Colton's Birthday Party

I have put it off for years...we finally gave Colton a party! It never made a whole lot of sense to have big parties when the kids wouldn't remember them. Anyways, Colton insisted on having a ninja turtle party (shocker) and that is what we gave him! My sister drove up with her family and we had several friends over from church as well. We had pizza, practiced throwing ninja stars, and had a huge water balloon fight (my fingers are still recovering from tying all of those)! Although we had to have the party at our home instead of the park, the day was a total success. I think Colton felt loved and super special that everyone would come and celebrate him.

Paxton was soooo ready for pizza!

Throwing ninja stars is serious business.

Aunt Nicole gives the best back tickles!

Isn't this cake awesome?! It's a butter cream transfer and it was too hard!

My favorite ninjas of all time!

Just after this picture, Parker popped these balloons over their heads.

Colton's Birthday

Colton is five! Don't get me started on the fact that I have a five year old. I can't really comprehend it. We had a GREAT day, it started off with birthday donuts (a tradition around here). I made an effort to oblige every request Colton had for the day, from going outside to making a fort, reading a pile of books, to letting him watch more shows than usual. We ended the day at his restaurant of choice....Burger King (not my first pick) and picking out a new BIKE (how do I not have a picture of that?). He was thrilled to get a new bike and he was on that thing the second we got home.

At age five Colton can *Write the whole alphabet (upper and lower) *Sound out small words *has over 30 site words memorized *Is STOKED to go to Kindergarten *Is a great big brother to his younger siblings

Payton turns One!!!

I can't believe a whole year has gone by since this little lady graced our home. She is such a joy! We started the morning off with balloons and donuts. It was her first time having chocolate and she LOVED every bite of that donut! We ended the day with gifts...I finally have a child that gets excited over new clothes!

At Payton's first birthday she can: *Say "mama, dada, tickle" *WALK!!! *Wrestle with her brothers *Eats anything you give her *LOVES to be pushed on the trike *Went bonkers over the water table we gave her :)

Spaghetti Baby

Easter

Right before we moved, Parker's sister drove over from Virginia with her two girls for a quick visit. The boys had tons of fun with their cousins who were willing to play ninja's, transformers, and any other boy-ish game you can think of. The girls put on a great Easter Egg hunt (which Payton slept through) which the boys LOVED. Payton got her basket a little later and she was thrilled to get some girly toys.

Valentine's

Here is what we did for the boys' Valentines this year. They had fun taping on the lips and handing them out to friends.

Dentist!

The boys had a successful trip to the dentist. Both are still cavity free!

Brothers

Happy New Year!!!

A little late but....HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Photography

I have been diving in deeper with photography. I really love taking pictures for people and seeing them smile at the end result. I started a website and thought I would show it off here. All feedback is welcome!

http://www.charlybbertphotography.com

Half Marathon

I was talking to my sister, Whitni, back in August about how I started running again to lose some baby weight. She asked me if I would consider doing a half marathon and I said no. She then said, if you do a half marathon, I will buy your ticket to Texas to come run it with me. Done! Of course I would run a half to get a free ticket to see one of my sisters! I loathed the last few miles but, in the end, I ran it without stopping and I was super proud of myself. I am also proud that I have lost another ten pounds since these pictures were taken!

Before the race...

 

I can't lie, it felt good to cross the finish!

 

Victory tastes good!

 

Sister!

 

This says I finished third...I actually finished ninth (I think) for my age group.

Snow Storm!

We got our first snow storm and it didn't disappoint! We got about ten inches of snow in nine hours. I played outside with the boys for an hour non-stop before the said they were cold. We tried to make a snow man but the snow wouldn't pack tight enough. Next time!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Merry Christmas to all! We had a wonderful day filled with love, laughter, and gifts! It is such a treat to have kids old enough to be excited when they wake up. Colton came into our room around seven in the morning hopping up and down asking to go down and open presents. We enjoyed every minute of the day and we hope you did too!

Batman toys! Every boys dream!

She didn't have a clue what was going on but she loved to tear and then eat the wrapping paper!

LAKERS t-shirt! Probably his favorite gift?! Kobe for life! (Also, we got to go to a Lakers game a few weeks ago as an early Christmas gift to ourselves. Kobe scored 42 points and it was amazing!)

New puzzles! ....Paxton's face says it all!!!

New P.J.'s from grandma and grandpa Lybbert. This is the only picture I am in....I have got to work on that....at least you can see my new earrings from my nice husband!

The boys got ninja turtle action figures and swords which are by far the favorite gifts. The swords haven't left their sides since they opened them!