Happy Birthday Riley and Chloe!

This is before the party started. These girls were so excited all week, and were so happy that the day finally came. Here they are before the guests arrived. It was a really small party, each girl picked 4 friends to invite. It was the perfect size! Chloe turned 3 last week and Riley will turn 5 next week - such big girls!

We decorated Strawberry Shortcake hats.


Made candy necklaces

Ate cupcakes

Played a cute little “Pin the Strawberry on the Stem game”

And opened presents


It was so much fun!

Riley and Chloe loved spending this time with all their sweet little friends!

Getting Ready for the Baby!

One last belly shot at 37 weeks. I am loving being pregnant, I know that sounds crazy, but I do. We are so excited to meet this little guy!


Riley and Chloe are testing out the bjorn. They thought they were so cool walking around with their babies attached to them.

One of my goals this last month has been to take my girls on lots of outings, so I can spend as much time with them as possible, before baby boy takes all my time and energy.

Our first trip was to the Discovery Museum. We hadn't been there in probably 2 years, and it was finally our time! It was a little chaotic, but completely worth it.

The next week we went to Barnes & Noble, I know that doesn't sound like much, but Riley ALWAYS asks me to go, so with it raining all week, we did just that. We were there for 2 1/2 hours, just reading. Oh and 3 different bathroom trips, not just for me.

Its always fun to be in a quiet place and have your daughter scream:
" Mommy I have to go poopy! Hurry! Its coming right now!" {Love Chloe}

Next, on our list of things to do:

Beach (if the weather permits, which isn't likely)

Visit a farm

Go on a picnic to their fav park with a lake and one of our favorite walking paths.

Hopefully I'll make it OK to all these trips!

Happy Valentines Day Mike!

I would like to dedicate this to my bff Michael



I Love you
I love laughing with you
will you slow dance with me now?

Riley Roo

I need to record the things that my kids say or else I'll forget them!



Last week we were driving in the car and Riley begins a conversation with this:

R: Mom, I know a lot of things. I know pretty much everything. But there is one thing that I don't know. Can I ask you?

Me: Sure. What is it? (I'm thinking of some profound spiritual question is coming)

R: Where do chickens poop?

Me: Um - on the ground?

R: Oh, ok

And that was it. Now she knows everything. I was laughing so hard.



Another one happened this morning:

Riley loves to draw pictures, and fold them up and give them to me a s a present. This morning she asks me

How do you spell - dear - I tell her.

Then she says:

Mom, How do you spell:

Dear Mom, I want you to know that you are my secret best friend

Oh melt my heart, I love her!

A package from Grammy

I don't think there is anything more fun than to open your front door and find an unexpected package!

Well, we got one last week from Grandma Pratt! It was so fun! My Mom sent all sorts of little goodies, like clothes, crafts, treats, a new baby blanket, aprons, and dress up. I think it offered hours of fun!

Here are the girls with their decorated picture frames, and wearing their new necklaces.


And here is Chloe posing in the new apron, necklaces, and the bow that came around the blanket. She wore this for most of the afternoon, so precious!

Thank you Grandma!!

The Oakland Zoo

Our good friends invited us to the Oakland Zoo {free of charge, I might add}. It was seriously the most beautiful day there! We saw lots of different animals, that I didn't take pictures of, but here are some that I took. It was so much fun!!