This post is long overdue and I need to get it all written down before I start forgetting all that's been going on. Here's what the Pierce's have been up to the last few months...
In April we...
- Celebrated Caden's 3rd birthday. I'm not really sure how we got to this point and I became the mother of a 3 year old, but, alas, the day arrived. His birthday party was a lot of fun. Michael put together a puppet show for the kids, which was funny! We had Alfredo the chef and hard hat Harry, the construction worker, along with a little puppy. Caden enjoyed having all his friends and family over and talked about it for days afterward and wanted to have ANOTHER party so everyone could come over again. That kid is such a social butterfly, it cracks me up! He's very much into super heroes and legos right now, so we had an Avengers themed party and I made him a red lego cake. It was my first time making a cake with fondant so it wasn't perfect but I liked the challenge and will make more in the future to perfect my skills :) With so many things going on that day we forgot to take pictures....I know, awful parents, but I did manage to get this picture on my phone of him blowing out his candles on his cake. Such a fun day! We love you Caden and are so blessed to have you in our lives. I love how your smile lights up any room and you melt my heart when you tell me you love me and like me!
Here is the 1 picture I have from his special day!
- Sent my brother Andrew off at the train station in Portland so he could start his biking and rafting adventure through Canada and Alaska.
Here are some pictures of the "mountain man" and his fat bike (4-inch wide tires!) at the train station.
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Went to Bend and stayed at the 7th Mtn Resort with my Mom (Nana) while she was at a
conference. It was fun and allowed us to do lots of fun Bend things while being so close and
Michael FINALLY got to go to Deschutes Brewery! We'd never gone before because it was always super packed!
- Had a visit from Erin, Kate and Will. This was such a fun treat because it was our first time meeting Will, who is only a few weeks older than Emberly. My Grandma also spent the weekend with us and we all hung out in Seaside and played on the beach, went swimming, had slumber parties with Kate, and Caden and Emberly got lots of play time in with their cousins. It's times like that when I wish we all lived closer to each other!
In May we...
- Went to Nashville for 6 days because Michael had a work conference there. Our friend Carolyn (who lives in TX now) met us there and stayed with us most of the time. It was so fun going shopping and hanging out with her since we don't get to see her very much AND it gave me and the kids and extra person to have with us when Michael was busy with the conference. It was our first trip to Tennessee and I really liked it and would like to go back some day. We went to Hard Rock Cafe, the Nashville Zoo, lots of shopping at the Opry Mills Mall, ate at The Aquarium and Rainforest Cafe at the Mall, drove around Nashville (literally!), saw the Parthenon at night (that thing is HUGE!) and had lots of hangout time at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.
Here's a picture from the zoo.
- Got a new dog kennel and built a garden with the old one.
In June we...
- Ripped out our backyard and replanted grass which is in the process of growing back in. We're also in the process of getting a section marked off to lay down concrete and extend our patio. I told Michael that I really want the backyard to be a place where the kids and I can hang out and enjoy this summer. Sooo we're in the process of doing just that! More pictures to come on this later.
- Welcomed a new pizza place to town and have enjoyed their pizza and salad bar on more than 1 occasion so far! :)
- Celebrated Emberly's 1st birthday. My little redhead is 1 year old, craziness! We had a nice dinner and cookies on her actual birthday and then had a BBQ party and cupcakes with Michael's family a few days later.
Yummy cupcake! Boy, oh boy, look at that red hair too!
Playing with Em's new Super Market Lego Duplos.
Whew! That was a lot of stuff....I'm hoping I can blog more this summer, that is, IF Emberly will let me! She has good nap days and bad nap days.
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