Sunday, January 23, 2011

Come tumble, play and celebrate Taylor’s sixth birthday!!

This year we had a friend birthday party for Taylor at Branch Gymnastics. She invited 12 friends & of course, her brother Zach. She requested no theme other than pink & green.. so we had fun making all things pink and celebrated turning 6 with Taylor’s girlfriends & Zach. She had SO much fun & so did we!! I can hardly believe she is 6 years old.. So grown up! :) Happy Birthday Taylor! We love you.

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Party Invitation!

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The party room decorated & ready to go… just waiting for the guests!

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Taylor and I made and decorated these cupcakes together, and we even made these little flags to put on top! We also used the little flags on the party favor bags! Very easy, fun & free.

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Happy Birthday Taylor!!

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Lining up to go into the gym!

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Stretching!

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Warming up!

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Bridge!

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The Birthday Girl!

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Time for the gymnastics stations!

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Coach, er.. Grammie.. helping the girls on this part…

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The balance beam

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Hopscotch!

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Cartwheels!

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Zach too!

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Pit relay races! The girls had to race to the pit, jump in crawl to the other side, touch the wall, crawl back, climb out and run back to tag the next person in line!

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Climbing through the pit is HARD WORK!

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Cheering each other on! Taylor’s team ended up winning!

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Zach & I joined in the fun!

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Fun on the trampoline!

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Last, but not least, the bounce house!!

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Zach coming down the slide!!

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Caroline, Bailey, Taylor & Morgan

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McKenzie, Olivia & Nora

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Nora, Anna, Katey & Caroline

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Time for the pinata!!

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Fighting for candy! I’m sure the parents appreciated the amount of candy we sent them home with! Smile

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Back to the party room for cake, ice cream & presents!!

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We stuffed 6 candles on her cupcake!

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Blowing out candles!

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The party!

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Opening so many fun gifts!

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A new princess dress! Complete with crown & wand!

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Hello Kitty Scrapbook!
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Thanks for coming!! We hope you had fun!!

Monday, January 10, 2011

Interview with Zach


1. What does Mommy say to you all the time?
Get your coat on.

2. What makes Mommy happy? Do the thing Mommy tells you.

3. What makes Mommy sad? You don't hit somebody. That makes me sad too.

4. How does Mommy make you laugh? do funny things.

5. What was Mommy like when she was little? You were this tiny... (shows me his fingers pinched together). You fit in the baby swing outside in the grass (I think he is referring to our backyard).

6. How old is Mommy? 2. Me: So I'm younger than you? Zach: Yes. I want you be like me. You're on my team.

7. How tall is Mommy? Big.

8. What is mommy's favorite thing to do? To do that... Treadmill.

9. What does Mommy do when you're not around? you do lots of things. Do your lunch and our lunch.

10. If Mommy becomes famous what will it be for? Go Diego Go Backpack... (Hmmm..... Not so sure about this)

11. What is Mommy good at? Running

12. What is Mommy bad at? I don't know.

13. What does Mommy do for her job? Lifting those... (pointing at my hand weights)

14. What is Mommy's favorite thing to eat? Lettuce.

15. What makes you so proud of Mommy? Toys.

16. If Mommy were a cartoon character who would she be? That girl that goes with Lighting McQueen.

17. What do you and Mommy do together. Playing with me.

18. How are you and Mommy the same? We're the same number.

19. How are you and Mommy different? We're different pirates.

20. How do you know Mommy loves you? She hugs me.

21. Where is Mommy's favorite place to go? Our house.

Interview with Taylor


Looking for something to blog about today... that doesn't require catching up on the 100's of blogs I need to post from the recent holidays. Unedited...

1. What does Mommy say to you all the time?
Taylor, don't put your underwear in the hallway.

2. What makes Mommy happy?
When we're obeying.

3. What makes Mommy sad?
When we are fighting.

4. How does Mommy make you laugh?
Tickling me.

5. What was Mommy like when she was little?
Now, I don't know anything about that. Me: What do you think?
Um, naughty.... or Oh! like me.

6. How old is Mommy?
15

7. How tall is Mommy?
1 inch and a half.

8. What is Mommy's favorite thing to do?
Spend time with her family.

9. What does Mommy do when you're not around?
Clean.

10. If Mommy became famous what would she be famous for?
Being a good Mommy, you already are famous.

11. What is Mommy good at?
One thing is... Taking care of us.

12. What is Mommy not good at?
Rocking out. (I have to laugh at this one)

13. What does Mommy do for her job?
Taking care of us.

14. What is Mommy's favorite food?
Beef stew. (This is actually Taylor's favorite food)

15. What makes you proud of Mommy?
Cause she take care of us really, really, good.

16. If Mommy were a cartoon character who would she be?
Annie from Little Einsteins.

17. What do you and Mommy do together?
Have special days... go to see Annie together.

18. How are you and Mommy the same?
Both have brown eyes?

19. How are you different?
We have different favorite foods.

20. How do know Mommy loves you?
Because you tell us all the time. You kiss us and hug us.

21. Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?
Florida!