We went to Burger King last week because I got a really good coupon and you know I can’t pass up a good deal, but oh my goodness, it was so dirty! They have a really neat play land, but everything was just really sticky and gross. We won’t go back for a really long time, that’s for sure. But… the kids had a blast and didn’t know the difference! Oh, and we didn’t see anything weird, lol…
Avery invited a few friends to get make-overs at Sweet and Sassy on her birthday!
Anna Kate’s done this a time or two!
Avery, Avery, Anna Kate, and Payton were showing off their pretty finger nails!
For lunch, we went to The Cheesecake Factory. The waiter brought the kids out bread and bananas while we were ordering. Anna Kate looked at Avery’s grandmother and said, “Is this our apple-tizer?” She’s such a cutie!
Avery is full of spirit and lots of fun!!!
What a special day for these precious little girls! Happy Birthday, Avery!
We’ve been… playing iPad games with Lesleigh…
Hanging outside with neighbors… this is Rose’s friend Berkeley and Lesleigh swinging with Rose at the park!
Making an appearance in a magazine! I was flipping through a local magazine and did a double take when I saw Noelle. It took me a second to figure out what it was from, but Noelle went to VBS at this church a couple of summers ago, and they picked a picture of her with her friend Jasmine for their ad. It was a fun surprise!
Playing soccer… this was Noelle playing soccer last Saturday, the morning of her birthday!
Going to Sonic… the girls got to sit on the patio when their Daddy took them to Sonic! That was a huge treat for them!
Having fun at Pump It Up! We celebrated with Ava Simmons for her 4th birthday!
Eating patio dinners… they are the best! I sent this picture to Mike on his way here after work and said, “We can’t wait to see you!” I love my new phone!
Getting bucked off a horse! This was taken right before both girls got bucked off this horse… very scary! I don’t think they will ever want to ride it again!
Enjoying Noelle’s picture in the birthday hall! Noelle’s school has this really cool birthday hallway, and you get to (pay to, lol) be on it during the month of your birthday!
Here’s Noelle’s poster!!!
Relaxing and catching up at home!
Trying sushi for the first time! Noelle tried sushi with Autumn!
Making trips to Target… It was fun having 5 kids at Target with me… I got some stares, but I felt like super mom! Lol… having the two older kids with me is soo much easier than being with the girls by myself!
…counting the days for school to be over! Before and after school on Friday! (thanks for the cute headband, Holly!)
On Friday afternoons, Noelle is just done from the week. She gets sooo tired from the long week at school!
But mostly, we’ve just been enjoying life and having fun! Noelle has been putting together the neatest outfits (she always has, but lately she has been really creative)! Creighton and Lesleigh hang out at our house a bunch, and the girls all love them so much!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the lovely mothers in our lives! We love you guys!
Happy 6th birthday, chica!!!
On the way to dinner, the birthday girl had to talk to Poppa and Rara in England, and draw in her new sketch book, of course!
Chatty Katey had to say “Hi!” too!
And look who we saw at a stop light on the way!?! None other than the prettiest little boy in the world (oh wait, he’s in the back seat, lol)!
When I saw this, I just had to take a picture!
Blowing out the her candle…
Uh oh! Anna Kate blew it out instead!!! Not to worry, we quickly relit it, and all was well!
And then the kiddos danced!
Love these happy kids!
And then there was Rose, who was perfectly content to eat her tortilla, hold a fork and kick back and relax!
She was so intrigued by her new buddy who we can’t wait to meet in June!!!
Hey, where did everyone go? It’s 2 hours after the party, and we’re still going strong!
Noelle opened Emily’s “N” heart box first and was so excited to find all of her favorite things inside! At this point, I just wanted to hang out with Noelle, so I only took a couple of pics and called it good!
Noelle got a crown ring just like Bekah’s, and a Bratz doll head from Autumn, which she has been wishing for forever! Yay for birthdays!
Poppa and Rara gave her a fun cowboy hat and a sparkly green purse and while Noelle was modeling her new present, Anna Kate and her friends were tripping us out!
Singing “Happy Birthday, dear Noelle…”
Blowing out the candles!
You go girl! Hope all your birthday wishes come true!
Noelle’s school counselor, Mrs. Arnold, came by to wish Noelle a happy birthday! She has been a God send to our family this year, and we are so thankful for the love she has shown Noelle. She and Noelle have a lot in common, among other things: fashion!Noelle always talks about how fancy Mrs. Arnold is and will give me the run down after school about what Mrs. Arnold was wearing… seriously, the child loves fashion! She came home from school one day last week and said, “I want to be fancy just like Mrs. Arnold when I grow up!” It made her day to have her role model at her party!
This was one more section of party pics I forgot to post! Oops! Enjoy…
Noelle made a play list for today, and every now and then I caught her dancing to her favorite songs!
Noelle wanted all of our outdoor toys out in the yard so that the little kids who are scared of the horses will have something to play with, but the big kids enjoyed all the activities as well!
Balloon art and face painting station, compliments of Rachel, Emily’s mom!
Rachel worked so hard painting faces and making balloon art for the kids while they were taking turns riding horses. She did an amazing job!!! To say thanks (which we can never do enough), we are going to take Noelle and Emily to Sweet and Sassy! *There is a tiny peek in this pic at the water bottles I worked so hard making, lol!
My buddy and me… introducing to the PondFam5 blog, Victoria’s boyfriend, Andrew (Andy)!
Illyana and Dee havin a good time!
She can dish it, but she can’t take it, lol!
The monster came roaring after the children…
and they laughed and laughed!
Jacob and Cameron jumping off the slide on their sugar high with snake balloons and party favors in hand… this is definitely one of my favorite pics of the day!
Noelle was SO excited to ride the ponies!!!
The kids lined up at the trailer as the guys unloaded the horses. As soon as they saw them, they were all oohing and ahhing… it was so cool to see their excitement!
And she’s off to venture the wild west!
Noelle started lassoing down the street to have fun as all her friends were watching her! She’s such a little ham…
and she was loving every minute of it!
Anna Kate rode one time… for some reason she didn’t really like it all that much.
Holly got this cute picture of Julia! I had to show you guys, even the hoofs had glitter on them, lol!
Brylee enjoyed the horses very much… she’s a party girl!
Rose had a blast using her sense of touch to figure things out. She absolutely loves animals. Puppies make her squeal, and this horse was no exception. She had a blast!
I love this picture of her little hand going in to pat the horse!
Noelle looked so cute on the pink horse she requested (but he definitely needed a modesty patch on this one!). It was so cool, she got to pick what color the horses’ hair was going to be for her party. She picked rainbow and pink!
Can you tell she was in her element? I wish she could be this carefree every day all the time… I just love seeing them have fun, not worry about the troubles of the world, and just be kids… it’s so much FUN!
Here’s cutie pie Malia, Anna Kate’s buddy and our neighbor!
This pic was soo cute of Noelle lassoing on her pink horse, but he needed a modesty patch here too! I wonder where she got the idea to lasso on the horse? We don’t watch country westerns or anything. Noelle is so cool!
More PondFam5 fun… I love my silly family!
Great party guys!!!