Saturday, May 11, 2013

AVA'S PRINCESS BIRTHDAY PARTY BOUNCE HOUSE EXTRAVAGANZA


My sister is so creative and loves to put together a party. Me? Not my style. I just can't see going to all that effort for a bunch of 5-year-old girls. So what do I do? I just show up early to help get the party ready where I can and, of course, to take some pictures. The pics kind of speak for themselves. Stella had the best day of her life (so she said--she has said that before, but maybe this time she meant it?) Three hours of princess fun yesterday, folks! Be sure to notice my one decorating contribution: putting a tiara on Hello Kitty--she totally rocked it.




























Tuesday, May 7, 2013

SILLY DAY

Mismatched socks, different shoes, backwards shirt and wild hair. It must be silly day at school.













Thursday, May 2, 2013

PORTLAND






Last week was crazy. I was in Idaho Falls for this year's Mayor's Scholarship on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then Thursday morning Stella and I woke up early and drove home, and then I caught a flight out that evening to Portland to shoot Christy's brother's wedding on Friday. 

Friday was a beautiful day. It was almost hot by spring standards. The day was full and busy and by the end of it, Christy, Em and I were all tuckered out.



Saturday we planned to spend a easy day walking around downtown Portland. Do you want to know the very best thing about Oregon? No sales tax on anything! So of course we went shopping. (I didn't make any extravagant purchases, although I did try.) We also had a lovely patio lunch and walked through town and to the waterfront. We really wore out baby Em.

















That night was the night we had crazies staying across the hall from us in our hotel. It was seriously a nightmare, and nothing like that has ever happened to me. So of course it took me days to catch up from not getting much sleep that night after having had such a go-go-go week. Stella was super glad to have me home and cherished her two gifts from her momma.

SPRING BREAK MEMORIES

I don't know anyone who takes more pictures than my picture addict friend Christy Douglas. When the Douglas clan was with us during spring break she took lots of pictures, especially when we took the kids to Jungle Jims. She gave me a disc of the pictures when I saw her last week.

During spring break there was dancing, Jungle Jimming, princess dress wearing, and cookie frosting. And it was baby Em's birthday too.