The Strawberry Patch

Strawberry pickin' is SO much more delicious than pumpkin pickin'!

Cooper was all buisness at first... Don't interupt me, I'm buisy pickin'

But Claire discovered the "fruits" of her labor early on and got very little done after that!

A toast to strawberries, you delicious little fruits, you!

Bumblebee Boy and Ladybug Girl

So we got this new book all about the Adventures of Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy and have since taken on the persona of the Bug Squad battling whatever comes in our way and flying off here and there. EmmaLeigh is Dragonfly girl and she can breath fire!

At EmmaLeigh's party, we made our own wings to match our Insect Super selves (Bumblebee Boys' Tat's on his bicepts are the manliest butterfly tattoos out there)

So here is Ladybug Girl eating her Ladybug Cake...

... and Bumblebee boy enjoying his!

Happy Birthday to Us!

First, Cooper's cake : shaped like a bumblebee, because his new persona is Bumblebee Boy. Everyone sing to Cooper! YAY!



Next it is Claire's turn: shaped like a ladybug, because her new persona is Ladybug Girl. Everyone sing to Claire! YAY!

What a great day to be three, huh Claire?
I completely agree, Coop!

Group hug for the birthday kids!

Butterfly Birthday

Welcome to my Butterfly Birthday Party! I am quite the young lady, now that I am six!

My friends Breeze, Sophia and Luisa and I transformed ourselves into lovely butterflies! We decorated wings, made bracelets, and ate fruit, the nectar of butterflies girls.

I made a wish when I blew out all my candles...

...and then fluttered away. What a fantastic day!

Daisy Fun

Here I am with my other Daisy friends. This was my first year in Scouts, and I had a blast and made some new friends. Daisy's is just a step below Brownies, so after one more year of Daisy's, maybe I will bridge up to become a Brownie like Mom, a Girl Scout like Aunt Kristen and Grama Ann, or a Super Scout (perhaps that is not their REAL name) like my Great Aunt Pam and cousins Dori and Kim!

Return from Camping

zzzzzzzzzzz... after a night of camping and a day of fun, apparently we are quite tired!

Camping with Dad!

Happy Mother's Day weekend, Mom! Dad took us (yup, all three!) camping for the night. I can't imagine how much Mom missed us being around! For some reason, Dad decided that just one night was a good start to our camping experience. Dad always takes Emma on a trip with some other Dad's from Cannon and you can see our friends Kate and Sophia in the tent with us. Good Morning!

We got to play at Lake Norman while camping, and here are some shots of us splashing around...

... and around... surprisingly, we were pretty tired when Dad returned us home to Mom.

Emmaleigh and her friend Sophia.