Happy First Birthday Chloe!!!

We decided that we would celebrate Chloe's birthday on Saturday evening. Not a big party, but just a few close friends. It was a lot of fun! We got her the little people farm for her birthday, and I opened it a little early so I could use the animals for her cake! :) The table all set and ready to go... on the menu was barbequed hamburgers and hot dogs, veggies and dip, popcorn twists and iced tea.

Josiah, Chad and Fiona with Kaylana are the friends that came to celebrate with us.
Is that my cake? Let's dig in!!!
Chloe inhaled her cake. Joel just gave her the whole piece and she just shoved all she could into her mouth! It was really funny... nothing compared to Karissa's first cake experience, but probably in less than a minute that cake was gone...
Of course, the icing is the best part!

This was a few days ago, when our weather was a little nicer! Karissa loves to pull Chloe in the wagon. She actually does pretty well! If I try to help her, she will remove my hand from the handle and say "No!"

Blowing bubbles in the backyard.
All right, if no one's gonna get me out of this sandbox, then I'll do it myself!
I wish this picture was a little darker... Joel figures Chloe is about 6 feet over his head. (how are you doing, Mom?) She loved every minute of it!

We wish you could have been here to celebrate Chloe's first - or that we could have been there... at least we can show you pictures!

Outdoor fun!

The weather has been gorgeous lately, so we have been enjoying a lot of time outdoors! Chloe can finally play in the sandbox with Karissa this year... too fun! They look so cute playing together in it :)
Karissa decided that the kitchen floor would be a good place for her and her baby to have a nap !
Don't see this every day! Our neighbors from down the street offered us their swing set because their kids had grown out of it. So Joel, a friend from church, and the man who owned the swingset walked it down the street this afternoon!

Joel figured it was time to do a little trimming on one of our trees in the backyard.
We got a wagon for the girls to ride in on walks this summer. They absolutely love it! We went on a very long walk this afternoon... the girls loved sitting across from each other.
Karissa trying to pull the wagon around the yard.