Happenings in February...

Sadly the months are slipping away fast here at our house.  Thank you to all who still follow along our blog.  I know are our updates have been few and far between. So we will try to catch things up here over the next couple of days.  

We were so excited to surprise Grandma H. for her 80th birthday for a dinner.  Molly, Emily & Tori were our servers. 

 Singing to Grandma

 We also had Pink Bean's birthday party along with 2 other of her cousins in February. 

 Since Pink Bean is not a fan of cake on her actual birthday we put candles in her favorite kind of cookie.  It's hard to believe our little girl is already 4 years old. 

 We had a girls sleep over night & (Green Bean)... sometime in February.  We always enjoy a house full of kids

Pink Bean is in love with animals.  For her birthday we gave her a horse and it was priceless to watch how excited she was.   

 Another Birthday picture with Pink Bean, Daddy & Green Bean.

January Birthday Party....

We love Birthday Parties in our family...  each month we enjoy watching the kids grow and celebrating each ones birthdays.  This January theme was a circus theme.  We had loaded Hot-Dogs, Uncle Dales Fresh French Fries, Chips and Cheese Yummy Cheese Dip...

 Cotton Candy, Circus Peanuts, Popcorn 

and tons of yummy candy..

 We met under the circus tent....

 and Sang happy birthday to Ryder, Harper & Cooper...

 ... a couple clowns showed up....

 well maybe lots of clowns were there...

we just didn't have costumes on... :o) 

 the Butler Girls... even got to stick around and enjoy

a fun birthday party...

It was a very creative and fun idea for a birthday 

party...  we all enjoyed the food and evening together. 

Happy 1st Birthday Green Bean!!!

Where did 1 year go??

Little Green Bean has grown into an interesting little boy over the past year.  It seems like yesterday that we were so thankful for his safe arrival and to think how quick a year has gone.  We had a fire truck theme party for Green Bean and his Cousin.  Here was a little fire truck photo booth that Daddy made for all the guest to pose in. 

Here is Green Bean and Pink Bean

Green Bean, Mommy & Pink Bean (She was driving the truck)

 Green Bean, Mommy, Pink Bean & Daddy

 Green Bean is usually smiling from ear to ear...

 Birthday Table for the birthday boys...

 Chips and Dip and yummy Matche Stix that daddy made with pretzles and Frosting.

 Some of the yummy treat we had for the kids *noticing now that the signs were in the wrong spot... ops... lol - got to love pictures!

 We had everyone bring a dish of pasta... it was ALL wonderful tasteing food.

Green Bean:

Has 8 Teeth, Goes to bed a 7p and wakes up around 7a.  Eats anything you set in front of him.  Really likes mashed potatoes and chocolate chip cookies.  Eats most all fruits and veggie.  Not a fan of so much sweets.(unlike his mother)  Acting like he would like to walk on his own soon... but mommy is glad he is still crawling around.  Loves to talk on the phone and play where ever his sister pink bean is playing.  Cries when his Mommy or Daddy leaves the house and he doesn't get to go.  Loves his Binky and a burp clothe for a snuggles.  Smiles all the time.  Well most all the time.  He has his down days like we all do.  But for the most part - I am just amazed with how happy he can be - even when I am not ready to be awake or smile :o)   His favorite part of the day is when Pink Bean wakes up ~ he gets so excited his hands clench tight fist in the air and he giggles so hard he almost falls over and when daddy comes home from work ~ he can't crawl fast enough to the door to get daddy.  If for some reason daddy has full hands and has to walk past Green Bean.... he is in instant big tears - that his daddy forgot to pick him up.  To say he loves his daddy is an understatement.  Happy Birthday Green Bean!  We love you so much!

Free Keurig Vue Brewer Machine

We did it again!  We got picked to host another FREE house party from houseparty.com  - We signed up for the Keurig House Party and they sent us a FREE Keurig Vue Brewer Maching with samples to hand out to all who came.  One of the things they asked us to do was to take mug shots of everyone... so enjoy all the MUG shots below!

 Heidi & Samantha 

 JP - Full of Froth!

 Ariel & Sherry 

 Liz

 Uncle Dale

 Wanda & Rock

 A Marilyn & U Dale

 Kaden

 Emily

 OUR KIDS wired after the Coffee party...

you would have thought someone gave them coffee...

How to keep kids quiet???

We went to Faithful Little Cupcakes for some yummy cupcakes.  The kids were full of sugar so we let them ride the elevator.   Glass box that we could see all the way to the top and was sound proof.  What more could we ask for to keep the kids quiet and happy!!!!  LOL

Happy 4th of July

Even though it was the HOTTEST day of the year - we were thankful to get together for a picnic to celebrate our country and the freedom we have!

Cray lovin the grass...

Never fails - we always have to add water when the weather is this HOT!

Uncle Doug doing the dance trying to escape all the water from the kids who were quickly tagging up on him. 

 Pa-pa even got some loving from the Grand kids with cups of COLD water as well.

 Then the kids had to run from pa-pa...

 Grady decided it was Nap time on the lawn chair.

 Trace, Kora & Ryder

These three sure can giggle and have a great time...

 Adam, Reese, Maddie, Tori, Molly, Megan, Emily, Tagen & Cooper

 Making a big splash!!!

Hope everyone had a great and 

Happy 4th!

God bless America!!!!

Eli's Birthday Party

Last Wednesday we had a Birthday Party for Eli.  It was a hot afternoon but the kids enjoyed water, games and the best CUPCAKES from The Faithful Little Cupcake Place.

The Girls.

 The Boys.

 These guys were cracking me up - they were so cute

Cooper, Ryder & Trace

 All the kids singing to Eli

 Birthday Man Himself - ELI

 Everyone watching Mr. Eli opening gifts..

 Love this of Nico holding lil Westyn's hand!

 Baby Alley

Grady, Violet, Nico, Westyn, Harper & Cray