Mom and Dad went to Hawaii for the first time in January! It’s taken me forever to download the pics that they sent, but I wanted to show everyone how much fun they had!
They truly deserved a get away, and I’m so happy they got to go experience this!
The Skittles had their first soccer game on Saturday! We have Noelle, Autumn, Landry, Emma, Gracie (new teammate, welcome Gracie) and Coach Suzanne!
Anna Kate is always having fun everywhere she goes… love this happy go lucky girl!
Noelle got to do the the coin toss today; she was soo excited!
Noelle was staying with the ball and making lots of good kicks down the field. We are SO proud of her progress! It’s so cool to watch!
The huddle pics will just never get old to me! It is so cute to see them all concentrating and strategizing… and all that blonde hair trips me out!
Autumn concentrating on the sidelines and Lesleigh and Rose hanging out!
This was Noelle’s best run ever! She took the ball all the way down the field!
Sweet Rose and Rara were cuddling up (this was the day after the party, so Rara was still in town)! Anna Kate is going to be a soccer star too! She can’t wait to be old enough to play… and she’s really good at it too!
Great game, girlies! Go #8!!!
Who else is loving this spring weather!?!
I love goofing off with the girls, but don’t really show my true self on camera. I’m going to try not to be shy and capture memories more as they are happening in the moment, so the girls can remember how it was/is… just hanging out and having fun!
The birthday hat is still going strong! Lol…
Noelle wore a bunch of little green accessories in her hair so that she wouldn’t get pinched, lol!
This is about the cutest picture I’ve ever seen of a doctor with her patient! Anna Kate is crazy out Dr. Fikkert and vice versa. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful pediatrician taking care of our girls! Oh, and Anna Kate got a perfect bill of health!
We partied all day long on Anna Kate’s birthday! We just lived it up! Noelle was cracking up (as were we all!) at her jokester little sister on the way to Shield Park!
I love this little cutie pie!
I think the girls favorite thing to do is play chase with Daddy… even baby Rose! They just love it and get so excited! You can’t even imagine all the giggling! Rose and Rara stayed home while we went to the park, so that’s why there’s no pics of them from tonight.
“I’m 3!”
Anna Kate wore her Pump it Up hat and carried around her scepter all day long. This was just all around the best day ever!
I can’t believe tomorrow is the first day of spring… bring it on!!!
PondFam5 ready to party!!! Noelle and Anna Kate getting their 3’s on…
I love my little stair step pics! Mike and I always say, “Who would’ve thought while we were dating that we’d have 3 beautiful little girls someday?” It’s the coolest thing ever!!!
My sweeties… they are so affectionate!
The girls were so giddy to see Poppa and Rara… it’s been over a month!
Anna Kate has so many friends! We are so blessed! It’s so cool because Noelle and Anna Kate share a lot of the same friends, and they are all so sweet to each other!
I bounced and jumped and chased and danced and slid with the best of them… the whole time! It was the most fun I’ve had in a really long time!!!
Poppa even got into it after he got warmed up. I had to assure him they have adult parties here, and they are made for adults to enjoy as well as the kiddos.
Couldn’t have had more fun than this right here! And yes, I’m scared every time I go down the slide… it’s high up there!
I loved playing with Anna Kate and giving her special attention on her big day! She is sooo special!!!
I beat Mike in both obstacle courses and just love that I did, because he always beats me in everything else. Pump it up… hola!
I love this picture that Mike took of one of the tables full of kiddos! It’s so cute how Anna Kate is waving at the head of the table in her big chair!
I can honestly say this was the happiest moment of Anna Kate’s life to date! She was just bursting with joy!!!
I love Noelle’s face in this picture! Soo cute!
Yay! for the birthday princess!
Anna Kate was just propped up in her chair, relaxing and enjoying her cupcake. Then the presents started, and it was a sight to behold. She got this excited for every single present. She couldn’t stop clapping and squealing and giggling. She was so grateful and happy!
Landon got up in the big chair with Anna Kate for a picture!
And then Ethan wanted a turn, which was sooo cute because he is really shy, so this was a big deal!
I don’t know who took this picture of Anna Kate making this funny face, but I love it! It’s sooo Anna Kate! Noelle got to sit in the birthday chair with Anna Kate for present time. She patiently waited through pizza and cake for her turn to sit with Anna Kate. All the kids want a Pump It Up party, so they can sit in the big inflatable chair. Pretty genius on their part! Noelle made me pinky promise before we left that she could have her 7th birthday party here (because we already have this year planned out)… so funny!
Here’s the birthday princess on her thrown after a morning to remember!!! Kay Kay was so sweet to come celebrate with us! Grandpapa has been very sick for the past couple of weeks, and we wish him well so soon and miss him very much! Hopefully the pictures helped relive the fun of today for all to enjoy!
We got to Pump It Up early to decorate, and the excitement was building for the best birthday party ever! Here’s the party star as happy as I’ve ever seen her!
I worked really hard to make Anna Kate a fun canvas this year… it was a challenge because I’m not artsy in this way, but I love how it turned out! And the table kind of evolved in my mind over the past few weeks and turned out even cuter than I had envisioned. The kids felt super special, so that made it all worth it!
My friend Holly taught me how to make the paper flowers on the wall. We had a paper art day a couple weeks ago. Everything turned out so cute… I was excited!
Now all we need is a room full of friends!!!
This is my interview with Anna Kate on her last day as a 2 year old…
1. What is your favorite color? Purple
2. What is your favorite toy? A puppy dog
3. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries and Blueberries
4. What is your favorite tv show? Clifford
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? PBJ
6. What is your favorite outfit? Belle dress
7. What is your favorite game? Rock a bye baby
8. What is your favorite snack? Popcorn
9. What is your favorite animal? Monkey
10. What is your favorite song? Katy Perry Firework
11. What is your favorite book? No David!
12. What is your favorite cereal? Cheerios
13. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play soccer
14. What is your favorite drink? Lemonade at Chick-fil-A
15. What is your favorite holiday? Easter
16. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Noelley butterfly (her sister)
17. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Oatmeal
18. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Chicken Nuggets
19. What do you want to be when you grow up? A flower
And there you have it! We love you, silly girl!
We jumped our hearts out today at Pump It Up! Anna Kate had the time of her life!!!