The kids rarely see JD anymore because of his demanding school and work schedules. He's gone in the morning by the time they wake up and usually gets home at night long after they've been put in bed. I thought the kids would get a kick out of this picture of their daddy being silly eating his breakfast (early in the morning).

Fort-Making

The boys in their fort. Later that night, the fort-making evolved into a bigger fort with more blankets, which I would frequently have to fix anytime Alina got near it.

Cowgirl Hat

Alina likes wearing hats. Grandma Zimmerman gave her this one for the rodeo in Pleasant Grove a couple weeks before this picture was taken (in Lowe's). Unfortunately, we didn't have our camera at the rodeo. I had packed it in the diaper bag, so we would be able to take pictures there, but when we arrived at the rodeo, we didn't have our diaper bag. (JD thought I had put the diaper bag in the minivan, and I had thought he did!)

Bath Fun

They're all covered, so I think it's okay to post this picture. They love, love, love to play in this bathtub. Sometimes, when I can't think of any ways to entertain them after dinner (or I'm too tired to play with them), I'll throw them in the tub.

Let Us Eat Cake!

After Sam saw (and enjoyed eating) Danny's birthday cake, he became obsessed with our cake pans and birthday cakes in general. He begged me to make him a dinosaur cake for his birthday, not realizing that his birthday wasn't until September. A week after Danny's birthday, an opportunity arose for me to take a treat to a play date, so I decided I should make the dinosaur cake. You wouldn't believe how excited Sam was that I had made this cake for him. He told anyone who would listen that it was his party cake. Luckily, he didn't have a problem sharing it with everyone at the play date.

Alina's Dolls

Alina likes to carry her dolls around the house. She often puts them on a chair with a blanket and then asks them, "Bubbles?" So then I blow bubbles for her and her dolls.

Danny's Birthday

I hadn't planned to make an elephant cake until the morning of Danny's birthday when he changed his mind from wanting a double layer circle cake to an elephant. I had to make do with what candy I had on hand to decorate it. He also changed his mind about the flavor of the cake from chocolate to carrot with cream cheese frosting. Luckily, I had some shredded carrots in the freezer.







Alina is having fun playing in the arcades at Boondocks.






We took a break from Boondocks to go to Danny's soccer game.

















The kids loved the go-karts and bumper boats. Alina and I weren't allowed to go on either one. She being short and I being pregnant. For awhile in the morning, Danny got to have the kiddie go-kart track all to himself, and the workers just let him stay on the kart for a very long time.

Pictures from May