Happy Birthday Kieran

Kieran had a birthday on June 13th. He is a big 3 year old now. Wow..... I can't believe I have a 3 year old. Where has the time gone. I love this age it is such a fun age. Kieran has quite the personality. He is very funny and quite the tease. He loves baseball, the color blue, mac n'cheese, and Lightning McQueen. He is very clean and organized and likes things in its right place. He is very observant and notices things I never would. When he does anything it has to be done just right or he gets really frustrated. He is a little sweetheart (most of the time) and I love spending my days with him.

Kieran had two weeks of celebrating his birthday. Since all his grandparents and cousins live far away, he got packages in the mail almost everyday for two weeks. He LOVED getting all the packages, so thank you to everyone who thought of him and took the time to send him something.


He got a new real metal bat from daddy.


Trying out his new bike he has wanted for months.


We went on a walk on the strand and stopped at the beach for some baseball. Then went and got his favorite dinner and came home for cupcakes.





THE PARTY

We had a baseball party for him and his friends. It turned out to be a cooler night than expected but we still had a great time. The kids played baseball, and we had a baseball pinata.For the food we served nachos, hot dogs, Johnathan's homemade mac n' cheese, peanuts and cracker jacks. I made a baseball cake with ball cupcakes that turned out pretty cute. Kieran loved his party and all the attention!

Disneyland

The past five weeks me and the boys have been to Disneyland once or twice a week! Ahh.... it has been fun and we have been on almost everything the boys can ride on but needless to say I am kinda happy about our blacked out summer.

We are so excited about the Cars 2 movie that comes our the end of June. And even more excited about the Cars land being built in California Adventures. Kieran can't wait for it to open next year.
I got to meet up with a good friend from high school Andra and her family, and catch up while enjoying our time at the happiest place on earth:) Kieran really liked her daughter Emma.

Kieran and Tyler. She is six years old and is such a little mom it is so cute!


This picture doesn't do it justice but Kieran's face is priceless when he sees one of the characters walking around waving at people and especially when they wave at him. This particular day we went with our friends the Candell's and we happen to get front row at the beginning of the new parade. All the characters waved and Kieran and Peter Pan even shook his hand he was so excited.

Rhys is such a good sport and has always been really good. His favorite ride is Small World and gets excited and starts clapping and bobbing around when we go on this one.
Dumbo is Kieran's favorite. And daddy gets to meet us after work sometimes.

Atticus and Kieran outside Pooh Bear's ride.

Kieran always asks who we are meeting there and remembers what level I parked on. He always asks to go on Dumbo or the Rocket and says but not Pirates.
Until fall Disneyland, we will miss you!

Edible Crafting

We have been doing some crafts and the kids love that you can eat what you are playing with, especially Rhys.

They did finger paints with chocolate pudding.
It is so funny watching them. Kieran is a neat person and could care less about eating the pudding and was painting pretty clean. Where Rhys couldn't get the pudding out fast enough to eat it.


After he saw it all over Rhys he thought he would get in on the mess.


Another day I made edible play dough made out of peanut butter, powdered sugar, and honey. Rhys couldn't get enough of it to eat! They had a good time playing and eating. It made enough to save some for later. So I got it out again with just Kieran so Rhys wouldn't wreck everything.

Tanaka Farms

A group of us ventured to Orange County to Tanaka Farms for some strawberry picking. (Thanks Kate) If any of you know Kieran know how picky he is and won't eat any fruit, but Rhys does and I do, and I thought it would be fun for the boys to pick and just see how things are grown.
My two strawberries!


We loaded on a tractor that took us around the farm to show us the different veggies they grow and just see everything. As we were going along we got to sample all kinds of vegetables.

Kieran was even trying some of the stuff and when we left he said he liked vegetables. Now if only he would eat them too.:)

Little Beckett loves everything, ate this whole raw onion and wanted more.

Rhys put everything in him mouth.




Kieran, Hamilton, and Lyla

When we got there you got to eat as many as you wanted while picking and filling up your pint. My boys wouldn't eat any even Rhys who likes strawberries, so I ate plenty.

Kieran was so proud of the strawberries we picked and insisted on carrying them back.


Tanaka Farms is awesome! We had so much fun and we will probably be back for watermelon picking, and pumpkin picking.