Circus Bash!!

*Beware* this Wordless Wednesday post is jam-packed full of photos!  I promise lots of pictures, with very few words!

This weekend was the Munro Kids Circus Bash birthday!!  Alex, Julia and I worked none stop from Friday evening until the party started at 1pm on Sunday!!  It went off perfectly, even if a ton of people showed up that didn’t RSVP, but that’s another story! 

 

The Circus Set-Up

Alex & I blew up nearly 400 helium balloons!


Inside was set-up like a circus tent.  We used tulle for the outer part of the tent and then a whole lotta crepe paper for the rest!  It took Alex & I about 4 hours to get it all done!  A lot of work, but looked awesome! 


Julia came up with a way to set-up a game section!  Looks pretty good doesn’t it!  We had 4 games for the kids to play, they were all a hit!

 
Looking down at the Circus Bash!
 

Cake Time!

The cake table!

The clown cupcake cake, yes Julia made that! 
I did the writing on the kids individual cakes :)


Yep, those are cupcakes!!
We cut marshmallows for the popcorn and then sprayed them with spray food coloring to give them a butter look!


1, 2, 3…BLOW!!!

 

Miscellaneous Pictures!

Girls going down the bouncy house slide!

   
Munro Family


Minus the boys!

                                                       The kids with the clown!
                                              Emmalee, Myself & Maddie walking!

I have LOTS more photos to share and will do so over the next couple of days!!  So stay tuned :)

This post is part of Wordless Wednesday on the following blogs:
Wordless Wednesday’s
Live and Love…Out Loud
Seven Clown Circus
A Beautiful Mess
It's A Blog Party

El Toreadors Birthday Dinner

Oh, how I love this restaurant!  I have celebrated my birthday there just about every year since my first birthday…love it!!  For mine and Erin’s joint birthday dinner we chose El Toreadors to eat at and enjoy some fun company with friends!

The Group

The Birthday Girls
(mine’s on the 24th and Erin’s is on the 27th)

Erin & I with the party planner Amanda!
Thanks Amanda for putting together our birthday dinner!  I had a great time and appreciate it!!


Amy & I

Thanks again Amanda for putting this all together, it was fun to get together with the gang and eat some yummy food!! 

Raspberry Picking!

The triplets, Sophia & I went raspberry picking today with Erin and another nanny Amanda.  I wasn’t sure what to expect from the triplets, so I wasn’t holding my breath it would be a successful trip – but it was!  They all enjoyed it!

         

They sure are yummmy!!  I’ve had more than my share, grab a handful each time I walk by!  I have a feeling they’ll be gone before the end of the day!!  Off to eat a few more!

Happy Wordless Wednesday Everyone!!

This post is part of Wordless Wednesday on the following blogs:
Wordless Wednesday’s
Live and Love…Out Loud
Seven Clown Circus
A Beautiful Mess
It's A Blog Party

What Does Summer Mean to My Family?

Apparently, anybody who is anyone in the blogging world participates in

And, since we all know I’m willing to follow every one else off the cliff, for sure I’d join in on this meme for sure!  Mama Kat posts 5 different prompts each week, and you are supposed to pick one, write about it and then link up with her blog on Thursday.  So here’s my first attempt….

Question #5) What Does Summer Mean To Your Family?

Family is very important to my family (sounds funny doesn’t it?).  We are a close knit group who gets together at least once a week.  During the summertime, we get together a lot more!  We just love to be together!  I’m lucky to have most of my dad’s side of the family really close (within 20minutes), so that’s the family I spend the most time with.  (My mom’s family is all over the country).  So let’s see what does summer mean to us?

Fun in the backyard with WATER!
Yes, that’s me throwing water at poor 15month old Madison!  Evil aren’t I!
(Cori & Madison ~ 2007)

Hanging out on the backyard swing with friends & family!
That swing is a hot commodity in our household!  Everyone loves to sit and swing on it!  Oh and yes, that is a blanket they are wrapped in, this is summer in Seattle after all!
(Alex, Jordyn, Aunt Leslie, Emmalee, Erin & Kelly ~ 2009)

 
Backyard BBQ’s at Grandma’s House
(Dad, Madison & Zackery ~ 2009) 


Mariners Games!  Gotta love baseball!
(Cori & Madison ~ 2008)

Family Vacations
The Benson Girls at a Salt Lake City putt-putt golf course!
(Alex, Mom, Kelly & Cori ~ 2009)
 Summertime Snooze Outside
(Madison ~ 2007)

So that’s what summer means to my family!  What does summer mean to yours??

Happy 1st Birthday, Jordyn!

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year (just about to the minute now!) since Amy gave birth to Jordyn (see HERE for Jordyn’s birth post!).  Today Maddie & I went to her 1st birthday party and celebrated with her!

The Birthday Girl Jordyn!

 
Opening presents!

 
Erin & Maddie

New Gifts!

 
Loved holding baby Emilia!

 
Cake Time!
  
Maddie & Camryn

 
Maddie was very excited to hold Baby Emilia!

Very fun party!  The kids went on an Easter Egg hunt, we had yummy snacks and of course cupcakes!!  Happy Happy Birthday, Jordyn!!  Thanks again for inviting Madison & I to your birthday party!