Party time!

The Richmond SPCA was the purrrfect place to host Anna's birthday party.

She requested a pink cat cake and Mommy tried her skills in cake decorating. The cupcakes were made with brown M&M's and mini York Peppermint Patties.
The 3 Amigos

Anna, Devin, and Timmy

Don't worry- we fixed Brynn's hair!

Waiting for the craft to begin- painting dog bowls!

All the kids enjoyed decorating their dog bowls and some made them for their dogs while others made them for themselves.

Pete the puppy joined the party! Of course he is available for adoption...

Anna thought he was sweet.

Before we went downstairs to meet the bigger dogs, the kids sat and listened to the rules.

They each got treats to feed the dogs,

and then they got treats for themselves!

All the kids were confused and wondered where their presents were, but were happy once they received party favors!

For the last activity, we visited one of the cat rooms, where we donated mice to the sweet kitties.

Everyone had a great time!

Anna's first day at Core Academy

John and I took Anna to her first Gymnastics class on Saturday. She's signed up for an 8 week class and this is the first organized activity outside of daycare that she's been involved in so we're pretty excited (and so is she). We arrived early to get used to the place and fill out paperwork. As the other girls (about 6 of them) arrived, we started meeting the group. Some of them had been taking gymnastics since 18 months old! Anna was painfully shy at first because she wasn't 100% sure what to do, but once the "stretching" was over, she warmed up to the "follow the leader" style activities. Her favorite activity was climbing through a tent, and by the end of the class she was thoroughly enjoying herself. I can't wait to see what she learns from this class!

Strike a pose

America's next top model??

Happy 4th Birthday, Anna!!!

Anna received complete rainy weather gear from Grandma- boots, raincoat, and an umbrella! Grandma had perfect timing for the rainy weekend.

She accidently spotted her new bike downstairs in the garage before we wanted her to see it. She was still excited to actually ride it though!

Anna or Kenny??

Not to be outdone by her sister....

She always has the greatest reactions to opening presents.



Happy Birthday, sweet girl!!

It was beautiful outside today, so we spent a while after lunch getting reconnected with the swingset.

Goofy girl!

We really hope this weather isn't too much of a tease because it makes us all very happy to get out of the house and active!