The morning started off with making Bunny pancakes, painting, then lunch quickly came and played at the park, came home and had pancakes and bacon for dinner (bacon is not a normal thing in this house for now 3 years), and opened her presents. She had a wonderful day.

Cyan can reach the water to wash her hands now….because she is 5.

Cyan can paint in the lines…because she is 5. She also loves to sing…all the time.

I love this cat Comet. His back feet are so cute. My little kitty rabbit!

At the park! She can try to do the monkey bars…because she is 5!

The work out stations at the park are always my kids favorite. Love Tripps face here. Working hard!

She can swing by herself…because she is 5! This was actually her first time to have Tripp push her once and she could continue to swing.

Presents…because TODAY she is FIVE! Happy Day to Miss Cyan Mae!

And this smile. What a sweet boy. I love this picture more because you can see the little boy in him and its all about to change in the next year or two. So glad we captured this.

He loves his Mom so much. And in these arms you are safe, loved, and everything in the world is right. How much longer will they want us to hold them? I know Mom would forever.

“Let’s Go”…we can see who the leader is in this group of three. :P

Hazel really likes her hands by her mouth or face. Made taking pictures even cuter when they just naturally lay there. :)

And I forgot to mention her Dad looks like Eddie Vedder. Yep, he does!

So It would be Great Great Grandma had Great Grandma who had Grandma who had Mom who had Hazel. How sweet is that!

Thank you for letting me be apart of such a special time in your lives.

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It just so happened the 10th was my third son’s 7th birthday party. Lucky me. HA! He chose to have a Basketball Birthday Party. So we rented out a gym, decorated with black and orange, had black and orange treats, got some great ideas off pinterest, and played some fun basketball games.
First thing that morning I had to run out for a photoshoot, I thought when I got back they would still be asleep. I thought wrong. They were waiting for me.

Then we danced in the kitchen, which always turns into showing me your booty for some reason. I think it has something to do with being 7 and 4.

Now Party Time! My sister made the fun basketball cookies using my grandma’s recipe, they turned out perfect. We made Nana’s caramel corn, requested by Tripp. Cheesepuff balls, cutie oranges, black berries, black and orange candies, cheese sticks, water, and gatoraids were all on the Halftime Snack Table.

They played a few games of basketball together, then knockout, and the hit was blindfold baskets. HA! I have to thank Tripp’s Coach for coming out and playing a large part in the kids games! All the boys loved that. I planned a funny game I saw on pinterest were they had to put on big basketball shoes, huge shorts, and a basketball headband and then make a basket but Tripp said “I didn’t say yes to that game” ha! So note 7 year olds think that game is lame or embarrassing.

We had another side of the court we set up for all the younger siblings and cousins that came. They had a long roll of paper, a small basketball hoops, a blow up clown hoop, and lots of blown up balls to kick around. Here are my sweet little nephews who love to play some ball.

So the party was a success, we cleaned up, left and I took home 5 of the boys with me to come play at the house for a few more hours and have pizza. Tripp said it was his favorite birthday ever.