Hailey Turns 8

On saturday we celebrated a special little girl...Miss Hailey Paige. She had an amazing birthday party and we were so lucky to be able to celebrate with her! The special day included a limo ride (my husband and Uncle Scott were the lucky ones which rode home with the 18 kids, all the while bumping Justin Beber), cooking lessons, and cupcake decorating....super fun!
This was Miranda's creation. The dough was made by scratch, then the kids formed it....she has a puppy, topped it, baked it...and then on to eating it!
My Andy was in heaven with this little activity...he is ALWAYS begging me to teach him how to cook things.
This is the birthday girl....I can't believe she is 8....I remember her as a baby like it was yesterday!
This is the name of the place we were at...It is in Irvine, and seriously seriously an amazing birthday party idea!

Fresh Squeezed OJ

My awesome hubby had only one request when I went to my friend Amy's Pampered Chef party last year: Bring Home a Juicer!!!! Well I was a good wife and a juicer was bought and the hubby has put it to good use. The kids and hubby go pick a few bags of oranges and then the hubbs gets to work squeezing. After a few minutes of hard work the hubby produced a full pitcher of juice (obviously this is not the picture of the finished product :):) I must say he has done a good job of making the family fresh juice everyday. Also, doesn't my vintage Pyrex pitcher look cool!

I Love Bubble Baths!!!

The kids are entering a new phase....gone are the days of cool baby bath toys and welcome to the days of long luxurious bubble baths (while Kids Bop is being played on the iPod too!)
Sometimes I wonder why as parents we ever even bother buying toys!!!! This little guy looks like he is having fun just playing in the bubbles!

Garden Time!

That is right folks...it is time, GARDEN TIME!!!!! Last year we all worked very hard planting, preparing the ground, watering daily, and weeding. Well we loved watching the fruits of our labors grow and we really loved eating all the home grown goodies...so here we go again!
Our garden includes greenbeans, squash, melons, pumpkins, a variety of tomatoes, and zucchini...we can not wait!!!!!

Caterpillars....

This spring is apparently the spring that will be filled with all things science. Our first science lesson is on caterpillars. These little guys (5 to be exact) were delivered to us a few days ago and they have already grown so much. We have learned about how they will build their crysillis and then transform into a butterfly, we have read books, colored pictures, and now we are watching the real life metamorphosis... Honestly I do not know who is more excited: me or the kids!!??

iPhoto Fun

Me and Payton were just having a little fun playing with the iPhoto on my MAC. This computer can take your picture and then the program can alter your pic in various ways. It can make you look silly, or in our case we opted for the classy sepia tint...This little guy is just so cheesy....I sure do love him!

Meet Spike

You can call him Spike, Spikey, Spikers, Sir-Spikes-A-Lot....really anything you want...he doesn't mind at all. This is our tortoise. He is our family pet. No really...he is a pet. The kids are learning responsibilities, such as:

• feeding Spike
• giving Spikers fresh water
• picking Spikey his favorite yellow flowers for snack time
• playing in a gentle fashion with Mr. Spike

This turtle has been a great project for the kids. I love watching them take care of their little guy! Maybe one day, if the kids beg really hard, and act really sweet they will get a pet upgrade to a dog :)

My Ballerina

See this little beauty??? She is a five year old ballet prodigy...well at least in my book she is!!! Every Tuesday this lovely little thing has dance class and she comes home singing, prancing, and dancing. I just absolutely love it!!! She actually has a recital in June...I can not wait to watch her dance on the BIG stage. Such grace, great poise....a natural....really.....

Okay....maybe she is a tad but silly too......I just love her!

Guess What....

My mom got a new camera...so the Hart Family Blog is back on!!!!!!!