A Very Merry Un-Birthday

This morning, I asked Michael what he wanted to do today. He answered, "birthday party." That made me laugh, so I asked him whose birthday it was. Michael's? "No." Mom's? "No." Sarah's? "No." Toad's? (His stuffed frog.) "No." So, whose birthday is it? The answer was a resounding "Daddy's!"

So, we spent the whole day getting ready for Daddy's (un-)birthday party. We made a birthday card and party hats. We made a paper chain to decorate with. We even picked out birthday presents.



I took Michael to our pantry and asked him what we should give Daddy for a birthday present. He chose a can of olives, a can of black beans, and a tin of sardines (some of Dad's favorite foods), and we wrapped them up. We even made blueberry muffin "cupcakes" for dessert.

Boy, was Dad surprised when he got home!

Welcome, Summer!

Matt finished up his law school finals last week. Hurray! Two years down and one more to go. He was definitely ready for a break. The kids and I met him at school right after his last final and we headed to the beach. Michael, of course, loved it ...



especially feeding the sea gulls ...



but not so much the big waves. (Dad had to wade out and rescue him.)




Sarah tolerated it as long as she stayed out of the water.



We found a dead puffer fish. --Kind of yucky, but I thought it was pretty neat.



And Grandma came up for the weekend! We always love having her.



Fun pics:

For Mother's Day, Matt got me a "flirty apron." Now, I can cook in style!



Michael, King of the Laundry Pile. Laundry days are always fun at our house.



Sarah's first teeth just popped up. Poor girl, she had two teeth coming in at the same time and had a nasty cold to boot. There were a few days when she actually seemed cranky --weird because she is normally the mellowest baby ever! But now that the teeth are through and the cold is over, she's back to her happy self.




Michael sings the alphabet song:

Our Little Angel

Sarah continues to grow and is ever becoming a more active member of our family. As you can see, she now enjoys nibbling on her toes.



She has started scooting a little bit (mostly backwards) and can rotate in a complete circle on her belly to grab toys off to the side. She is very good-natured and easy most of the time, but she definitely lets you know when she feels like she's being ignored. This girl wants to be in the middle of the action!



We took a family temple trip a few weeks ago and took advantage of the beautiful weather to take a family picture.



Our little bunny. (This one's for you, Nana.)



Michael continues to amaze us. He can already point to and name all the letters alphabet; he's just picked it up from books we read together. Now, he's learning the ABC song, again just picking it up from a musical toy.