Happy Birthday to you...♫
Ethan even opened some!
The great doll house from Grandpa & Grandma!And a kitchen from Mommy & Daddy!
Eric eve got in on the fun!
There is a couple that really deserves an entire post, they sure have been a blessing & encouragement to us even before the latest disaster (being told we had until January 30th to get out of the parsonage the week before Christmas.) We bought our suburban from them in January 2008, and Handsome has continued to get to know them after that. I didn't really get to know them until the issue, but have gotten to know them well since.
Mark & Teresa are some of the most caring people you could ever meet. It just so happened to be that when we needed a place to live 'at the drop of the hat' they had a home for sale. They were willing to even help us out a bit until Pumpkin Patch DC is two years old and the bank recognizes it as income! To go through and list every single thing that they have done to help us out in the last 6 month would 1st off, embarrass them...but secondly be so long you guys would get bored! I used to joke around with Teresa about us being so needy and how I didn't understand why they would want to be around us because every time we turned around we needed help again! Well that all culminated on March 6th when I fell and knocked myself unconscious on the ice. After I was allowed to leave the ER that night Teresa came up and put her arm around me and said, "A, this sure bring your being needy to a whole new level!" I thought that was funny...and it has only been brought up jokingly since.
Our children have also fallen in love with these great people. The kids love to go to their house and spend time there, and I couldn't be happier with the fact that they are willing to watch our kids!
Well, I could go on and on about these great people....but they are definitely two people that we have come to love dearly over the last 6 months. People that I am so thankful that God allowed us to cross paths with!
And then my not so happy dance!
This was the first night I was sportin my new specs!
Then there is Mr. "I haven't bowled in 10 years" that rocked!
I could have taken a picture every time Eric watched his bowling ball went down the lane, he posed different!
"SPARE"
There goes that awesome form again!
"STRIKE!"
This was the best pose of the night though...I made him redo it so we could get it on the blog!
The kids thought it wasn't fair that Mommy & Daddy, Eric & Michelle all got to 'roll the balls' and they didn't!
Wish this would have turned out better...it looks like it would have been a cute one!
I must apologize for the quality (or lack of) the pictures, I never really did find a great mode with my camera while in the bowling alley!
He is really into his hats these days!
When we arrived home Princess decided she wanted to be a horse and give Sunshine 'horsie rides'...it was hilarious! 
The last day of February some friends of ours threw us a house warming party and it was nice to just hang out with friends! E&M were there, LK&C, the hosts J&L, and her brother & friend...it was nice. She cooked this wonderful supper and then we played pinochle and it was the first time I had ever won at it!
The kids weren't so sure about the most gentle black lab hanging out around them, so they clung pretty close to us the entire night, but ya know...that is okay!
Princess just had a fruit rollup and it is all over her gorgeous mug, but she was not very happy about the dog either!
The Sunday after Christmas we went with Handsome's family to his parents church. It is difficult going back that direction as we have 2 churches we go between, both of our families, and many MANY friends that we like to spend time with. This time all of his family were going to be there, minus his brother whom had to work. We were going to try and get a picture of all the cousins since the last cousins picture I have is before the last three cousins were born ~ but we were not able to corral everyone all at the same time. I do believe later that day there was a cousins picture taken minus our kids as we ate lunch with my family.
Here we have Princess talking to some of the wonderful people at the church. And the people at Handsome's parents church are WONDERFUL...before my bloggy days they threw us a surprise baby shower when Princess was a month old. The wonderful things that they gave to us, I will never forget! She received her first pair of Levi's, a beautiful hand knit blanket, many MANY beautiful tiny dresses, dolls, blankets, sleepers and fun baby items! Oh the fun it was! I didn't know how to take it. This church is so helpful to many people and they do it with smiles on their face for the glory of God! 
Oh, I also have to share with you all, we are finally going to see Fireproof! It is coming to our town on Friday and we have a sitter lined up for the evening and we are excited! We have loved Flywheel and Facing the Giants from the same producers and this one has been said to be the best yet. Of course I am always game to watch a good love story where there is a 'happy ever after' ending! Will let you know what we think of it next week.
Also, we have been able to line up another sitter for Saturday/Sunday next weekend. I know, the only time I will have my kids will be from after the movie Friday night until about 3:30 or 4 on Saturday afternoon. What will we do? Jason and I are both kind of tired these days and need a time of relaxing and reconnecting as a couple, so we have the chance to go to a hotel and spend some couple time along with maybe some shopping and of course, OLIVE GARDEN!
Special thanks to Charise and Lucas & Corin, for watching our children...I am soooo excited!
Sunshine ~
(a picture I took by the creek the week that Grandma was here visiting...it is of the kids shadows while they were facing each other looking at a rock)
Blowing out her candles
Trying to get a taste of frosting while her guests sang 'Happy Birthday To You...'
Doing well with a spoon, enjoying her cake and ice cream
Some of the party guests
Opening her gifts
Grandma gave an umbrella, can you tell that Princess & Sunshine really enjoyed it! They laugh and laugh when you pop it open!
Princess received some things to be a little mother, baby bed, baby stroller, baby swing, ironing board, play food...she is really fitting into the roll of mother well, just ask her brother!
Trying on Grandma's Crocs (the wrong feet!)
Having fun playing with her new toys
Lucas really had Sunshine laughing
Sunshine was all tired out from our trip up the canyon and APrincess's birthday party
Thank you to everyone to came for sharing this special day with us! Thank you for the wonderful gifts, and thank you for your friendship!
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