Big Blessing Day

Today was Macey's big day... Blessing Day! She did great! We bathed her the latest we possibly could to avoid any blowouts or spit-up messes in her pretty dress and she was a happy girl getting ready. She probably knew it was her special day and she was excited. (I'm sure!) We made it to church 20 minutes early, which is a small miracle in itself, and Macey stayed awake and happy all the way through her blessing and then dosed off for a small nap until lunch time. Daddy gave her a beautiful blessing along with Gpa Hammons, Uncles John, Jon, and Elliott and "Gpa" Bruce. Great uncle Glen couldn't make it due to upset stomach.
We were so blessed to be able to have all the family in town that we did, sad to have our other family in Washington miss this special day. Wished you could have come!
Cru and Grandma Hammons
Grandpa Hammons and Treyson

{We would have got a picture of Macey and dad, but he was too quick to get out of his suit that I didn't catch him in time...}

Fun in the Water!

Last week we decided to get together with friends and head to the water park downtown. It's a fun little place where the kids just love! Treyson said "That was the best day ever mom!" It is always fun when they really enjoy themselves! Let the heat begin...
Treyson and his buddy Isaiah
They are having tons of fun!
Cru and his buddy Dallin... which one is which?! We get them confused all the time because of their blond hair!
Treyson and Isaiah again... the water was pretty cold, brrr.

Batman, Bubbles and Babes

Cru is so thrilled to have his very own batman cape now-- I found one in my stash!
Fly away Batman! Off to fight crime... or just get the bubbles.
Blow hard, but soft. It's so hard to try to teach kids to blow bubbles. Keep working Cru.
Macey is now smiling away!
Macey and her new cousin, Kole Brandon, who is just a month younger than her.

New Kids... and they aren't mine!

This morning I let Treyson talk me into turning on the TV before morning "chores" were done {i.e., make bed, eat breakfast, brush teeth, get dressed} but the catch was that mom got to pick... and I of course picked something that I NEVER get to watch anymore, the Today's Show! Since cartoons rule our lives it seems these days, I took my chance to get a little "me TV".

Anyways, I just love how the Today's Show does music concerts on their show and I was surprised to see that this Friday The New Kids (on the Block) are preforming!! I was taken back to my childhood when I was obsessed with Jordan and the New Kids. That was my very first concert I ever went to, ten years old, without mom and dad. Two of my friends, Trina and Colleen and Colleen's older sister went to the concert. We even rode the bus up to Seattle and went to the concert in the old King Dome... now that was a long time ago, that building is since been taken down.

So for all of you New Kids fans, or shall I say old New Kids fans, reminisce this Friday with a walk down memory lane. I know I will...for old times sake.

The vote is in!

I saw this in an email I got today on my "6 week old baby" and I giggled about it. Thought it was fun enough to share with all of you coming up this year on your 3rd!

Mother's Day "Tea Party"

Here is the remnants of the fancy tea party table...
Macey's first "tea party" --she was all ready in one of her cute dresses!
Treyson with Ariana and Annika.
Couscous salad --yummy! Recipe down below.


Last week I decided that I needed to have a fun "mommies lunch" and invite some fun girls to our house for some yummy food. It was convient enough to have Mother's Day soon so I called it a Mother's Day Tea Party. Now, I don't own a tea set, nor could I find one on such short notice (or lack of time) so we just had punch and apple juice for the kids. It was so fun to get together with friends and have some chat time while the kids played. I was sad that I forgot my picture taking until just at the very end so I didn't get the full table of goodies and the wonderful mothers that attended. I hope to carry this on... anybody interested?! Yummy food and good conversation? I'm in!

Here's our menu ~

Chicken Salad Croissants {8 Servings}
2 large cans of chicken
1 C sliced red grapes
1 red apple chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1/3 cCalmonds, sliced
2 T lemon juice
3/4 -1 C mayonnasie
salt & pepper to taste

Couscous Salad
1/2 C uncooked couscous
3/4 C chicken broth
2 T olive oil
2 T fresh lime juice
1 T red wine vinegar
1/2 red bell pepper
4 green onions
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 C chopped cilantro
1/2 C corn kernels
1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained
salt and pepper

Tea Party Punch
2 cans lemonade
1 can pineapple juice
1 gallon cranberry juice
2 liters gingerale
4 C crushed ice

We also had ...

Fruit ~watermelon, strawberries, pineapple, grapes
Veggies ~carrots, celery, snap peas
Mini blueberry muffins
Goldfish crackers
Apple juice
Dove chocolates

One Month

I'm a little late on this post, but I thought I better put it anyway. Macey turned one month last week and here is her picture with piggy. She is getting cuter by the day (despite the sad baby acne) and has started smiling to us! Enjoy.

Boys will be Boys

You know you have boys when...

While doing laundry this week I heard this annoying noise in the dryer and I figured that it was just a zipper or something like that. I continued to ignore it and when the load finally got done drying and I put everything in my basket... there was a raquetball and a golf ball that got a good cleaning through the wash.

I can't keep them out of the rocks, sand, wood chips --anything that requires a good hose down afterwards.

They NEVER want to take baths!

They laugh over the smallest noise coming from their bums...

I can't keep them clean.

They HATE to dress up.

They pick their boogers --and eat them!

Despite all their boyish habits you just gotta love them, crazy and all!!