Three, Two, One!

Getting ready....

Out goes the first candle...

Out goes the second candle...

and then...the last!

Sparkler!  Everyone deserves a sparkler on their birthday!  

Zoey is 3!! Happy Birthday!

It's been a fun day with my little 3 year old!  Here are some pics of the day so far...too bad it is raining and 52- but at least we aren't having the heat wave everyone else is having!

The Birthday Girl!

She was so excited to wear her special birthday shirt!  :) 

When you are three, its kinda fun to do random things like holding your toys with your toes.  

even Jude had a great day today!  and he hasn't even bothered with Zoey's first gift, which was a dog and little vet kit.  

she LOVE blues clues right now- Blues Clues stickers!

being a vet. 

Lady bug cake!  Much simpler than the HUGE monkey cake I made last year.  This one is lemon cake, with homemade strawberry cream cheese frosting, decorated with chocolate chips, strawberries, and dark chocolate covered quinoa.  

Jude is 1!!! and Zoey is 3!

Jude just turned 1!  and Zoey turns 3 on Friday!  Busy birthday week!!!

First Birthday Cupcake!   YUM!  He can't wait! 

I've been making tissue paper pom poms and hanging them all over the house

beautiful smile...if only it was in focus!

Peek-a-boo!

Jude pointing up at the pom poms...he loved them!

One Sparkler!  

More Garden Pics

Lavender 

delphinium

Iris

delphinium 

Summer!

Summer in Calgary....rain rain rain rain, sunny day, rain rain rain....
and when I get a chance- I take pics of the flowers in my garden! and when its sunny and Jude is down for a nap, Zoey and I like to paint rocks...we have quite the ladybug factory...

Fourth of July!

I love the Fourth!  and it always bums me out that I'm not in the States to celebrate it....I was hoping to be somewhere around South Dakota or Minnesota this year, but it didn't work out.  Instead- I dressed the kids in red, white, and blue and we celebrated it as best we could.

Celebrating Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day!