from a different camera

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

Our friend brought his camera on Saturday to the party to take pictures and sent us the link to view them today. The pictures in the previous post are from my camera...these are so much better, I wanted to enlarge them for you! There are several that he got that capture Kate's precious facial expressions that make me smile :)

Brett and Aaron walking on water...Darren and Dennis on the sidelines eating bon-bons.

These pictures are out of order...sorry!

We played in the pool first, then ate pizza and fruit, sang Happy Birthday and had cupcakes, played in the pool some more, and then opened gifts last!

My favorite picture of them all :)

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party pictures

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We had a great birthday party yesterday at the pool! We were excited to bless these kids with a day to play together, eat pizza and cupcakes, and open gifts.

Hank was still gnawing on his pizza when we got the birthday cupcake out :)

He loved it until he smeared it in his eye.

Aaron led the way with a few games off the cuff. He played a lot in the pool with the kids and I was thankful because they always get pumped up about getting attention from dads :)

Present time! At first I was afraid she would be shy, but as soon as she opened the first gift, she was hooked.

Baby brother's turn!

I'm glad I opened this toy gift first because he played with it in my lap while I opened the rest of them. And he has been playing with it all afternoon...thanks Carrolls!

He got some cute new clothes and shoes...everyone was so sweet to bless our family in these ways...but most of all, for joining us to celebrate!

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first haircut

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Nollie came over today to give the baby his first trim. It was sad to see the baby hair go! I am not used to it yet but I'm glad it's cut and looks cleaner.

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my babies

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This picture was taken last weekend on July 20th.

Vivian just turned 5.

Kate will be 4 in a couple of weeks.

The baby will be 1 on August 8th.

I ask them constantly to slow down on their growing, but they won't listen!

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beep beep

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It's hard to know what to do with Hank at this crawling-only age when we are playing outside.

This car is a good solution, don't you think?!

The grandparents might be a little nervous if they saw the big sisters pushing him around in this thing...

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cold chillin

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When Mike and Peggy were here a few Saturdays ago to visit, we all wanted to take the girls to see Monsters University, so we asked Uncle Joey and Aunt Natasha to keep Hank for a few hours. When we were leaving the movies, Aaron was checking Instagram and saw this:

H's first tattoo (washable marker) and his most exciting babysitting day yet!

Their soon-to-be-arriving baby Olivia has an adventure in store :)

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tuckered out.

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pony party

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Two Sundays ago Vivian and I had a special afternoon, just the two of us!, at Macy's birthday party. Macy and Vivian were born the same summer and the party was a good reminder to me of how thankful I am that she has great friends to grow up with at church.

It was a My Little Pony party at a horse farm.

First, they were all able to feed the horses peppermints.

They were pretty giggly about it because they were a little nervous and surprised about how it felt when the horse ate from their hands.

Macy's aunt was there to face paint. They all chose a "cutie mark" from one of the My Little Pony characters.

Another birthday activity was a scavenger hunt at the stable...a great idea for the kids to learn more about horses and taking care of them. A group of 10 kids running around, following each other to find the things on the list...perfect for this age group.

She was really excited about her turn riding the horse (and had to be told many times to be patient and back up to wait her turn!).

Her friend Julia from preschool (and now Kindergarten) was there and they gave me this funny pose.

Macy and Vivian!

Happy 5th Birthday, sweet friend!

Thanks to the Pierce family for a memorable birthday afternoon!

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pixie dust

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For Vivian's party, she and I put together some little jars of fairy dust to give as favors. We have a fun time doing it one night after Kate went to bed, getting glitter everywhere of course!

We took it outside the Sunday after the party after church to sprinkle it around.

They were very serious about their fairy work.

They sprinkled some on Aaron's lawn mower to make it work better. :)

I need some fairy dust to sprinkle on them to make them stop growing so fast!

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hot potato

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While my friend's son Mason was over at our house to play yesterday, we got an invitation from our neighbors the Duncans to come help pick up potatoes in their garden.

Filthy shoes and fingernails. They got the job done, eagerly!