Horses!!

Addison's friend had her birthday party yesterday at a horse farm. She's been excited about it for months and she had a blast. I was a little worried about taking Cooper because I wasn't sure how he'd react but Phillip had to work so I had no choice. I'm glad I did. He loved it! He went right up to one when we got there and started petting him and saying "soft". It was cute. He got a little nervous of them as the day went on but he still had a great time.

Another reaction to the horses. So funny!

3 best friends! Love these girls!!

She absolutely loved riding this horse. Best part of the day!

Future Mr. and Mrs. ; )

He loved the bunnies too. All throughout the party he kept going back to them.

They both loved feeding the horses too. They kept getting scared and dropping the food but they eventually got the hang of it.

He wasn't getting close enough for the horse to grab it so...

I had to help him out a little. He got a little scared ; )

Cooper's turn! He was so excited to get on it. He kept saying "giddyup horsey" and rocking back and forth trying to get him to move. So cute!!

And just because he's cute...a little cupcake face ; )

My old man ; )

My old man of a husband finally turned 30 yesterday! I can't believe I'm married to a 30 year old. When I was in college, 30 just seemed SO old. He's actually happy he's 30 now. He says it gives him more credibility now when he's talking to his clients. He's not such a young'n anymore.

The only thing he asked for was a Dirt Cake since he doesn't really like traditional cake/frosting. It was so easy so I was happy to oblige!

Ewww...dirt cake

Random

Just some randomness...

Our friends and us went to Emerald Pointe, an awesome water park last week and we had a great time. It's nice to get to feel like a kid (without the kids) once in a while

Dress Up

My little Carolina fan

Oh the fun you can have with a cardboard box!

Poolside

Just a few pictures of us poolside this summer. The kids have LOVED going swimming and so have I quite frankly!

He loves jumping off the side. And I love watching him!

Girls Night!

My friend Megan just had her beautiful baby girl but before she did, Tami and I kidnapped her for a night away for a serious girls night. It was SO fun and so nice to get out for a while. It included a hotel, dinner and shopping the next morning. Everyone should do this once in a while!

Us looking extremely dorky trying on hats at Nordstroms

How to entertain the kids on a Saturday for free ; )

Another Saturday, another day to try to find something to do with the kids. It was raining all day so Phillip wasn't going to able to go doorknocking like he usually does on Saturdays so we had to try to figure out something to do all day. I had heard on the radio yesterday that the Toys R US near us was having a grand re-opening and they were celebrating with lots of kids characters, face painting, etc... When I heard that they were going to have Brobee and Plex from Yo Gabba Gabba, I knew we had to go. Cooper is OBSESSED with Yo Gabba Gabba. It's his absolute favorite show and the only thing that can calm him down when he's upset. When he saw Brobee across the room, he completely freaked out, yelling "wow", "Brobee", "hug" and ran down the aisle to go see him. As soon as he got within 10 feet of him though, he completely freaked out. He wouldn't go near him. It was kind of funny. We finally got him to touch him by promising that Daddy would go with him.

His whole body was stiff and he wouldn't calm down, he was totally freaked out. It was cute ; )

His reaction to seeing Plex for the first time

Saying Hi to Plex, still just as freaked out

I have to say that I was not impressed with Barbie AT ALL. She looked like Hooker Prom Barbie. Totally weird and Addison didn't really like her either.

My little Captain America children

Addison LOVES getting her face painted. Whenever we get the chance, she doesn't mind waiting in however long a line just to get it painted. I love it!

She had no idea who Captain America was but she thought he looked cool so she just had to meet him.

They loved pretending to ride on the power wheels. Surprisingly, they didn't even ask for one. I have to say that I was shocked that we spend 2 hours in a toy store and we left without buying a single thing. And nobody even whined about it. It was awesome!!

Phillip wants to buy this so bad. It would actually work pretty well in our backyard but of course it was $800. So no, we won't be getting it ; )