WE DID IT !!

as Dora would say .
WE did it !
Addy and I have cut and our hair to donate it as I had on my turning 30 list . I was beyond ready and have waiting patiently to chop this mane off for quite some time .Now Addy it has took some coaxing and it was really the cause that finally got her to do it.

BEFORE :

 AFTER:

WE did this together .

I am completely proud of Addy for doing this with me.I am so happy to beable to do something stick to it even though there was days I would of loved to cut it off early and call all of this off. But this is about the simple things we are capable of doing for others . I have not decided completely on where we are donating our hair I am debating between two right now. I will have my decision made by the end of the week for sure.
Here are a few pictures of Addy and I on the weekend  poolside with our hair.

 curls are very deceiving of how long your actual hair really is .

I love you ....

Addyson my girl .
I love you for everything you are and willing to do . Although you fully do not understand how important our day is tomorrow I love you for doing what we are about to do together , Someday you will understand and I do believe you will be proud of yourself then to be making such a BIG girl decision now.
There pictures are for us to look back on .

Love you my sweet girl. You make this mama very proud to call you my daughter .

Weekend FUN

We had a friends wedding to attend ,so we made a weekend of it . Aside from yesterdays events we decided to cancel some family photos and enjoy the day .
The kids lounged around .

We had friends come for a swim with us. This was so darn cute because they were looking out the window saying they can see the world.

We took in a walk down by the river , went shopping Addy and I picked up a pair of shoes then headed back for a nap and off to the wedding .
I captured a few pictures.

Addy posing in her dancing dress and new shoes she picked out.

Izzy hamming it up every time I look at her .

Vann loves wearing his hats .

Here we all are . This was not the dress I wore all night . This was the one I didn't mind getting my crack sweat in during the outside ceremony .So sadly I did not get a picture of my other dress.

Somedays

I wish I can change it all.
This picture is not the best , but the story this picture holds for each of you @ this moment is totally different.
I will not drag this post out longer then it needs to be for you all .But for me this is apart of our life and  I am sure there is others that share days like these .
bitter sweet.......
I take a picture each and everytime Dman goes back home to his mom . This time Addy tried to hold her emotion in until after her big bro was gone. This day get tougher and tougher each and everyday our children get older . Addy had her biggest melt down ever today ..... then so did I .

How do you teach your  kids the pain of heart break . Broken heart is a something a mama cannot easily fix.As I have said many times on this BLOG . Please appreciate your children everyday for the simple acts and everyday moments .

Turning one

Little Man
You have finally turned one.

Here are a few things about you .
You always have a smile or one is not far away .
You are silly and funny.
Playful , fun and charming.
You do not like pasta nor rice
You are a typical farmer you like meat and potatoes .
Although you enjoy your fruits & veggies too . Cucumbers , blueberries, peas, corn , bananas, pickled beans , oranges .
You love waving at anyone and everyone.
You are strong .
Easy going and friendly .
Sometimes shy.
Ticklish .
You like making others laugh at you.
You still have a soother and bottle .
Have 8 teeth and many bruises.
You still wear a size 1 shoe . (which is classified as newborn , so very small feet .)
Love swimming and going all the way under .
Not really interested in walking .
You heart your lactose free ice cream .
You love being on the trampoline when the girls are jumping .
Also loving being pushed in the swing.
You like pickles and drinking pop from PAPA.
Enjoy watching the kids play and then later will do what they do on your own .


I love you so much words just cannot express how much you make me happy .I will cherish every little smile I can get from you . Love your MAMA.

little MAN Party

Cannot have a party without the invite . We always send a email invite save the day and then receive formal invite in mail later .

This is the invite .

Now the good stuff Party details.Just mentioning this will be a long post of all the fun details.

 We had some photo booth fun . You pick your stache and tie .

A party for me is not about turning another year older as much as it is celebrating the time that it took to get there.So I like to have a special spot set up that is a walk down memory lane . A look back at where you had gone to get where you are now. It these special moments that I like to spent time on doing . 

This was the set up on of his dresser pictures , bracelets from hospital , umbilical cord clip in jar , his wood truck from papa Ken ,his birth coin set ,teddy bear he received for a baby gift, and a old truck I use in his room to keep these special treasures. 

His letter V with my hospital bracelets hanging on it .

 THEN and NOW picture of him .

 His hospital toque as well as the only one that actually fit his small head.

 The display of all his memories.Below: Antique car that is in the boys room now that I scored at a yard sale and a jar of all the soothers it took to find the one.

Balloons whats a party without balloons.

 Cupcakes with my sisters home made chocolate mustache lollipops

 Mason jars with twine wrapped around a label to write your name and paper polka dot straws.

 Photo booth snaps of all the guests using my instax camera . I heart that camera so much .

 My DIY project used to be a framed mirror now its a chalk board . Hanging from a tree over top the beverages.

 He not sure what to think of his mother bring him a fire stick towards his face.

 YUMMY !  He most definitely DUG in .

 this was cupcake # 2 being attacked brutally !

 our tradition of family photo with birthday child.

This picture makes me LAUGH madly out loud. As everyone else is digging into his presents he sits contently reading a book we already own.