A Party for Three

Last weekend, we had a birthday party for these three. It was Anne Parks' 4th, Nora's 1st, and Smith's 2nd. It was at Pump It Up where we all jumped, slid, and had a wonderful time! There are a ton of photos here, and you can see more by clicking here.

AP's friends from school - Mary Hampton, Charlie, and Gentry Claire (below)

Nora loved sliding, too.

Jessi and Creighton, on vacation from NY, joined us to celebrate!

Giant Birthday Cupcakes (The "how to" can be found on my friend Darby's blog by clicking here.)

On the Menu: cheese puffs, Critter Crunch, and punch. (Recipe for Critter Crunch at the botton of this post.)

Since it was her first birthday, Nora got to play with her cake.

Grandpa may have a future at the mall around Christmastime.

Papa and his girls

The party's over, and here's what Smith thinks about that!

Critter Crunch

Add the following amount of each for every 2 cups of dry ingredients:

3 tbsp. brown sugar

3 tbsp. melted butter

1 tsp. cinnamon

Choose any combination of the following using 1 cup of each:

animal crackers

teddy grahams

crispix

cheerios

pretzels

chex

Mix in a bowl, then spread onto a cookie sheet.

Bake in a 250 degree oven for 20 minutes. Stiring occasionally.

After removing from the oven, you may add raisins or M&Ms.

Yummy!

Ready for a Swim...

in the 6 inch-deep pool in our driveway.

Father's Day

Playing on the new fort (Grandpa and Tizzie's birthday present to the grandkids) with the daddies.

Swim Lessons

Anne Parks had another great session at Maley Swim School. I highly recommend them for swim lessons. One of my favorite things about Maley is that you can watch the lesson. Nora loved eating some goldfish and cheering on her sister. Anne Parks waiting on her class to begin

backstroke - AP's favorite

Relaxing in the swing post-lesson (a favorite of both of the girls)