Mother's Day

I felt very appreciated and loved on Mother's Day. On Saturday Dadda and the girls said they needed some time in the kitchen to make me a special surprise. Here are some pictures of them making me a "garden cake"... so creative and delicious!

Here is a picture of the garden cake. It is a chocolate cake covered in cookie crumbs (the dirt), it has gumdrop candy flowers, and wafers around it (a picket fence).

On Sunday morning Dadda and the girls brought me breakfast in bed. I'm not sure which one of these 3 girls enjoyed it the most. Ella kept saying "are we eating in Momma and Dadda's bed?"

On Sunday afternoon we went to White Rock and had some Subway sandwiches on the beach. It was such a beautiful day, and I didn't have to cook dinner!

The girls had a blast at the beach. They loved picking up shells and throwing them into the ocean. At one point Juliette said "throw a crab, throw a crab", and sure enough (before we could stop her) she had a little crab in her hands and threw it into the water. Gross!

Thank you for a great day!

Teamwork

The girls are getting very good at building block towers together. They usually work together quite well and take turns knocking the tower over.

Wedgie

Sometimes when Dadda is taking care of the girls, he teaches them strange things. Here is a video of Juju giving Ella a wedgie.

Run For Mercy

Today we took part in the Mercy Run. Dadda ran the 10 k while Momma walked the 5 k to support an organization called "Mercy Ministries". "Mercy Ministries" is a non-profit home for women who are facing life-challenges. Our friend Juliet works there and a team of people from our church took part in the race today.

Dadda and the girls doing a pre-run stretch.

During quiet time Ella likes to get in her "car" with her stuffed animal, Zoe. They put the pillow over their laps and "drive to Superstore". The other day, Ella had lots of fresh air and fell asleep at the wheel.

Spencer and Ella love to eat corn on the cob. Grandpa Rob will be pleased to hear that Ella is surprisingly good at getting all the pieces of corn off the cob so that none of them go to waste. 

Happy Birthday Baby Hope!

This weekend we celebrated Baby Hope's 1st birthday. Hope's family used to live a few doors down from us, but they have moved to a new townhouse complex just down the hill. Hope's momma hosted an amazing butterfly themed party.

 Ella giving the birthday girl a kiss

 Hope received lots of fun presents.

 The goodie bags came in little butterfly catchers. The girls have been having a great time playing with the catchers and the little goodies inside.

Juliette found a comfy seat at the party.

There was even a bouncy castle at baby Hope's birthday party!

 Dadda with his 2 girls after going for a run.