Birthday Fun... part 3!

The birthday festivities never end... next thing up was passing out the camo bandannas, army hats (to use as buckets), take a group photo and then pinata time.

My friend got like 30 shots of the group pics... they were so cute we would ask them to do different things (including jump in the air and throw your hats) and they did a great job and all the photos are so cute... here are just a few of Pierce and all his friends (minus the big kids... they were too cool for this pic).




Pinata time... Pierce was the only one who got spun around and he got to go first... of course...


All the kids got a turn (the bigger kids at the end) and then Pierce got to go again and the tank came a tumbling down... cool picture...


The pinata did not split well so daddy had to help out with dumping all the goodies...

Pierce was so excited that he got a pair of camo glasses (there was not only candy but lots of camo goodies too).


Happy Birthday Pierce... every year on your birthday we have a family photo and you are always wearing a hat (1 year - 1 year old crown, 2 year - pilot hat, 3 year - hard hat, 4 year - pirate hat, 5 year - camo hard hat)... wonder what you will wear next year... right now you want a "Police Army Helicopter Party"... that one sounds difficult better start planning now.



Please don't spit on the cake while you blow out your candles...

After cake it was time for the presents... so all the kids piled into the tent and opened presents... this was so cute bc all the kids were so excited for Pierce to open up their present and then they would go into some story explaining why, where and when... so fun and Pierce was all smiles.

Tita of course had fun loving on all the kids... and passing out balloons.


The picture above is all the boys from our old condo... best friends for life... what a great party and great memories... thanks to all of those that came and made it so special.  Love you all.

Birthday Bash... Part 2!

Let the birthday fun begin... after everyone arrived and got wet from the pool... we decided to have a little water balloon fight... we had balloons that looked like grenades... so fun... the kids had so much fun doing this but I think my fingers are still raw from tying those knots.


After the balloon war... it was time to eat... what kind of bday party is it without pizza and chili...



our little 5 year old... he is just now really enjoying pizza... and probably only eating it bc all his friends are... his favorite is salmon pizza but would always prefer sushi or roti prata.

After lunch we had fun building old WWII planes... and then of course we had to fly them but we were really close to the water so most of them crashed into the water never to be used again... oh well they were fun while they lasted.



That activity went by too fast... so we had another balloon war... oh boy the boys were all over this...

Run Pierce...





A picture of me (with my growing belly) and a great friend Lesley (mom of Alex)... a great day with friends for sure...

There is more fun... come back for the finale...

Happy Birthday Sergeant Pierce!

Happy Birthday Sergeant Pierce... we are so proud of you a little man of 5 years.  Oh how we have enjoyed watching you grow up to the little (BIG) person that you are.  Since your last birthday party you have asked for an Army birthday party and boy did you get your wish and what a great day it was.

Here are some of your accomplishments this year:
-  You have completed your first proper school year (and still going strong) at ICS.
-  You have been potty trained since you were two but at night you still wore a diaper... and for months you have not needed it but you refused to not wear one.  But after your birthday party you decided that enough was enough.  With two diapers left in the drawer you said you did not need it any more and you were right.
-  You are a great joke teller... Your grandparents started this with you and you love it.  Everyone you talk to on a daily basis you have to tell a joke to.  Some are real jokes and most of them are just ones that you make up.  And you are so loved by many that they just laugh and it makes your day.
-  You love and adore anything army/military and anything that is camo... we were hoping that you would like the hero aspect of it all but you really just like the fighting aspect... we are working on that they fight to protect our country so they are heros (you are not intested in the why part right now).
-  You found out this year you are going to be a big brother when you are 5 1/2 and you are thrilled and talk to your baby all the time reminding him/her that you are their brother and this is your voice... so cute.
-  Your best friend is Alex and you would love to be from England like he is... when you spend time with him you talk in your British accent which is so cute.
-  You have really become a good swimmer... it is still not your favorite thing to do but you have gotten really good at it and now can swim in the deep end all by yourself.
-  Sometime this past year you decided that you wanted to stop swimming class, taekwondo class but wanted to keep doing soccer... and this was a great decision that you made bc you have become really good at soccer... scoring goals and being goalie... your favorite is being goalie and you are really good at it when you pay attention (:-)).
-  This year among any other you are the best helper... all you want to do all day long is help... help Tita in the kitchen, help clean, help mommy pick up, help mommy with school stuff, help mommy at the church office, help mommy when ever I need help, help daddy build something, and more... all we have to say is will you help and you are there and we love you for it...
-  You love math... you come home from being at school all day and ask if we can do math homework (which you don't have homework yet) but we just pretend... oh the day is coming soon.

We are so proud of you and have really enjoyed watching you grow into the person that God has for you to be... keep strong buddy and thank you for all the joy you bring to our lives.

Pierce's birthday was in Jan... but his party was just a couple of week ago... we had to wait to get back from our trip to the states and for all of his friends to get back from their vacation as well... it is always fun celebrating your birthday for months and months (he got that from his mom).


Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa's christmas present this year... it made a great station for the kids to play in... oh what fun.


Our friend Jennifer made the cake again this year... so cute and yum yum good.

Pierce was so happy that this day had finally come... he was thrilled to see his friends and get presents of course...

Kids are already outside getting wet and the parents are inside staying cool...



This is just the beginning come back for a lot more fun and games... see you soon.

Happy Valentines...

I have so much to update you on... and so far behind on blogging but I had to post something recent... Happy Valentines Day... oh what fun we had on this day.  Pierce had a v-day bash at his school that included an ice cream social and you know I had to be there for that.  Here are some pics so excited to get ice-cream at school.

I got this Snoopy shirt for him in Texas when we were there... it says "what's not to love"... right?

Pierce and his buddies... Pierce was so cute he did not want to sit with his class he wanted to sit with me at a different table so it was just him and I but shortly his friends Wietze and Lorenzo came to join us... so sweet.

After school we came home to v-day packages... it was fun to get some lovins from family but we were sad that Daddy could not be with us.

Aunt JuJu and Uncle KW know exactly the way to Pierce's heart... anything army... especially something that you have to build.

Daddy might not have been here but he remembered... love you babe.

We got lots of love this week and we are so thankful for our friends and family... we appreciate you all and hope you had a great valentines day.  (the painting in the picture was created by Sara May).