Easter Bunny Concerns...

IMG_7988 a photo by eyenetgraphics on Flickr.

After driving through the night, we arrived at my parents' about 4:00 am. Blakely was awake for the last 20 minutes of the trip and witnessed the 2 feet of water we were having to drive through down our country road. When trying to get her to go to bed, she voiced a great concern and whimpered "Do you think the Eastah Bunny can HOP through all this??" She then threw out a very sad, pessimistic sniffle....

Hecla, SD Flooding

IMG_7934 a photo by eyenetgraphics on Flickr.

We went back to Hecla for Easter this year and found the extended community surrounded by water! Roads were closed all over, and most open roads had their share of water to drive through.

Blakely is 3!!

100_0303, originally uploaded by eyenetgraphics.

Happy Birthday to Blakely on February 27th! She chose a Princess cake for her 3rd birthday, and since she LOVES Cinderella (currently), I made her a Cinderella cake. She shared her party with Deklan's Rock 'n' Roll party. She gave her party go-ers lip gloss rings, princess tattoos and princess candy necklace kits. Everyone had fun, and it was nice to get two parties out of the way at the same time!

She voice her concern that once she was 3 that I wouldn't be able to hold her anymore, but I reassured her that wasn't true. She is still my tiny little Cakers!

Rock'n'Roll Birthday Boy!

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Deklan celebrated his 5th birthday with a conjoined party with Blakely, on her actual birthday, February 27th. He wanted a drum cake so we went with the rock'n'roll theme and he loved it! Complete with iPod party favors sunglasses and Pop Rocks candy!

Ski Legs

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Blakely is skiing for the first time, on Valentine's Day 2011! She didn't do too bad for 2 1/2, and she LOVED her pink helmet, and going on the "swings" (chair lift)!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day card #1, originally uploaded by eyenetgraphics.

One of the kids Valentine's Cards for 2011. Both kids enjoyed Valentine's Day this year with a gift of chocolates and stickers. Blakely got Ariel stickers and Deklan got some Justin Bieber stickers (sigh...he likes his music :o) Nick got a new hoodie and some shorts.....and I got a hug. :o) We then took the kids (Dek skipped his Valentine party at school, and I took the day off from work) and we hit Terry Peak for a little skiing and boarding. It was a great day!

Who, Me?

I heard a rumble.......

I turned around to figure out which one of my kids had just tooted.

Deklan denied it.

Blakely sort of denied it with her ever-so-thoughtful excuse of "No Mommy, that was just my heart beating tho tho fatht."

Clever. :o)

That excuse reminded me of the time Deklan was just 2 and I walked by him and said goofily "What is that smell?" (Knowing it was him and he probably needed a diaper change). Totally unphased, he continued to stare at the television and replied, "It's a onion.....don't check my pants."

So if you're ever by me and my kids and you smell or hear something, have no fear! It's either just an onion or Blakely's heart beating so, so fast!