Big Boy Bed

It's all he's been saying for 2+ days now.

I found it on Craig's List for a steal, along with a small sweater chest... so Troy schlepped up to Leavenworth this weekend and brought home a new bed for Alex.

We didn't plan to put it together right away, just sometime soon, so we might be able to use the crib for another baby, should we be so lucky.

But as soon as Troy unloaded it and Alex spotted it, he's been in love with his new big boy bed. It made me sad to see him standing up inside the frame of the bed which was turned in its side in our garage. He's still small enough to fit inside one of the drawers! But he is about the same as as Ella when we moved her to the princess bed...

So we bought a mattress, put it together, and Alex collapsed into his
new bed LATE Saturday night.

We picked up the quilt Sunday, not Mommy's first choice (I'm not into themes...) but Daddy and Alex picked it out and it is REALLY growing on me.

It's the perfect for for my little man!

Mermaid Party Fun

Ella's 4th birthday is this week, but we are spending a long weekend at Big Cedar to celebrate her special day, as well as Daddy's 37th... so we scheduled Ella's party a week early this year.


She asked for a mermaid party this year, and our neighborhood seemed a perfect location.

Ella invited her girlfriends from preschool over to swim Saturday morning and they all had a blast. (Sophia, Grace, Hadley & Macie)


I have to admit, mommy LOVED the easy clean-up of being outside on concrete with lots of water, instead of in my dining room.


Ella's friends brought such wonderful gifts, but more than anything, I think she just enjoyed seeing them and spending those 2 hours splashing around!

She wore herself out and kept saying how she "very much liked her birthday!" It's been a long summer and we just haven't seen enough of our preschool friends!









I'm sure she'll let me know what she wants for her 5th birthday anytime now...