PONIES AND PIGS AND BUNNIES, oh my!!

every girl must start out her birthday with a bubble bath!!

annelies loved the bunnies

Ollie was not too sure, so grammy helped

justin, jakob and the duck!

What a blast!!! we had so much fun celebrating annelies and oliver's birthdays. it took months of preparing and a lot of hard work, but the end result was worth it. we had all the kids friends and families out and had a big cook out. we had pony rides, a petting zoo and lots of great food and friends to share it with! Annelies got lots of great gifts and Ollie didn't do too bad himself. the kids took a swing at the much anticipated pinata and almost trampled on each other to get the candy. poor annelies walked away from the circle with 2 pieces of candy and some tears down her face, but her friends were generous and shared! it all ended up being just perfect. the weather couldn't have been better (thank goodness). annelies also got a brand new bike from her mommy and daddy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNELIES AND OLIVER!!

MORE B~DAY PARTY PICS

the birthday girl

the birthday boy

nico being an outlaw

jakob is not quite sure what to do

and Oliver is very happy with his food and juice

*** sorry for the lack of sofia in these pictures..... she is not too into animals!***

B~DAY PARTY CONT.

all the beautiful ponies

ollie takes a wack at the pinata

nico tries to bust it open

the kids go for the candy 

the beautiful cupcakes!

CONTINUED B~DAY

make a wish annelies and oliver!
all the happy cowgirls.... and ollie and nico
wrapping up the present opening
annelies' new bike from mom and dad
   little ollie's new favorite toy 

from my friend robin and her girls

DONUTS

so Ollie's favorite treat is donuts (do do's). since i was not up to making a cake and knew we would be making cupcakes for the birthday party on saturday, i decided to make a 'dough dough cake'. it was perfect. ollie got to blow out his candle and eat as many donuts as he wanted. he loved it!

THE DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE BIRTHDAY BOY

      


Ollie had the best two year old birthday ever. he started out his day at McDonald's where he got to play and eat some yummy breakfast. he then went to payless shoe source and got a great new pair of shoes to play outside in. later her got to go to the park and play with all of his friends from church. next, ollie needed a little break, so we went home where he laid in his crib until mommy wasn't looking, then he climbed out and went to play in the playroom. after he got caught playing with thomas the train, he went and watched sofia at gymnastics. finally the kids came home and he played outside until dark! this is the perfect day for our little ollie..... play, play, eat, play some more..... NO NAP.... and play a lot more!!! 

Ollie opened all of his presents after we ate some yummy pizza. he LOVES trucks. especially when they have a trailer attached, so this was perfect. he also got a swing in the shape of a car and a couple of really great books. he loves to read.  he loves to play outside!  his 4-wheeler is his favorite thing to do outside EVER! he is such a fun boy and he had a really great second birthday. he is getting so big.

GROWING UP

when did she get so big? i can't believe she is almost SIX years old, in kindergarten, and LOSING HER TEETH!!! where does the time go? she has lost two teeth in two days and racking up on the tooth fairies money! this girl is getting rich. she is in love with her new smile and immediately asked if she looked cute once her tooth was finely out. i have to admit, now that the blood is gone and it doesn't look so new, she is pretty darn cute.