callies brithday : part 3 :

the presents, blowing out of candles and eating of cake.......


there was a suprise on the porch when she woke up in the morning.






she rode that scooter all day!








i made her a book bag with her name embroidered on it and filled it with books she loves,
curious george
the little engine that could
old bear
winnie the pooh
i wish that i had duck feet
& my world





addies art,





she adores her "raggity ran" that mimi and papa got her.













the "you are special today" plate that i ate on at every birthday growing up.


callie... you are special EVERYDAY! we love you so much! we are so happy you came into our lives. we loved celebrating YOU!
Happy Birthday!

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callies birthday: part 2 : the pinyata

the children hit that donkey/horse forever! they laughed and cheered.

after all the candy was gone, the men took turns hitting that thing into smitherinees!

who knew a pinyata could entertain all ages! :)

callies party: part 1

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+ the colors +

orange, her FAVORITE!

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+ the cake +

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+ the people+

mimi, aunt faith, uncle kevin & baby ayla not pictured.

they were there too.

addie 4, callie 3, ellery 2

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papa and walker

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coming and going

we have been away, again. we took our last trip of the summer to my parents house in the mountains. it rained every day we were there. glorious!

i cant wait to share pictures of callies birthday party! :)

summer showers

grey skies , you made us gasp with joy when we saw you this morning. you cover the scorching summer sun and make the air a little cooler.



drops of rain, pitter pat. lightly hitting our skin and eyelashes. we dont mind at all getting wet.





summer rain, you smell divine. i close my eyes and inhale deeply, savoring every breath.

















summer showers make us happy.
summer rain, pour on me.

bruised, but beautiful

you see that bruise there, under her right eye?




lets take a closer look.




location of accident: at aunt lexis community pool, in the splash pad. (the best splash pad ever, i might add)
time of accident: aproximatly 4:30ish PM
other persons involved: sister callie
onlooker: me
what i saw:
the girls and i were having so much fun in the splash pad (yes, i joined the fun, we were the only ones there). the girls were trying to run through every ginormous fountain of water. they chose the same fountain and ran smack dab into one another. addies cheek smashed right into callies head. ouch. i thought she cracked her cheek bone at first because it was so loud.
the outcome: a big yellow bruise below her eye. she is telling everyone its make up.






still beautiful though. and there are those dimples once again. they get me every time.

photos found on my camera. some happy, some sad.

horsey rides for all.







sewing with mommy.







what tired looks like.
i know, her face breaks my heart.







another tired, grumpy girl not wanting to go to bed.








veggie kabobs.









and fruit kabobs.



the end.

callie is 3! :part 2:

we ventured out to the movie theater to see Dispicable Me. callie has wanted to see this movie sooooooo bad. she was excited! her little legs would not hold still in anticapation.







she loved it. next we headed off to the mall for more fun. the carousel was a must.
she wanted to ride the zebra, on the TOP level (this carousel is a double decker, so cool) , and addie wanted to ride the gorilla. both were lucky enough to snag them up.












next stop, the photobooth. i love the idea of making this a tradition at each birthday, to rock the
photobooth. it will be fun in years past to see the progression.



next up, CANDY STORE! she picked out whatever she wanted. she went straight for the gumballs. teeny tiny jaw breakers, gummy cherries and worms, & sweet tart fish were some of her other picks.


we played at the play place for a bit to end the day adventure.
our night was topped off with homemade pizzas, her favorite, and ben and jerrys ice cream.




it was such a great day and we had so much fun celebrating callie and all of the things she loves.

we are having a party at my moms next week to finish off the celebration. im so excited for the cake and presents and games and family and fun! :)