Clara's first BiRtHdaY PaRtY!

Bubble party machine from Richard, Tab, Elise, and Daniel gang.

Bilingual educational learning drum from Rick and Ivy gang.

The whole Shabang. Except Grandma and Grandpa Bates and Iain must have just left.

Looks like the little lady dug in a bit after all.

Clara while we were all singing to her. She just smiled and smiled enjoying everyone smiling and singing to her. :)

Clara's other non-smash cake before Eve put her elbow in it. Good thing I love Eve more than the cake.

Beautiful Clara sunning!

Food storage/Free labor.

Here's Eve under the bed. She got all the revolving food storage organized under the bed. I'm so glad I didn't have to do that. Good girl Eve.

I took a picture of our food storage. I was just impressed because who the heck has 80 boxes of macaroni and cheese! That's a lot!!!

Couple new cakes.

For a friend of Leah's. I had frosting on hand. Fastest cake I've ever busted out. 15 minutes top.

Mad Hatter cake for my niece, Elise's, party. 13! Yes, it's on my washer. It's safer from the kids there.

Cute things my babies say:

Eve this evening: She gets up and tells me there's something up her nose. I can't see anything. But she insists there's a tissue wad up there as she jams her finger up there trying to reach it. Humoring her we plug one side and she blows.. and blows..... To my amazement a ball of tissue wadded up the size of a marble flies out. I know this is gross.... but I laughed so hard I hope I didn't encourage this bizarre behavior. It was so amazing I almost posted a picture, but fortunately you're spared.

Monroe this afternoon: Monroe got upset with me and said.... "Mom!!! You're built upon the sand!!!!" That was the biggest insult he could think of. Last night for family home evening we talked about how when you follow Jesus you are built upon a rock. And apparently I'm built upon the sand!

Last week: Monroe and Eve were playing with a stethescope.... I was clapping the rhythm of a beating heart telling them that is what their heart sounds like. Monroe says,"There's little people inside of me clapping!!" ...with such excitement!!!