Update

On Thursday I had to chaperone senior night and a dance at school.  I got the best two pictures from Tom about bed time..

Then a couple minutes later...

On Friday morning we went for a walk in the woods.

This is the face I got when I asked Daniel to smile for a picture..

It's always better to snap a candid shot.

Here I am carrying about 60 pounds...

Made some hot cross buns for the first time.  They were delicious.

Today we went to Maui Tropical Plantation.  Daniel loved watching the zip liners.

We LOVE checking on our seed plans multiple times a day.  Our green beans are really coming along!

Birthday and things

Heidi modeling Daniel's hat at our favorite place..Costco!

Daniel and his friend got to feed leftover rice to chickens.

This basket case...I mean, bucket head?

Made pink and green cake pops to take to daycare for Daniel's birthday.  They were a hit.

We had a great time celebrating Daniel's birthday!  He was SO excited about it!

On Daniel's birthday we went to IHOP for breakfast!  Yum!

Also went to the library where he did puzzles and tracing.

We opened up presents throughout the day.  Here he is opening "beads" from Aunt Emmy.  He LOOOOVES them.  We took a few other birthday shots on our camera but I don't have them with me right now.  Not too many shots of opening presents since he was kind of on a roll.

For his dessert he requested a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and "crystals."  I was pretty happy with how it turned out and Daniel was thrilled.

Heidi rocked her pigtails.

Our friends got Daniel Candyland for his birthday and he loves it.  We play it multiple times a day.  It's kind of perfect for a 3 year old.

Heidi modeling while on a walk a week or so ago.

She doesn't really take a pacifier, but it looks to me like she could.  I love watching babies suck on nothing in their sleep.  Too cute.

Daniel's big present from us was this new splash pad/sprinkler thing.

More birthday shots are coming as soon as I get the camera.  Currently at school procrastinating though so I don't have it with me.  Overall he had a great birthday with a couple friends who came over for dinner.  He's thrilled to be three!

Lately

Whoops, it happened again.  It's been a bit since posting.  But it was a busy week with both my concert and prom.  Anyway, here's what's been happening for the past couple weeks or so.

Looking out the window at the library.

We went and got Guri Guri which is a Hawaiian/Japanese ice cream/sherbet like treat.  We got Daniel his own...and boy did we pay for it at bedtime.  But it was fun at the time!

D&H testing some elephants at the store, looking up at Tom with a look in their eyes in hopes that he'd cave.

 Had a great Sunday beach trip.

These two cuddled on the couch one morning.

Which gave us another great laughing video.  I can't get enough of those.

Heidi came to a faculty meeting with me while Daniel got to play with some seventh graders.

Heidi got some new shoes and is loving the freedom she has with her walker, but she'd really rather just know how to walk by herself.

The look I get when I ask him to smile...

Saturday morning toddler silliness.

Some cookies I made for a friend's birthday party.

Birthday party with gymnastics!