Happy Birthday Budro!

My little boy is now 4 years old. And how we love having him as part of our family. Despite being surrounded by girls most of the time Quinn never lets us forget that he is all boy. He loves baseball, Transformers, Spiderman, riding his bike and swimming. He has no problem keeping up with his two older sisters and is so tender and sweet to his baby sister. For a little boy of four he has a lot to deal with concerning his food allergies and asthma but they don't slow him down one bit. He can be sweet and lovable, rough and tough, and way too demanding for his own good. We love you Quinn! Happy Birthday Budro!

I wish I could take credit for this cake. My talented friend Katie made it for him. She did an amazing job and Quinn LOVED it!

It's official...we're moving!

One Saturday night in mid June

My hubby and I cozy in our room.

On the Web we searched for a house to buy

Seven months of looking, it's true, no lie.

A new listing we were excited to come across

Call the realtor now, we can't bare another loss.

A bank-owned home that was priced to sell

And everything about it looked really swell.

This house we saw, this house we loved

The bidding war is on and push came to shove.

We lost the bid to someone with cash

Our dreams were gone, they were gone with a flash.

But then we heard there really wasn't any doe

Our bid is back in and here we go!

Our offer was the highest, yes it's true,

The joy in our hearts, it grew and grew.

Praying and hoping everything would work out,

With it in the bank's hands we had some doubt.

We waited for months or maybe just weeks

Our friends prob'ly thought we were really big freaks.

And finally last Thursday on August thirteenth,

WE CLOSED, HORRAY! Before the fourteenth.

And now some remodeling to the house we will do,

A makeover of such, so it looks brand new!

The packing I started and hope to have done

By the time we move, this part's not so fun.

By Labor Day we hope to be in our new home

Hello Glendale, ready or not, and here we come!

Karaoke Baby

Ella loves to hear her voice amplified through our karaoke machine. The only trouble is fighting with Dad over who gets to use it the most.

Ella's Birthday

Going through the pictures I realized that I forgot to blog about my sweet baby's birthday. I had her in the summer on purpose so we could always have a swim party and I would never have to come up with any other birthday entertainment, just a new theme. This years theme was The Little Mermaid. Some people think that being pregnant in the summer in Phoenix is crazy, but I think it's brilliant!

Ella was not interested in her cake at all!

Maybe even annoyed.

Grandma and Grandpa Jackson were in a car accident on their way to the party. Oh, the sacrifices they make for their grandchildren. They are okay and Pa's nose has healed nicely! Or at least as nice as it was before.

I wish I could take credit for this but I can't. Ella's very creative Aunt painted this ocean scene to hold all the food.

"Mom what do you have me in?" "Don't worry Ella Bella you look adorable!"