Six

This day did not come fast enough for any of us, especially Ani! She woke up every day for a month, grabbed the calendar, marked off a day and cried because it was taking so long. It was a long month.
The birthday girl requested crepes for breakfast and loved her pink streamers above the table. Anything with whipped cream and powdered sugar is a favorite of hers:)

She opened one gift while dad was at the hospital, a present from Grams.

She loves making doll clothes for all these grand daughters, and they are so cute they are always loved! Thanks Grams, now Jasmine is very stylish.

And poor girl wanted a big party with all her friends, but sadly she does not really have friends here yet! So we took her to Chuck E Cheeses to have a family party. Also a resident, his wife and little girl came to party with us:) The other resident took Jesses "on call" so he could come celebrate with her.



We then went home for presents and cake. Presents first of course:)
An awesome pink kitty helmet, perfect for skateboarding.

A polly pocket water park from sisters, la la loopsey dolls, more polly pockets, a new outfit, and the much anticipated......
GHOULIA YELPS DOLL!! She loves Monster High and most of all Ghoulia.


Next up, cake. And my very favorite birthday scowl! During the birthday song Ry sang Happy Birthday to Anistonkie, and she hates that nickname. And this is in fact the same scowl I see all day so I am so glad to finally have a picture of it.

We had to carry on the Monster High theme and made a matching cake. It was actually a rainbow cake in the MH colors and quite tasty:)


SO about this Ani girl. She is a tiny little thing with a lot of personality. She is in the 10th percent for height and currently not on the chart for her 35 pound weight. She is very smart and going to start all day Kindergarten in 22 days. She is so excited and I am so sad. I love having this girl home with me all day every day. But I do realize she is so ready and needs to move on:(
She is so funny! I have had so many people tell me she is the funniest kid they have ever met, I have one friend who she and her family sit around and tell Ani stories. I wish I had one to share but I am terrible at remembering them!
She loves the outdoors, loves hiking, climbing trees, running around playing soccer, splashing in water and top on her list is digging in the dirt. And almost always its in a skirt. She is also super crazy! I am always fearing for her safety, she gets this from her dad and uncle and it freaks me out. She told Jesse when I die that the two of them are going to do crazy things together.
Her best friend is her little sis, she loves her so much and is so good to her. They play so well and love to sit next to each other to play computer or watch movies.
She is a picky eater, her favorite food is watermelon and any junk food.
She is also SO girl. She is quite moody and can flip on you in an instant! But super sweet the other moments!!
She just told me to say that she is the cutest girl in the world and she likes to meet new friends and sometimes she tries new things and she loves toys.
We love this girl so much and could type all day about her, but won't. You probably know her and know how amazing she is anyways.
So... Happy Birthday to my six year old. XOXO

Quick D.C Trip

We met my parents in D.C. in June. We drove, they flew. It was a long drive with four kids. and an even longer, hotter weekend with them. Ry complained the entire time and did not want to do anything. The others were okay. I wanted to complain the entire time too but am a little too old for that. Just saying four kids in D.C in the heat with all that walking and history is not SUPER fun. But we did enjoy some of it:) Grandpa enjoyed all of it, so that was worth it.

My camera battery was dead so we used Jesse's phone camera for these pictures. this one not so great but the only proof Grandma was with us. I believe we were picnincing in the parking garage of Arlington Cemetery! And yes I used a paintbrush to put peanut butter on the bread.


Lincoln Memorial


Washington Monument


And of course tour of the White House was very cool. The girls did love being in the White House and learning about all the history there.


We did see a lot of things just did not get pictures I guess. Went to Arlington Cemetery saw Kennedy's grave, changing of the guards-(which was so hot!) Holocaust Museum, Air and Space Museum, Museum of American History, Vietnam War Memorial, WW2 Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Capital building and drove past the Jefferson Monument. It took us three days to do all this, not recommending kids on this trip and not in June:) But really did have a good time, promise.

Missing Ohio

We really miss Ohio! It was so beautiful and we found so much to do. It made me remember about The Ledges at Hinkley Lake that we had gone to a few times, most recently when family came in for Jesse's graduation in May. We love it there! Jesse's parents and my sister came with us and they too loved it, I am hoping we find some places out here that we can go explore and enjoy. For now we just go to the library! Still getting into our house, trying to close on it, getting things slowly unpacked and starting to figure out the single parenting thing again.

