SUPERHEROES SAVE THE DAY

ryan's birthday party was so much fun! we defeated the villains with water balloons, silly string, and kryptonite. i made each kid their own cape, and they thought they were pretty neat. it was just about the best 5 year old birthday party i've ever been to, if i so say so myself :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN!!!!!!

it seriously feels like ryan was just a baby, and now he is 5 and going to be starting kindergarten (which i am so sad about! i cry every time i think about him being gone all day). ryan is such a sweet little guy, and he is so good to his little sister. he is so into anything that has to do with any superhero, star wars, or indiana jones. yesterday morning when he woke up he said to me, "cat women i would like my cereal for breakfast please." we all get to be different characters everyday. we don't get to choose who we want to be, he chooses for us. he has such a vivid imagination! i love to listen to him when he doesn't know i am around. the things he comes up with just crack me up! ryan is such a special part of our family, and we all love him so dang much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! happy birthday sweet cheeks!!!!!!!!!

a few days old

1st birthday

2nd birthday

3rd birthday

4th birthday

ryan is having his first ever friend birthday party today. he is so excited, it's all he has talked about for days. it's going to be a superhero party, and we have lots of fun stuff planned. i will post the pics after the party.

HERE FISHY FISHY

i have been wanting to get the kids into swimming lessons for awhile now, but just never really knew where to take them. well, i found out about a lady who lives very close to us that teachers in her own pool in her backyard. i signed the kids up for a 2 week session (8 lessons total). i never thought in a million years that anyone would be able to get the kids to swim that quick, but i just wanted them to get some basic moves. so, after 2 weeks i have 2 little swimmers. wahoo! they way surpassed my expectations, and i couldn't be happier. they never want to wear their floaties anymore. it's hard to watch both of them in the pool at the same time, so we have to put the floaties on sometimes, but they both complain the whole time. i totally believe in swimming lessons now. i am so proud of my little swimmers!!!!