Bubble hat

Thanks Nat!

Back in Time..........

It is a little overdue, but it must be noted that Natalie is now FOUR YEARS OLD!!!  It's been a busy month up to turning four.  A trip out to Seattle followed by the Daniels visit/Easter in Toledo followed by another trip to Florida for a work conference.  I think we are going to take a break from traveling for a bit!!!

 Evie was checking to see which shoes/hats were too small.  She is looking forward to trying out her new spring/summer wardrobe.  That is if it ever gets warm!

 Natalie had a birthday miracle, it snowed on April 20th!  She was very excited to see that when she got up on her birthday morning.

 As usual, lots of cupcake fun for her birthday.

 There were plenty of friends to help her celebrate.  The Niemans came up, Lindsey, the Vandenbroek twins, the Cable twins, Eve and Sam from the library........quite the crew!

 Present opening was lots of fun this year.

 Natalie did a great job blowing out her cupcake candles.  It was an Olivia theme, lots of pink and reds :)

 Here Lindsey and Natalie were discussing their new hair salon.  Natalie got a great Disney princess hair set from Lindsey.

 It's impossible to get a picture with everyone, but here were most of the kids :)

 The after-party included a balloon punch fest.

 After a quick dinner (hey, really we were eating all day), we got a Skype in with Grandma and Grandpa Hiatt for present opening.  She got some new princess sheets, kid's encylopedia books, and a Tag book about the human body.

 Hey, it's my birthday.  Of course I want another cupcake and candles!

 Thanks groupon for some awesome lanterns!  They were much bigger than we thought and went up pretty fast.  Can't wait to send some up Rapunzel style for Evie's birthday too!

What a perfect day!  Nat's lantern is probably over Pacesetter park by now!!!!

Cup Uses

#1 use - chew toy!

Kimono Style

This was a gift from Big Lindsey, she was just in Japan for a week!

Sundae night with Mom

Last night in Orlando

It was a fun 5 days in Orlando, but tomorrow we head home. Had a great time seeing the Daniels, swimming, enjoying the sun, and doing Legoland! I'm sure we will be back again!!!

Happy 10 months!

Evie decided to get up early today to celebrate.....now she is doing one of her favorite activities. Read the newspaper!

Puzzle time

Okay, it's mostly a chew toy:)

Sleeping Evie...

Had a great time with the Daniels! Tired out...

Play time with Coco...

Dug up Aunt Coco's troll dolls, love it!

Playtime at grandma and grandpa's house!

Evie is investigating her box of goodies and Nat and grandma have a project to do.....

Watch out Obi...

Evie is getting around more, she scoots around just enough to get to what she wants!

Evie's 9 months!!!

Play time with Nat in the baby shack...

Play time!

Nat took the blocks.....Evie was left with the paper. But she was still happy!

Laundry!

Of course a basket of clothes is better than all my toys!

Eight Months, Party Time, Girl Time!!

I will admit that the blogging time has suffered!  It is easier to take a picture with the iPad and load it....so the pictures on my camera do sit for awhile :)  Here are some of my favorites from the last camera download.....

 Here is Evie all set for bed.  She is officially 8 months old now!  Hard to believe.

 One of the perks of being an 8 month old is baths in the big tub.  If you thought she was slippery in the small tub the big tube is nuts!  Especially when big sister gets in on the action too!

 This past weekend was Lindsey's 3rd birthday party.  The girls were invited to come dressed up as their favorite princess.  And then Matthew was the only boy, so he dressed up like Spiderman!

 The girls eating cake and ice cream...

 Lindsey had a really cool Barbie cake.

 Evie enjoying some floor time :)

 Lots of fun presents to open...

 Here was Nat and Evie getting ready for the party.  I think they knew it was going to be a good time!

 Nat loves to hold "her Evie" as she calls her.....

 Two beautiful girls!

 I think that Evie looks good in Daddy's hat.

 That is quite the face!

Hope you enjoyed some of our favorite pics!!!!  Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow :)

Shoes were made for chewing....

Had a good car ride, shoes kept me happy!

Off to the party!

Yeah, it's princess time!

Wisdom of a 3 year old

Evie had a rough time going to bed tonight. After listening to her cry for a little bit Nat said it sounded like all she needed was a cuddle. Even though it goes against all crying it out rules, she was right :). A few moments in the rocking chair and she was cured. That Nat is a smart cookie!

Playing at home...

Mom and Dad propped me up to practice standing!