Our Bestest Friends from R.C.

The F.'s came to visit!!!!  They had a week-long vacation, taking them to a wedding, a beach, an amusement park, and finally our house.  It had been almost a year since we had seen them.  Azie calls Cameron on the phone almost every day, so she was more than super excited to have them visit.

After the kids swam in our pool, they tried desperately to convince their parents they needed a pool of their own.

The putting green kept everyone busy trying to sink a few putts,

but Fil became the first person to sink two in a row on our green. 

It's deceptively difficult to get a ball in - the green is slanted.

Tam found a new best friend in Fil.

We have so much fun together.

May Birthdays

Tamzin turned two on May 3rd, and Azie turned five on May 4th.  True to my commitment, they had separate birthday parties this year.  

Grandma and Grandpa by the Beach did bring them a present a little early, and they opened them together. 

It was Moon Dough and Play-Doh accessories.

It provided countless hours of entertainment.

 I made Tamzin a Princess and the Pea cake, idea compliments of Family Fun once again.

Mine was a little sloppier than theirs, but still so cute... and apparently yummy.

Azie's birthday fell on the day the F. family came to visit.  That gave us double the reason to celebrate.

  

After seeing Tamzin's cake with the marshmallow girl, Azie came up with the idea that she wanted flower marshmallows on her cake. 

This is the best I could come up with, and Nita helped me polka-dot them.

Now that I've reached my goal of having separate birthday parties, maybe next year my goal should be to let Tamzin and Azie have separate posts for their birthday parties!