Owen Tranforms into a 4 year old!

Owen's theme was Transforms and while he has literally transformed into a 4-year old, he doesn't always act it! He enjoys being the center of attention so of course he enjoyed his birthday. He asked almost every night after Emma had hers if his was the next day. He got this great hat which he randomly wears around the house but this look on his face was the treat for all of us!
His new love is something called Ben 10 alien force. His buddy Philip plays with them at daycare and that was what Owen wanted. He got like 5! Thankfully, there were no duplicates! He can build "mega guys" with all the pieces and they are simple enough for him to put together himself following the directions. This was Swampfire which he received from his sister.

For $46 we got this "transformer" cake, although I don't think it was worth it. While the cake itself was tasty, the graphics weren't so great. Owen loved it however and that is probably all that matters.

This is our very own transformer cat! She apparently thought she was part of the decoration!

Emma's 7!

Okay...okay. So, it's been a long time since I have posted and a couple things have happened. Like 500 birthdays, lots of activities, and plenty of work. We, as usual, had a kids party at the Family Fun Center with the kids' friends and then each child got to have a themed party with family. Emma chose Princess and the Frog as her theme and while no one did cakes in that theme, probably because it was so new, Fred Meyer took a plate and created a fabulous cake we all loved! And it tasted good also! Emma enjoyed her birthday and was fortunate to receive many gifts, like clothes, a Diji video game player, zhu zhu pets, and lots of others. Owen wanted to help with the unwrapping and even though Em didn't allow him to help he wrapped himself in this bag and got just as much joy unwrapping himself as he would one of her gifts.

The zhu zhu pets started getting opened. She practically got an entire village!

This present was from her American Doll Felicity. Since Emma is such a good painter, Felicity thought it would be cool if she also had a watercolor set!

So, I forgot to rotate the picture but since it took 4 months just to post this, I am not changing it! Turn your heads!

Happy Birthday Dr. King

After talking about Dr. King, what he did, and why his life's work and that of others during that time period impacts us today, we sang happy birthday and ate a piece of cake in his name. We didn't get out and celebrate with a march or public celebration like others but we want our children to remember these days not just as days off from school but as a chance to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of people from the past. I don't know where she got it but Emma wrote down a quote that says, "Every girl has the strength to do something amazing. Anything is possible as long as you stay true to yourself and never give up on your dreams!" If she can just remember that and use Dr. King as an example I know she is destined for greatness and what a treat for us, we get to cheer her on!

I had a great lunch with my dad, Sally and Bonnie at Artisanal Table in Bellevue. I was really fun and great food and company! I can't remember the last time I was with just my sister and parents. Funny story, I went into Nieman Marcus before meeting them for lunch, just to kill some time, and picked up a $1,500 purse (it was on sale) and the clerk looked at me, gave a fake smile and walked away! Apparently, I didn't look like a buyer!

New baby!

I am a proud auntie again! My best friend Shawn entered the crazy life of two kids on Dec 2nd and I was sick so this was my first chance to really snuggle baby Jacob. He was itty bitty at 6 lbs 13 oz. She told me the day I visited that he was 9 lbs (Owen was 8 lbs 13 oz at birth!). He is a good baby although lately a little colicky and her older son Luke is throwing tantrums. The life of a family of four! I don't know how my aunt Karen did it with 5!

Emma's lost a couple of teeth!

Emma has lost both front teeth now and looks just like Owen! She is very proud of her new lisp!

Happy New Year!

We ended the 2009 with kid friendly appetizers and noise makers. It was wet out so the paper didn't go very far but we bought a big costco sized pack so we will have some for next year!

Happy New Year! No, they haven't been drinking...