And it Begins

Happy Birthday Princess Paxton!

 Classic Paxton face

 Playing in the creek at the park

 Papa C came to party too!

 Colored icing stains

 Forgot to get a family photo at the park so we did it at home

 New panties were worn on top of clothes-not what I was hoping for it to inspire.

 Pinata time

Paxie Pooh Turned 2 yesterday! We could not have asked for better weather to celebrate with a few friends at the park. This girl is obsessed with "Tangled" so that was the theme (I use that word loosely) of the party. We played at a park and had cookie cake-perfect for a 2 year old. We are so very thankful for this little girl who is spunky and strong willed, but also so sweet and affectionate!

Happy Father's Day

To the best daddy who loves us, leads us, and serves us so well!

Last Day of School and Comparison

Madeline first day of school in September 

Last day of school May 18.  Paxton's gown 2 bricks, Madeline has grown 1 brick

Paxton's first day in September. She actually could not completely walk on her own yet which is why she is gripping the wall.

 so pumped to be taking pictures after her program

 M's end of year program. She is back row 4th from the right

 My hydrangeas are blooming beautifully this year!

 bathing beauties at the zoo splash pad

my beautiful girl

Mother's Day Happys

 Mother's day in front of our house.

 Fun around the house after a bout of hand foot and mouth disease.

 Ballet recital

Changing her own diaper

My Sister's Wedding

 My sister and BIL had a non-traditional wedding ceremony in an ice skating rink! It was cool, but really cold out on the ice! They even rode the Zamboni afterwards!

 The only decent picture of our family

 Only decent shot of the front an back of their dresses (which I found at the end of the season at Belk for $13 each! By far my best find/buy ever.)

 flower girls!

 Paxton walked out onto the ice when she saw me coming and did the splits! Thankfully it was just that instead of falling back and hitting her head. Being airlifted from Breckenridge to Denver's Children's hospital would have been a bummer after the wedding. It was a good laugh for the audience though.

 M took this picture

 My brother, SIL and nephew Vince

 The view of the slopes from our deck

 Matchy-matchy cousins!

We rode the gondola up one afternoon

My sister, Tonya and BIL Sean, were married Easter weekend in Breckenridge, Colorado. Tonya and Sean rented a house and it was a little ski vacation before the wedding. They are both avid skiers (Sean does it on one leg better than any of us do it on 2. I mean he prefers to ski double back diamonds and hardly ever falls!) They even went up after the wedding and took pictures in their wedding clothes skiing down the mountain. It was beautiful out there and really spring skiing. That was the last weekend Breck was going to be opened due to the warm weather and lack of snow, so we were very blessed to have gotten to ski. It was a wonderful celebration and I was so thankful to be there. Sadly, I don't have very many good pictures as I was matron of Honor and mother to the flower girls. I am looking forward to seeing the professional ones. Congratulations to my beautiful sister and amazing brother in law. We love you!

Break

Just a few pictures of things we have been doing this week of spring break. Today is actually the first day we have not had a play date with friends, and its been nice to end the week at home. I think I have been into taking more pictures of Paxton lately out of subconscious guilt for how many more we took of Madeline.