hang out and walk the trail they were running. The canal and river were right around it and the kids asked to take pictures with my phone. This is what they got…
