Saturday, July 12, 2008

Surfs up!

We enjoyed a beautiful day at the beach with some friends. There are no Mommy pictures posted here as promised! (as long as I receive the blackmail money by Friday) hehe

July Birthdays

Happy Birthday Bob and Heather!
Officially Heather's (my sister-in-law) birthday is in June but we celebrated it this year with Bob's at Kim and Will's house. The kids had fun swimming and we were all enjoying a BBQ until a thunderstorm sent us heading for the house. Kim and Will were also celebrating the birth of some baby chicks in the chicken coop. Zoe, Violet and Marina got to hold one in their hands and the fuzzy little chicks were so adorable. Marina dropped one but hopefully it was only emotionally traumatized and did not sustain any bodily injury.
Happy Birthday Owen!
Owen turned 2! Joanne and Eric had a water park themed party for him. I can't believe he is already two years old. He is such a cutie.
Happy Birthday Zoe!
Zoe turned 11. OMG!!! where has the time gone and how the heck did she just celebrate her 11th birthday when I have only aged a couple years since she was born?
She opted to not have a party this year and instead spend a day with Mom at the mall. For her gift we gave her 100 dollars and I set her free in the mall while I followed her to the stores of her choosing. She ended up spending most of her money on webkinz and a Nintendo DS Animal Dr. game (Kim, you will have to let her know how realistic it is and if you feel you are missing work in Maine, I am sure she will share). We went to see the American Girl movie "Kit", which we both really enjoyed. Two thumbs up! Out of all the restaurants we could have gone to she picked subway. It would not have been my first choice but it made for a cheap date. Zoe spent her actual birthday in the pool with one of her close friends. Somehow the ice cream cake that was supposed to serve 15 got gobbled up by seven kids with voracious appetites. Zoe and I made a cake for after dinner and Zoe decorated it with way too many decorations! It made it not so tempting to the adult palate. We will have another birthday party for her and Bob in Maine. Hey, any excuse for a get together.
Below are pictures from the all the birthday celebrations.