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If I were a flower

Brooklyn and Lily participated in their school talent show last week. The funny thing about it is that we didn't know anything about it, until the day before.

Brooklyn announced that she and Lily had tried out a few weeks before and the show was the next night.

They sang acapella the theme song from Juno, "If I were a flower".

I am amazed at their confidence that they could just get up there and sing in front of hundreds of people.

Brooklyn sang all the verses and Lily joined in during the chorus. It was the cutest thing that I ever saw. We video taped it, but I can't figure out how to transfer it to my mac.

For now you will have to view the pics

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It barked at us

We spend the beautiful weekend at the Coast. Imagine our surprise when this guy was washed up on shore.

He was mean too.....barking at anyone who came near him, he was alive and not hurt, just grumpy. The more he barked, the closer the kids got. The kids thought it was the coolest thing ever. The next morning, the tide carried him back to the ocean so he could go home.

It was the high-light of the weekend. Thank you mr. seal for entertaining my kids. 

Inspiration

I am currently designing Fall 2010 for Hula Mula. I feeling inspired by these colors, what do you think? What colors are you feeling for Fall?? { I know summer is just here...but we have to be ahead of the game}

Great Wolf Lodge

Lily wanted a birthday party and she wanted to invite her entire 1st grade class.  

To be honest I just didn't want to deal with it, that many kids....the thought of entertaining 20 kids was not exactly my idea of fun. 

So, I convinced Lily to accept a family trip and skip the kid party. Thankfully she was more excited about the family trip....To Great Wolf Lodge {http://www.greatwolf.com/grandmound}. 

It is only about 45 minutes away from us too.

It is a hotel and with your room stay you get water park passes, to their huge indoor park. There are about 6 big slides, a wave pool and a kiddie area. All the kids loved it, even ruby. They do have life jackets available for kids who can't swim {I don't believe in them because it doesn't let kids learn to swim, however if you are nervous, they are there}. We couldn't get the kids out of the water, and trent and I even enjoyed it too. We highly recommend it, we are definitely going back soon.

No front teeth & a birthday party!

7 years ago I was in the hospital on Mother's day after just giving birth to a bald, round headed very pale baby girl  in Orlando Florida. 

I was so excited to have another girl, {I secretly wished her to be a girl}. 

I must admit that Lily was not what we expected. Her older sister Brooklyn was dark haired, and even slightly tanned at birth. I will never forget Trent's words {when Brooklyn was pulled from my tummy via C-section}, "She looks Samoan!" It was true, she had dark hair, dark eyebrows { I mean full on eye brows} and she was totally tan. 

So, when I got a glimpse of this new baby girl, with bright blue eyes, white skin and blond hair, I started laughing.  Meanwhile Trent trying to decide if he is the father of this "pale" one, and probably trying to remember what the mail man looks like, and I am laughing. Right there in surgery, I am laughing and trying to stay still. 

I still laugh at the fact that they are total opposites. People even ask us all the time if they have the same dad. I just laugh and say, "Yes, Lily looks like her Dutch grandpa."

Lily is a unique child, and thinks she is smarter than most adults, she often stares down her teacher and has been know to roll her eyes at authority. Last week she told me that all she wants for her birthday is "a job at Knuckleheads.....with her own office." She was dead serious too. 

Lily also has a kind heart, and loves animals. She wants to be a "animal doctor" when she grows up, but we think that she will really take over Knuckleheads, and it might be a hostile takeover.

Lily is a puzzle master and can put together any puzzle faster than any adult I know. She has a very quick intelligent mind, and isn't afraid to tell you.

Lily plays piano, is an amazing artist with a very free style. She is our hippie girl, she loves nature, dirt and running without shoes, {with dreadlocks for hair}.

Lily loves to be loved. Love her back and she will be the most faithful friend you have.

So today {Mother's Day} We got together with Trent's family to celebrate many things besides Lily's Birthday, and Mother's day. Lily's two front teeth fell out.

Lily was working the final tooth, twisting, turning and pulling and finally {after we all put down $1 each on the table if she pulled it out} the last tooth came out. It was a victory!

So happy birthday to my blond, pale faced, toothless sweet baby girl!! 

{I "heart" you Lily}

P.S. Check out the cake... Brooklyn and I baked & decorated it, from scratch! {A first for us both}

My Little Man

My little man turned 5 {gulp} this week, so I thought I would spice things up a bit and write down some things about Otto {since this blog is really suppose to be a journal for me}

Things Otto loves

Star wars Legos

Star wars action figures

Star wars books

Star wars music

Ummm...{basically anything Star wars will work for him.}

He always has something in his pocket, sometimes it is little legos, money, or some random thing {like a paperclip he found on the ground at Fred Meyer's and thinks it is a treasure}. 

Otto is sweet and sensitive, and is always willing to hand out kisses and hugs upon request.

Otto plays T.ball {loves to hit, but on the field he is either picking grass, doing the robot or belting out his best version of "Human" {by the killers}

Lily is his best friend

Brooklyn is his second mom

and Ruby is just a pest to him

Otto has awesome hair, and more hairstyle's than any 5 year old has ever had! Currently he is rocking the 80's skater side swoop.

Otto is a lady's man. At pre-school, 2 moms approached me this week to tell me that their daughters have crushes on Otto {he is clueless, and so used to having sisters that it doesn't bother him one bit}

He starts kindergarten in the fall, I am not too excited about it. I love having him at home, he is so easy and so content. I guess one thing about starting school that will help {me} is that both his sisters are there, and they will take good care of him.....Ok, changing subject. I have all summer to prepare mentally for my mamma's boy to leave the nest.

{ i "heart" you Otto}

What have I been up to??

Well, if you must know. I am putting together a cook book...yeah I know totally random. I have a goal to cook more this year, but every time I go to cook or bake something I have to search through every cook book just to find my favorites, and too much work so I generally give up and make something generic.

So, I decided to put all of my favorite recipes {and some from family members} into one book with pictures, just for my use.

So, if you have any amazing recipes that I MUST add to to this book please send them to me!