Three

Today is Thunder's third birthday. His party was this past Saturday. Thunder is totally enthralled with trash trucks. On Wednesdays when our trash is picked up, we run out when the trash truck picks up our recycle can, we run out when it picks up the recycles across the street, we run out when it picks up our garbage, we run out when it picks up the garbage across the street. The drivers are great guys and they always wave back at us. More often than not they also toot the loud trash truck horn. He turns every truck at my house into a trash truck.

He's also completely into horses and anything horse related. When I have an empty gift wrap tube, he turns it into a horse and gallops around the house on it. When we go to the library, he always wants to check out a book on horses.

He loves puzzles, books, playing outside, cars, trucks, and "Sheriff Callie's Wild West" on Disney. He's a sweet, thoughtful, loving little boy. I love him so!

A cowboy hat!

Turbo DVD

Tool box

Cowboy boots!

Sunny, Thunder, Storm, Skye

Showing Uncle Mark how the trash truck works

Aunt Kelly and Storm

Uncle Mark giving Skye some golf pointers

Gigi and Papa

Thankful...

Even though our home is in a state of chaos, I hosted Thanksgiving this year. I hung a sign on the front door warning every one that they were "entering a construction zone - hard hats NOT required"! It was a beautiful day and we were able to eat out on the patio, which is a tradition at my Thanksgiving dinners. Everyone contributed and we had a great time!

Outside dining

Sweet Skye

Gigi & Skye getting in some play time 

The food line

Mark, Zach, Dan

Ashley, Kelly, Jessica

Papa

Tia Jessica with Skye and Sunny

Thunder

Jessica w/Thunder, Matt w/Sunny, Zach w/Skye

After party cuddling

Sunny is four going on sixteen!

Is this a photo bomb?!

Sunny, Katie, Thunder

Beautiful Mother/Daughter

Gramps and Grammy join in on the fun!

Our Weekend

We were party animals this weekend. We kicked off the fun on Friday night with a graduation Open House for a family friend. On Saturday, we attended the 2nd Birthday Party of a sweet little boy. Then it was off to dinner with Zach, Ashley, and Skye. We ended our 48 hour party marathon with a Memorial Day BBQ at our house. Whew!

Skye enjoying the "splash" theme of the birthday party

Grammy and Skye

I found this on Pinterest and served it at our Memorial Day BBQ.

I used Colby cubes instead of Feta.

I can't tell you how proud I was!

Uncle Mark (my brother)

Thunder

Sunny

Thunder grimacing, Sunny smiling...

Thunder smiling, Sunny turned away...

Thunder getting bored and splashing. The adults giving up on a photo with two smiling kids.

Don't worry. It's Root Beer. And he didn't really get to drink any.

Gramps was just torturing him!

Me, Kelly (my SIL), JoAnne (my mom) enjoying the sparklers

Carl (my dad), JoAnne, Me, Jessica, Katie, and Sunny

Believe it or not, I'd never heard of poppers before

They were too fun. Here is proof that I am VERY easily entertained!

Happy First Birthday, Skye!

On March 11, 2011 my second granddaughter, Skye was born. I can not believe it's been a year. Today was her first birthday party. It was held at the Railroad Park in Scottsdale. It was a great party for a sweet little girl. Happy Birthday, Skye - Gramps and I love you!

Grammy with the birthday girl

Skye and Tia Katie

"oooh, let me see your shoes!"

"Yay! They're really cute!"

Papa, Uncle Mark, Aunt Kelly

Grandma Debbie, Grandpa Bob, Great-grandma Barbara,

Great-grandpa Harry, Ginger

Emma and Sunny

Gabe, Gramps, Thunder

Grandpa Bob with Skye

She had places to go...

...and things to see!

Ashley, Skye, Zach

Gramps, Skye, Grammy

Skye with Aunt Kelly

Me, Emma, Francesca, Ender, Katie, Sunny on the Carousel

The greats with the birthday girl!

Thunder and Tia Jessica