Callie's 5th Birthday Party

We were expecting to be moved by the time Callie's birthday rolled around. Since we were still in Bakersfield, I decided we would have a birthday party for her. We decided to throw a big party since it was kind of our last "hoorah" before moving. We invited all her little friends from Sabbath School, and her Auntie Anna even came up (which was a huge help for me!). She had a Strawberry Shortcake themed party, which was a lot of fun to do. It was a long day of getting everything together and we ended up having to start about 30 min late, but it all turned out great and Callie had a blast. It was so much fun!

The dessert buffet

The birthday girl with her awesome Strawberry Shortcake shirt that her Grandma made her.

Daddy took her to get her nails done. Green and white striped and pink with white polka dots. So cute!

The adult tables.

Kiddie table set-up.

 

Callie's awesome cake. I decided to pay to have one made because I didn't really have the time, and I'm so glad I did!

I also bought these. It would have cost me almost as much just to buy the cookie cutter!

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The one healthy thing we had!

 

 

Playing Red Light Green Light

Josh taking a swing at the pinata.

Callie's turn

Time for presents

Josh's stash of chocolate.

Besties, with a mouth full of gum!

All the wonderful people who came out to celebrate with us.

Fun With Homemade Paint

In my previous post I had a pic of a raccoon playing with some cornstarch paint I had made. I had a bunch left over, so when I came home, the kids took it outside to paint the sidewalks with. They had so much fun. It isn't super bright, but that didn't matter. My neighbor Kate came over with her kiddos also. They painted until there was no more paint left. They especially liked to paint their feet and then hop in the wading pool to clean off!

Callie painted a hopscotch

Friends at the Zoo

I know it has been forever since I last posted (sorry PopPop and Nana)! We have been in the process of moving since the end of May. We were going to be out of our house and in our new house in Colorado by the beginning of July, so everything has been packed up in boxes. We ended up not finding a house, so Jamey had to go ahead of us and we will join him in another 3 weeks. In the meantime, the kids and I have been traveling around to Campmeeting and Tennessee. I'm glad we've been able to keep busy since our house is pretty much just boxes!

While living in Bakersfield, I became a docent at our local zoo. I have absolutely loved working there and I will miss it terribly. It was my mid-week "break", kind of my calm from the storm of life. I thought I would share a few pics of my friends there. One of my favorites is the barn owl. They are such beautiful owls. I also really liked the Great Horned Owls, but I don't have a pic of those. Boo!

This is from a couple years ago. A red-tailed hawk.

Visiting mommy at the zoo.

Getting to pet Luigi, our burrowing owl.

Voltaire, our turkey vulture. He is really heavy!

He's got quite the wing span. If he baits off my hand, he smacks me in the head with his wings!

Moe, my favorite little one-eyed screech owl.

I made an enrichment activity for the raccoons. Cornstarch paint. It was a flop though. I should have scented the paint.

Moe again.

Our barn owl. So beautiful.

Getting Betty the Pelican out for some enrichment.

Such a sweet bird!

Let's play some catch.

She caught it!