ada's birthday. part I

i know, i know. ada's birthday isn't until july 6th, but we wanted to celebrate with her friends she has made in shreveport. so, we decided to have a combined party with ada's best friend, evian (who happens to have the exact same birthday), before we both moved away! here is what the party looked like!

elias had some unmonitored time with some markers as we prepared for the big day!

time to make cupcakes!

testing the pre-birthday cupcakes! yum yum yum!

katie and i
the birthday girls! sooooo excited!

a three year old's version of slip and slide.

just like his daddy.

happy birthday!

present time!

cinderella!
the after party. trying out all the new toys!

my main squeeze, sporting his new, beloved mustache.

summer

can i say it again? WE ARE BUSY! that said, we are still having fun!

here is a taste:

ada's first lemonade stand (at our yard sale!) she raked it $5.75 and headed straight to the toy store to buy a fairy barbie. it smells like delicious grape popsicles and she has slept with it every night since!
our landlord stopped by to ask me to stop putting the pool in the yard since it might kill the grass in this heat. are you kidding me (i was furious)?!?! sprinkler time, here we come!

can you see elias' barrette? every morning when i fix ada's hair, lias bring me a barrette and asks me to put it in his hair.

lias' remnants of his third black eye (and pizza lunch!)

i wish pizza made me this happy. isn't he just adorable. cutest.thing.ever.

i love this picture. this is what ada looks like 80% of the day. coaxing, persuading, arguing, imagining. wide eyed, and never quiet.

happy father's day!

happy father's day to two amazing dads!

you are such a wonderful father reza, compassionate, patient, and oh-so-much fun! the kids adore you, almost as much as i do. how did i get so lucky?

dad, thanks for everything you have done for me, every baseball card show you took me too, and every time you played troll under the bridge. have i mentioned my kids love that game?

i hope your day is perfect.

xoxo

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a glimpse at our summer (so far!)

our summer is off to a busy start (and it is only going to get busier!) we are getting ready for our BIG move in three weeks. yes! only three weeks until we drive half way across country with our two kids and mr. dagger in our little outback wagon. boy is that going to be fun! we are sooo super excited to finally settle into our new home. in the past four years we have moved three times (and not to mention had two children!) we are ready to buckle down for a little while!

here is a glimpse of what we have been up to lately in shreveport.

hangin' at the fire station.

hangin' at the bayou. yep, classy.