Monkey Business!!

Cherish's Birthday party was planned months ago to happen on Feb 27Th. Who knew that every Saturday in February would be riddled with rain, not us. Oh well. We had originally planned to do the usual. BBQ and bounce house in my parents back yard. With the looming rain we changed the plans last minute.
We moved it over to the church on Placentia and Friday night I stayed up late planning games. It was a very smart move. It didn't rain the whole time but when it did the heavens opened and the rain came pouring down. Albert was nice enough to bring the easy up and BBQ. We couldn't have done it with out him.

We placed gummy bananas on plates and covered them in whipped cream. The first one to chew it up and swallow won. It was fun to see them get so into it. They had a good time. Plus who doesn't love whipped cream on their face.
The kids really enjoyed my last minute games I planned. I have to admit it went off better then I thought it would.
Enjoying their Tootsie Pops!
These men worked hard feeding the rest of us.
My mom made the cake again and what a great job she did. I couldn't believe how amazing it turned out. It was her first time working with fondant but you can't tell. She had a little help. I made the monkeys and my brother put them on the cake.
All in all it was fantastic and I am lucky to have her. Thanks Mom for all your hard work. I know it isn't easy.
Happy Birthday to you...Happy Birthday Dear Cherish...Make a wish!
It was a great party. Thanks to everyone that came!! It sure was fun.

seven

I can't believe Cherish is 7. The time goes too fast. She is a girl of many faces. She always amazes me with her unconditional love and great whit.

She is an amazing big sister. She watches out for Izzy like no one else. If Izzy is sad Cherish is the first one she seeks out because she knows she is loved and Cherish will comfort her.

She keeps us laughing. I can always count on her to share a new joke. She loves to make us laugh. She inherited her fathers sense of humor.

We are so grateful she is part of our family. Cherish we love you.

Disneyland, We Bid You Adieu...

We have enjoyed having passes to Disneyland for the last year. Our passes will be expiring next week on Cherish's birthday so we decided to go and enjoy one last day.
We would typically go for just a couple of hours after school or in the evening but we got there at opening and decided to stay until it was no longer fun, which turned out to be about 8. It was a wonderful day.
I love this picture of Izzy. She is my little bug. The Bug's Life 3D show was fantastic. Cherish loved it and insisted we see it twice. I couldn't believe it, but I actually let out a little scream. They got me.
My Little Cherish is not so little any more. She went on California Screaming for the first time. She would get measured every time we went and was never tall enough. We were so excited that she was finally tall enough. Jose did a fantastic job taking this picture. That is quite an introduction to the world of big roller coasters.
Afterwords I loved the pure excitement that you could see on her face. If you couldn't guess, she LOVED it!!

Goodbye Mickey!!

Goodbye Minnie!!

Until another time!! Thank you for the good times and fantastic memories. It was a wonderful year and we look forward to joining you again in the future.

Up to Her Elbows...

I walked outside to speak with one of our tenants here at the apartment complex and when I came back in I found Izzy up to her elbows in peanut butter. She loves the stuff. She took it off the counter opened it up and helped herself. Instead of getting angry I decided to have a good laugh and take some pictures. She is a mischievous one. I need to always keep and eye on her because she is always getting into things.

A New Addition to Our Day

This is my nephew Porter and he joins us during the week while his mommy and daddy work. We have a lot of fun playing with him. Cherish is such a little ball of love. She is always there to make sure he is happy.