Anyways, heres the pictures:

What is that?!

So... This daughter of mine has an uncle Jordan. Jordan is very well known for his accidents, injuries, dangerous behavior, itchy feet, traveling, etc etc. And he happens to be the person that reminds me most of this child.
She has the most bizarre things happen to her! She ALWAYS has bug bites, cuts, scratches, bruises. Loves to dig and climb and cant wait to go to China and Hawaii.
Well last month she had a few itchy spots on her leg, Doctor said it could have something to do with climbing the pine tree in her panties.
And then it went up and down both legs, her back, stomach, in between every finger, and ended with her face. Her little face became so swollen, itchy and red. It was SO sad. She felt miserable but was such a trooper. We were in NYC so we would give her benadryl, antibiotic and slather some cream on her before heading out all day.
Ended up being Poison Ivy, and a very bad reaction to it. So this girl is still climbing trees in her panties!

We Love NYC

We were so glad we were able to make it out to New York City before moving this summer. We had been wanting to go see Noah and Allison (Jesses bro and wife) for a few years now, and they gave us a little push! Thanks guys, we had so much fun, you were the BEST tour guides and hosts ever!!!
We were there only a few days but felt like we were able to see so much.


We had a new york pizza, so good!


Went to The Natural History Museum


Took a ferry out by the Statue of Liberty. Joss loved it and is still playing Lady Liberty games.


Trump Tower, we are apprentice fans:)


Noah and Allison on our picnic at Highline Park (I cant remember if this is really what its called), It was awesome. You go up stairs to get to it. New York has things in the most random places!


Ry at the Uggs store, she LOVED all the shopping there.


We also saw the Freedom Tower, and the location of the twin towers. Lots of construction going on right now.


Time Square..... So busy. And a bit of anxiety with four kids.


Loved Central Park. Went there twice


And of course lots of time on the subways. Ani hung from the bars every chance she got.
We had so much fun! Jesse and I got to go on a date, Joss had a Birthday, went super far to church, the girls went with Allison to see Plain White Tees perform a few songs, loved hanging out on the rooftop looking out over Battery Park, Statue of Liberty etc. Loved it, next time the kids are staying home though:)

HaPpY 3rD bIrThDaY

This lucky little girl had her third Birthday in New York City, visiting Uncle Noah and Aunt Allison! She had so much fun chasing pigeons in Time Square, playing in toy stores, riding the 'trains', playing in Central Park, and of course picking out a yummy carrot cheesecake and eating it on the roof top.


This girlie was a show stopper, I felt like she was in a parade. Everywhere we went people were watching her and pointing. She is just that dang cute:)





This girlie is so amazing! She can do anything her older sisters can do and sometimes even better! She is SO smart, Dr said she is atleast at a four year old level. Everything about this girl is advanced from her speech to her eyesight. She knows colors, letters, sounds, numbers, has an amazing vocabulary, such a good imagination, loves her sisters attention and is still the best cuddler.
Her latest shocking statement was a few weeks ago we were driving in the car with my dad and she says "Oh man its almost Fathers Day and I do not have a card"! Grandpa was blown away. He thought it was so crazy she knew Fathers Day was coming and that you give dad cards for it.
Joss is still a tiny little thing at 26 pounds. She is in the 10-20% for her weight and height. This does not hold her back at all though, she is a tiny one with a HUGE personality. Did I mention she is our potty talker? Oh yeah, everything has to have poo, pee or toots thrown into the conversation. SO ladylike.
She LOVES dressups and skirts and changes her clothes about 8 times a day, its annoying and a lock is going to be put on the closet. She loves nails painted and glitter on her eyes. Always requests her hair curled, but sadly now we have moved the humidity straightens it in one minute. She loves playing dress up games on the computer, reading books with dad, and doing anything with her best buddy Aniston. Her favorite foods she told me are Hot Dogs and Marshmallows.
I could go on and on about Joss! She is an awesome kid, we love her so much and had a great day in NYC celebrating her:)