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Hey y'all,

This is a bunch of random events.  I thought I would try to give you a very quick overview of the last month or two.  Enjoy

1.  Colin's Birthday

Colin asked for a Monster Truck cake.  We came up with this, a monster truck, on a ramp, ready to jump cars and a flaming 5.  

Blowing out the candle.  I think Molly was getting ready to help!!

2.  Trip to the Birmingham Zoo

We went to the zoo with some friends.  The weather was nice and we had fun.  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Jones for the birthday gift of a zoo membership this year!

3.  Easter

You've seen the pics I took at the Botanical gardens, but we also had an egg hunt.  

Molly was really searching.  We still have 7 missing eggs out there somewhere!  Michael is sure all his were found, but then, so am I... ;)

4.  Molly's Birthday

Molly asked for a piano cake this year.  I really love what we came up with!!  

Pretty 7 year old!

Molly picked the swirly candles this year.  She wanted to blow them out one by one.  :)

5.  Build A Bear

We took Molly to Build A Bear for a mini party.  Our friends, the Biddy's, met us there and we all made animals.  Molly was thrilled!!  

6.  Pintrest Success -- Should that be called a "Pintress?"  

The kids love glow sticks and they love baths.  So, when I saw the idea of throwing glow sticks in the bath, I knew we had to try it.  It was pretty cool. 

We waited until it started to get pretty dark and then each of the kids took a bath with the lights off!!

They both really enjoyed it.  It was a fun change up to our normal bathing routines.

7.  A Scavenger Hunt/ Field Trip 

A group from our cover school met at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens for a scavenger hunt.  One of the goals was for the kids to use all over their senses while exploring the gardens.  Molly was in charge of smelling.

They gave us little magnifying glasses to use.  The boys LOVED them!

Our first scheduled date got rained out, so our group shrunk a little.  But, we still had fun!

This was a really cool tree.  Of course our little poser had to do her thang!

This is one silly boy!  He has recently discovered that he can cross his eyes.  Or, as he says, "make things look blurry."

Our neighbor is thinking of homeschooling, so we invited her and her two kiddos.  This is Selah.  I think they had fun.  

8.  Daddy's Birthday

Daddy's first present was from Molly.  She made him a book and wrote him a poem. 

Molly also decorated the house for him.

I didn't make a cake this year because I heard of this bakery that makes excellent Petit Fours.  Michael loves petit fours.  It was a great surprise and treat.

Michael hit the jackpot this year on gifts. :)

We have been and will be busy, so posts may end up being more like this rather than the daily I had hoped to do.  I hope you enjoy playing catch up.  

Until next time...